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122º 30' 06" W 48º44' 55"N
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September 2017
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Volume 33 Number 9
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September 2017 issue:
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The Next Potluck Meeting is September 12 at 6:00
For our September potluck, Brooke Love (Western Washington University, Department of Environmental Sciences) will talk on the subject of Ocean Acidification and how it affects our boats.
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Bonjour from Aigue-Mortes "Deadwater' " France
Yes this is me and Joe and Priscilla Sulham from our boat in front of a 12th century walled city. I feel really bad about abandoning my post as Commodore and stealing our CYC Secretary too.....well, not really.
Your commy,
Laurent
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What a glorious summer for cruising and sailing. WineKnot left July 27th for 9 days in Desolation Sound, The Broughtons and finally Port Hardy. I flew home and Troy continued on to Rivers Inlet to score this year's bounty! We traveled with new members Chris and Don Kosa on board Sea K Vino. An absolute amazing trip, from oysters and swimming in Desolation Sound to exploring and happy hours in the Broughtons.
Upon returning we hosted a dock BBQ for the CBC/CYC volunteers for "the day on the water" campaign, Saturday, August 12th. It was very well attended and, as always, great food was shared. Thank-you to everyone that participated and helped me get the burgers grilled! What a fun group.
If you are interested or willing to be next year's membership chair, please let a board member know. This will be my last year as membership and we are actively looking for a replacement. There are no new members to report at this time.
Enjoy September boating, it's always a joy to cruise in the fall! I'll hopefully see you in October for the Blakely Island Turkey fry. Oct. 27-29.
Cheers!
–Tracy Olney
2017 CYC Membership Chair
Ahoy Cruisers! Summer is beginning to sail into the sunset as we approach fall. Ron Battle sent out a reminder about the upcoming Poet's Cove Cruise that casts off in on August 21. This cruise is longer than most and includes 5 days and 4 nights. It is a popular cruise because it is so much fun, so definitely go if you can!
The Blakely Island "Turkey Fry" Cruise will be the following month, the last cruise of the year, already! That will be October 27-29. This is always a wonderful cruise; Tracy and Troy Olney will be hosting it again. They do a spectacular job hosting this cruise and everyone else pitches in, it should not be missed! Hopefully by the we will be looking at cool temperatures and a little more wind that we had this summer.
For those out cruising recently, you might seen the unfortunate results of a major Atlantic Salmon escape. Deb and I were anchored in Eagle Harbor and for two days 24" salmon were jumping almost non-stop! It was a real zoo, there were almost 30 boats (many small fishing boats) trying to catch them and a helicopter can in and cruised the length of the shoreline about 50 feet in the air! It was a real zoo!
Finally, for all of us who get out there on the water, a reminder to always keep a sharp eye out: A month ago as we made a downwind run through Hale Passage I saw an object ahead just ahead and I quickly altered course to avoid it. Curious, we came about and sailed back to the object to see what it was. It was a classic deadhead--a saturated log with one end less than a foot out of the water. The portion below the waterline must have been massive beause the portion about the water was almost stationary. This was in the middle of Hale Passage! Moral of the story: always be aware of your surroundings and always keep a sharp eye ahead!
Get out there and enjoy this beautiful weather on the water!
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