Lopez Island Yacht Club Opening Day of Boating April 30 – May 2, 2021
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
Vessel Safety Check – April 30, 2021
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
Tides and Currents Seminar – April 19
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
Call for Boat Jokes
Aren’t we all ready for some laughs together? In honor of April Fools Day, let’s tell each other as many boating-related jokes as we possibly can! A Call To Action . . . Write out your joke and email it to me (migael65@gmail.com) by April Fools Day, Thursday April 1. All joke stylesContinueContinue Reading
March 17, 2021 – General Membership Zoom Meeting
Is It Good Luck You’re Looking For? Look No Further than the March Zoom Meeting. Join us for all the Shenanigans! LIYC ZOOM General Meeting March 17 5:45 pm Zoom open mic, and no-host bar 6:00 pm Meeting starts 6:00 to 6:15 Announcements, short business portion of the meeting 6:15ContinueContinue Reading
Commodores Corner – March 2021
Howdy LIYC members, With the first Daffodil Sightings on Lopez Island comes the time to start preparing for spring boating. Having just ordered bottom paint and the parts to fix my pot puller, I will soon be ready for spring Prawns and Boating. Hopefully, with Covid numbers trending to theContinueContinue Reading
February Zoom Meeting Presentation: “Haida Gwaii by Camper, Ferry, and Zodiac”
Watch the Zoom Meeting Presentation by Gene Helfman Presented on: February 17, 2021If you didn’t have a chance to join the February Zoom meeting and missed the excellent presentation by Gene Helfman, no worries. Just click the link below and enjoy. The presentation is 40 minutes long, so grab anContinueContinue Reading
Love Letters & Poems to a Boat
Thanks to all who wrote a love letter or poem to your boat this month. Your words reveal all the joy, the sadness, the fun and the regret that love can bring. At the end of this posting please add your comment or, better yet, your own letter or poem.ContinueContinue Reading
Commodore’s Corner – February 2021
Dear LIYC members The entire LIYC Board and I would like to thank you for your patience this year. With the new vaccines rolling out, the hope is that we will be open by summer with some much needed normalcy, but as we try and plan spring and summer events, weContinueContinue Reading
Call for Love Letters to a Boat
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
Blue Skies
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
January 20th 2021 General Membership Zoom Meeting
Get Ready for the 1st Meeting of the Year! LIYC ZOOM General Meeting January 20 5:45 pm Zoom open mic, and no-host bar 6:00 pm Meeting starts 6:00 to 6:05 Short video clip on what not to do as a Yacht Club 6:05 to 6:20 General discussion and planning sessionContinueContinue Reading
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