10th AnnualSponsored by the Lopez Island Yacht Cluband the Lopez Islander Resort Saturday, September 11th, 2021 NOTICE OF RACE AND SAILING INSTRUCTIONS Rules: The race will be governed by these sailing instructions and the International Navigation Rules of the Road applicable to the San Juan Islands. Divisions:All yachts will beContinueContinue Reading
Ahoy sea faring club members! What has normally been the North Cruise has been turned upside down and has become the South Cruise. Old timers in the club, talk of how the “South Cruise” was the norm for many years, then in need of fresh experiences, the club started cruisingContinueContinue Reading
Hello Lopez Island Yacht Club Members.I want to open the Commodores Corner by thanking everyone involved in a great opening day. Dusty and Michelle Forster, Sam and Adria Alhadeff, for coordinating the whole thing and cooking a couple of hundred smash burgers. Russ Johnson set up the sailboat race, LaneContinueContinue Reading
Skipper’s Meeting and Vanguard Rigging Crew Chase Boats, Race Timer Keeper, Setting & Picking Up Race Buoy Markers Perfect wind and weather racing conditions added to the excitement. Race One Race Two Final Race All photos were taken by Gene Helfman, except for a few taken by Judy Welker. YouContinueContinue Reading
Lopez Island Yacht Club – May 1st, 2021 The time for our first match race of the year is upon us! We have two Vanguard 15 sailboats for the event. These are two person racing boats and we have opened up this Opening Day Activity to all skill levels. TheseContinueContinue Reading
Hello Lopez Island Yacht Club Members. I hope this finds you well as we start looking forward to the start of the boating season. Covid continues to impact our meetings and outings. The Board is currently working on Low-Risk social activities, as I’m sure you have seen theContinueContinue Reading
Join us for this year’s Opening Day Events 2021 Theme: May Day Make your reservations for Moorage at The Islander Resort Dock, 360-468-2233. RSVP NOW (See Below) for our Sailgate; Food & Drinks, at The Islander Dock! Sail / Race on Vanguard 15s. Sign up ASAP for our Sailboat Races!ContinueContinue Reading
Ahoy Everyone! GOOD NEWS!!! Ann Einboden and two of her fellow San Juan Island Power Squadron members are planning to be her on Friday, April 30th to conduct the Coast Guard’s vessel safety check! They have done this for us three times before, so I am very pleased that they have agreedContinueContinue Reading
Seminar for Boaters through Friday Harbor Power Squadron Emphasis on local tides & currents On Zoom; April 19; 6:30-8:30 PM The latest sources and methods of transiting our waters…..and beyond………SAFELY Presentation by: America’s Boating Club of the San Juan Islands Presentation: $20. Email Ann Einboden at: SEO@abcsji.org with credit card info. Or mailContinueContinue Reading
Valentine’s Day is coming up and as Soundings editor I need your help again! Please write a short love letter or poem to your favorite boat. If you and your boat are going through a tough patch or breaking up, those letters are OK as well. Love is complicated. I’llContinueContinue Reading
A Newsline Contribution by Scott Jennings My phone began ringing in the kitchen before I saw the boat, “Hey Scott, this is Larry – I’m out in front of your house sea trialing a new boat. Do you want to go for a ride?” Then came Larry’s big laugh. IContinueContinue Reading
This year Santa received 19 letters from Lopez Island Yacht Club members. As Santa’s representative, I read four a of them at this year’s Holiday Gathering on December 20. Here are all the letters I received for Santa. Of course, I’ve passed them on to him, and hope that allContinueContinue Reading
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