the Bilge ofum the Queen Cityp Yacht Club P of the Queen City Yacht Club VolumeVolume 81, Number 77, Number 11 6 December,June 20162012
It’s the busiest, brightest time of the year COMMODORE’S REPORT — With Thanksgiving behind us, we enter that busy time of the year that starts with getting the Christmas lights untangled and ends with resolutions for the New Year. If the old Christmas lights can’t be saved, buy new LED lights and add 10 times more of them to your boat. Either way, start decorating your boat and join us for one or more of QCYC’s scheduled events. The first is the Seafair Holiday Cruise, Sunday, December 4. Hopefully you have already stepped forward to support Light up your life by joining other Queen City boaters in our holiday traditions, the Chet Gibson this event. Many volunteers are lighted boat parade around the lakes, the Seafair Holiday Cruise for special friends in the community needed that day, but for event and the QCYC Kids' Holiday Party. See inside for details. sponsor Val Ohlstrom the effort starts long before that. Val has been working for Gibson Lighted Boat Parade on the evenings of Friday weeks to ensure we have an organized, successful and Saturday, December 9 and 10. Any lighted boat cruise, and all indications are that we are on track to is welcome to participate and no advance sign-up is give our special guests an unforgettable experience. required. QCYC hosts this event and provides turn Keep the boat decorated or add even more lights boats, but we also invite members of other yacht for QCYC’s other holiday boating tradition, the Chet (continued) CONTENTS December 2016 Highlights
Calendar ...... 16 An old-time welcome ...... 6 December 3 SYC Commodore's Ball Commodore’s Report ...... 1 Outstation Report ...... 4 December 4 Seafair Holiday Cruise Expert to speak on Salish Sea Rear Commodore’s Report. . . . . 3 December 10 QCYC Children's Holiday Party place names ...... 6 Robert Morrice Memorial . . . . 12 December 14 General Member Dinner & Meeting Happy New Year, Cruella. . . . . 5 Tarettes’ Corner ...... 8 December 15 Captain’s Christmas Dinner Help keep that new-bar shine Halloween Bash...... 9 December 20 Past Commodores’ Holiday Dinner going ...... 5 Vice Commodore’s Report . . . . 2 December 31 QCYC Adult New Year's Eve Party
the Queen City Yacht Club THE BILGE PUMP | 1 2608 Boyer Avenue East • Seattle, WA 98102 • (206) 709-2000 • www.queencity.org clubs to participate. are welcome, but yearly lease basis just like our out- The parade occurs sign up quickly as station at Salt Spring Marina. Now under the capable this event always everyone has an even better rea- leadership of event sells out. The club son to enjoy lazy summer days sponsor Chuck will be decorated boating amid the ambience of the Gould, who will for the holidays, Gulf Islands. likely bend our ear the Norwegian Best wishes for a Happy New during the parade, Ladies Chorus Year! sharing its history on will perform, and —Dave Bedner, Commodore our VHF radios. Christmas cheer Over the course will flow freely. oard okays hetis of the year, we have As December B T a couple of events comes to a close outstation lease, specifically for chil- and we put 2016 Winslow pump-out dren, and once again Dave Bedner behind us, we need service Shauna Bennett to spend a moment will sponsor the QCYC Children’s to reflect on QCYC’s Centennial VICE COMMODORE’S Holiday Party, Saturday, year, which will come to an end REPORT — I am pleased to December 10. If you have young December 31. What better way to announce our new outstation children, they shouldn’t miss it, conclude this historic year than at Thetis Island Marina was especially the magic show. Santa to celebrate at our New Year’s Eve approved by the QCYC board will arrive by boat which seems to party, enjoying cocktails, a steak of directors, and lease contracts delight everyone, especially Santa. and salmon dinner, dancing to have been signed. The board also Use your judgement as to whether live music by the Tropics and a approved Terry & Sons to provide you tell Santa if you have been champagne toast at midnight. pump-out service at the Winslow naughty or nice this year. Another noteworthy event outstation beginning after the first On Thursday, December 15, takes effect this month. Effective of the year. the Tarettes will sponsor the December 1, we will have an addi- Many thanks to Captain Paul QCYC Captains Dinner, a popu- tional outstation at Thetis Island Bennett and the many members lar and festive event. All members Marina which will operate on a who visited Thetis Island this past Reminder: Bilge Pump Deadline is the 10th of each month Kim Nance Realtor® Cell: 480.489.7178 [email protected] Offi ce: 623.889.7100 Fax: 602.733.5131 Representing Arizona’s Active Adult Living Communities in the Phoenix West Valley Trilogy at Vistancia Corte Bella Sun City Grand Sun City West and more
