August 2013 From the Helm - Clover Island Yacht Club

“YACHT TALK”
August 2013
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Kennewick, Washington
From the Helm
Board of Directors
Commodore
Greg Hammer
Vice
Commodore
Dan Bunn
Summer, it turns me upside down
Summer, Summer, Summer
It’s like a Merry go-round
I just have to quote the old Cars tune, Magic, because this
summer has been a whirlwind of events at CIYC. We started July with a Grand 4th of July BBQ, many people attendSecretary
Larry Kuga
ed. Visitor’s Weekend was a smashing success with Visitors
from Umatilla, Spokane, and Richland Yacht Clubs. The
Entertainment
Jim Sarpolus
Cabana party on D dock, was a hit, complete with drinks
Building and
Jolene Grimes served from a cement mixer and Ice cream for the young
Grounds
and young at heart! We served 175 people for dinner on
Saturday night and many people attended the Sunday mornDocks
Roy Jeffrey
ing breakfast. Boat races came the very next weekend, some
decided to take it easy (some not so easy, Roy!) and cruise to
Past
Steve Sigler
the Mudhole. Several of our members volunteered to take the air show pilots for a cruise.
Commodore
Scott, the airshow coordinator mentioned that the extra bonus of being able to have the
pilots take a river cruise is one thing that enables the Tri-Cities to attract great airshow talent!, thanks to all the volunteers. I was lucky enough to get a ride in one of the acrobatic planes, flown by Will Allen of
www.WillAllenAirShows.com. He turned me upside down, sideways and every other way. What a ride, thanks Will!! Pizza
Pig Out is going to be hard to top! The Pizza from Round Table Pizza was great as always, the band Voodoo Alley came in
to the center of the boat circle and played several sets. Larry Kuga was filming a music video for them, thanks for the entertainment guys! Unfortunately the MudHold/Fintucky cruise was a bust, due to weather, we had a good time around the club
and docks and some saw the most amazing lightning storm from the great viewing on the north side of the island.
The cruise to Lyon’s Ferry is coming up on Labor day, it will be a very fun event, please sign up early so that we know how
many are going to be cruising. Some boats are leaving on Thursday to make a long weekend of it.
I have mentioned this item every month because it is very important. I have some new info for this month, so read on. After
a long effort, we received our shoreline permit for boathouse rebuilding/modification. It took a really long time and a LOT
of hard work to get it. If you have a plan to work on your boathouse, get it done under this permit. It has been harder and
harder to get the permits over the last few years. We worked with the City of Kennewick and they have extended the permit
due to the time that it took the Corp of Engineers to approve the permit. Our existing permit will be good until next year
and then we will be able to request an extension to the permit for the extra year. This gives us another year that we did not
know that we would be able to get. If you have any questions about rebuilding/remodeling please see me.
Happy Boating
Greg Hammer
Members are responsible for security around the club, if you see anyone you don’t recognize, introduce yourself and find out who they are. Do not loan out your keys to anyone, guests are allowed on the docks only
when you are present, you are responsible for your guests.
Sunshine Report
By Genie Sigler
Members that received a little extra Sunshine in July are:
Roy Jeffrey – broke 4 ribs in a tubing accident
I appreciate all who notify me about our members who could use a little extra Sunshine in their lives.
Please call me at 543-7586 or my cell 492-6104.Thank you.
Genie Sigler
August 2013
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thur
Fri
1
2
General Meeting
The General Membership
Meetings are held
the first Tuesday of
the Month, starting at
7:30 PM.
This meeting is proceeded
by a potluck dinner at
6:30 PM. Each member
coming to the dinner
brings a main dish, salad,
or
dessert to serve at least 10
people.
The Board of Director
meetings are the last
Thursday of the month at
6:00 PM
Sat
3
Pizza
Pigout
4
5
6
7
General
Membership
Meeting
8
9
10
Friday Night Cruise
BBQ
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Friday Night Henline
BBQ
Party
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Friday Night
BBQ
25
26
27
28
29
Board
Meeting
30
Lyons Ferry
Cruise
31
Lyons Ferry Cruise
Cruise and Entertainment
By: Jim Sarpolus
Cruise & Entertainment Report:
Jim Sarpolus…..
