VICTORIA CRUISING CLUB 1956 to 2016 January 2016 Kicker Kapers Kicker Kapers is the monthly newsletter of the Victoria Cruising Club. vcckickerkapers@gmail.com victoriacruisingclub.com 3943C Quadra St PO Box 30004 RPO Reynolds Inside this Issue Executive, Crew & Club Meetings 2016 Club Events 3 January Minutes & Reports Members Corner 7 Valentine s Day Brunch 7 Marinas & VCC Key Contacts 2 4 8 1956-2016 Celebrating 60 Years of the Victoria Cruising Club! The Victoria Cruising Club originally started as the Victoria Outboard Club in September 1956. In those days members' vessels were not very large by today s standards but everyone had good times cruising our wonderful local waters, often complete with children and pets. It was around 1970 that the Club's name was changed to the "Victoria Cruising Club". Through the years the VCC fleet has seen other changes including the boats (they re bigger) and members (they re older). But we still have the outboards, although these days they re on our dinghies. Commodore Jan Ward and the VCC Bridge are keen to make our diamond anniversary a special year and are seeking ideas from members (see p.6 under New Business). All ideas are welcome. It could be something small or large, it could be a special event, or something totally different - it s an opportunity to get creative. And if you have interesting pictures or stories about VCC in days gone by, why not share by submitting them to Kicker Kapers? Recent stories are welcome too. Last but not least. The picture to the right shows Jan presenting the Secretary Dangle and Flag to Karen Brown. On the water look for the Secretary Flag flying on Sea Dancer. KK Editor
The Executive 2016 Commodore Janet Ward 250-478-2838 Vice Commodore Gerry Wolfe 250-532-0401 Rear Commodore Kathy Hargreaves 250-655-6707 Fleet Captain Roger Hind 250-656-8685 Secretary Karen Brown 250-479-5532 Past Commodore Shirley King 250-474-1187 The Crew 2016 Auditor Murray Hesje 250-592-1295 BC Council of Yacht Clubs Jack Parry 250-652-8118 Burgees Marlene Walker 250-658-8540 Coffee Conveners Commodore s Memory Book Marlene Walker Penny Latham Two more volunteers needed Volunteer needed 250-656-8540 250-472-0335 Directory Alan Adelstein 250-383-3377 Historian Shirley Hind 250-656-8685 Kicker Kapers Kathy Knight 250-598-0308 Photographers Properties Custodian Large Items Safety Staff Captains Cliff Robinson Rodger Hargreaves Alice Kool Vern Little Art Kool boathouse Volunteer needed Jan Bentley more volunteers needed 250-652-8870 250-655-6707 250-388-4870 250-655-4525 250-388-4870 250-208-9041 Sunshine Julie Little 250-655-4525 Webmaster Leonora Casey 250-652-1024 2016 Regular Club Meetings Saanich Community Church 4566 West Saanich Road Second Wed. every month except July & August Wednesday at 7:30 pm January 13 February 10 March 9 April 13 May 11 June 8 July and August no meetings September 14 October 12 November 9 December 14 (Annual general meeting, general meeting & informal Christmas party) 2
Dates Event Place Feb. 14 (Sunday) Event Coordinators Valentine s Brunch Mary s Bleue Moon Café Kathleen Kirkpatric Pauline Critchley Apr. 8-10 Shakedown Maple Bay Marina Fleet Captain Apr. 22-24 Saltspring Ganges Marina Fleet Captain May 6-8 Tod Inlet On Anchor Fleet Captain May 20-23 Music Ladysmith Marina Alice Kool Sandra Renton Alex Muff June 3-5 Sail Past Genoa Bay Marina Shirley King Bonny McClernon June 17-19 Wine & Cheese Port Sidney Dirk and Conny Yzenbrant July 1-3 Canada Day/Sports Port Browning Event Coordinator Needed Aug. 5-8 Midsummer Telegraph Harbour Event Coordinator Needed Aug. 19-21 August Cruise Maple Bay Barbara Simpson Barb Brown Sept. 16-18 Fall Supper Roche Harbour Event Coordinator Needed Sept. 30 - Oct. 2 Sundowner Genoa Bay Fleet Captain Oct. 22 (Saturday) Commodore s Ball Chiefs Club Penny Latham Marlene Walker 3
Minutes of the Victoria Cruising Club January General Meeting held at Saanich Community Church 4566 West Saanich Road, Victoria, BC on January 13, 2016 Meeting was called to order by Commodore Jan Ward at 7:31 pm. There were 33 members in attendance. Thanks for Mike Walker for doing the head count. Commodore s Opening Remarks I hope everyone had a great Christmas. Happy New Year s to all, wishing everyone a good year filled with a lot of laughter, good times with family and friends. Wishing for everyone a year of safe boating, fun & great fellowship with for Victoria Cruising Club. As it is the beginning of the year, I don t have much to report. We ve had our first Bridge meeting, working out our roles and ideas. Looking over the Crew positions that are filled, and those that