As I walked around the club today, I couldn’t help but notice what a
wonderful job Capt. Mike Whitaker and his “work partycrew” did
to
spiff up the club, floats, and grounds last weekend. If we can keep
the herons, seagulls, and otters off of the floats for the rest of the
week, the club should be in good shape for our upcoming BIG weekend –
the 72nd running of “Heavy Weather”, historically, the largest
predicted log race in the world.
By the time you read this, Heavy Weather Weekend will be behind
us. A big “THANK YOU ” to all of our members who worked so
hard to
ensure its success. As I type this article, the weather guessers are
forecasting an “Arctic Express”, due to arrive at the start of the
weekend of Heavy Weather with record low temperatures and associated
weather. Let’s hope it doesn’t put a damper on the attendance.
After all, what does everyone expect in mid February in the Pacific
Northwest at an event called “heavy weather”?
The last I heard, P/C Gary Carr and his Nominating
Committee
are still looking for “a few good members” to step up to the plate to
fill positions for the upcoming year. If you’re interested in running
for Rear Commodore, Treasurer, Secretary, or one of the two positions
on the Executive Committee, please see Gary, a member of his committee,
or any member of the current Bridge. These are all important
positions, without which our club could not function.
The General Meeting on March 20th will be a “Dinner
Meeting”
commencing at 1800. After dinner, and before the meeting, we will
be
given a presentation by the Seattle Yacht Club “Opening Day Trio”.
The flyer and sign-up sheet are on the club bulletin board – you
don’t
want to miss the dinner (our Executive Chef, Al Gonzalez is
cooking)
and entertainment; always great fun. I’ve been told there will be a
“gift” from SYC for those who attend. We’ll need a good count on
attendance to ensure we have enough of Chef Al’s fine cuisine to go
around. If you show up and haven’t registered, you’ll have to go to
the end of the line.
I’ve noticed that the attendance at our General Meetings has
fallen off. I suggest you attend – you’ll learn what’s going on in
your club, and your club needs you to be involved in its running. As
an added incentive to attend our General Meetings (the next one is
March 6th) the Fish Bowl is now up to $305.00, plus whatever goes in
the pot on March 6th. Who knows, if it isn’t won on the first Monday
in March, it’ll be a whopper on the 20th.
See you ‘round the club,
Charles Billings
Commodore
