Mar - Portland Yacht Club

COMMODORE’S COMMENTS
A
s I look out of
my window I
think that I can
see a Crocus or two trying
to break through the
barkdust. This is a sure
sign that spring is just
around the corner. Time is fast approaching
for us to start thinking about dewinterizing
our boats in anticipation of
our first Club cruise or our first sailing
event. Although, I suspect that Mother
Nature still has another blast or two of
winter weather for us.
Sue and I would like to thank all those
Members and guests who attended the
Commodore’s Ball. It was great to have
Fourteen Past Commodore’s and Past
First Ladies’ in attendance. A special
thank you goes to our Master of Ceremonies
for the evening, Mike Stansell. We
would also like to thank our Officer in
Charge Harry Braunstein and Executive
Officer in Charge Walter Witschard for
the PORTLIGHT
published monthly by the
PORTLAND YACHT CLUB
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Portland, Oregon 97211
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EDITOR
Dale Mack
OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES
Commodore
Jerry Miller (power)
Vice Commodore Nick Johnson (sail)
Secretary/Treasurer Rod Wells (power)
Rear Commodore Berkeley Smith (sail)
Trustee Year 2
Larry Snyder (power)
Trustee Year 2
Gary Eckert (power)
Trustee Year 1
Charlie Bishop (sail)
Trustee Year 1
Michael Lewis (sail)
Trustee 1 Year Term Craig Schambaugh (sail)
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Bernie Bills / Stan Borys / Bob Knauer
Skip Nitchie / Frank Tillman
conducting the Change of Command
Ceremonies. The Monarch Hotel again
catered dinner and we dance the evening
away to the sounds of Sandpoint.
The PYC Winter Members Meeting is
March 12. All Members are encouraged
to attend. The primary purpose of this
meeting is to provide the Membership a
report by the Finance Committee of the
Auditors findings of the Reviewed Financial
Statement for 2008. There will also be
an update by our various committees on
their activities for the year.
As I write this article, the Annual Crab
Feed, again co-chaired by Jimmy and
Sandi Hansen and Mike and Tammy
House, is just days away. The Hansen’s
and the House’s always come through
with an outstanding event. Hope to see
you all there!
Our first cruise of the year is our annual
St Patrick’s Day Cruise to the
Outstation. Past Commodore Doug Foster
will be conducting the Fourth Annual
Ceremonial “Burning of the Socks” celebrating
the end of winter and the beginning
of spring. We will make arrangements
for VSC Inspections to be conducted
on Saturday March 14 at the Outstation.
On the subject of VSC Inspections, all
Boat Owning Members are reminded that
a copy of your VSC Inspection Report
must be submitted to the PYC Office annually.
Starting April 1, our weekly Wednesday
lunch will resume. We will use the same
format as last year. This is an excellent
opportunity for you to bring your friends,
business associates and potential members
to our club.
A special thanks goes out to Bob Bishop,
our Membership Chairman, and those
Members who help man the PYC Booth
at the Portland Boat Show. We had
thirty-four parties sign membership interest
cards. These individuals will be invited
to a special open-house on March 8 followed
by a special one-day cruise to the
Outstation aboard Member boats on
March 22. If you signed anyone up at the
Boat Show it would be great if you could
participate in the open-house/cruise
events. Check with Julie to see if the folks
you signed up will be attending. This special
open-house and day cruise is not just
limited to those who signed up at the Boat
Show. If you know of other potential
new members, this would be a great opportunity
to show them our wonderful
facilities.
Speaking of the Outstation, Gary Erdahl
has scheduled our annual Outstation
Spring Clean-up for Saturday March 7. A
sign-up sheet will be posted on the bulletin
board. Remember, Confucius says,
“Many hands make for short work”.
Cookouts are scheduled for March 6 and
March 20, an Educational Session is
scheduled for March 21 and Happy Hour
is scheduled every Friday starting at 3:00.
CRYA Opening Day is scheduled for Saturday
May 2. The theme for this year is
“Building Bridges”. Michael and Denise
Hahn have again volunteered to host our
Opening Day Brunch. As you may recall,
last year we had 116 PYC boats participate
in the Opening Day Parade, a feat
not likely to be accomplished again.
However, our Past Commodore and 2009
Fleet Captain Heather Adams and I are
encouraging our Membership to again rise
to the cause and turn-out and participate
in the CRYA Opening Day Parade. Let’s
show the other CRYA Member Clubs that
PYC is just not a one-time “flash in the
pan”! A sign-up sheet will be posted in the
near future.
Remember, it’s never too late to volunteer
to help out. Also, we are all reminded to
make our event reservations early.
Join us for “Fun Times in ‘09”
Jerry Miller
Commodore
M/V Marisol
2 PortlandYC.com March 2009