Anchorline Newsletter of the West Seattle Yacht Club Commodore s Report General Meeting May 19 General Meeting Dinner Ahoy Fellow Members First off I would like to thank Lenore Freeman for putting on an awesome Mexican dinner for the April meeting. An effort highly appreciated by the club. As for our upcoming May's meeting we have Lee and Lani Lightle sponsoring this month s dinner. Don't miss this one. Summer cruising is upon us now and much enjoyment to be had. Memorial Day Cruise at Kingston and according to Rod Ruphrect that there will be someone from the Aux Coast Guard to inspect anyone's boat. June 3rd we have our Annual WSYC Golf Tournament at Fosters Golf course. Tee time is at 10 am and I would like everyone to check in by no later than 9:40am. For those who want to golf and have not contacted me, I need you to do so ASAP. Thank you. Don't forget our Seafood Feed at Des Moines, June 9 thru 11. If coming by boat please contact our Rear Commodore Doreen Ruprecht for moorage info. There will also be an Aux Coast Guard member to provide boat inspections. The clubs June general meetingl will be held Sunday at the Seafood Feed on the dock. Italian Dinner Provided by Lani & Lee Lightle Meeting Agenda General Agenda Next General Meeting Meeting at Seafood Feed, Des Moines TV raffle tickets will be drawn at the Seafood Feed happy hour. You do not have to be present to win. Good Luck. I know summer is a busy time of year for all of us, but I hope to see most of you at our upcoming events. As you all know that it takes volunteers to keep this club operating and we will be having some open positions to be filled in our upcoming elections in October. Nominations in September. More information will be coming later on. At this time all I'm asking is to think about helping in supporting this club. Thank you, Don Lobdell Commodore, WSYC May Birthdays Phil Legg 7 Fran Ratcliff 7 Vicky Hood 7 Marie Gonzales 9 Carolyn Thomas 9 Page 1
Vice Commodore Report Ahoy all, Opening day of boating season was a lot of fun. I was very surprised just how many people attended, and the locks weren't bad at all. Thanks to everyone who attended and Bob and Linda for making it happen. Summer is right around the corner, and we are all really looking forward to warmer and dryer weather. Well, it's on its way, and so is Mays general meeting and open house. Be sure and invite friends, family and potential future members. Lee and Lani are hosting an Italian dinner. Hope to see all of you there. Looking forward to the WSYC golf tournament June 3rd. Be sure and get in touch with Don if you re interested in participating in the fun. Seafood Feed in Des Moines is coming up right around the corner and I am looking for volunteers to help me in making it another special occasion. Don't be shy; give me a call soon so we can start planning. Lani & Lee Lightle are hosting an Italian Dinner for the May General Meeting When: May 19th Where: Alki Masonic Temple Pasta: Mostaccioli Sauce: Homemade Meat: Homemade meatballs, sweat Italian sausage, Sicilian-Italian sausage with wine and cheese Wine: Six bottles of Italian wine will be provided at tables, bar will provide glasses Bread: Garlic Bread Salad: Tossed Salad - 2 dressings Dessert: Sue Scott will provide dessert Music: Italian music will be provided by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and their friends Cost: $10 per person RSVP: Please respond to the phone committee so we can get a good head count Place a Classified Ad! E-mail all of your information to Bob Schrader, bobsathome@aol.com, and he will compile the ads and forward them to our Anchorline editor. Page 2