Jimbo and Anna Sedgwick…Cruise Captains
Lisa Lomax….Entertainment Committee Chairperson
Past Events:
July 4, 2013….. 4th of July –Luau, Hosted by Bunn and Hammer
A tremendously successful job by the hosts and a super turn out of our members and their guests!!!!
The Bunns and Hammers put together plenty to feed the record turnout.
Thanks to all those that helped the Bunns and Hammers set up and clean up too.
July 19-20, 2013….. Visitor’s Weekend, Hosted by the Board …Lots of hard work paid off big time!
A SUPER success story here again this year!!! Another record turn out from members and guests!! We had boats
up from Umatilla Yacht Club, Richland Yacht Club as well as from the Port next door.
We even had guests down from the Spokane Yacht Club as well as a lot of local guests attending.
--Thanks to Friday night’s cooks on the grill, Dan Bunn and Jimbo Sedgwick, and thanks to those that helped Anne
Sarpolus with the clean up too.
--Thanks to Roy and Lisa Jeffrey for preparing Saturday lunch for all those hungry folks coming in for the boat and
boat house christenings and the D Dock Cabana Party.
--Thanks to Jolene and Mike Grimes for organizing the D Dock Cabana Party and to all the “Executive Condo members” and “boat house members” on D dock who did a bang up job again this year with decorations, entertainment and plenty of yummy assortments of tasty drinks and munchies.
--Saturday night BBQ dinner was another record turnout organized by Dan and Kathie Bunn
--Thanks to Larry and Julia and Steve and Jeannie for keeping all the cold beverages flowing.
--Ending up the fun and event filled weekend was a grand Sunday morning breakfast organized by Greg and Suzie
Hammer. Thanks again to all for a wonderful week end.
July 27-28, 2013… Boat Race Weekend…This turned out to be another beautiful week end on the river.
August 3, 2013…. Pizza Pig-out, Hosted by Bunn/Hammer/Kuga
All we can say is “WHAT A PARTY”!!!
---With super coordination and cooperation from all those attending, Larry Kuga and his henchmen, Mike and
Roy to name a couple, managed to get a record number of 37 boats lined up and in place for the surprise event of
the day…as a house boat slid into the circle with the band playing on the roof.
A most beautiful day on the water and all the kids and adults alike had a blast all day long and into the night!!!!
---Thanks to Kathie and Suzie for taking all the orders and delivering the yummy assortment of Round Table pizzas
from the menu.
Thanks again to all our Hosts and their committees on these events!! Their efforts and the club participation is what
make our outings a wonderful success. (It can’t be done without you!)
Cruise and Entertainment (cont.)
Upcoming Events to plan for in August:
Reminder:
It is extremely important to buy tickets or sign up early to help in the planning for the food and entertainment to support
the events. Contact the event host with the number in your party that will attend.
August 10-11-2013…. Fintuky Cruise, Hosted by Grimes/Coffland/Jeffrey
August 17, 2013….. Dennis & Carlotta Party, Hosted by Dennis & Carlotta Henline
August 30-Sept 2, 2013…. Lyons Ferry Cruise, Hosted by Courtney/Sedgwick/Sigler
Upcoming Events to plan for in September:
September 14, 2013…. Progressive Dinner on Docks, Hosed by Grimes/Cope
September 27-29, 2013…. Fish Hook Cruise (Pirates), Hosted by Sarpolus/Wood/Lomax
Long range Upcoming Events to plan for in October:
October 12, 2013… CSI Party, Hosted by Lomax/Wold
RICHLAND YACHT CLUB EVENTS – See Flyer at CIYC Clubhouse Bulletin Board
8/17/13 – Dock Crawl
Visitor’s Weekend
PIZZA PIGOUT
FOR SALE
Boathouse for Sale
D Row
24' X 42'
37’ X 12’ Well Expandable to 16’
Large Remote Door 16 X 17 1/2 Clearance
Enclosed Loft With River View
$135,000
For Information Call 509-430-1231
Boat Lift for Sale
Contact Ryan Smith at 531-9209
1999 Chris-Craft 300 Express Cruiser—31’
Twin Volvo 5.7 GXI / SX outdrives Approx 480 hours. Fresh bottom paint
Dinghy Davits/outboard motor mount. Numerous upgrades
Asking price: $45,000.00 OBO
Contact Mike Grimes at 509-531-8433
Anyone wanting to post items for sale can send an email to:
Kathie Bunn at [email protected]
Boathouse for Sale B-1
30'w x 42'l, 14' x 34' boat well, 14' x 14' door,
10' x 42' apartment.
