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• Corinthian Yacht Clubof Bellingham •

since 1986

From The Starboard Railby Bruce Henninger, Commodore

APRIL 2006Vol. 21, No. 4

T he clocks have sprung ahead and there is now timefor the working stiffs to get out on the water afterwork or to get those boat duties done. This month

has been very busy for many of our club members. CYCboats are on the hard in many of the local yards—sanding,painting, buffing, and scrubbing—the fleet is making readyto take the bay by force!

Please, if you get a chance to come out and sail with uson Thursday nights, do so! Crew or skipper, its great fun.When sailboats are going around a race course it’s a beauti-ful thing! There is a handicap for your boat so we can allrace together. You may be first across the line and have aboat that finished 15 minutes behind you end up in a tieafter the correction. It’s not about who is first as much aswho sailed better than the week before. It’s about askingyourself, “Why are that boats’ sails trimmed the way theyare?”; “If I travel down my main will I pick up speed or slowdown?”; “How do I make my boat sail faster in light wind?”;“Why did the boats go in instead of going out?” Each timeyou go around the course, novice or seasoned, you will learnmore about you and your boat and how you work with yourcrew, the wind and waves. So set sail with the CYC onThursday nights. Fun and learning is what it is all about.

Just a reminder Opening Day is coming, so get yourgear together for our swap meet and hook up with yourfriends to sail on the bay opening day! There is lots of op-portunity for helping and playing!

And now the last point; I regret that I will notbe at the next club meeting as another road show ispulling me away. I am sorry to miss the meeting withall of you, my good friends. But employment paysmoorage and buys boat toys, so I will see all of youon opening day!

If you have any questions please call me or Glen,your loyal Vice Commodore. A personal thank youto my Bridge—what a great group of sailors with anattitude to serve CYC and the greater boating com-munity!

—Commodore Bruce

Contents

1 ........................................ From The Starboard Rail2 .................. Notes from the Executive Board Meeting2 .................................................................. Calendar3 ............................... Sucia Island / Fossil Bay Cruise3 ..................................................... Address Changes4 ........................................ From Membership Chair4 .......................................... Cruise Schedule Updates5 .............................................................. Reciprocity6 ...................................... 2006 CYC Cruise Schedule7 ................................................................. Classified

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Notes from the Executive Board MeetingTuesday, April 4, 2006 Submitted by Mel Davidson, Secretary

CalendarApril 18 —regular meetingMay 2—Board meetingMay 6—Opening Day & Swap MeetMay 16—regular meetingMay 20–21—West Sound cruiseJune 3–4—Matia Island cleanupJune 17–18—Sucia I. cruiseJuly 14–17—Bedwell Harbour cruiseJuly 29—Big Brothers/Big Sisters Day cruise w/SYC

Meeting began at 1800hrs by the Commodores watch.

Present: Commodore Bruce Henninger, Jack Bazhaw, Kaye Clevenger,Steve Clevenger, Mel Davidson, Joe Davies, Gary Eerkes, Glenn Gelhar,Rocky Goodhope, Nori Yamashita, David Barrett.

Minutes of the March meeting (by Mel Davidson) were approved.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Race: Rocky Goodhope had copies of the Racing Applications, which willbe available for sign-up at the Web Locker restaurant, Thursday, April 6.The Board authorized $150 up-front to the BYC for mark boat expenses.The first race series begins Thursday April 13.

Reciprocal: Steve Clevenger confirmed that Anacortes Yacht Club hasdropped its reciprocal agreement with us, because some of its membershad a difficult time finding our reciprocal spaces.

Membership: Nori Yamashita reported no new members. Rosters havebeen mailed out with membership cards in the same envelopes.

Administrative: Joe Davies reported the speaker for the April GeneralMeeting will be Jeff Porter, head shipwright of the Seaview Boatyard,who will speak about practical (ship) yard work. The topic for the Maymeeting, a pre-season barbecue, has not been decided.

Cruise: David Barrett reminded us we still need a host for the Septembercruise.

Homeport Newsletter: Editor Jack Bazhaw informed us a Puget Soundrecreation group has requested a reciprocal link on our website. Jack willinvestigate the group further before we go further. There was a generalconsensus that the deadline for this month’s newsletter copy should beSaturday April 8, 2006.

Treasurer: Kaye Clevenger reported $268 income, $446 expenses forbalances of $4786 and 7174 in our checking and savings accounts,respectively.