still need filling. We would like to help make this an enjoyable year for you at all of our events. Please contact us if you have any suggestions. The Commodore then presented the Secretary Flag & Dangle to Karen Brown. Motion to adopt the minutes of the December 9, 2015 General Meeting as printed in Kicker Kapers. Moved by Mike Dalzell and seconded by Shirley King. Carried. Executive Reports Secretary: Karen Brown No correspondence received or sent. Secretary Karen Brown Commodore: Jan Ward The Bridge meeting was held on Monday, January 4, 2016 at Kathy Hargreaves house. Gerry Wolfe has gone south for a few months and will be absent from the meetings. Commodore Jan Ward Vice Commodore: Gerry Wolfe Gerry was absent but sent the following report to be read by Commodore Jan Ward. Entering 2016 we have 35 paid regular members, 4 associate members and 11 lifetime members. Two members have not communicated and are assumed to have resigned and are not included in the 35 (Yates and Haas). There are no pending membership applications. There were no sales of items in December nor any so far in January. Vice Commodore Gerry Wolfe Rear Commodore: Kathy Hargreaves Cheque for membership received from Mike and Brenda Lee Gibson. Bank balance as of December 31, 2015: Chequing Account: $2,853.68 Savings Account: $12,133.89 Rear Commodore Kathy Hargreaves requested any ideas for spending some of the funds be submitted. Rear Commodore Kathy Hargreaves 4
Fleet Captain: Roger Hind As our 2016 cruising season approaches, you will note that the Valentine s Brunch event kicks it off on February 14th at Mary s Blue Moon Café. Organized by Kathleen Kirkpatrick and Pauline Critchley, members will have received the menu by e-mail. Please advise them of your intention for participating. We need event coordinators for three events: Sports Cruise at Port Browning July 1-3 Midsummer Cruise at Telegraph Harbour August 5-8 Fall Supper Cruise at Roche Harbour September 16-18 The sign up list was circulated at the meeting, for those not in attendance, please consider volunteering by e-mailing vccfleetcaptain@gmail.com I am missing some of the Event Coordinator folders. Please return them to me. Immediate Past Commodore Shirley King forwarded a moorage discount coupon for the 2016 cruising season from Maple Bay Marina by e-mail. Thanks Shirley. Please give me your input as to the events you would like for the Shakedown Cruise at Maple Bay April 8 or if you would like to help. Fleet Captain Roger Hind. Crew Reports Auditor Murray Hesje no report. BC Council of Yacht Clubs Jack Parry no report. Burgees Marlene Walker reported there were lots of burgees. Coffee Convenors Marlene Walker and Penny Latham - Additional coffee convenors are needed for backup. Commodore s Memory Book position not filled. Directory Alan Adelstein no report. Historian Shirley Hind 2015 book almost done. Kicker Kapers Kathy Knight For VCC s 60th Anniversary information about the club s early years is requested for possible inclusion in Kicker Kapers. If you have other stories or items you would like to include there is a new Members Corner. Let Kathy know if you have something. Photographers Rodger Hargreaves, Cliff Robinson, Alice Kool. Alice Kool took a few photos at the meeting. Properties Custodian Vern Little no report. Safety position not filled. Staff Captains Jan Bentley Roger Hind is in the process of recruiting additional staff captains. Sunshine Julie Little no report. Webmaster Leonora Casey no report. Break in meeting for 50/50 Moorage Draw. 50/50 Moorage Draw There was $180 collected in total with $90 going to the club. Winning members were: $30 Wilf Ryder; $20 Alice Kool; $20 Jim McNeil; and $20 Jan Bentley. Thanks to Art Kool and Alex Muff for handling the 50/50 draw. The Bridge from left to right Kathy Hargreaves, Roger Hind, Jan Ward and Karen Brown. (Gerry Wolfe was on vacation.) 5
Announcements & Other Business Unfinished Business None. New Business Diamond Anniversary Celebration Commodore Jan Ward revealed that the Victoria Cruising Club was incorporated on Sept 20, 1956, as an outboard motor club. This makes 2016 the 60th anniversary for the club, the diamond anniversary, and it s considered quite an accomplishment. The Bridge is looking for ideas from members on how to celebrate the anniversary. It could be something at a single event or for multiple events throughout the year. Please contact Commodore Jan Ward (vcccommodore@gmail.com) with your ideas. In Gerry s absence, Jan presented for members consideration the idea of a club vest and or jacket to commemorate the anniversary. It would have the VCC