Plenty of overhead storage. B-1 first one off the ramp
Will consider financing.
Will consider motor homes, boats, houses on trade
$135,000
Dan Harris 509-366-1459
Boathouse for Sale B-3
15' Wide, 38' Long
Sleeping Loft, Insulated, Wall heat,
All new Electrical, Full Carpeted
Asking 80,000.00
Must See Call Carl at 509-430-8584
1993 Bayliner Ciera
2355, 5.8 merc,
Nice shape, new prop, new twin unit charger, fresh service on outdrive.
Good family boat, excellent trailer.
Asking $11,500.00
SeaRay Express Cruiser
Boathouse kept 30 feet by 10 1/2 wide with twin 454 Mercury
Inboards (direct drive) 1989 with low hours (less than 500 hours)
Full camper and storage canvas. Full sun shield for front and side
windows. All the extras and ready for the
boating season, $39,995.
Boathouse with finished loft available if interested.(B13).
Call Gene or Marcia at 509-586-2816 or
email [email protected]
2013-2014 Cruise & Entertainment Schedule
2013
Event
2013 Hosts
January 18, 2013
Friday Night Bar-B-Que w/oysters
Coie/Buxbaum
January 19, 2013
Crab Feed
Coie/Buxbaum
January 26-27, 2013
Seattle Boat Show
Coffland/Lomax
February 3, 2013
Super Bowl Chili Cook-Off
Kuga/Sigler
February 23, 2013
Western Bar-B-Que Dinner/Dance
Bunn
March 16, 2013
St. Patrick’s Day/Casino Night
March 23. 2013
Spring Work Party
Sedgwick/Sarpolus/Henline/Angie Cunningham/Cowell
BOARD
March 30, 2013
Easter Egg Hunt
Sarpolus/Hood/Tami Sprengel
April 20, 2013
Toga Party
Chojnacki
*April 26-28, 2013
Fishhook Cruise (NEW DATE)
Blue Gavel
Cinco de Mayo
Fish Hook Cruise (Super Heroes?)
Jeffrey/Sarpolus/Henline
Mineke
Moulton/Trumble
Jeffrey/Sarpolus/Henline
*June 8, 2013
June 21-23, 2013
Boat Derby
Umatilla Cruise
Grimes/Bowen/Hood
Sigler/Wood/Buxbaum
July 4, 2013
4th of July -Luau
Bunn/Hammer
July 19-20, 2013
Visitor’s Weekend
BOARD
July 27-28, 2013
Boat Race Weekend
Open for suggestions
August 3, 2013
Pizza Pig-out
Bunn/Hammer/Kuga
August 10-11-2013
Cruise (See hosts for details)
Grimes/Coffland/Jeffrey
August 17, 2013
Dennis & Carlotta Party
Dennis & Carlotta Henline
August 30-Sept 2 2013
Lyons Ferry Cruise
Courtney/Sedgwick/Sigler
September 14, 2013
Progressive Dinner on Docks
Grimes/Cope
September 27-29, 2013
Fish Hook Cruise (Pirates)
Sarpolus/Wood/Lomax
October 12, 2013
October 19, 2013
CSI Party
Fall Work Party
Lomax/Wold
BOARD
November 2, 2013
Halloween Party
Grimes/Coffland/Lomax
November 16, 2013
Shaken-not Stirred-James Bond Party (Casino
Royale)
Decorate Clubhouse
Children’s Christmas Party
Sedgwick/Sarpolus/ Lomax/Cowell
December 7, 2013
Commodore’s Ball
Hammer
December 13-14, 2013
Lighter Boat Parade
Grimes/Kuga
December 31, 2013
New Years Eve Party
Bunn/Coffland
January 17, 2014
Fri. Night Bar-B-Que w/Oysters
Buxbaum
January 18, 2014
Crab Feed
Buxbaum
2014
Seattle Boat Show
Coffland/Lomax
*May 3, 2013
May 10-12,
(Moved to April 26-28th)
*November 30, 2013
*Date Change
Hammer/Bunn