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2 | THE BILGE PUMP summer to help facilitate the out- additional insured. The Insurance ‘Tis the season for station agreement. Moorage use Committee will be sending a lighted cruises and there is limited to three consecu- reminder to each of those mem- tive nights, with no more than six bers who still need to provide . . . Oreo cookies? nights in a 30-day period and a that document to comply with the REAR COMMODORE’S REPORT maximum of nine nights per year. club’s rule. — Is it already the holiday season? To make advance reservations, Electronic billing at QCYC Where did the time go? contact the marina at 250-246-3464. is about to begin. The board of It seems like only yesterday Timing is perfect for the agree- directors proposed January 1 as Karleen and I were cruising out of ment with Terry & Sons Mobile the date moorage members begin Eagle Harbor pointed toward the Marine Pump-out Environmental receiving their statements elec- Ballard Locks and talking about Services as there will be no pub- tronically. The new program will what a great summer of Winslow lic pump-out service during con- save labor and mailing costs asso- big weekends, San Juan adventures struction of a new dock at the ciated with previous billings. and fresh water cruising we had Bainbridge City Park. Terry & Sons Member input is encouraged. with all of our QCYC friends. will begin weekly service at the All those innovations will The next thing we knew, it was outstation after the first of the year. enhance membership at Queen time for the Queen City Change The Architectural Advisory City Yacht Club. of Watch and a bunch of rapid- Committee (AAC) is looking for With the holiday season upon fire Grand 14 Junior Officer Balls. member input regarding the third- us, there are many events going We took a little breather and now floor remodel at the mainsta- at the club we all can enjoy. And I it’s the season for club parties and tion. The committee is looking to am wishing you all a very happy family gatherings. improve service to the kitchen area, and blessed holiday season. We are looking forward to the maximize storage, add a third-floor — John Hieber, Seafair Holiday Cruise, QCYC bar and better utilize the confer- Vice Commodore ence/apartment room area. (continued) I would like to remind moor- ing members they need to provide SERVING NW BOATERS FOR 41 YEARS QCYC with an insurance-decla- ration page naming the club as • Refit & Restoration • Navigation, Entertainment • Rigging & Furlers & Communication Systems • Yacht Commissioning • General Maintenance & • Shipwright Services Detailing • Mechanical & Electrical Systems • Fiberglass Repair • Custom Metal Fabrication • Topside Refinishing • Hull Extensions • Heated Dry Storage
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ipant and season! Cheers. Photo courtesy of the Woods Mark Reed turn boat See you New Year’s Eve at the Barb and Eric Wood in the Chet Black and White Ball. I’m dressing Gibson Lighted Boat Parade. To be as an Oreo cookie. within walking distance of the honest, there will be enough watt- — Mark Reed, Rear Commodore ferry to Chemainus and has an age on the Miramar to see her half on-site restaurant, pub, post office way to the moon. Our new Gulf Island and liquor store. And you can fill up on gas and propane. Check I tip my cap and raise my cup pit stop to all of the Queen City chairs and it out at www.thetisisland.com. volunteers who do so much dur- OUTSTATION REPORT — Late To contact the marina for reser- ing the holiday season for every- News Flash according to Eric vations, phone 250-246-1443 or one who benefits from these great Wood, who signs off this report e-mail [email