Commodore Commodore Myra Downing Captain Joe Downing S/V Balder II

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1 OLYMPIA YACHT CLUB May 2015 ello fellow Boaters, H What an April! 20 of our boats made their way to the Daffodil Marine Festival and several other members joined us by car. Wow! Our members enthusiasm created an electricity throughout the entire weekend. Our hard work, led by Beth Connelly, was acknowledged when our boat received the Commodore s Choice trophy and also a second place trophy for best theme boat. The boat was amazing! I want to extend my thanks to all of you who made this happen. I was so proud to be a member of our club. People continually told me how impressed they were with OYC because of the friendliness of our members. And the fun doesn t end here. A group of us will continue to carry the OYC burgee to Seattle Opening Day. It has been some time since we made the journey that far north so my special thanks to those who are able to come with us. We will have 2 boats in the parade a decorated ship and flag ship. Pretty cool! The Mighetto s have agreed to decorate their boat and have a great plan. We will be helping them on Thursday, April 30 in Seattle, if you are around. Balder 2 will be the Flag ship. So, look for pictures. I know our members will be excellent representatives for you and demonstrate to all the clubs how incredibly great we are. Then, following that is our own Opening Day on May 9th. This is the day we bless the very water that brings so much joy into our lives. It actually begins on Friday with our TGIF (which means there won t be one at the end of the month). Saturday, May 9th, begins with a $5 breakfast served from 8 9:30. The American Legion Band will keep us in the spirit as they play between 9:30 10am. Our formal program will start with the Star Spangled Banner sung by our own Nancy Stolark. In addition to the traditional program, we will also be inducting a couple of special members into our club. The boat parade will start at noon. At 2:30, we will have a barbeque on our deck. The Opening Day celebration will continue with music (and even Karaoke) in the early evening. It will be a day of fun and friendship. And we are looking forward to seeing you there. By the time you read this, our own Women s Auxiliary will have put on their annual Women s Inter Club (WIC) luncheon. The theme is Sweet Shop and it is very sweet. More details to follow. I look forward to seeing you on the docks and at the clubhouse. Our very best to you. Commodore Myra Captain Joe S/V Balder II Commodore Commodore Myra Downing Captain Joe Downing S/V Balder II

2 The Beachcomber May 2015 Olympia Yacht Club 2 Vice Commodore Captain Mike Phillips First Mate Patti Phillips M/V Chaotic Too Hello all, I ve heard that spring is here but someone forgot to let Mother Nature know. Oh well, we can still have a lot of fun with the activities and the great friends we have at OYC. We had a great time at the daffodil festival at TYC, and I would like to thank everyone that helped Beth with the event. You did a great job, thank you all. Next on our activity calendar is Seattle opening day, South Sound Opening Day, our monthly meeting and The Memorial Day cruise at the Island. We are looking forward to seeing all of you at the activities. See you then. The Summer Cruise to the Islands: There is not much to report on at this time but I would like to set a meeting up for June 16 th in the club house at 6 pm to discuss the cruise but more important to get everyone together who are coming back with the group because the La Conner marina needs to get moorage money by July 6 th to hold the moorage for us. My thought is to get everyone together and talk about the different marinas and get La Conner taken care of. Sincerely, Mike Phillips Vice Commodore M/V Chaotic Too This seems to be a slow time of year on the BOT. We are still gathering information on the parking lots so nothing new to report at this time. When new information becomes available it will be passed on to the membership. The bids for replacing the docks are due on April 20th so no new information at this time. I am hoping we will have enough information to make a decision at the May BOT meeting. Please plan to attend. Don t forget that May is election month. Attend the dinner meeting and make your vote count! My phone is always on so feel free to call anytime with any questions or concerns you may have. See you on the docks! PC George Smith Chairman of the Board M/V Aventura 4gwsmith@comcast.net Board of Trustees George Smith, Chair M/V Aventura

