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Recent reports of the club's officers.
Page last updated 01/17/10

The Quarterdeck is usually a part of the upper deck and is traditionally 'Officer territory'. Our Quarterdeck is where club officers present their monthly reports. 
 

On This Page: Rear Commodore's Report
The Commodore's Report Fleet Captain's Report
The Vice Commodore's Report
Opening Day Boating Season

The Commodore's Report - January 2010
Dave Green


This is my last chance to step up on my soapbox and say what I have on my mind.  For the past 36 months I’ve challenged myself to come up with an article for the MYC Newsletter.  Sometimes I’ve had to scratch my head for ideas and sometimes the ideas have flowed like water.  This time the water is flowing.

It has been both an honor and a pleasure to be your Commodore for 2009.  I have made some changes, not always without heated discussion, but always with the club’s future success in mind.  This club has been a big part of Laurie’s and my life since joining this group of fantastic people.  During my term, there was not one time that I was turned down when I asked for help.  That alliance was really the strength and the cushion I had hoped for and it was remarkable.

There are just too many volunteers to list individually.  You know who you are and your contributions have not gone without notice.

On a personal level, I have always been able to call on one or more individuals to help whenever I needed assistance with my boat.  You can rest assured that I will return those favors and more (health permitting) as that is a connection that I truly enjoy.

I am happy and proud to turn the Commodoreship over to Tim Riddle, who will navigate us through 2010.  Tim’s sense of humor and quick wit will likely be noted as just one of his many strong points.  Tim is (as Laurie puts it) a blessing.  Sean will once again be appreciated for pulling double duty as Vice Commodore and financial officer.  We can always count on him to deliver top quality work for us.  Bruce Fabert, with his organizational skills and desire to promote communication, will most certainly maintain the most accurate of membership entries throughout the year.  The command of the Club is in good hands for 2010.

I am saying "Goodbye" as Commodore and "Hello" as an active member of a great yacht club.

Dave Green


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Vice Commodore's Report - January 2010
Tim Riddle


AH, A NEW YEAR.  It’s that time of year again.  If you are like me, (that’s scary) you say that you are going to make that New Year’s Resolution.

I think I had an epiphany of some sort.  The vision to eat healthier.  Changing from Sugar Pops to sugar coated Shredded Wheat (more fiber), Peanut Butter and Jelly on whole wheat bread, growth hormones and the list goes on.  Maybe I was having a slight diabetic adjustment in my sugar levels, who knows.  But, I am committed to change.

Maybe it’s that resolve that motivates us to engage in the moment to moment process of change ... whether positive such as hope, inspiration, love or respect … for the importance and values of our personal character and life’s efforts of achievements.  Oh oh, the mind is wandering again.  Damn sugar low!

There are so many well intentioned stories I could tell, but there is one that is most important in my life.  That is loving life and friends and that will never change.  So, those well intentioned New Year’s resolutions can have a happy ending, but only if we realize that we can embrace opportunities and commitment.

It has been a great year sharing laughter, memories and boating experiences.  I was looking back through the 2009 newsletter publications and I have to say, if anyone didn’t have a great time then they weren’t a part of the Mukilteo Yacht Club, or they didn’t participate.


I want to thank all of you wonderful members who shared in this year’s events.  I’m sure that if 2009 was any indication (damn flashback) of what this club is about, then fasten your seat belts, don your life jackets, grab your significant others, friends (don’t grab your friends), relatives, wives, kids, pets and who knows what because you are in for a great, fun-packed 2010.


Oh, I almost forgot about the words of wisdom.  When using power tools like, say for instance, a wire wheel.  I thought it was used for cleaning paint off bolts, but it also removes finger-prints and hard earned collected calluses from fingers in about the same time it takes you to say "Oh sh*t".  So the moral of this little story and my New Year’s Resolution is ... not to use a wire wheel.  It’s a male thing !!!

Tim Riddle

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Rear Commodore's Report - January 2010
Sean Robinson


Welcome to 2010!  Hopefully everyone had a good holiday and are ready for the start of a new year.  I haven’t heard from anyone who received a new boat from Santa, but have heard that some stockings were stuffed with nice additions for their boats.

2010 is primed for a great year.  Tim is ready to lead us and has some great ideas for the club.  Bruce has created a full cruising schedule with many new destinations.  As for me, I will be up-dating our Reciprocal Moorage agreements.  If there are any new Yacht Clubs you think we should have an agreement with, please forward to me.