logo & 60th anniversary embroidered on the chest. A sample of a ladies vest was shown in two tones, and Jan suggested that the black version would work nicely with tone-on-tone embroidery for the logo. (Fortunately yellow is not available.) There are other options. Jan has catalogues with a couple of other styles available. Kathy Hargreaves has an alternate source, and will bring samples to next meeting. Mike Walker indicated that the club owns a digitized VCC logo for embroidery. There was some caution that we may have to pay for its use with a different vendor. There was interest in the Bridge pursuing the idea of a club vest or jacket. Options will be presented and further discussed with members at the February VCC meeting. Speakers Jan Ward related that everyone seems to enjoy the guest speakers that we have had at our meetings. The Bridge is undertaking to have more speakers and would like member input. Please advise if you know of someone who would be good and willing to give a short talk at a meeting. Announcements, Anniversaries and Birthdays Mike and Carol Walker celebrate their 50 th Wedding Anniversary on January 29 th. Jack and Linda Parry celebrate their 20 th Wedding Anniversary on January 31 st. Gerry and Shirley King celebrate their 44 th Wedding Anniversary on January 8 th. Rodger Hargreaves celebrated a birthday on December 24, 2015. KK Editor note: he s got us guessing on the number. The volunteers who signed up to provide goodies for February s meeting are: Wanda Dalzell, Pauline Critchley and Carol Walker. Mary Hunter Trophy Mike Dalzell told a good story. Adjournment Move for adjournment by Wilf Ryder and seconded by Pauline Critchley. Carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:13 pm. Minutes were recorded and submitted by Secretary Karen Brown Members Corner 6
Are there boating stories, photos, announcements and other fun things you d like to share with VCC members? Here s your spot! It Started at the Commodore s Ball Here is some heartwarming, wonderful news Alex Muff and Sandra Renton have become engaged! It all happened over the New Year s weekend while a group of VCC ers were docked at the Port of Sidney. During one of the Happy Hours on board Aralee, Alex got down on one knee and declared to Sandra how important she had become to him and asked her to be his partner for the rest of his life Pauline and Alice would not let her answer until they had grabbed their cameras!!! She finally said, OF COURSE, I WILL, ALEX. She was later overheard saying how fortunate she felt to have met such an exceptionally kind human being. They have been inseparable since they met at the Commodore s Ball. Congratulations to both! Story by Alice Kool Our first VCC event of 2016 is the Valentine s Brunch. The venue is Mary s Bleue Moon at 9535 Canora Road in Sidney. The menu and cost ($20 per person) are the same as in 2015. To make it even better, this year it happens on Valentine s Day itself. You didn t sign up and pre-pay for brunch at the January meeting but you d still like to come? You must contact Pauline Critchley paulinecritchley@shaw.ca and arrange to pay in advance. Do it now! Valentine s Brunch MENU COMMODORE S SPECIAL VEGETARIAN CREPES WAFFLES SUPREME EGGS BENEDICT WEST COAST BENEDICT DESIGN YOUR OWN OMELETTE Young at heart! New Year s engagement of Alex Muff and Sandra Renton on Aralee. Fairy tales can come true, it can happen to you If you're young at heart. And life gets more exciting with each passing day. And love is either in your heart, or on it's way. (lyrics from Young at Heart) Valentine s Day Brunch 7
Marina Contact Information Genoa Bay Marina 250-746-7621 1-800-572-6481 genoabay@telus.net Otter Bay Marina 250-629-3579 info@otterbaymarina.ca Saltspring Marina 250-537-5810 1-800-334-6629 info@saltspringmarina.com Port Browning Marina 250-629-3493 info@portbrowning.com Telegraph Harbour 250-246-9511 1-800-246-6011 does not accept reservations by e-mail Port of Sidney 1-250-655-3711 http://portsidney.com/ Roche Harbor 1-800-586-3590 marina@rocheharbor.com Maple Bay Marina 250-746-8482 1-866-746-8482 Ladysmith Maritime Society (LMS) info@maplebaymarina.com 1-250-245-0109 paul@lmsmarina.ca Victoria Cruising Club Contacts Commodore Fleet Captain Directory Kicker Kapers Editor Mail Web Page Jan Ward vcccommodore@gmail.com Roger Hind vccfleetcaptain@gmail.com Alan Adelstein aadelstein@shaw.ca Kathy Knight vcckickerkapers@gmail.com Victoria Cruising Club 3943C Quadra St PO Box 30004 RPO Reynolds Victoria BC V8X 5E1 http://victoriacruisingclub.com KICKER KAPERS is published monthly for members of the Victoria Cruising Club. 8