Celebrating Opening Day 2017 Welcome Aboard! Greetings and Welcome to Seattle Yacht Club Opening Day 2017 Welcome to Seattle Yacht Club’s Opening Day of Boating. This week we celebrate an activity we enjoy in a city and a region worth celebrating. When gazing on our pristine waters lined with emerald-colored trees, what else can we say but “aah”. How lucky can we be? Okay, the traffic can be a bit wicked. Opening Day has evolved and grown over the years and is a Northwest treasure. It is a privilege for the Seattle Yacht Club to organize it. We are grateful to the over 200 volunteer members of SYC that take a year to plan and organize this event. From the Windermere crew races to the Boat Parade; from the Opening Ceremony to the Awards and Closing Ceremonies, Opening Day is a family-focused, fun-filled day for anyone that Thank you for joining us at Seattle Yacht Club for Opening Day loves boating, loves watching boats or would rather just sit on 2017. As your Opening Day Trio, we are honored to welcome the shore than anywhere else. you to this week full of events and activities celebrating the joy of boating in the Great Northwest. We would like to thank Opening Day is a time to gather with family and friends and to our friends around the Northwest, from the South Sound to make new friends as well. It doesn’t matter how big or small Canada, for the wonderful receptions and warm hospitality you your boat is, power, sail or paddle-driven or even if you don’t shared with us on our visits to your clubs. have a boat at all. We can all rejoice, because we have access to resources that facilitate water activities. Opening Day week beginning Tuesday, May 2 offers a full calendar of fun things to do around our Club. The SYC An important part of Women’s Drama Group presents the lively play The Wizard of Opening Day is when Emerald City Mall on Wednesday morning and Friday brings we gather together and Log Boom tours compliments of the Antique and Classic recognize the boating Boat Society. Luncheons and parties are held throughout the organizations that play a week, with dinner and dancing offered at a variety of venues. vital role for boating in Saturday turns the focus to the main events - the Opening Day the Northwest and the Parade and the crew races. Throughout your visit, we hope Salish Sea. Every one of that you’ll find time for just relaxing, making new friends and these clubs, organizations sharing stories and adventures. A detailed calendar of events and entities contributes can be found in this publication and at www.seattleyachtclub. to making boating in the org. Northwest among the best in the world. Special thanks to all of you who have worked so hard to make Opening Day 2017 a success - our members, the boating Some of these organizations encourage us to boat smarter. community, and especially the SYC staff! We appreciate the Others show us the kind of skills it takes to be safe on the time and energy that you dedicate to making Opening Day one water. Together we are all better for the heart that boaters of the top on-the-water festivals anywhere. Thanks show each other while on the water whether it is watching for being a part of this time-honored event and our wake, lending a hand or just waving to one and celebrating Emerald City Aahs - Opening Day 2017! another while passing on our way to our favorite destination. Sincerely, Admiral Bruce Campbell Tom and I wish you and yours (and your little dog Admiralette Sandy Bell too) a very safe and wonderful boating season. Vice Admiral Randy Holbrook Commodore Lynn and Tom Wingard Welcome to the Seattle Yacht Club Club Hours Concierge Booth For Opening Day Week If at any time during your visit you need Location: Outside the SW corner of the Clubhouse, assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact the next to the Dinghy Dock Front Desk (206) 325-1000. Hours: Tuesday - Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm DATE CLUBHOUSE FRONT DESK May 1 8:30 am - 4:30 pm 8:30 am - 4:30 pm It is our pleasure to help make your visit to Seattle Yacht Club May 2 8:30 am - 11:00 pm 8:30 am - 10:00 pm wonderful! We’ll equip you with a 2017 Aahsome skipper’s kit. May 3 8:30 am - 11:00 pm 8:30 am - 10:00 pm Concierge staffers will also provide you with Opening Day May 4 8:30 am - Midnight 8:30 am - 11:00 pm information and direct you to local services and merchants. May 5 8:30 am - 1:00 am 8:30 am - Midnight Make the booth an early stop after your arrival. We’ll have May 6 7:00 am - 1:00 am 7:00 am - Midnight coffee and treats every