The Totem Line 53 Years of Yachting - 54 Years of Friendship
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Volume 55 Issue 3 Our 55th Year March 2010 The Totem Line 53 years of yachting - 54 years of friendship In this issue…Annual awards announced; Membership drive emphasis; Consider WA marine parks Upcoming Events Commodore.………………...….…. Ray Sharpe [email protected] Mar 2…………..…………...…General Meeting Mar 6………... Des Moines Commodore’s Ball Vice Commodore…………… Gene Mossberger Mar 16…………...…………..… Board Meeting [email protected] Mar 17…………….NBC Meeting at Totem YC Mar 18 – 21..….…………Anacortes Boat Show Rear Commodore…….…………….Bill Sheehy Mar 19 – 21.….……………Coming Out Cruise [email protected] Mar 27………....…….………….....Spring Fling C ommodore’s Report The Membership Yearbook is Area Fuel Prices going to print shortly and should http://fineedge.com/fuelsurvey.html be ready for the March general Updated 1/27/10 meeting. Thanks to Gene, Dan and Mary for their efforts. C ommodore (Cont’d) by itself. If there isn’t some one willing to take on I want to thank Gene and Patti the organizing of this event and make it a great end of Mossberger, Bill and Val summer happening, then we need to decide now so Sheehy, and Rocci and Sharon Blair for attending the club can let Fair Harbor know that we’re not The TOA Commodores Ball with Char and myself going to do it. Then they can have it available to other and supporting Totem Yacht Club. boaters that may want it. Last year was a last minute scramble by some dedicated members. It is a lot Val Sheehy has stepped forward to take on the easier if it is done with proper planning. The time to responsibility of membership chairperson. She has start is now. expressed some very good ideas for exposing Totem to more boaters and generating interest in The planning is underway for the Marine Daffodil becoming members. Any ideas any of you have Regatta float. It may not be the biggest one that along this line, please let Val know. Thank you Val Totem has done but it will be great. Good things and Bill, this is appreciated very much, considering come in smaller packages some times. the other responsibilities you two have taken on for Totem. Hope to see you all at the March general meeting on nd the 2 . Tim Reding has done a great job in setting up the cruises for this year, but he needs sponsors for some Aspire to inspire before you expire of the cruises. One cruise that we need a chairperson for is the Labor Day Cruise at Fair Ray Sharpe Harbor. This event isn’t something that just happens Commodore Totem Line is published monthly (except July, August and Septe mber) by the Totem Yacht Club. For more info on items in this publication, contact the editor or call (253) 925-0751. Our website is http://www.totemyachtclub.com/ Volume 55 Issue 3 Page 2 Rear Commodore’s Report About this time of year I really Sunshine want to get out on the water. Val and I are not really winter type people. We have never been in to Ray Ozanich ( Patty ), daughter anything that has anything to do passed away on February 16,2010. Our thoughts and with the word snow. Walking preyers are with Ray and Patty. I have received no other reports. You can contact me by phone 1-253-845-4326 through the boat show we always or by email at [email protected]. see things that would be nice to have on the boat. This makes the project list grow the longer we stay Louise at the show. Most years it's the basic stuff that get's done first. Once that's done it's time to start using Committee Assignment Updates the boat. Some projects seem to never get done - The following is an updated list of committee which can be a good thing for me. We are on boat assignments with correct titles and assignees: number five. On most of the boats we had before once I got them to where we were finished with the Archivist Dave Longordo list of projects we moved to a bigger boat. We've Bar Stewards Virginia Allard, Tammera Kask pretty much decided that this will be our last boat. Boating Education Program Roger Gallington Chapalin Will Witte Starting in March we have our first cruise of the Charity Director Gail Burg year. I hope that everyone who wants to go to Clothing Val Watson Longbranch will be able to make it. In looking at Fleet Captain Tim Reding the 2010 cruise schedule there are about 14 events Fleet Captain Assistents J R Reding, Kevin Rhone and that's not counting Daffodil. Totem is going to Fleet Surgeon (Open) have a float this year in the water Daffodil parade. Galley Steward Dan Toft The cost for the weekend is pretty cheap as the IOBG Dan Toft moorage is free and you buy a pass for all your Judge Advocate (Open) meals. Look forward to seeing everyone there. Librarian (Open) Membership