OLD BUSINESS

Mike and Karen Reed and Dave and Debra Jones will run the OpeningDay sailing event for us.

Steve Clevenger is charge of our Opening Day Swap Meet, which willrun officially from 7 to 11AM Saturday May 6 in the area near theSqualicum Yacht Club. This event has been well publicized, and somepeople may show up before the official opening time.

NEW BUSINESS

The April cruise, the Matia cleanup, has been moved to early June. Weneed volunteers for the Opening Day Swap Meet, so please call Steve at384-6731.

Meeting adjourned at 1854hrs.

The next General Meeting will be at the “Boathouse” meeting hall at6PM, April 18, 2006.

The Next Board Meeting will be at Glenn and Jenny Gelhar’s house, 45317th Street in Bellingham at 6PM May 2, 2006.

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Sucia Island / Fossil BayCruise

Please start thinking of Sucia Island / Fossil Bay Cruise onJune 17–18. Um...why Fossil Bay and not Echo? I spoke withPark Ranger Castor and he thinks we might be able to usedock #2 those two days.

Crowds are historically down and the date following aholiday means less folks. I would like to see us raft up to thedock for Saturday night BBQ. I know some of you do not liketo raft but my boat is plastic, come along side anytime.

Further info: Carole and I will bring the main dish forBBQ, fancy hot dogs, buns, sauerkraut, potato salad and chips.Your requirements are to bring what you want to drink, a smallportioned desert to share and a historical story about the is-lands. We want folk lore [true or not] regarding one of theSan Juan Islands or past inhabitants of the islands. I say trueor not, either way, if you get it past us the prize could be yours.What’s the prize/s—nothing to do with sailing, ladies.

Help needed! Early Friday I would like two boats to goearly to secure the dock #2 in Fossil Bay. I would do so, but,my boss wants to retire Friday June 16th. So, even though he’sgoing out the door, I have been warned [Carole’s strong sug-gestion] it is necessary to be politically correct....well you allunderstand. I’ll be heading over right past the handshake andATA BOY. Please let me know who’s willing to jump in thereand help out securing the dock.

—Mike/Carole, Sosueme

Address ChangesOur new address is incorrect in the roster. Our new address is:916 Newell Street, Bellingham, 98225; phone is the same. (Wewon’t actually be there for at least another month, but it’llhappen soon.) Mike and Karen Reed

Would you please let people know in the next newsletterthat our address is 609 Sunflower Lane but is incorrect in theroster;. all the rest is the same. Larry & Barbee Folenius

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From MembershipChair

Just a reminder to all our members that CYC 2006 Rosterswere mailed out on March 24 to your address on record. Somewere picked up at our March general meeting.

Please check to make sure that you did receive two copiesof 06 Rosters with your 2006 membership cards. The mem-bership cards were placed inside of envelope outside of yourroster.

For some reason, if you are missing your membership cardor if you did not receive your 2006 Roster, please let me know.

—Nori Yamashita, 360-392-8843,nori.yamashita@sodexhousa.com

Cruise Schedule UpdatesAs you are getting your boats ready for Opening Day many ofyou will also be thinking of the cruising season that is justaround the corner. Mark your calendars for our first cruise,West Sound on May 20-21. It would be great to kick off theseason with many of you participating! Watch for more infor-mation from hosts Bob and Susan Plumb.

The Matia Island Clean-up is confirmed for June 3–4.We know that some of may need to anchor at Sucia. We aretrying to arrange for a power boat to shuttle folks from Suciato Matia so that everyone can participate. Glenn & JennyGelhar will keep you posted.

Also, information and sign-up for marina slips at BedwellHarbor/Poet’s Cove ( July 14–17) will be available at our nextgeneral meeting.

—Dave and Wendy Barrett, Cruise Chairs

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ReciprocityAnacortes Yacht Club has concluded their annual review ofthe reciprocal arrangements they maintain with other clubs.Based on their review, they have advised our Club that theiragreement will not be renewed for the upcoming sailing sea-son.

While they are not able to offer us free overnight moor-age, they would still like to welcome our members to theirclubhouse on Friday evenings from 5:30 to 8:30 PM for theirsocial hour when we are in the Anacortes Cap Sante Port.