Rear Commodore Report The April 2017 Doe Run has happened and it was a wonderful weekend for the 17 ladies of WSYC. - Susan Scott and her daughter Shawna Clark, Julie Baker and her daughter Michelle, Doreen Rupprecht and her daughter Jenny Handy, Lori Lesieur, Dori Schnelz, Dee Selk, Susan Ponselle, Mary Ann Lobdell and guest Michelle Pepion, Brandy Lobdell and her Mom Loretta, Deborah Olson, Judy Giddens and Lee Lightle; it was a great turn out for this event! We got a chance to check out beautiful Victoria, B, C, from all the yummy restaurants, to the fun shops, some checked out Butchart Gardens and others checked out the Craigdarroch Castle. All in all it was a great time and a lot of fun with great ladies...so what happens in Canada stays there :) Looking forward to the next Doe Run in 2018!! The April 2017 Stag Cruise is in the history books. Thirteen boats were present. On Tuesday, Miss Jo Dai, Queen Jodine, Spring Tides, Kindred Spirit, Cree, Synchronicity, Kookie 2, Good Enuf, Mypawsea, Mind Shadow, Four of a Kind and BraveFart all made the cruise. A great showing for our small club. Well over 30 members, crew and guests attended. The chili cook off was won by a narrow margin with Alex Ethier having the winning pot. Our Super-Secret location was more than accommodating with most of us ending up at the newly opened Sports Bar at the head of the dock in the evening. On Sunday when all Captains, crew, gear, and clothing was accounted for we headed home to our respective ports, leaving nothing behind but memories. The Opening Boating Day May 2017 was a blast - Thank you so much Bob and Linda Schrader s, for hosting this event!! You Are Best!! We had nine boats joins us this year, couple of first timers Queen Jodine, Miss-Jo-Dai, Geaux Krewes, Spring Tides, then the rest were the normal gang, Ohana, Eggzila, Seajoy,On Tuesday, Hop Aboard, The Huskies rowing team was amazing - won every race!! We had yummy food at Queen City Yacht Club, & great fun with great WSYC members!! May 26th-29th, will be our Memorial Day cruise at Kingston - Here is the latest from the Port: Currently we have our group located at the end of the guest dock from 36 to 49. Each member is welcome to begin reserving their slip now, however, please be aware, that this could still change as we get closer to the time frame, and the Port may still be reconstructing our covered moorage. We will strongly endeavor to find slips for you, but we cannot guarantee which slips. Also I asked about the picnic covered gazebos along the guest docks, these cannot be reserve, but we can make sure once we arrive to put our WEST SEATTLE YACHT CLUB sign up, that way we make sure that area is saved for our weekend. Also remember the Farmers Market on Saturday ;) most likely we will have happy hours on the dock -Friday-night dinner will be at the Kingston Yacht Club-bring meat for you to BBQ and a side dish to share Saturday - Linda & Bob will provide dinner meats and salad (bring side dish or dessert). Sunday - Kingston Ale House - Bob made reservation for 16 so far. Then Monday Memorial Day potluck breakfast 9am and then do a memorial service, so bring flowers if you can, thanks. PLEASE CALL - Chrystal Kott - to reserve your slips for the Memorial Day cruise Port of Kingston 360.297.3545. June 9th-11th - Seafood Feed - will be at Des Moines Marina - we have 12 slips for this cruise - please let me know if you are coming - I will be making the reservation for the club. The reservation fee is $5.00 per boat which is not due until 30 days before this cruise and it will be a onetime payment made by WSYC. Don will have the coast guard auxiliary do a boat inspection at this cruise, so that will be great! thanks and looking forward to more fun events/ cruises - always, Doreen Rupprecht - Rear Commodore :) Page 3
Golf Tournament News WSYC Golf Tournament June 3, 2017 The West Seattle Yacht Club Annual Golf Tournament is set for Saturday, June 3, 2017. Foster Golf Links in Tukwila is again the site of the tournament now in its 11 th year. We re gearing up for 10 teams with the first T-Time at 10:00am. The entry fee will be the same as the last few years at $65 per person which includes green fees and golf cart. See the attached entry form for additional information. The patio (if the weather permits) has been reserved for our 19 th Hole awards presentation at the on-site Billy Baroo s Restaurant. We encourage and invite all of our West Seattle Yacht Club Members who are not participating in the golf tournament to come and enjoy the