3 Rear Commodore Captain Walter Schefter First Mate Catherine Schefter M/V Rob Roy Just returned from Daffodil and M/V Rob Roy ran great. I must admit it takes a little effort and a few greenbacks to push a slightly long in the tooth Tollycraft into its third decade. Didn t get lost this time out which was a positive. On another subject we are fast approaching Cinco de Mayo which you and I will celebrate a day later on May 6. In this theme I will relate to you an experience Catherine and I had some years past while pursuing the pheasant in eastern Washington. While in Moses Lake we frequented our favorite Mexican restaurant. The place was rather seedy if you get my drift. Something along the lines of truck stops with large painted signs that simply say EAT. The tables were Formica topped with initials carved but with most of the profanity overlayed. The rest rooms were another story but, as with many things in life, you take your chances. Well it seems the original owner and family, on invitation of Uncle Sam, emigrated from Mexico in the early 40s when the US wanted farm laborers to take up the slack for our men in service. The family came, stayed and became citizens three generations or so ago. It s the typical American story, the family now boasts of Doctors, Engineers, and the like yet the place is still in the family. The food was outstanding! The salsa, which is the only true measure of any Mexican restaurant, was just hot enough to bring out that slight forehead sweat that complements Tequila so well. On the wall of the establishment was a large photograph of General Pancho Villa and a few dozen of his men, all posed around a fountain in a town square. Therein lies the story. The 1916 photo was taken in Columbus, New Mexico which was the objective of Mr. Villa s invasion of the United States. In fact it is the only time the United States has been invaded. While the invasion was somewhat of a fiasco, Pancho s pulling the tail of the Great Gringo caused hundreds of his countrymen to flock to his army. If you recall we had to send Black Jack Pershing down to chase him away. The present owner of the eatery said one of their ancestors fell in with Pancho and his boys and so ended up in Columbus without invitation only to be unceremoniously kicked out by Black Jack and our boys. Twenty five years later, in 1942, our own Mr. Roosevelt cordially invited him back to Moses Lake. As said, the family has long since been citizens and are quite proud of their family history on both sides of the border. They related that in the recent past they had run across a bona fide trained chef who volunteered to create a sushi bar for their Friday night happy hour. Not a short order cook mind you but a real trained chef. Now that s a story. A sushi bar in a slightly run down Mexican restaurant in western farm and ranch country! It is said the sushi was first class but the setting and clientele led to an immediate dispute with management. Seems the customers, all farmers and ranchers, called out either ketchup or salsa to go along with the sushi. The chef, greatly insulted, stormed out and the great sushi experiment ended. I suspect no one in Moses Lake noticed. We won t be able top that story but we are going Mexican for our May 6 dinner meeting. The Formica topped tables were scotched by my bosses and the salsa is to be but a poor imitation of what should have been. None the less we will not disappoint. We are setting a catered buffet on the deck under tents but we will start, at your table, with Fiesta Salad with Lime Cilantro Vinaigrette. There will be chips and salsa at your table and on the deck you can fill corn or flour tortillas with seasoned taco meat or fajita chicken, sautéed peppers and onions and cover the whole thing with lettuce, tomatoes and cheese if you wish. All of the above can be smothered with salsa, sour cream and guacamole. On the side you can choose Spanish rice and/or refried beans sans cheese. For dessert we will have Mexican Chocolate Cake. Finally, please put your opening day on your calendar. It is but a mere two days after the dinner. It starts with a special TGIF on Friday the 8 th and on Saturday morning we serve you breakfast, hold the opening ceremony shortly thereafter and then about noon start our decorated boat parade. In mid-afternoon, after the parade, we will have a BBQ on the deck. It s a great event and the pride of our club with live music both on Friday evening and with the American Legion Band on Saturday morning. Please try to come and participate in all or just part. Also consider parading your boat. It takes but little effort and minimal decoration and you get to use your boat. So invite friends and/or relatives to come along. I would like to see you there and know you will enjoy it. But enough for now. See you around Rear Commodore Walt Schefter First Mate, Catherine Schefter M/V Rob Roy 3

4 The Beachcomber May 2015 Olympia Yacht Club 4 Directory Bridge Commodore, Myra Downing Vice Commodore, Mike Phillips Rear Commodore, Walt Schefter Fleet Captain Sail, Bill Sloan Fleet Captain Power, Dean Questi Immediate Past Commodore, Jeff Pape Board of Trustees PC George Smith Sue Wise, Secretary Richard Hurst Theresa Madden Bob Wolf Bob VanSchoorl Mike Gowrylow Other Contacts Anchorettes, Dorrie Carr Beachcomber Editor, Gary Wilson Budget and Finance, Joe Downing By Laws, Curtis Dahlgren Club House, PC Carol Robinson Club Service Program, PC Les Thompson mvecstasea@aol.com Environmental Awareness, Rick Bergholz Foofaraw, Chris Cheney Government Affairs, Gary Ball Historical Committee, Lisa Mighetto Island Home Committee, Gary Gronley Juniors Program, PC Bob Connolly Long Range Planning, Ed Crawford Lunchbunch, Denise Lackey mlackey@q.com Main Station Committee, Ron Vukonich Membership Committee, Bill Wilmovsky Moorage Master, Bridget Shreve OYC Foundation, Pete Janni Quartermaster, Phyllis DeTray Reciprocal Committee, Eric Hurlburt Sunshine Committee, Barbara Narozonick Safety Committee, PC Richard Erwin Treasurer, Jon Bryant Webmaster, Ron Morsette WIC Representative, Kim Shann Yearbook, Jan Wilson OYCyearbook@gmail.com Care Takers: Main Station: Greg Whittaker oyccaretaker@comcast.net Fax Island Home: George Whittaker or cell Webmaster Ron Morsette, Chair Check out the OYC Website Recent updates include links to all of Mike Contris' OYC photos and current marina fuel prices. An additional link connects to a new online forum created for OYC members to voice their thoughts and opinions on current OYC-related issues. All links are on the front page of the OYC website under Web Links (lower left column). The plow has been one of man's greatest inventions, thank goodness some smart fellow turned one into an anchor! Main Station: Olympia Yacht Club 201 Simmons Street NW Olympia, WA Club Functions & Dinner Reservations Website: Associate Memberships: - Boat U.S group: Olympia Yacht Club Group # GA83470Y Photo Contributors this issue: Richard Taylor, Denise Zermer, Mike Contris, Bev and Kevin Kennedy Island Home: Olympia Yacht Club 4921 E. Pickering Road Shelton, WA The Beachcomber is published by the Olympia Yacht Club each month during the year (except July) and distributed by postal mail and to the membership and associates. - Distribution: Postal mail 250, Editor: Gary Wilson with Mike Lackey oycbeachcomber@gmail.com - Printer: Minuteman Press - Advertising: $100/year contact Gary Wilson oycbeachcomber@gmail.com - Change of address (or boat): Webmaster rmorsette@gmail.com

