Kicker Kapers - Victoria Cruising Club
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Kicker Kapers - Victoria Cruising Club
VICTORIA CRUISING CLUB 60th Anniversary 1956 to 2016 May 2016 Kicker Kapers Kicker Kapers is the monthly newsletter of the Victoria Cruising Club. [email protected] Anchors Away and Rock On! victoriacruisingclub.com 3943C Quadra St PO Box 30004 RPO Reynolds Victoria BC V8X 5E1 Inside this Issue May Meeting Minutes 2 Goodies Volunteers 4 Club & Cruise News 5 - Coast Guard Talk 5 - Tod Inlet Cruise 7 - Ladysmith Cruise - Past Commodore Gerry Clarke 8 11 - Maple Bay Cruise 12 2016 Club Cruises & Events 13 Executive, Crew & Club Meetings 14 Marinas & Key Club Contacts 15 Wow! Another month of good weather and great boating. I’m sad I missed the Tod Inlet Cruise and its Happy Hour Flotilla. What a great local spot—I’m hoping it’s a destination again next year. Cruising up beautiful Sansum Narrows to Ladysmith was the perfect beginning to the Sound of Music Cruise. The potluck dinner, band, dancing and brunch — it’s a VCC classic. To everyone who contributed time and energy to make it all happen — thank you! KK Editor Minutes of the Victoria Cruising Club May General Meeting Secretary: Karen Brown Received bank statement for March 2016 and forwarded it to Kathy Hargreaves. held at Saanich Community Church 4566 West Saanich Road, Victoria, BC on May 11, 2016 No correspondence sent. Speaker: J im McNeill intr oduced Geoff Denman of the Canadian Coast Guard who gave an informative talk about working for the Coast Guard. Geoff is the Liaison Officer for the Search & Rescue section. He spoke about Search and Rescue (SAR) from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. This was followed by a coffee break. Vice Commodore: Gerry Wolfe We have 34 regular members, 3 associate members & 11 lifetime members. There are no pending members. (Kicker Kapers: see page 5 for more detail on the presentation.) Rear Commodore: Kathy Hargreaves Kathy Hargreaves was absent but submitted the following report to the Commodore. The bank balance at the end of April 2016: Meeting was called to order at 8:25 p.m. Head Count: 37. Thanks to Dennis Lar ge for doing the head count. Commodore’s Opening Remarks Jan thanked Geoff Denman for the informative talk. She added that the Tod Inlet event was a fun weekend. Motion to adopt the minutes of the April 13, 2016 meeting as printed in Kicker Kapers. Moved by Jim McNeill Seconded by Wilf Taylor. Carried Chequing Account: $1,147.42 Savings Account: $12,150.29 Fleet Captain: Roger Hind Ladysmith Cruise: 16 boats are registered to attend, 14 of which have signed up for dinner Friday evening. (Alice Kool asked if there were any vegetarians attending – there were none – looks like everyone attending will be having the ribs.) The band on Saturday evening is by donation. There will also be a club sponsored breakfast on Sunday morning. Other cruises: Roger asked that members book now (by phoning the marinas direct) for the Port of Sidney (June 17-19) and Poet’s Cove (September 1618) cruises. He is working on getting Poet’s Cove to change the moorage rate from $1.50 to $1.25 per foot. Executive Reports Commodore: Jan Ward See Commodore’s opening remarks. 2 railway, with maintenance of barges up to 300 ft. long. This will effectively destroy the anchorage and severely impact the marina. It has to be approved by the federal Navigation Protection Branch, but the Regional District has asked for approval to be withheld until they approve the required rezoning. The members of the Regional District Council seem unlikely to give that approval. Crew Reports Council of BC Yacht Clubs Jack Parry (as submitted via e-mail) I was unable to attend the April 23rd meeting held in Nanaimo but can pass on the following from the meeting minutes: The guest speaker was Darren Williams, a lawyer who specializes in marine law. He commented on bylaws such as Victoria has adopted for dealing with areas such as the Gorge Waterway and the vessels there. He indicated that case law has changed over the last several years with the recognition that, although navigation is under federal jurisdiction, other agencies and governments can have control over the use of waterways. An example he used was that, while they cannot ban anchoring, cities or municipalities can adopt bylaws that limit the