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2006 CYC Cruise ScheduleUpdated April 7, 2006

Cruise Month Date HostPoker Run February 25 Bruce Henninger733-4097

Squalicum Harbor Cleanup March 18 Steve & Kaye Clevenger, 384-6731

Opening Day & Swap Meet May 6

West Sound May 20-21 Bob & Susan Plumb676-9085

Matia Island Cleanup June 3-4 Glenn & Jenny Gelhar, 647-2147

Sucia-Echo Bay June 17-18 Mike & Carol Grant,671-6621

Bedwell Harbor-Poet’s Cove July 14-17 Wendy & Dave Barrett756-8028

Big Brothers/ Big Sisters Day Cruise w/SYC July 29 Glenn Yorks for CYC319-1171Larry & Barbee Folenius, for SYC647-0190

Reid Harbor August 5-6 Ray & Lynn Gobush,647-9004

Sucia- Fossil Bay4th Annual Styrofoam Regatta August 19-20 Larry & Barbee Folenius, 647-0190

To be determined September 16-17 Need Host

Chuckanut Bay w/BSPS October 7-8 Rocky & Patsy Goodhope, 647-1484

Blakely Turkey Cruise November 4-5 Dave & Deb Jones380-3538

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ClassifiedRaytheon R20 Raster Scan radar—$250; Winter trailered boatstorage—$3 lineal foot/mo. Contact Ham Hayes 319-1936

�Traditional Norwegian wooden pram row boat, 12 feet, copperriveted, lapstrake, pristine condition. Ken or Marian Russell 738-0623

�Wanted to Trade: An Edson 55" wheel, 1" shaft for a smallerwheel. kilaruba@copper.net (360)332-9549

�For Sale: Fifteen-inch diameter, 2 blade maxi-prop, 1-inch diametershaft; used one year, $900. (360) 332-9549, kilaruba@copper.net

�Henri Lloyd TP2 Offshore Rapid Foul Weather jacket and match-ing trousers. Yellow with navy trim, rarely used, like new condition.Purchased at West Marine. Size: Men’s medium, women’s large.$200.00. Call Janet Eerkes at 671-9783 or e-mailjanet@rempacific.com

�Nordic 34 Sloop, 1988, Robert Perry Design. Call Kaye or SteveClevenger for all the details. The boat may be inspected bycontacting Ken Bosworth at North Island Boat, Anacortes, WA(360) 293-7459. Office at 2801 R Ave, yard at 700 28th Street.Owner, Frank Clevenger, (325) 676-3187, Abilene, TX $75,000.

�Two new [9/04] Interstate 12V Deep Cycle batteries [HD24DP],each in battery box. Replaced on new RV. $50 each. 509-925-3354.Rob Lapen, Ellensburg

�Eight foot sailing dingy, 38 sq ft sail, oars, and 2hp out board $600.Storm jib, with hank on or cable reinforced luff, I=17' J=12" $200Ray Gobush 637-9004

�Have a boat related item gathering barnacles? Send infor-

mation to the HomePort editor for a free listing.

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CORINTHIAN YACHT CLUB OF BELLINGHAM

P.O. Box 101Bellingham, WA 98227

Homepage: www.CYCBellingham.homestead.com

Elected Officers:

Commodore: Bruce Henninger 733-4097

Vice Commodore: Glenn Gelhar 647-2147

Secretary: Mel Davidson 734-8782

Treasurer: Kaye Clevenger 384-6731

Administrative Officer: Joe Davies 604-866-9335

Membership: Nori & Belinda Yamashita 671-8741

Race Chair: Rocky Goodhope

Cruise Chair: Wendy & David Barrett 756-8028

Appointed Positions:

Reciprocity: Steven Clevenger 384-6731

PIYA Rep: Michael Corcoran 733-4519

PHRF Rep: Rob Galbraith 671-9146

Newsletter: Jack Bazhaw 676-0662 jbazhaw@qwest.net

Please have newsletter material (plain text, no formatting)in by the Saturday after the board meeting. Email tojbazhaw@qwest.net is preferred or a diskette (PC or Mac[hi-density only]). Advertising Rates: Newsletter–$50/yr;Roster–$50; Both–$75

Corinthian Yacht Club meets September–May, on the thirdTuesday at the new Squalicum Boathouse, Squalicum Har-bor, Bellingham at 1800. Potluck format—bring a dish topass, your own table service and beverage.

Board meetings are usually on the first Tuesday at 1800,location to be announced.

BoatU.S. Co-Op Group Number GA81518Y. Call HamiltonHayes, hhayes@biztran.com, 756-8060, for info.

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