5 Fleet Captain Sail Fleet Captain Bill Sloane First Mate Lorie Sloane S/V Endless Summer South Sound Opening Day 2015 is on Saturday May 9, 2015 Opening Day for the South Sound is now called Here Comes the Sun Celebration, inspired by that great Beatles song Here Comes the Sun. Opening Day is being celebrated at OYC s clubhouse, starting at 8:00 AM with a $5.00 breakfast, followed by the American Legion Band Concert on the OYC outdoor deck at 9:30 AM and the Blessing of the Fleet at 10:00 AM. Don t forget the day before, May 8, is a special edition of TGIF, earlier in the month than normal. This popular event is the preparty to the next day s Opening Day festivities. The Opening day parade of boats starts at 12:00 Noon. There is a skipper s meeting at 11:00 AM. If you decorate your boat in a way that works with the theme of Here Comes the Sun Celebration, you could win a prize for Best Theme Boat. The other categories for prizes are Best Sail Boat, Best Power Boat and Court s Choice Award. The judges are Lakefair Princesses. Also participating in the festival with be Olympia Area Rowing (OAR), who will have a rowing race in Budd Bay, right before or during the parade. Starting at about 2:30 PM, for $7.00, there is a BBQ on the OYC deck. As a special treat, those so inclined, can sing karaoke to the rest of us. Don t worry, I won t be singing. All OYC members mark your calendar and plan to participate in celebrating the opening of boating season Opening Day Fleet Captain Sail Bill Sloane southsoundbill@gmail.com (360) cell phone First Mate Lorie Sloane Lesloane@comcast.net S/V Endless Summer Fleet Captain Power Fleet Captain Dean Questi First Mate Tammy Questi M/V Enterprise Be sure to join us for South Sound Opening Day, May 8 th and 9 th at OYC. See flyer for more details. Contact us if you are interested in helping with this event. Dean & Tammy Questi FCP Dean Questi dquesti@comcast.net 1st Mate Tammy Questi tquesti@comcast.net M/V Enterprise TGIF Thank Goodness it s Friday! Good food, good times, good music May 8th, 2015 Drinks and Socializing 5:00 PM Pizza etc... 5:30 PM $5.00/person No reservations required

6 The Beachcomber May 2015 Olympia Yacht Club 6 Fleet Surgeon Richard Hurst, M.D ( Rich ) First Aid Kits Part 2 So now you have a basic kit. I prefer the soft sided ones that can be crammed into some weird boat shaped cavity, but I own a hard cased one that is bright yellow and began life as a fishing tackle box with a fold out tray. Take stock of what is in your basic kit. Does it have enough Band Aids? Consider a supply of flexible ones that will wrap around a knuckle or somewhere else that moves. Big ones to cover big owies. Consider feminine pads. They are large, clean and cheap. Did you get a supply of antiseptic soap such as Hibiclens or Betadine? Bottled water is clean enough to wash out most wounds. I wouldn t use tank water. I really love Tegederm or Bioclusive adherent transparent dressings. 5 for $6.79 at Drugstore.com (almost all prices in this article will be from there) Get larger sizes because you can always cut them down. I barked my shin several years ago on our first landing of a cruise. I put on a Bioclusive and left it alone. OK to shower. No drainage on clothes or bed. Peeled it off at the end of trip and completely healed. Ace bandage large and small to hold on dressings or splint sprained joints. SAM splints ($14.99). These are flexible splints that can be formed into various shapes. Almost any stick or paddles or kitchen instrument can be made into a splint for larger emergencies. Blow up splints are available for arms and legs. Steri-strips sterile tape that can be used to bring skin edges together for cuts ($9.99). Tincture of benzoin (Amazon -3 for $7.56) can be painted on intact skin to make it very sticky to hold the tape in place. When I was a student working at campus health center, we had to call the attending doctor in to supervise any suturing so we would use steri-strips in all but the worst cases. Works great. Really dirty wounds can be left open. They will heal, just takes longer. Cold pack frozen peas don t leave home without them (price per Safeway) Triple antibiotic cream/neosporin most basic kits have this or you can add more ($5.99) Good for scrapes or burns. Next, the real budget buster. Do you need an AED (Automated Electronic Defibrillator)? (online $995 and up). Anyone on board with significant heart disease or the possibility of same? If you are in a marina, there is 911 just like home. If you are on the water, even in the shadow of Seattle or Tacoma, the chances are that, even with good CPR, you won t be able to contact the police or Coast Guard and have them find you before you tire. Desolation Sound, the Broughtons, forget it. Just one boat unit! Think about it. Be sure everyone knows where you keep the first aid kit. Consider keeping a few BandAids nearby so people don t raid your kit for every little cut. We will discuss medications in the next column. Sunshine Committee Barbara Narozonick-Neuhauser, Chair Moorage Report Bridget Shreve, Moorage Master Get well flowers were sent to Nancy Re. Thanks to those members cleaning their boats and replacing burgees. I will continue to send out reminder postcards. Thanks again for all your cooperation!