number of days a vessel can be anchored in one location. The B.C. Marine Parks Forever Society is still working on the installation of stern tie anchors in a number of areas. BCMPFS has received a formal response from BC Parks indicating their support for a Marine Portal for Burgoyne Bay Park to include docks, mooring buoys, and some form of onshore facilities. As there is a significant First Nations interest in this area this project will take considerable time to evolve. A new BCMPFS brochure is available and I have copies this evening for everyone. Please take a few extra and leave them at your marina office or bulletin board. For those going north, it was noted that Shawl Bay has been sold, as has the Squirrel Cove General Store. Port Harvey: this is an excellent anchorage just off Johnstone Strait, with a small marina. It is the first safe harbour after transiting 30 miles of Johnstone Strait. About 15 years ago an individual started to maintain barges and landing craft on his land in the bay without any water lease. He has now applied for a water lease to expand his facilities and build a “barge dewatering site”, including a dry-dock and a marine 3 At a joint COBCYC and RBAW (Recreational Boating Association of Washington) meeting there was discussion on the No Discharge Zone in Puget Sound. The Washington State Department of Ecology wants to establish a no-discharge zone for ALL of Puget Sound and the San Juans. (It is already illegal to discharge RAW sewage in these areas) If this is approved, on board sewage treatment (such as LectraSan) would no longer be permitted. The Department wants the legal authority for any State-established jurisdiction to board your vessel to inspect the overboard discharge valve and any treatment system (rather than current Federal = USCG level only). Auditor Murray Hesje – no report. Burgees Marlene Walker – (lots of burgees) no report. Coffee Convenors Marlene Walker and Penny Latham were away. Thanks to Ken Ward for stepping up. Request goodie signup volunteers for June meeting. (KK: see p.4 for June volunteers) Commodore’s Memory Book – position not filled. Directory – position not filled. (KKeditor : Alan Adelstein has resigned the club) Historian Shirley Hind – no report . Kicker Kapers Kathy Knight – Linda Parry won the prize for being the first person to get back to me with the correct answer to the question on page 6 of the April Kicker Kapers. (“How many past commodores have their picture in this month’s Kicker Kapers?”) The correct answer was eight. Photographers Rodger Hargreaves, Cliff Robinson, Alice Kool. No report. Properties Custodian Vern Little – no report. Safety – position not filled. Staff Captains – Jan Bentley, Don & Bonnie MClernon – no report. Crew Reports continued Sunshine Julie Little, Marlene Walker – no report. Webmaster Leonora Casey – no report. Break for 50/50 Moorage Draw There was $245 collected in total with $125 going to the club. Winners: $30 – Pauline Critchley, $30 – Karen Brown , $30 – Peter Edwards, $30 – Lynne Wolfe Thanks to Art Kool and Alex Muff for handling the 50/50 draw. Old Business Club Apparel Kathy Hargreaves encouraged members to order vests and/or jackets as she wants to place the order in a week or so. Port of Sidney (60th Anniversary Celebration) Brochures – show what a “classy” club the VCC is. Have the website “professionally” done? (John Hill) Do a membership drive. Have CHEK and/or Times Colonist come to Port of Sidney event. Members encouraged to bring guests to events. Tina Henderson is working on getting an article on the history of the club in the Times Colonist and Pacific Yachting Magazine. Have a “buddy system” for new members – if you sponsored them, take care of them, for at least a year. Wear name tags at events Mix it up at the dinner seating Have more “friendship” dinners Get out of the boats and on the docks Make the new members feel welcome Announcements, Anniversaries & Birthdays Members were asked by the Bridge about inviting past VCC members to the upcoming 60th Anniversary Celebration at Port of Sidney for cake and champagne. Members were in agreement. Birthdays this month: Dennis Large, John Hill, Linda Parry and Karen Brown Happy Anniversary to Pauline and Dave Critchley New Business Mary Hunter Trophy Concern for Declining Membership Janice Large shared a funny joke. Gerry