protected]. events. There is such a sense of with “Old What’s His Name:” Barb Wood notes that the out- pride in our club and its people The club has a new outstation station at Winslow “is always when we help, support and are site at Thetis Island Marina. quiet this time of the year.” involved. Our arrangement will be just She writes: On a business note, we had a the same as at Salt Spring Marina: “The fall colors have been very well attended New Members Members contact the marina in beautiful. I just planted some Mainstation Orientation in advance of their stay to confirm tulip bulbs so we will have some November. I want to express my a spot. Instructions will be in the beautiful spring colors too. In the appreciation to Mark Vanderwall new annual, in Rule 12. meantime, winter is fast approach- of the membership committee, The opportunity arose ing. If the lowland snow predic- Tarettes President Joanie Preusser, through the Bennett family, Paul tions come true, Eric may get to Bill Brunkhorst of the web team, and Shauna. They’ve stayed there use that snowblower stored in the and Moorage Chairman Jeff for years and broached the topic tool shed. Madera, for their presentations. with the owner this past summer. “The winter moorage boats Also, a big thank you to all the Thank them the next time you see have arrived and are positioned committee chairs who spent the them. inside the “U.” There is plenty of evening with our new mem- If you’re not familiar with this room for visiting boats on the out- bers explaining their areas of great site it’s in Telegraph Harbor side of both “A” and “B” docks. “Happy Boating!” — Barb (and Eric) Wood, Reminder Outstation Committee chairs f you have a report, article, news or fun photos QCYC Club Hours I for The Bilge Pump, it’s due the 10th of the previ- ous month. If you submit photos, please tell us all Main Gate: Open 0600 – 1900 about them – who, what, when, where. Docks: 24 hour lockdown and card access — Pete Delaunay, [email protected] Clubhouse: Doors open — Sally Macdonald, [email protected], Bilge Pump co-editors 0800 – 1800 Member Access 0500 – 2400
4 | THE BILGE PUMP Help keep that new- wear and the best costume. And be dancing to live music by the every guest will go home with a Tropics from 9 to midnight. bar shine going special Centennial gift to com- The cost is $55 per person he second-floor bar in the memorate the end of Queen City and guests are welcome. To join T mainstation looks like new, Yacht Club’s 100-year anniversary. in, RSVP to Deborah Cobain in thanks to Past Commodore Scott After light appetizers start- the QCYC office, 206-709-2000, by Grimm, who did a stellar refinish- ing at 7, Chef Willie Williamson December 28. ing job on the wood. will lay out his steak-and-salmon —Sally Macdonald, co-editor Andy Gerde, the club manager, buffet dinner at 8, and there will urges everyone to help keep that looks-like-new brightwork shiny Support your club with an ad in the QCYC as long as possible with a couple of and onthly “don’ts” and a “do:” ANNUAL M BILGE PUMP! H Don’t slide dish racks, bottles ou can still buy an advertisement in the Queen City Yacht Club’s or other scratchy things across 2017 Annual for a few days in early December, says Colleen the bar. Y Rutten, who is in charge of the annual. But here are prices for ads in our H Don’t put hot dishes or monthly Bilge Pump print/e-mail newsletter. This is the way to reach equipment that may burn the more than 500 Queen City Members and friends to promote your busi- surface on it. ness and support your club! For more information, contact Colleen (col- [email protected] or 425-522-4052), Pete Delaunay (pete@delaunay. H Do take your potluck dishes or com or 206-579-4883) or Wendy Redding ([email protected] or crockpots to the galley bar or 425-239-3189). the portable tables rather than resting them on the bar. QCYC Bilge Pump Advertising Rate – And if you see PC Grimm one-time fee for a monthly ad around the club, give him a high- Jumbo – 5" by 4" $700 five for his efforts. Display – 5" by 2½" $600 — Sally Macdonald, Standard – 2½" by 2¼" or 4⅝ by 1⅜" $500 Bilge Pump co-editor Business-card – 3½" by 1⅝" $420 Happy New Year, Cruella ing out the old year and Practically Sized ~ Prudently Efficient ~ Built to Last R salute the new one in black- and-white