Chair Val Sheehy Be sure to read what Val has written about Name Tags and clothing Ray Sharpe membership in this newsletter. She has lots of good NBC Representative Leanne Redding ideas that we are going to try for increasing RBAW Representive Jerry Rudd membership. If you know anyone that is thinking Reciprocal Manager Bob Watson about joining a yacht club now is a good time to Sergent At arms Rocci Blair join Totem. All clubs right now are having Spring Social (Open) problems with membership but I think we have a lot Sushine Louise Burns of things to offer everyone, including our present Telephone Committee Chair Charlene Sharpe members. Totem Line Bob Watson Webmaster Mary Nye Meyers Bill Sheehy Rear Commodore _________________________ Vice Commodore’s Report Totem to Host NBC Meeting (No report this month) The March general meeting of the North- western Boating Council (NBC) will be Weds, March 17 at 7:30 pm at Totem Yacht Club. Volume 55 Issue 3 Page 3 Annual Awards Announced Trivia (Cont’d) As is customary, the outgoing Commodore selects several member awards annually. These include For 10 points Boating Family of the Year, Member of the Year The device most likely to turn an unconscious and Boat of the Year. For 2009, Past Commodore person in the water face up is: Dan Toft has selected the following: 1. An offshore personal flotation jacket 2. A type II personal flotation vest 3. A type III personal flotation aid 4. An empty milk jug tied to their neck _________________________ Membership Drive Is On! As I see it, membership is the most critical area faced by the club this year. Everything we hope to accomplish in and for the club is directly or indirectly impacted by our membership. Items such as longevity of the club, budget, building Boating Family: Member: Tim Reding improvements, and increased social activities to Bob and Val Watson name a few. My goal for the year is to get Totem's name, schedule of activities, and membership information out in the community. Secondly, I will look for ways to add value and benefit to current and prospective members. You may now be asking yourself how this will be accomplished and what it's going to cost – so here is the basic plan. 1. The board has approved a "limited time only" waiver of the initiation fee when joining the club. 2. In March, free ads will be placed in various boating magazines and newspapers to Boat: Satisfaction advertise our membership drive and initiation fee waiver. A list of our scheduled cruise dates and destinations will also be Marine Trivia included with an open invitation for joining Knowledge of boating regulations, terminology and us. This gives people a chance to check us techniques is fundamental to safe boating. But when out and have some fun at the same time. used in a trivia quiz, it can also be fun and Plan on having some membership frustrating, as those who have witnessed the applications on board just in case……. Tacoma Yacht Club marine trivia contest on Daffodil Weekend can attest. In each issue we’ll 3. In March, flyers containing club membership give you an opportunity to test you knowledge and information, meeting information, and have some fun. All questions and answers are scheduled cruise information will be posted drawn from information found in boating safety on bulletin boards at various marinas as classes, boater education tests and boating safety permitted. These flyers will have the club's publications. Difficulty of questions will be contact telephone number on a piece of paper indicated by 5, 10 or 20 points. The answer will that an interested party can take away to get appear elsewhere in the issue. all their questions about membership in Volume 55 Issue 3 Page 4 Membership Drive (Cont’d) Did you know? Totem Yacht Club answered. You should Washington State marine parks offer cruise expect to see the first of these flyers out on destinations that can be conveniently close and Friday, March 5th. quite affordable. 4. One added value when you include RBAW The Washington State Parks and Recreation membership to being a member of Totem Commission has the largest state-managed mooring Yacht Club is a discount at Fisheries Supply system in the nation, with more than 40 fresh and in Seattle. When you present your RBAW salt water marine parks and more than 8,500 feet of card, get discount pricing on all of your public moorage space for your enjoyment of purchases. Washington's waterways. (See map of marine park locations at end of this issue.) Salt water marine My pledge to you as I strive to help grow the club, parks show off the best of Puget Sound and provide is to always keep in mind what is in plenty of diverse activities: hiking scenic island the best interest of the club.