7 Main Station Ron Vukonich, Chair Quartermaster Phyllis DeTray, Chair Hi everyone Welcome to Spring!!! The walkway trestle project has been approved and is moving forward. The install date has not been set. The OYC membership will be notified by with the install date. The caretaker cottage front porch has been repaired. Enjoy the great weather. See you on the docks Ron Vukonich Main Station Chair Come by the store before the Dinner Meeting to see all the new items we have. 1. A great supply of women's vests in many colors 2. New fleece long sleeve tops 3. Big selection of logo caps in many colors All items have the Yacht Club Logo. If you want the OYC logo embroidered on a special item that you own, bring it in and we will take it in for you. The cost is $10 per item. Check with us for more information. See you at the store. Phyllis and Judy Club Service Program PC Les Thompson, Chair Greetings everyone. I hope you are enjoying this beautiful early Spring. The flowers and trees are great this year even if too early. I have posted the quarterly report for CSP in the clubhouse for you to check. These are hours for January thru March. Congrats to many of you who have already done your 24 hours (for 2015). There seems to still be some confusion on the billing for CSP. Those of you getting billed so far this year are for your uncompleted hours from last year, The hours that you have done this year do not reflect on your current billing statements. These hours will be credited next year in Please refer to your yearbook as well, as it is explained there also. CSP is always billed after the end of the year for that year. Thus 2015 will be billed in 2016 etc. There will be many opportunities for you to get hours this Spring with Opening Day, Spring cleanup and flower planting, dock projects, IH cleanup etc. Contact any committee chair for help, the caretaker, Board member or Bridge member to get on board. I am also available if you have questions or need help. See you at an event or on the docks... PC Leslie Thompson CSP guru M/V EcstaSea WHEN: WHERE? WHO? Lunch Bunch Wed May 13th, 11:30 am to 12:30 pm OYC Main Station Members and Guests $5/Person No Reservations Needed MENU Tacos Spanish Rice Refried Beans Dessert This is a great time to enjoy lunch and conversation with fellow club members. Chefs and helpers are always needed and earn CSP hours. Contact Denise Lackey at (360) , at mlackey@q.com or sign up at the Main Station. Thanks to Bob and Sandy Wolf, Bill Hutchinson, Kjersti Skinner, and Peter Janni for being the April lunch bunch help. No Lunch Bunch in June, July and August. We start again in September. 7

8 The Beachcomber May 2015 Olympia Yacht Club 8 Island Home Gary Gronley, Chair Environmental Awareness Rick Bergholz, Chair Your Island Home committee and other club members will assemble on the island April 25th for our annual "Spring Clean". We are scheduled to receive 10 tons of gravel from the WDF for our driveway. This will be placed Friday the 24th. We have ordered 20 yds. of beauty bark to be spread on the island trails. We will be pruning the brush along the trails and grubbing out the area between our entry/exit driveways. For the second year we are going to do a bottom depth survey to establish a baseline for the Long Range planning committee to help predict when we may need do our next dredge. The galley is going to get a super clean, and the wood molding on the cabinets is going to get a fresh coat of oil to help preserve them. Bobby Brown has removed the oysters from their grow bags and spread them in the bay south of the island. We are scheduled to receive another 2000 oyster seed from the Squaxin Tribe in May or June for our next grow season. Jim Cullins has already refurbished all of our outdoor picnic tables and they look great. Thank you, Jim. The next Island Home committee meeting is scheduled for Monday May 4th at 7:00 pm Oil Absorbent Materials for your Bilge From time to time we see a slight oil slick on the water within our marina. The caretaker must put in time and effort to identify the source of the slick. If it is slick enough, then a call to the Department of Ecology is in order. Some of these slicks originate within our marina and not from a certain marina on the west side of the inlet. None of this is good. What can we as a yacht club do to reduce these events? Your Environmental Committee is charged with managing the clean marina aspect of our marina. We are asked to set goals each year. One of our goals is to get a bilge pad under each and every engine in the marina as well as a Bilge sock. My wife pointed out that these things are full of teddy bear stuffing. Polyfill is very oil absorbent but does not absorb water. If you have a bilge pads under your engine the small drips of oil will stay in the pad. If you have a bilge sock in your bilge small amounts of oil in your bilge will stay in the sock. Where can you get these bilge pads and socks. We will be giving them away during the Environmental/Safety day each year, a good time to replace yours. We will leave some for a while in the clubhouse. You can ask a member of the Environmental Committee if they have any left. If none of that works, then Inlet Marine and West Marine carry these and they are reasonably priced. See you on the Island. 47` N 122` W Gary Gronley M/V Our Adventure Clubhouse PC Carol Robinson, Chair May Greetings! You can't find a place more beautiful than the Pacific NW when it's sun-shining! You might notice that the new ductless air/heat units are in and working great! We will proceed with more improvements throughout the next couple months. PC Carol Robinson M/V C-Kiss