camaraderie after the Tournament. The time should be around 3:30-4:00pm as the first teams come off the course. Food and drink will be available off the menu for all. Please see the attached entry form. Though we do have a May 27 th entry deadline, please send your team line up as early as possible to aid in the planning of the event. The entry fees may be made the day of the event more importantly right now is the team commitments. It is not required for you to have a team to participate for we do have singles and pairs committed that we can combine to make up teams. Just let us know. So keep June 3 rd in mind for another Legendary West Seattle Yacht Club Day of Golf. Respectfully, Don Lobdell & Robert Selk lobdell20@aol.com or rdselk@comcast.net Page 4
Entries Due by May 27 th -Registration Fee Due Day of Tourney Cash or Check Made Out to Rob Selk or Don Lobdell Foster Golf Links 13500 Interurban Ave. S, Tukwila, WA 98168 June 3, 2017 10:00am First Tee Off Cost: $65 per person Includes Green Fees, Golf Cart and Prize Contribution 1st - 3rd Team Prizes Team Captain Phone Number: Email: Please provide all team members names and requested information. 1. handicap/avg. score 2. handicap/avg. score 3. handicap/avg. score 4. handicap/avg. score Page 5
Purser Report Happy Spring to All! A quick update for the TV raffle. We are so so close to our goal for ticket sales. About 2/3 of the club membership has participated thus far in the raffle. Many thanks to the members, who have both participated and have brought guests to our gatherings, who have also joined in to support the club. There is a high correlation between the two groups (something like 100%)! If you haven t had a chance to grab a ticket or five for the raffle yet, please consider doing so over the course of the next couple of meetings and gatherings. If we can just get another third of the membership to take a chance on this, we ll hit our goal. Thanks to all those who participate. Remember, it s your club and could be your TV for a mere $20. Rob Selk, Purser West Seattle Yacht Club Officers, Board Members & Volunteers Nov 2016 thru Oct 2017 Commodore: Phone Committee: Meeting Hosts: Don Lobdell Joy Smith and Lori Leseiur Kate & Chuck Deaver Vice-Commodore: Publicity Committee: Webmaster: Mike Leseiur TBA Lacey Ethier Rear-Commodore: Cruise Captain: Anchorline: Doreen Rupprecht Bob Schrader (206) 790-6495 Dee Selk dselk46@comcast.net Purser: Ship Store: Robert Selk (206) 715-4191 Dori Schnelz Sunshine Committee: Sue Scott (206) 938-8918 Yeoman: Photographer: Judy Giddens (206) 660-2154 Julie Baker/Dori Schnelz Advertising: Bob Schrader (206) 790-6495 Two Year Board: IOBG: Rob Ponselle Lani & Lee Lightle Reciprocals: Susan Ponselle Scott Wilson (206) 932-1389 Mark Clinton RBAW: Vacant Cruise Bar/Hosts: One Year Board: Mark Clinton/Julie Baker Dan Scott Membership: Julie Baker Rob Ponselle Rod Rupprecht Page 6
2017 Social Dates January 20 February 4 February 17 March 17 April 21 May 19 June 3 June 11 September 15 October 20 November 4 November 17 December 15 General Meeting/Crab Feed Boat Show Dinner/ Angelos General Meeting/Member Spnsored Dinner General Meeting/Birthday Dinner Pot Luck General Meeting/ Dinner TBD General Meeting/Open House/Dinner TBD WSYC Annual Golf Tournament/Foster General Meeting @ Des Moines Marina General Meeting/Nominations/Dinner TBD General Meeting/Elections/Dinner TBD Commodore Ball/Queen City Yacht Club General Meeting/Hosted Dinner General Meeting/Hosted Dinner 2017 Cruise Schedule February 10-11 April 28-30 May 3-7 May 26-29 June 9-11 July 1-3 July 4 July 13-14 July 15- August 5 August 18-20 August 26-31 September 1-4 September 16 October 27-29 November 24-26 Sweetheart Cruise/LaConner Stag Cruise/Doe Run Opening Boating/Lake Washington Memorial/Kingston Seafood Feed/ Des Moines Wagon Wheel/Poulsbo 4th of July/Port Orchard Vacation Cruise Rendezvous/Roche Harbor Summer Cruise/Desolation Sound Steak Fry/Brownsville Mini Cruise/South Sound Labor Day Cruise/Bremerton Dick Baker Memorial Fishing Derby/Kingston Halloween Cruise/TBD Thanksgiving Cruise/TBD Page 7