Charlie Billings Vice Commodore
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By the time you read this, the first Work Party of this season will be over and the whaler replacement project for A-string should be well underway. I hope you were able to get involved and get some time in to help keep the club up to the standards we all like to see.
When I departed for our trip, the
Oktoberfest celebration,
sponsored by P/C Bob
Wheeler and his First Mate Jytte,
was to take
place the next day. When I checked the signup sheet, there were over
100 signed up for what we all know was to be an outstanding
evening. I wish we could have been there. Thank you, Bob and your
committee, for a great evening. I’m already looking forward to next
year.
Thanks are also in order to Capt. Mike Dunn and First
Mate
Abbie for sponsoring the Sunday breakfast on 24 October. As
usual,
these events are well attended and the breakfasts are
wonderful. How lucky we are to have such a beautiful galley and the
opportunity to be able to “break bread” together.
Next up we had the Halloween Cruise to Port
Orchard
Marina. Since I’m writing this before it takes place, I’ll have
to
report on it in my next column. However, I’m sure it will be a
“howling succes"
since our Fleet
Captain Steve Stearns and
First Mate
Laurie organized the weekend of fun. Thanks, both of you.
While on the subject of getting together, don’t forget to sign
up for the "New Members'
Night" social chaired
by Capt. Mike
Thomas
and First Mate Cathy, on Friday, November 12th. All new
members and
spouses obligated since November 2003 are invited to attend as guests
of the Club to enjoy the hors d’oeuvres and meet other
members. For you “older members”, this is a great opportunity to meet
new members and get reacquainted with “old members” (not necessarily an
age related term).
Next up is the Sunday Morning Breakfast, chaired by P/C Gary
Carr and First Mate Josephine, on November 14th. I hope to see you
there.
The following weekend is the
BYC Junior Officers’Ball,
chaired
by Capt. Jim Markham and First Mate Tammy. Be sure to
sign up for
this event, the theme of which is “The Roaring Twenties”. You’ll be
welcomed to the “BYC Speakeasy” where costumes are encouraged, so come
as your favorite gangster, moll or flapper, welcome the other Junior
Officers from the Grand Fourteen and enjoy what promises to be an
evening of good food, socializing, dancing, and a few
surprises. I guarantee you’ll have a good time.
In December, which is right around the corner, are the
Lighted
Boats Parade and Special Peoples
Cruise. Now’s the time to help
give
something back to our community, so step up and decorate your boat,
volunteer to take some folks who are less fortunate than we are out on
your boat for an evening to talk with Santa, and get into the holiday
spirit. These two events are our biggest community events of the year
and create enjoyment for literally hundreds of folks during the
Holidays, so get involved. It’s a lot of fun for us and our
community.
Looking out a little farther, I can see Heavy Weather Weekend
on the horizon in February. This year’s theme is “Cabaret”, so all of
you thespians who are interested in performing in the BYC Skit, contact
me for what I know will be an Academy Award winning
performance. It would surely be neat to have the coveted “Clam Gun”
in our own Trophy Case for a change.
I’ll close by encouraging everyone to vote on November 2nd, and
wishing you all a wonderful Thanksgiving with family, friends and loved
ones on the 25th.
See you ‘round the club.
Charles Billings
Vice Commodore