Wolfe indicated that we are at 34 members and that we lost 15 members in 2015. Of those that left, most had joined the year before. He said that people leave for all sorts of reasons and that most of the ones that had recently left had other commitments. Adjournment Moved by: Art Kool Seconded by: Tina Henderson Carried Meeting Adjourned at 9:25 p.m. Gerry said that he would like to see a few more members—something to keep the club sustainable. He indicated that the Bridge will be working on a “plan of action” and asked members for input. Minutes were recorded and submitted by Secretary Karen Brown Discussion followed raising a number of points and questions: Some members felt the current number of members was adequate for a small club. Should we allow sail boats? Should we change (enlarge) our boundaries? Target a younger age group? Have more “advertising” (i.e. Seaside Magazine – Jack Parry to look into this)? “Market” the club via the local power squadrons, marinas and boat shows? Goodies May meeting. Thanks to Bonnie MClernon, Kathy Knight, Lynne Wolfe and Joyce Taylor for providing goodies for our May meeting. June meeting. Goodies volunteer s: Car ol Walker, Tina Henderson and Linda Parry. 4 Club & Cruise News A key partner for Coast Guard is the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary, now called the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue (RCM-SAR http://ccgapacific.org/). The Pacific Region CCGA provides a volunteer marine rescue service and promotes public boating safety on the lakes, the inland straits and waters, and the coast of BC. It operates 40 marine rescue units on the coast and two in the B.C. Interior. It receives over $1.3 million annually from the federal government which supports training plus search and rescue. Coast Guard SAR Presentation Geoffrey Denman is a Search and Rescue Program Officer with the Canadian Coast Guard’s Western Region. At our May meeting he discussed maritime search and rescue (SAR) program using a power point presentation and answered many questions raised by members. SAR searches for people and vessels and provides assistance if they are, or are believed to be, in imminent danger. They do this by co-ordinating maritime SAR missions, providing vessels to respond to incidents and providing communications. Other partners for maritime incidents are the US Coast Guard, Parks Canada, Customs Canada, Ambulance Service and Emergency Management BC as well as local fire and police departments. The importance of coordination and communications is becoming clearer. Question – What are the number of Coast Guard boast and the number of Coast Guard Auxiliary Boats? Answer – In the Western Region there are 44 Coast Guard Auxiliary Boats, 12 Coast Guard Motor Lifeboats (US Coast Guard design), and two dedicated large ships. There are other boats, including 12 science vessels, which also participate in search and rescue. Question – What is the impact of the Comox Coast Guard closure? The key objective is to save lives. They also act to minimize injury, property damage and risk to environment. To accomplish this they support and utilize the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary, engage in activities to reduce the number and severity of incidents, and provide humanitarian assistance. Answer – While the Comox communications centre is closed, there is still a Comox Coast Guard Auxiliary Station. The communications function on the coast is now being provided by two “super centres” in Victoria (at Pat Bay) and Prince Rupert, called Marine Communications and Traffic Services Centres (MTCS). They provide distress and safety call monitoring and coordinate responses, broadcast maritime safety information (weather and navigational warnings), screen vessels entering Canadian waters, deliver information and advice to regulate marine traffic movement, and take action to ensure the safe movement of vessels in Canadian waters. The Kitsilano Coast Guard Station is being reopened and is expected be operating this summer. There is also the Victoria Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC Victoria) located at Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt, jointly staffed by Canadian Forces and Canadian Coast Guard. It coordinates with Victoria and Prince Rupert MTCS. There are two other JRCCs one in Ontario and one in Nova Scotia. The Department of National Defence (DND) is actually the lead agency for search and rescue. The Canadian Coast Guard supports/leads the execution of maritime incidents while the RCMP is the lead agency for ground incidents. 