style at Queen City. The New Year’s Eve Black and White Ball starts at 7 p.m. Saturday, December 31 at the mainstation. Wear anything you want as long as it is black, white or both, says Michele Bedner, hostess of the event. To help you decide on an outfit, she suggests thinking TRAWLERS like Cruella Deville, Beetlejuice, 31 INTERIOR HELMSMAN - TAKE THE WHEEL! a jailbird, the Blues Brothers, a He msma French maid, or, if you’re more formally inclined, a tux or eve- $479,000 $409,000 $379,000 $269,000 ning gown. Anything goes. 43 PILOTHOUSE 38 PILOTHOUSE 37 SEDAN 31 SEDAN There will be prizes for the King and Queen of the Ball, the HELMSMANTRAWLERS.COM | 206.282.0110 | 2400 WESTLAKE AVE N | SEATTLE best-dressed couple in formal THE BILGE PUMP | 5 Expert to speak Wednesday, January 25. territory we know as the Salish on alish ea Blumenthal has Sea as he was instructed to do, S S researched the jour- according to the Center for the place names nals of captains George Study of the Pacific Northwest. Vancouver, who But he did map the coastline from ver wonder where explored the north- Baja California to Alaska’s Cook E Elliott Bay got its west coast of North Inlet between 1792 and 1794. And name? Or why we’re call- Photo courtesy of Dick BlumenthalAmerica on behalf of Wilkes named or re-named doz- ing it the Salish Sea? Or Richard Blumenthal Great Britain beginning ens of landmarks in Puget Sound, Admiralty Inlet -- who in 1790, and Charles including Elliott Bay. does that refer to? Wilkes, the U.S naval officer who Blumenthal undertook his Dick Blumenthal, a mari- followed Vancouver’s voyage of research into the journals to bet- time historian and author, will discovery with a survey of Puget ter understand the hardships of share stories of the Salish Sea, its Sound in 1841. Vancouver and Wilkes and the oddly named places and the jour- Vancouver’s journey didn’t character of the places they vis- neys of its earliest explorers at help resolve a diplomatic dis- ited. He has written several books QCYC’s speakers series meeting, pute between the British and the on northwest maritime history, Spanish over the rights to the including “Maritime Place Names,
Inland Washington Waters.” The speaker series at QCYC is being arranged by the Presentations Committee. Dinner You’re Invited! will start at 6 p.m. to accom-
modate the large turnout that’s
expected. — Barry Rutten, presentations QCYC Kids’ committee co-chair Holiday Party
Saturday, December 10th An old-time welcome 11:00a.m. – 1:30p.m. for newbies
he initiation fee was $1. And Bring your Kids, Grandkids, T most of the members wanted Nieces or Nephews to come up with a name that Make Holiday Crafts 11:00 – 1:30 included “motor boat club.” See a Magician Show 11:30 – 12:00 But that was then, in 1916 Watch Santa Arrive by Boat 12:00 when Queen City was founded. Visit With Santa 12:00 – 1:00 And this is now, as a slate of Snacks Provided new members found out when Trustee Mark Vanderwall led QCYC them through the years of QCYC 2608 Boyer Avenue East, Seattle, WA history at an orientation for new members Nov. 15. While not included, Vanderwall’s slide-show pre- consider breakfast with Willie before the party! sentation covered 100 years of his- Questions? tory, ending with today, when Contact Paul and Shauna Bennett 206-850-4463 membership hovers around 550 active and social members and there’s a waiting list for one of the 241 permanent slips at the mainstation. The evening began with a burger-bar buffet by Chef Willie 6 | THE BILGE PUMP Fussel, Trela Herman, Denise Lindholm, Christine and Brian Presser and Pat Dye. Vanderwall introduced Rear Commodore Mark Reed, who planned the event; Commodore and First Lady Dave and Michele
Bedner; Chris Benson, member- Macdonald
ship chair; Barry Rutten, trustee John
and annual committee member; by
Colleen Rutten, annual chair; Jim