I would like to thank Don Dauenhauer for preparing the 2010 Membership Book.  This project is made easier by returning the Dues Notice and completing the information requested.  If you have already submitted your Dues for 2010 and did not include the Dues Notice, please be sure the information we have on file for you is up-to-date.  If there are any changes (e-mail ad-dress, cell phone numbers, etc), please send correct information to me ASAP.

Thanks for letting me serve as the Rear Commodore and I look forward to continuing on as Vice-Commodore in 2010.

Sean Robinson


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Fleet  Captains Report - January 2010
Bruce Fabert


2009 is now in the books. The Tree Lighting Cruise was cold, but memorable.  It was neat to hear the Mukilteo shore crowd cheer for the lighted boats over the VHS.

The Christmas Dinner was attended by close to 70 folks and the food and fellowship were the best.  The final event of the year included 16 boats tied Mediterranean style for the New Year’s Eve Event at the ADA Dock Party.  We had great Cruise Captains, great organizers, great volunteers, great food, great weather, great turnouts, and of course great times.  Thanks to all that helped make 2009 a memorable year.

2010 looks to be another year of active cruising, activities and making memories.  I’m hopeful everyone will pitch in to help make the new Fleet Captain’s job as pleasurable as it was for me.

As I start to get my winter projects underway I am already looking forward for this next cruise season to begin.  Sharon and I have marked all the events on our calendar and are trying to figure out which ones we can hope to make.  I’m sure they will be upon us before we know it!  Happy cruising!


Changes and Updates


The Silvertips Outing has been moved from January to February 27th.  Details will be updated as they are confirmed. This will allow more time to get the outing organized.

The Valentine’s Party has been cancelled this year as an organizer was not found and we ran out of time to put on a quality event.  Maybe its the economy or the number of other events we have going, but it’s important that all members try to take a turn on a Club Social, Cruise, Galley Gang, General Meeting, Committee or other activity in order to continue the great Club events we all enjoy.


There are still some 2010 cruise dates looking for Cruise Captain’s.  Please take a look at the Club Calendar to see if one will work for you.  Even if you’re a first timer, someone is always there to coach and help you through it!


The Fleet Captain’s Cruise has moved up a week to March 19-21


A Look Forward


February 13 (Saturday) – Valentine’s Party – Cancelled

February 27 (Saturday) - Silvertips Outing

March 12-14 – Sucia Icicle Cruise

March 19-21 – Fleet Captain’s Cruise to Edmonds


Please see the Club Calendar for April and beyond.  Sign up early and sign up often!

Cheers!

Bruce Fabert

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Opening Day Of Boating, May 1 - 3, 2009

Welcome To The World of Jimmy Buffett !!!

Opening Day 2009 (May 1-3) was a "buffet" of Parrott Heads, Cheeseburgers-In-Paradise, Lost Shakers of Salt and Floating Margarita Bars.


MYC and DYC club members arrived even earlier this year. Many boats arrived on Thursday, which turned out to be glorious and warm (almost like living in paradise. OH! Wait - we do live in paradise)!!! As Bruce Fabert can attest to, I found out that my dog Zoey is a beer drinker! (I guess, if I must confess, I liked beer too when I was a young person on a hot summer's day.) Many people went to Anthony's and Woodfire Grill for impromptu dinners and spent the night on their boats. It was a fun day spent with family and good friends!

Friday found more Parrot Heads arriving, with more beautiful weather! Many people spent the day cleaning, waxing, and put-ting final decoration touches on their boat. Sean Robinson started putting his decorations on late that evening. I watched him while I sipped on his tequila.

Friday evening began with the appetizers and happy hour on the party barge. As is always the case, the appetizers were great and plentiful. Every now and then you would look up and see someone in costume ... getting into the spirit of things (or exposing things). Everyone, from both clubs, was so creative and fun to be around. It was a night filled with many varieties of margaritas and laughter.

Saturday started with the annual eye openers. Thanks to our bartenders Roy Dorsey, Don Dauenhauer and Jo Town-send for all the preparations.

Following the eye openers, many people used the time to put finishing touches on their boat decorations.