5 All boaters are encouraged to do radio checks with Coast Guard if you have any concerns. Use channel 83 alpha. Cape Palmerston - Canadian Coast Guard Ship Cape St. James - Canadian Coast Guard Ship Cape Sutil - Canadian Coast Guard Ship Hydrographic Survey Vessel: Otter Bay - Canadian Coast Guard Ship Vector - Canadian Coast Guard Ship Near-Shore Fishery Research Vessel: Neocaligus - Canadian Coast Guard Ship Specialty Vessels: Atlin Post - Canadian Coast Guard Ship Kitimat II - Canadian Coast Guard Ship G&D Mallard - Canadian Coast Guard Ship Osprey - Canadian Coast Guard Ship Sooke Post - Canadian Coast Guard Ship Air Cushioned Vehicle (hovercraft): Siyay - Canadian Coast Guard Ship Penac - Canadian Coast Guard Ship Helicopters: MBB BO 105 - Canadian Coast Guard Ship Bell 212 - Canadian Coast Guard Ship Question – does Coast Guard still have dive teams? Answer – A dive team is being funded and they’ve been doing training in the Fraser River. The RCMP also has a rescue dive team. Canadian Coast Guard Pacific Region Bases and Stations* CCG Regional Headquarters Victoria, Victoria, BC CCG Base Pacific Biological Station, Nanaimo, BC CCG Base Patricia Bay, Sidney, BC CCG Base Seal Cove, Prince Rupert, BC CCG Base Victoria, Victoria, BC CCG Hovercraft Base Sea Island, Richmond, BC CCG Station Bamfield, Bamfield, BC CCG Station Bella Bella, Bella Bella, BC CCG Station Campbell River, Campbell River, BC CCG Station Ganges, Saltspring Island, BC CCG Station Port Hardy, Port Hardy, BC CCG Station Powell River, Powell River, BC CCG Station Sandspit, Sandspit, BC CCG Station Tofino, Tofino, BC CCG IRB Station Cortes Island, Cortes Island, BC CCG IRB Station Nootka Lightstation, Nootka, BC CCG IRB Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC CCG IRB Station Telegraph Cove, Telegraph Cove, BC Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Victoria, CFB Esquimalt (*Source – Wickipedia; not included - Kitsilano ) Canadian Coast Guard Pacific Region Fleet (more detail at http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/e0003896) High Endurance Multi-Tasked Vessel – Light Icebreaker: Sir Wilfrid Laurier - Canadian Coast Guard Ship Medium-Endurance Multi-tasked Vessel: Bartlett - Canadian Coast Guard Ship Offshore Oceanographic Science Vessel: John P. Tully - Canadian Coast Guard Ship Offshore Fishery Science Vessel: W.E. Ricker - Canadian Coast Guard Ship Mid-Shore Patrol Vessel: Arrow Post - Canadian Coast Guard Ship Gordon Reid - Canadian Coast Guard Ship Tanu - Canadian Coast Guard Ship SAR Lifeboats: Cape Ann - Canadian Coast Guard Ship Cape Calvert - Canadian Coast Guard Ship Cape Caution - Canadian Coast Guard Ship Cape Cockburn - Canadian Coast Guard Ship Cape Dauphin - Canadian Coast Guard Ship Cape Farewell - Canadian Coast Guard Ship Cape Kuper - Canadian Coast Guard Ship CAPE McKay - Canadian Coast Guard Ship Cape Mudge - Canadian Coast Guard Ship Cape Naden - Canadian Coast Guard Ship 6 Pacific Region RCM-SAR Units By Region (Coast Guard Auxiliary http://ccga-pacific.org/) Tod Inlet Cruise May 6-8 What a wonderful weekend we had at Tod Inlet. Eight boats arrived on Friday and after much repositioning, eventually everyone was anchored and rafted close to the float. A lazy afternoon in the warm sunshine was followed by happy hour on the float with a wonderful variety of appetizers. 0 - Central Area 20-Salish Sea (Pender Island) 25-Gulf Islands 27-Nanaimo 29-Ladysmith 31-Brentwood Bay 33-Oak Bay 34-Mill Bay 35-Victoria 36-Saanich 37-Sooke 38-Ucluelet 39-Port Alberni 42-Kyuquot 43-Port Alice 50-Port McNeill 51-Alert Bay 54-Campbell River 59-Deep Bay/Bowser 60-Comox Saturday morning we enjoyed coffee and goodies on the float until about noon. At that time we enjoyed a hotdog lunch provided by the Hargreaves’ and the Critchley’s. It was cooked by the Hill’s and the McLernon’s and everyone else added condiments and other yummy additions to the meal. Following lunch a few of us played scrabble and some took their dinghies over to the Gardens. The Lindholm’s discovered a severe loss of battery function and decided it was best to head home midafternoon. They very kindly left their dinner contribution of steaks behind for the rest of us to enjoy. Happy hour consisted of all the dinghies rafting together and taking a leisurely tour of the Inlet. During an amazing dinner, we had a surprise visit from the Hill’s oldest daughter and her family. Nathaniel (grandson) particularly enjoyed the desserts, especially the one served to him by Roger Hargreaves! He also provided ferry service to them all, including their new puppy, so thanks very much again. 