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10 The Beachcomber May 2015 Olympia Yacht Club 10 The History Corner Lisa Mighetto, OYC Historian In October 2001, Past Commodore Larry Price asked all OYC PCs to identify significant events and greatest achievements during their watch. The responses, stored in our archives, ranged from a few concise sentences to several pages of singlespaced typing. Some responses were wistful; some were frustrated; some were amusing; some were eloquent and literary. It was the best of times. It was the worst of times, recalled PC Bob Job of his year. A few examples are provided below. Dick Lewis, Commodore in 1964, wrote about meetings that were held in the basement of the Governor House [Governor Hotel?]. The club routinely met there and at the caretaker s house, which then was in poor condition. He provided drawings (see illustrations below) of a proposed new meeting facility. Chuck Anderson, Commodore in 1971, described the purchase of Island Home with assistance from PC Bill Hartman and Vice Commodore Orvin Parrott as a very significant event. Kenneth Smith, Commodore in 1973, was proud of overseeing the start of the Soap and Suds event with the Shelton Yacht club. In 1974, as OYC immediate Past Commodore, he was elected Commodore of the International Power Boaters Association IPBA, which organizes predictive log racing. Joe Anderson, Commodore in 1979, remembered the club expansion which provided permits for a boat shed and for the current 600 float, while David Graf, Commodore in 1983, mentioned the installed ramps and the preference of OYC members for work parties rather than fee-based improvements and maintenance. Bob Job, Commodore in 1985, recounted the negotiations with a Local Improvement District that resulted in the public boardwalk over the club property. The photo below, provided by PC Tom Skillings, reveals what the OYC looked like before the boardwalk. Richard Erwin, Commodore in 1998, noted that, in return for assistance with a visit from the USS Olympia, a room was named Olympia Yacht Club room at the Rama [Ramada?] Hotel. He also described a continuation of community relations that resulted in South Sound Opening Day becoming the official first Lake Fair event of the year. 47 boats participated that year. These reminiscences provide an excellent record and they reveal all the work and inspiration that went into building our club. The effort to collect information from Past Commodores was later continued by Roy and Laura Childers and the historical committee is now in the process of contacting recent Past Commodores for information that we can preserve in the archives. Stay tuned for updates in this column.

11 April Dinner Meeting Rick and Patti Taylor Left: Bill Wilmovsky, one of four candidates for the Board. Gene Coakley, another candidate, was not in town so he did not speak. Above: Bill Sloan sang his campaign speech running for the office of Rear- Commodore. The song was entitled I Wanna Be Your Rear Commodore. The lyric was I wanna be your rear commodore. The chorus, or perhaps refrain, was I wanna be your rear commodore. Above: Bruce Snyder also addressed the meeting as a candidate for the Board Above: Richard Erwin spoke as a candidate for one of two positions on the Board Above: Our April bar tenders had a special on the menu: tequila sunrise. They made the dinner meeting go much faster. Above: Commodore Myra swears in new members Sarah and John Campbell Above: Matt Mills, who frequently complains that his picture does not get in the Beachcomber more than once a month, announced there was a car in the parking lot that had just been hit. Yes, it was April Fool s Day. Above: Commodore Myra in part of her Daffodil Costume. We believe she is something akin to Little Mary Sunshine, or perhaps the front end of a caterpillar. 11 Above: Barbara Hughes was busy recruiting women to eat and men to serve at the April 22 WIC luncheon at OYC. Retiring OYC Secretary Sue Wise (left) was interested in details.

12 The Beachcomber May 2015 Olympia Yacht Club 12 An Olde Fashioned Sweete Shoppe OYC Womens Luncheon April 22nd Photos by Rick and Patti Taylor The kitchen crew thought it was a black tie event Chocolatier Bliss chats with Lynn Hienhold before the meeting. Bliss provided truffles for the crowd and was the guest speaker. Barbara Hughes, Dorrie Carr and Phyllis DeTray in the sweet corner of the WIC Olde Fashioned Sweete Shoppe luncheon The Friar of French Fries made enough to fill more than 80 of those little checkered sacks we used to get food in at the drive in. The chocolate fountain was a favorite and featured pineapple, strawberries, and marshmallows. Earl Hughes ran the wine bar and the ladies just kept server Bill Wilmovsky running. The Sweete Shoppe luncheon gathered about 80 ladies and featured a burger & fries menu like back in the day. Vonnie Contris was one of many who enjoyed the old fashioned modern juke box that played 50 s rock throughout the event. Head Cook George Smith and Ted Shann fought fires and served sliders at the WIC luncheon.