There were a total of 25 boats in attendance this year. Mukilteo Yacht Club had 18 boats at the dock ... Granada, Mariah, Jibless, Shawna Lynn, About Time, JJ, MoNauti, Morgan Lee, Zenith, Double D, Crimson Pride II, Seawolf, Fun 4 All, Papa's Boat, Yeah, Co-Pilot. Two of our members, Mike & Connie Reilly and Doug & Susan Richards brought their new boats.

Dagmars had 7 boats and we had one boat that does not belong to either club, but wanted to join in the festivities! Potential future member!

There were 18 decorated boats in the parade. By the looks of things, everyone was able to get into the spirit of Opening Day of Boating Season! At 11:00AM our Commodore Dave Green welcomed all and introduced Pastor Mark Smith who performed the "Blessing of the Fleet". The Pastor's blessing was able to hold off the downpour that eventually followed until dinner time.

At noon, decorated boats gathered in the river and eventually passed the judges which were on board the "Yeah!". (Thank you Don and Teri!) The parade did go beyond the Guest Dock this year, but once out of the river winds started to pick up so the parade was cut short to accommodate the incoming weather. This year every-one had such great crew participation; many of you went to great lengths for your costumes. I'm sure it must have been hard for the judges.


Our Winners


1st place went to MYC boat Crimson Pride II (Sean, Jennifer, Kaitlyn and Lucas Robinson) Simply spectacular!

2nd place went to MYC boat Zenith (Alex Denton and Mary Wightman) Your boat looked like a floating TikiHut, including the shark in the water!

3rd place went to MYC boat Seawolf (Dave and Laurie Green) So creative … found lost shaker of salt!! Where do you come up with your ideas!!!

4th place and The Peoples Choice Award went to Dagmars YC boat Happy Hour. They had just about every Jimmy Buffet song covered, one way or another!

Dinner followed the awards ceremony. Thanks to cooks Tim Riddle, Marty Eidbo, Jo & Don Townsend. You all worked so hard, and never gave up, even when it got a little wet!!

A lot of people arrived for dinner … so many we couldn't even begin to get a good count of them all. The tent was overflowing! It was about this time the skies opened up … and I do not mean with sun-shine! It down poured (did I mention earlier we live in paradise….hmmm)!!!

Sunday morning everyone was treated by Dagmars YC to a great breakfast with Chef Jeff Cesta preparing wonderful Monte Cristo waffles!

There are so many people we would like to thank for this event. We have to give you all (committees) credit because without all of your help, this event could not be done. So many of you put so much effort into this event, making it a great success. We can-not thank you enough!

Set-up Committee: Jim Higman, Tim Riddle, Bud Wagner, Roy Dorsey, Bert Deebach, Iain Draper, Marty Eidbo and Fred Rosenberry (Dagmars Commodore)

Food Committee: Don & Jo Townsend, Tim Riddle, Dave Green, Valaria Deebach, Rhoda Sluys

Beverages: Don & Jo Townsend, Dave Green, Tim Riddle, Sean Robinson, Bert Deebach, Fred Rosenberry, with Roy Dorsey and Don Dauenhauer as Bartenders.

Judging: Iain Draper, Gene Dvornick, Fred Rosenberry, Ray Stephanson (Mayor of Everett) and Mayor Stephan-son's daughter.

Special thanks to Ingrid Draper for taking pictures while boats passed the judges station.

Decorations: Mo Dorsey, Jolly Higman (Jolly was on the go all weekend!), Bonnie Suminski, Pam Karas, Zelah Bonneu, Valeria Deebach, Mickie Wagner (Mickie did all the napkin/silverware), Cindy Mikk, Sharon Brodniak and Jo Townsend

Special thanks to:

Tim Riddle for your food contributions! You rock!

Jo Townsend who chaired both the Food and Beverage Committee – you are a such an organizer and go getter!

Jim and Jolly Higman – you're every-where! I don't know how you do it!

Last, but not least ... in appreciation to our contributors. Thank you for your support and your donations.


Bayside Marine

Brien Motors

Churchill bros.

Fisheries Supply

Harbor Marine

Popeye’s Marine & Kayak Center

West Marine

Jim Griffing (Mukilteo Yacht Club)

Dagmars Yacht Club for their contributions of the keg and Sunday morning breakfast!!

Everett Yacht Club for their Gift Certificate to the Inn at Port Gardner.


Until next year – here's to fair winds and calm water!

Mo & Roy Dorsey

Don & Lynne Dauenhauer

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