morning. May 7 8:30 am - 10:00 pm 8:30 am - 10:00 pm Here’s a list of other amenities being offered: Please keep in mind that this is a very busy time for everyone. Seattle Times newspaper - complimentary Please try to limit your calls to Opening Day related issues on . Opening Day Publication, Emerald City Enquirer, May 4 - 6. listing all Opening Day activities . Local maps and public transit information Charging on Account at SYC . Message board . Boating magazines As a member of another yacht club, you will be able to . Local telephone directories have a charge account for Opening Day Week. Bring your club’s membership card to the Front Desk with your . Complimentary shuttle service to University MasterCard or Visa. We will use this information to issue Village and Fisheries Supply a temporary SYC charge card. Nightly, we will transmit all . Treats for canines and their handlers your charges for that day to your card provider. A three . SYC Menus % percent (3 ) convenience fee is applied to all credit card . Complimentary morning coffee purchases made by SYC members and all others. Membership Information Shuttle van courtesy of Navigating the Club Fireside Lounge - Main Level Center Way Scarff Ford Auburn Front Desk - Main Level Heritage Room - Basement Level Marine Room - Top Level Ward Room - Main Level Dining Room (SW Corner) Restroom (W) - Main Level & Top Level Restroom (M) - Basement Level & Top Level Restroom - Outside entrance, Lower Level Munchkin Mercantile Seattle Fire Department Access Lane Open daily We are required by the Seattle Fire Department to maintain behind the Front Desk an open access lane through the parking lot to Dock Zero at all times. No parking or obstruction will be allowed in Emerald City Aahs Logo this lane at any time. Violators will be towed without Hoodies and Jackets notice. In addition, at the west end of Dock Zero, a Tee Shirts dedicated area will be maintained as a landing area Pullovers for public safety vessels. No moorage will be allowed in this area at any time. We are visited frequently and Opening Day Caps randomly by the Seattle Fire Department to check that we are in compliance. Parking and Security Complimentary Cup of Java . Please keep in mind that many members and guests will Stop by the Concierge Booth be visiting our Club during the week prior to Opening for complimentary coffee from Day. 9:00 am - 11:00 am . The Parking and Security Committee requests that Tuesday - Friday everyone carpool for Opening Day events as parking is limited. Pastries available on Thursday and Friday! . Starting with Men’s Lunch on Thursday, the busy Friday Lunch, and then Opening Day on Saturday; you may Sorry - no service during have to use alternate parking. Saturday’s Commissioning Ceremony. Fisheries parking lot opens Friday evening. All cars parked there must be removed by 10:00 am on Sunday. Please respect the fire lanes, handicap parking and Uniform of the Week reserved spots – DO NOT PARK IN THOSE AREAS. Blue Blazer, White Shirt, White Pants or Skirt and White . Do not leave any valuables in your vehicle. SYC Shoes - Dark Tie for men and Neutral Stockings for women. is not responsible for any losses or damages. Please wear the suggested uniform to the following events: . Cars left in the Club upper parking lot after 6:00 am • Thursday Men’s Lunch (optional) on Opening Day or at any time in the fire lanes • Canadian Reception (women may wear cocktail dresses) will be towed. • Friday Lunch • Commissioning Ceremony participants are required to Forewarning: Violators will be wear the uniform with hat towed at their own expense! • VIP Boat Passenger • Closing Ceremony Wishing you a fun-filled Opening Day week from the Parking and Security Committee. Did the tornado excite Dorothy? Yes she got carried away!! Why did Dorothy scream? Because the Tin Man stepped on her Toto! SYC WiFi Network Please Curb Your Dog Network Name: SYCguest Please remember that you are Password: None required responsible for your four-legged Usage Agreement: Required open browser, read and friends and they must always be accept on a leash. Usage Limitations: Email and limited web browsing SYC has a nice park right next to our only. NO DOWNLOADING OR STREAMING OF grounds. It is a perfect place to walk your dog. MOVIES OR LARGE FILES, PLEASE! Network Access Coverage: Mainstation, Dock Please use the grass area - Not the Parking Lot! Zero and Docks 1 - 4 Contact: Front Desk - (206) 325-1000 0r Please make sure to pick up after your [email protected] pet and use the trash receptacles in the park.