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Welcome to the March 2026 Lopez Island Yacht Club Membership Meeting! Don’t miss it!
- Date: Thursday, March 19
- 5:30 pm – Social Hour and Knot Tying Workshop
- 6:00 pm – Dinner
- 6:30pm – Meeting Program:
- Opening Day Update
- North Cruise 2026 Update: Renee Hanks
- “Your Boat in 7 Minutes” – Scott Jennings – Blue Skies, Aspen Power Boats
- A Practical Guide to Weather Forecasting and Route Planning – Barry Crist
- Speaker: Gene Helfman – Gene Helfman is an animal behaviorist turned conservation biologist turned novelist. With a PhD in Ecology from Cornell University, Gene was on the faculty of the University of Georgia for thirty years and authored books on fish and marine conservation. He spent much of his professional career underwater demonstrating that fish are smarter than conventionally thought. To reach a broader audience with his conservation message, he has written award-winning novels about killer whales and sharks. His second killer whale novel, In the Realm of the Whales, appeared in late 2025. Gene and his wife Dr. Judy Meyer, an aquatic ecologist, live on Lopez Island.
- In the Realm of Whales, by Gene Helfman
- Q & A with Barry Crist as Moderator
- In the Realm of Whales, by Gene Helfman


Lopez Island Yacht Club ● P O Box 22 ● Lopez Island, WA 98261.
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