Damery, house committee co-chair; Photos Mark Vanderwall explains QCYC history to Pete Collins, measuring committee Joan Preusser, president of the Tarettes, urges newcomers at the new member orientation chair; Dennis and Niki Rampe, fleet women who have recently joined the club to be involved in the women's group. meeting in November. captains and ship’s store chairs; Karleen Reed, grounds committee Williamson for the new members, would contribute, Vanderwall chair, and Sally Macdonald, Bilge chairs of several committees and noted as he urged the new mem- Pump co-editor. officers. bers to be active in the club and Tarettes President Joanie New members who signed to volunteer often in order to get Preusser; Bill Brunkhorst, web up to attend include Eric Long, acquainted with other members. master, and Jeff Madera, moor- Jim Sanders, Steve Clark, Kate “You already serve on one age chairman, explained their and Greg Wharton, Greg Satoro, committee,” he said. “Did you bailiwicks. Kirk Knapp, Wendy and Steve know that? We all of us serve on QCYC’s founders envisioned an Rittereiser, Dave and Annie the membership committee.” “average man’s club,” where every- Eckols-Spalding, Nancy and Mark one would be equal and everyone — Sally Macdonald, Wehrmeister, Wanda and Rico Bilge Pump co-editor Yacht Performance
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THE BILGE PUMP | 7 Sign-ups to close was October 25; and “Knot a Welcome New soon for the Problem,” the second class, was arettes November 6. It is really nice to T Captains Dinner meet the SYC women. We bring an hors d’ oeuvre and wine to wo prominent captains have e won’t have a Tarettes share at 6 p.m. and the program T recently joined Tarettes. W meeting in December, is at 6:30. Future classes will be Welcome to Sue Lindal and but we hope to see everyone at announced in Tarettes Blasts Karleen Reed. the Captains Christmas Dinner e-mails and at the Tarettes gen- Sue and her husband, Bob, on Thursday, December 15. eral meeting. own the 54-foot Navigator, Suzy I think the Captains Dinner If you’d like to be more Q. Sue is a regular member of is one of the best events of the involved, we are looking for the QCYC predicted log racing year. But hurry -- sign-ups close chairs for the archive, philan- team. on December 7. At the din- thropy, roster, scrapbook, dock Karleen and husband, Rear ner, we will be collecting gifts sale and Friday Night Social Commodore Mark Reed, own and gift cards from Target, committees; and we need a pho- Miramar, a 50-foot Grand Banks. Safeway or Fred Meyer for the tographer. It would be really We look forward to both women Boyer Children’s Clinic. Mary Jo great to have some new Tarettes participating in the Tarettes Svendsen ([email protected]) step up. Please let me or any of activities and fellowship. and Becky Garvie (canstyle@ the officers know if you are inter- — Margaret Krows, aol.com) are co-chairs for the ested in one of these chairs. membership chair event. Reservations and checks —Joanie Preusser, president for $25 per person should be H H H sent to Ann Wilbour, 128 West Lake Sammamish Pkwy. N.E., Bellevue, WA 98008. At our October general meet- ing, we had a great presentation by Becky Garvie on tips to win- terize your boat. Our first Tarettes meeting in the new year will be Wednesday, Can’t think of a January 18, beginning with a Christmas gift for board meeting at 5 p.m. (open to all) followed by a social at 6:30 someone? and the general membership The Tarettes Centennial Cookbook meeting at 7:30 on the third floor. is only $20. Please bring an appetizer and/or To order, contact Margaret Krows, wine to share at the social. We are invited to Seattle [email protected] Yacht Club for Women in Boating classes. The first class
8 | THE BILGE PUMP THE BILGE PUMP | 8 Photos by Michael Abrejera Pirates, fairies, zombies and the odd sea-going creature or two mixed it up at QCYC's annual Halloween bash. Terron and Denise Lindholme were a shark- and jelly fish-out-of-water; Commodore Dave and First Lady Michele Bedner ditched Wonderland for the mainstation; Andy Gerde came in from the apocalypse as a nasty-looking zombie, and a crew of pirates and fairies fraternized in fine fashion.
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Tarettes Cordially Invite You to Our QCYC Captains Dinner Thursday, December 15 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Prime Rib Dinner Buffet and music by the Norwegian Ladies Chorus Cost – only $25 Mail checks to Ann Wilbour at: 128 W. Lake Sammamish Pkwy NE, Bellevue, WA 98008 Sign up closes on December 7
We are supporting the Boyer’s Children’s Clinic. Please bring an unwrapped gift for a child 3 or younger Or a gift card from Target, Safeway or Fred Meyer.