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14 The Beachcomber May 2015 Olympia Yacht Club 14 Daffodil 2015 Below: photos from Bev and Kevin Kennedy OYC Raft Up at TYC Below: Photos from Mike Contris Saturday May 2nd, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM we will have a fire extinguisher service station in the OYC parking lot to service and repair your fire extinguishers, Also check Kidde fire extinguisher recall on several model fire extinguishers

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16 The Beachcomber May 2015 Olympia Yacht Club 16 Junior Sailing Program PC Bobby Connolly, Chair Our last committee meeting was held April 13 th at the club house. At that meeting the following was reported: A new Learn To Sail Street Banner is scheduled to be stretched across State Ave. the first week of May and across Capital Blvd. the last two weeks of May. A new banner was also hung on to the Club House Light House. Thanks Mary Fitzgerald for making this happen! Early enrollment for summer sailing is over and now all applications will need to be filed through Olympia Parks and Recreation. This can be done on-line or at the Olympia Center downtown. Classes are filling in fast so do not wait to much longer to sign up. Congratulations go out to our High School sailing team. They placed first last week in the Silver Fleet Regatta s combined HS division! Great work team! Other news is that we sold the large motor that was on the whaler chase boat. It is now being refitted with a smaller engine. South Sound Women s Boating Seminar Join us as at the South Sound Women s Boating Seminar to meet other women who enjoy boating and want to learn more about safety on the water. Mark your calendars for an action-packed day designed for women, by women on Saturday, May 16, 2015 at the Olympia Yacht Club. This year s seminar includes expert speakers and a chance for hands-on learning. Share your questions about safety on the seas, and learn skills to prepare yourself, your crew and your boat for those moments of unplanned-for excitement. We re proud to support the next generation of women boaters through a raffle where the proceeds fund scholarships for the Girls at the Helm program aboard the historic schooner Adventuress. Registration is $35 and includes lunch, as well as chances to win interesting door prizes. The event ends with a mix & mingle at 5:00 pm. To register and learn more, visit the webpage: We have a new sailing instructor.sarah Hanavan will be joining our staff this summer. She has a lot of sailing and teaching experience and also many new ideas on how to make this summer s sailing experience a lot more fun for our summer sailors. We have been cleaning up the sail boats and getting the chase boats ready. If you want to earn CSP hours there are plenty of things to do. Contact Michelle Ripple or Bobby Connolly to get involved. You can also get assignments from Erik Brown our head coach who is typically down at the Sailing Boathouse many hours a week or from Sarah Hanovan. We are looking for donations of kayaks and paddle boards. If you have one that you do not use and want to donate it to the program please contact Michelle Ripple or Bobby Connolly. Money donations are also very much appreciated. Lastly, visit our new OYC Youth Sailing web Site athttp:// Lots of great pictures of kids sailing!! Thanks, PC Bobby Connolly Committee Chair

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21 CLASSIFIED ADS FOR SALE, TRADE, OR WANTED To place an ad, b y t h e 2 0 t h o f t h e m o n t h. Include a small photo if you like. Your "no charge" ad will run until you cancel it please remember to keep it current. Notify oycbeachcomber@gmail.com if you want to modify or delete your ad. For Sale: Off the Record foot Fairliner 440 Chrysler engines, one recently rebuilt, all new batteries and new battery charger, gas stove and oven, fridge, two heads with Vacuflush system, one head with bathtub, 9-foot dinghy with 5-hp outboard, mapping GPS, 17-foot flybridge. Boat and boathouse package. Been well maintained. Beautiful boat. For more info, call /13 For Sale: "Diamond Cutter" for sale...after 25 years of enjoyment. For Sale 1978 Islander 36' Sailboat $38,500. Located in OYC slip 141. Please contact Bill Chance at bcnored@comcast.net for a detailed boat description and equipment list. William Chance bcnored@comcast.net 05/ ' Gran Mariner t/d 135 Perkins, semi displacement hull teak interior. The boat has had excellent care. For more information please call: Jenifer Reduced to sell quickly "as is " 45,000, Call for more information. " Diamond Cutter" 600 dock NEW PRICE REDUCTION 1983 ISLAND GYPSY EUROPA 36 Twin Lehman 1600 hours, Bow Thruster, Generator, Washer/ Dryer Combination, Air Conditioner, Water Maker, Upright separate freezer, new upholstery in 2011, Inside and outside shower, Large V- Berth, Twin Bunks, Salon converts to double bed, Microwave, Two burner stove, Apex dinghy with 5 hp Mercury and dinghy dumper, both upper and lower helm stations include GPS, compass. VHF, depth sounder and lower helm station includes radar, new windows in staterooms and head in 2009, canvas enclosed aft deck. $70,000 $60,000 Bill /13 21 NONSUCH 30 ULTRA Two Mainsails Larger Westerbeke Diesel Swim platform $51, MUST SEE Slip# 214 Gary Robinson (360) /13 FOR SALE The HART TO HART She is a 42 Bertram Motor Yacht, complete with 11 Boston Whaler tender. She is berthed in custom boathouse #531. (Also for sale) Call or come by and let the owners show you this remarkable boat. This Bertram is an ocean cruiser and will calm the Puget Sound waters and beyond. Contact: Bill days and evenings 10/12

