September 2011 Commodore’s Column
Ahoy PTYC Members!
The passing of the summertime hiatus for publishing the Baggywrinkle brings us ever closer to another turn of the seasons, except that, I am still waiting for winter to turn to summer (never mind about spring). Just a few days ago I woke up to a foggy morning and it was 53 degrees outside, 53 DEGREES! Ok, ok to be fair we did see 70 degrees one afternoon but that was two weeks ago last Thursday! And it was only one day! I expect the ice sheets to begin weeping out of Canada any day now. I know I shouldn’t complain but just a little heat would be nice!
June, July and August have been busy with Club cruises, socials and programs including: fantastic cruises to Pleasant Harbor (Cruise Captains Sue and Carl Sidle); Telegraph Harbor (Cruise Captains Bill Rothert and Macy Galbreath and Vince and Mary Ann Verneuil); and, a festive 4th of July cruise to Reid Harbor (Mike and Barb Soskin and Ken and Ila Mikkelsen). Thank you cruise captains all! Member camaraderie and shared events were excellent; even the weather was near perfect so, you see, I have little to complain about after all.
A special thank you and salute to all the members who helped setup the June Soup and Salad Potluck, the July Pizza Party and August Potluck. A special thank you is in order for our June Meeting speaker, Commander Martin, providing an overview of the Indian Island Magazine mission and to Ed Jennerich, RBAW President (Recreational Boating Association of Washington, for his update on boating related legislative issues at the July gathering. July activities also included dinner at El Serape Mexican Restaurant. Also, a special salute to Club members Dave Weeding and Galen Peterson for their August presentation of their famous “Round Vancouver Island” cruise. My profound thanks to all who attended these PTYC events. (more…)