Sponsors: Mary Jo Svendsen – 206-304-6842 & Becky Garvie – 206-979-1870
Calling AL Thursday, January 12, 2017! Enjoy a gourmet dinner and a spectacular variety show (just for us gals)! And chauffeured by our fellas! Meet at QCYC 2nd floor at 4:15PM. n E joy champagne and snacks during your ticket and car assignments. u O r fine male chauffeurs will then deliver us to for an evening of glittering theatrical wonderment, all the while enjoying a decadent five-‐course dinner! Seated on the main floor, we will be surrounded by three hours of riotous comedy, aerial and ! " about 10-‐10:30 PM, our chauffeurs will magically reappear and safely whisk us away to QCYC again. e W always have a grand time!
Cost is $112 per person. e B verages and gratuities will be separate. p S ecial diet considerations are to be made at time of reservation. l P ease submit your check/reservation to Kathleen Lentgis at 7 1 16 0 3 th v A enue e W st, Seattle, A W 8 9 199. u Q estions? o C ntact e m t a 0 2 6-‐285-‐7272 r o #
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Robert (Bob) Morrice 1920 – 2016
Friends at Queen City Yacht Club remember daughter who as adults both have a place there. Captain Bob Morrice as an avid boater and fisher- Bob joined Queen City in 1985 after retiring man, an active and well-regarded contributor to the from Boeing. The first official record of his member- club from the 1980s to the early 2000s. ship activities was in 1989, when he was the club’s And they remember Betty, his wife for 70 years fishing derby chair, indicating he had caught the until her death, for working hard on Tarettes’ proj- biggest fish in 1988. ects and events. He was the Winslow outstation chair in the win- Bob crossed the bar October 13 at the age of 96. ter of 1990 and began to serve on the board of trust- Bob was born in February, 1920 in Seattle and ees at that time. He was board chairman in 1992. He grew up in the Greenwood neighborhood. He grad- served on the docks committee off and on for seven uated from Queen Anne High School, where he met years, often as chair. In 1999 he was fleet measurer Betty. while also serving on the legislative and docks com- His paternal grandparents had emigrated from mittees from 1997 to 2004. Aberdeen, Scotland in 1889 and homesteaded on a Bob was also a primary “doer” when the club farm in the location of the current Alderwood Mall. remodeled the Winslow galley the first time. And, Betty, who was raised by her uncle in Tacoma while on the docks committee, he always seemed to after her parents’ deaths, worked as a switchboard be in charge of pulling up the milfoil in the marina operator for Associated Grocers for several years fairways (no herbicides in those days). Even if it before settling in to raise their three children. She meant doing the job all by himself. was known as an excellent seamstress, and had a When they joined the club, Bob and Betty owned talent for cooking and knitting. She and Bob were a 32-foot sailboat, the Andrea, but in 1997 they pur- married in 1942. chased their first power boat from Dean Lentgis, Bob went to work for Boeing in 1941 as a drafts- a 38-foot Rawson they renamed Rapport. Since the man in the tool-design department. He remained Rapport had been a log racing champion, Bob and with Boeing for 41 years, including 38 years in man- Rob, also a member of QCYC at the time, decided agement. He worked on military and commercial to try their hand at log racing. They won the 1997 airplanes, from the B-17 to the 747. His assignments Eagle Harbor contest. included tool- and production-planning, manu- The Morrices are remembered fondly around facturing management and production-control the club. Carol Soffel recalls cruising to Desolation management. Sound with the couple one summer. They were Bob was active in the Seattle Sail and Power caught in a storm from Grief Point all the way to Squadron (SSAPS) as well as in QCYC. He served as Smuggler’s Cove, where they finally felt it was safe secretary and treasurer of SSAPS. to cross from the west side of Texada. She remem- The Morrices often cruised to Garrison Bay bers Bob’s face looking completely ashen, probably where Bob’s brother had a place just inside the matching everyone else’s. entrance. Bob, his brother and his young son, Rob, Bob and Betty enjoyed spending time at would go fishing off the south end of Henry Island Winslow in the summers and were close cruising by Kellet Bluff and Open Bay. Betty often canned friends with Bob and Joyce Brown. the salmon her men caught. Later in life, the couple Captain Morrice is survived by his daughters, enjoyed cruising to Center Island to visit Rob and Janet and Susan, and his son Rob.