22 The Beachcomber May 2015 Olympia Yacht Club 22 M/V LARGO is up for sale 34' CHB 1981 All kinds of upgrades including bow and stern thrusters, Fireboy halon system including engine kill assembly, all LED lights.150 Watt dual stern underwater fish lights,.new refrigerator, bottom paint, zincs, engine serviced, Webasto heat and a lot more. Bill Hamaker Cell (360) Turbosteam@aol.com Grand Finale is For Sale 1970 NORD- LUND 53' Boathouse kept. beautiful Ed Monk Sr. design. Volvo single diesel, new Garmin electronics, custom leather salon, new teak & holly sole, new granite galley, Force 10 gas stove, ice maker, two TV's w/ DVD & Stereo, new Zodiac inflatable hard bottom (tender w/35 hp.). NEW Price Reduction $114, boathouse also available See John Teters (360) /13 FOR SALE Countess 34 Tollycraft Sport Sedan 1988 Twin 250 hp V-8 Detroit Diesels MMC Electronic Engine Controls New Bimini Top/Full Enclosure New Bottom Paint & Full Zincs Complete Wax Job...Top to Waterline Lower Helm Station Custom Mattress in Owner Stateroom Microwave Shower Tournament Bridge Seating Spare Props Dual Propane Tanks Large Frig/Freezer Call Bob Blum /14 For Sale: 32 ft 1949 Monk classic bridgedeck sedan cruiser. Twin 350 Chev (gas) power. Recent engine work. Upgraded AC power, water pump, new steering system, new upholstery and more. Please call for more info. $25,000. Also boat house # x17 ft with 25in well. Height is 16.5 at highest. Loft and work bench. Flood lights. $23,000 Allen and Emmy Sloan /11 For Sale Dingy and Motor Livingston Sportcat hard dinghy with rotating engine mount and oars. Including 2006 Yamaha 4hp four stroke with about 10 hours, serviced annually. $ Walt Schefter at wschefter@comcast.net or ft Dolphin Dinghy 2010 as new, never launched Lightweight fiberglass Lapstrake classic design $1, hp Johnson Outboard Good Condition Low Hours $350 Or $250 (if purchased with the dinghy) Contact Pete Janni /14

23 BOAT HOUSE FOR SALE OR RENT Boat house # 533 $49,500 Well length 43.5 ft Well width 14.5 ft Loft 142 sq. ft. Meets all current Boat House Standards. Contact Pat: tugcap@aol.com or cell /13 FOR SALE OYC Boathouse #336 66' L x' 22' W x 25' H to rafter Well Size: 16' x' 53' Loft for storage Power, Water Shop area Price Reduced to $59,000 Call Michael at /14 Send Information and picture to oycbeachcomber@gmail.com YOUR AD HERE Origo 6000 Oven With Stove Made in Sweden - a compact easy to use 2 burner alcohol stove. Never used /8 H X 20 1/8 w X 13 3/16 D Stainless steel Burners Can boil one liter (34 oz) of water in 10 minutes. New online listed as $ Good deal at $ or best offer. Please call Mary /13 FOR SALE: BOATHOUSE #512 66' L x 22 W WELL SIZE 58'L x 16'W x 16'6"H LARGE LOFT, NEW CURTAIN. $80, CONTACT LARRY (360) /13 Price Reduced Boathouse 647 $19,000 OR MAKE AN OFFER Well size 36' by 11'6" Approx. 12' high. Very clean and well kept. Lots of light, grab rails, hinged step to swim platform for easy access, otter fence, lots of storage, water and shore power both fore and aft. Protect your boat's investment of time and money from the elements in this clean and well kept boathouse. Call Dale & Kate Wetsig /14 FOR SALE Boathouse At West Bay Marina Well size: 38x12.6 New decking, paint and door Price reduced to $15,500 obo Call Greg: FOR SALE Or Lease - Boathouse Excellent cosmetically & structurally. -20 X 46.5' with a 42 by 14'10" well. -16' entry height. -Curtain end looks directly at the capitol $45,000. Phone Mike at for more information. 10/14 23 For Sale: Boathouse #635 Best Medium Size Boathouse in OYC 40'L X 16'W Well is 37'L X 12' 8"W. Full Upgrades Meets all Specifications $33,500 OBO Bron Lindgren /13 Boathouse #318 for sale. - 21' x 61' (including 3' porch) - Well: 13' x 51' easily expandable to... 15' x 54' with 19' clearance - 16' x 20' loft - Boathouse in total OYC compliance $89, or /14 For Sale: Boat House 323 Built By: Marine Floats Overall : 18 X 42 Tub Floatation Slip Size: 13 X 36 Opening: Wide, 15 High Meets All OYC Boat House Regs Call George /13 Now $59,500 Meets all current boathouse standards

24 The Beachcomber May 2015 Olympia Yacht Club BHM Flybridge Trawler, 1992 A True Downeast Duffy style,lobster yacht built by the Atlantic Boat Company in Brooklyn Maine. Excellent condition, 210 Cummins diesel with 2,995 hours. Well equipped and many upgrades. Recent zincs and service. A well built go anywhere vessel at 8 knots or 16 knots. Boathouse kept. Boathouse available in Olympia. $88,000. Owner will consider small trade. Call Pete at (360) for more information. 32 CHRIS-CRAFT AMERASPORT 1988 TWIN 270 CRUSADERS Only 200 hours rebuilt engines Excellent Condition! Radar, depth sounders, Garmin GPS $38,000 BOAT HOUSE #322 STILL AVAILABLE $29,500 Length 52 well 12.5 wide SOLD Call Don Preston donprestonsr@comcast.net For Sale C s Escape 29-foot 1991 Carver Montego Aft Cabin/Sun-Bridge Design Great couple and family boat. Sleeps 4 in two large double berths, head complete with shower, 2 hanging lockers, red dot heater; NEW carpet, princess electric ceramic cook top, refrigerator, microwave, head, cockpit upholstery and custom table, bimini with full enclosure. Lowrance LCS-28C (GPS/Sonar/Speed and LRA-1500 Radar. Single Volvo-Penta 5.7 Liter, 260 hp with 161 hours NEW carburetor, plugs, wires, coil, distributor, and rotor in Sept Hauled and bottom painted April PRICE REDUCED TO $20,000 Phone Jeff at or for more information and photos 03/ Bayliner Motor Yacht 1998 Hydronic diesel heat Gen Set 2 Electric fresh water heads 10'6"AB w/25hp Yamaha on davits Inverter Propane stove New batteries, dripless shafts New bottom paint Windless/300ft chain Extended hardtop, canvases Complete electronics & auto pilot both stations 2br both ensuite Well maintained & ready to cruise Priced to sell $137,000 Call Gary at /14

25 May-15 Date Event Time Place Organizer 5/1 to 5/3 Seattle YC Opening Day SYC 4-May Clubhouse Meeting 6PM Mainstation Robinson 5-May Government Affairs 5:30PM Mainstation Ball 6-May Dinner Meeting 6PM Mainstation Downing 8-May TGIF 5PM Mainstation Sloane 5/8-5/9 South Sound Opening Day OYC Questi/Sloane 11-May Mainstation Meeting 6PM Mainstation Vukonich 12-May South Sound Sailing Society 6:30PM Mainstation Sloane 13-May Lunch Bunch 11:30AM Mainstation Lackey 13-May Board Meeting 6PM Mainstation Smith 16-May Gig Harbor YC Commodores Ball GHYC Downing 18-May Power Squadron 6:30PM Mainstation Brower 21-May Junior Sailing 5:30PM Mainstation Connelly 21-May Anchorettes Auxiliary 6PM Mainstation Carr 21-May Long Range Planning 5:30PM Mainstation Crawford 5/22 t0 24 Memorial Day Cruise Island Home Island Home Phillips 26-May Bridge Meeting 6PM Off Site Downing Jun-15 Date Event Time Place Organizer 1-Jun Clubhouse Meeting 6PM Mainstation Robinson 2-Jun Government Affairs 5:30PM Mainstation Ball 3-Jun Dinner Meeting /Change of Watch 6PM Mainstation Downing 6-Jun Bremerton YC Commodores Ball BYC Downing 8-Jun Mainstation Meeting 6PM Mainstation Vukonich 9-Jun South Sound Sailing Society 6:30PM Mainstation Sloane 10-Jun Board Meeting 6PM Mainstation Smith 13-Jun Port Orchard YC Commodore Ball POYC Downing 15-Jun Power Squadron 6:30PM Mainstation Brower 18-Jun Junior Sailing 5:30PM Mainstation Connelly 18-Jun Anchorettes Auxiliary 6PM Mainstation Carr 18-Jun Long Range Planning 5:30PM Mainstation Crawford 26-Jun TGIF with GHYC 5PM Mainstation Phillips In the Spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours mark Twain 25

26 PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID Olympia, WA Permit No. 511 Address Service Requested 201 SIMMONS STREET NW Olympia Yacht Club Olympia, WA May The Beachcomber May 2015 Olympia Yacht Club 26 Join us for dinner Wednesday, May 6th Fiesta salad with lime cilantro vinaigrette Chips and salsa on tables Flour and corn tortillas Refried beans, no cheese on top Spanish rice Seasoned taco meat Fajita chicken Sautéed peppers and onions Lettuce, cheese and tomatoes Salsa, sour cream and guacamole Mexican cheese cake GF Crème Brule Membership Dinner Meeting May 6, 2015 Membership Meeting dinners are $22.00 per person with reservations. If not on the reservation list, dinner is $ Reservations are required if you are not on the permanent list. CALL Social Hour: 6:00 P.M. Dinner: 7:00 P.M. Meeting: 8:00 P.M.