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Calling all QCYC Captains! Please join us in spreading Holiday Cheer by volunteering for the Seafair Holiday Cruise Sunday, December 4, 2016; Volunteer Orientation Meeting at 12:30; Volunteer Dinner approximately 5:30.
For this fun-filled event individual skippers volunteer their boats to take adults with developmental disabilities and their chaperones for a boat ride. Our guests receive a special treat bag, a chat and photo with Santa, and a visit with the Seafair clowns. WE NEED MANY VOLUNTEERS FOR A SUCCESSFUL EVENT, including: Skippers: The skipper decides how many passengers s/he can accommodate and picks them up either at their slip at the main station or in the “U.”
Dock Elves: Dock elves greet our guests when they arrive, give them their life jacket and snack bag, deliver them to their boat, and assist them when they return.
Santas: Santa receives calls at the main station on his cell phone from our guests during their boat ride and hears their wish list!
Kitchen Help: We provide a simple meal for all volunteers after the event, and need kitchen and clean-up help in the grand style of all QCYC events!
Please sign up online or on the sign-up sheet outside the office. Or you may also contact one of the captains below directly:
Skippers contact Chuck Gould. 206-605-6744, or [email protected] All other inquiries contact Val Ohlstrom. 206-498-1560, or [email protected].
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Black &White Ball
$55 Per person
Attire: Wear anything you want as long as it is black, white or black & white. This could be formal, informal or costume. (ie Cruella Deville, Beetlejuice, jail suit, Blues Brothers, French maid, gangster, etc.)
Contest and prizes for: King and Queen of Black and White Ball Everyone votes!
7 pm: Cocktail Hour with light appetizers 8 pm: Willie's special buffet dinner featuring Steak & Salmon 9 pm - 12 pm: Dancing to live music by The Tropics
Celebrate at Midnight with a Champagne Toast
Special Centennial gift for each attendee. *This is the last Centennial event.
RSVP to Deborah at QCYC (206) 709-2000 for reservations and payment by December 28th. Guests welcome!
Event Host: Michele Bedner (425) 742-9041
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Dave Bedner ...... Commodore Jan Gould Treasurer John Hieber ...... Vice Commodore Michael Abrejera Photographer Mark Reed ...... Rear Commodore Wendy DeLaunay ...... Photographer Eric Wood ...... Secretary Sally Macdonald/Pete Delaunay Co-Editors
DECEMBER 2016 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 Willie out on vacation Willie out on vacation Willie out on vacation Friday Lunch 11:00am SYC Commodore's Ship's Store Open Ball 11:30am to 1:30pm 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Willie out on vacation Willie out on vacation House Committee WIC Past President's Friday Lunch 11:00am Breakfast 9:00am Seafair Holiday Cruise Meeting 9:00am Holiday Party at Tyee Ship's Store Open Docks Fun Day (Special Peoples' Docks Committee YC 11:00am 11:30am to 1:30pm 8:30am Cruise) 12:30pm Meeting 6:30pm QCYC Children's Planning & Finance Holiday Party Meeting 7:00pm 11:30am 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 QCYC Board Meeting House Committee Pre-Meeting Dinner Captain's Christmas Friday Lunch 11:00am Breakfast 9:00am 7:00pm Meeting 9:00am 6:00pm Dinner 5:30pm SSPS Holiday Party General Member 5:30pm Meeting 7:30pm 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 House Committee Christmas Holidays - Christmas Holidays - Meeting 9:00am QCYC Office Closed QCYC Office Closed Past Commodores' Holiday Dinner 5:30pm Architectural Advisory Committee Meeting 6:30pm 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Christmas Holidays - Christmas Holidays - House Committee NO General Member Friday Lunch 11:00am QCYC Adult New QCYC Office Closed QCYC Office Closed Meeting 9:00am Meeting - Cancelled Year's Eve Party due to Christmas Holidays