0 - Southern Area 1-West Vancouver 2-North Vancouver 4-Squamish 5-Crescent Beach 8-Delta 10-Richmond 12-Halfmoon Bay 14-Gibsons 61-Pender Harbour 101-Southern Interior 102-Fraser Valley 103-Vancouver 104-Kootenay 106-Shushwap 0 - Northern Area 45-Masset 63-Kitimat 64-Prince Rupert 65-Lax Kwa´laams 67-Stewart 68-Ocean Falls 70-Hartley Bay 74-Gitxaala 75-Gingolx 7 The weather changed during the night and became quite windy. We were all secure but there were a few people who had an interrupted night and consequently we had a late start in the morning. Despite that, it was a wonderful weekend, and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. I certainly hope we do another anchoring cruise next year. By the way, Butchart Gardens is now sponsoring a mobile pumpout service provided by J.R. Pumpout. They will be visiting the Inlet every day during tourist season but you can call them at 1-844-507-3451. Payment is by donation. Sound of Music Cruise Ladysmith May 20-23 Tod cruise report provided by Debbi Hill We had 19 boats arrive at Ladysmith Maritime Society Marina on May 20, 2016. Weather was great (we must have horseshoes). Saturday’s potluck dinner and the band was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Sunday morning’s Brunch coordinated by Alice, Alex and Sandra was excellent. Thanks to all the crew who helped put on this great weekend. Art didn't even try to break himself like last year but did do a super job breaking the rest of us on the 50/50. Fleet Captain Roger Hind via e-mail It was sunny and warm as we made our way up to Ladysmith. For those of us who travel at about 7 knots and left before the flood, it took us about four hours. There was definitely a lesson in timing such a long run. Friday afternoon was hot and the warmth lingered into the evening and the BBQ organized by the Ladysmith Marina. Name those boats! Can you name the three boats rafted together on the first page of this month’s Kicker Kapers??? There’s a prize in it for the first person to send me the correct answer. KK Editor [email protected] 8 A few VCCers enjoying the rays at Friday’s happy hour before tucking into the BBQ rib dinner. Ladysmith was a popular destination to explore on Saturday. We enjoyed the Old Town Bakery, antique stores, galleries and many other interesting shops. There was also lots of good dog walking territory both to the north and south of the marina. Saturday’s highlight was the potluck dinner and the band. Great food with lots for everyone and the band kept us going strong until long after sunset. Below: the two musicians in the centre are brothers of Carol Walker. Below, our BBQ chefs for the Marina sponsored rib dinner. Ron and Bill: sorry for the surprise shots, but they’re our only dance pics. Everyone enjoys Sunday’s brunch and this was a very special one because everyone gets to customize their own omelet. The brunch crew had prepped on Saturday and were a finely tune team on Sunday. Even as we lined up it was fun to watch the action. 9 Making the Perfect Omelette Above: The calm before the onslaught, the omelette prep table along with the Sausages. Fruit, buns and croissants rounded out the brunch menu. In the top picture, Mike and family are carefully adding cheese, green onions and other goodies to the eggs in the plastic zip lock bag. Mike’s bag is shown on the tray beside the owl timer. And then into the pot of boiling water it goes. Top right picture, careful timing yield perfect results. 10 Past VCC Commodore: Gerry Clarke boat to get out from his marina slip and there was no dock to tie up to at the Spit. Gerry Clarke grew up in Greater Victoria and first started boating on Prospect lake with a 14 ft. runabout . This changed in December 1977 when he bought a 27 ft. Bayliner and began exploring our local marine waters. Another memorable Club cruise was in 1983 at the Sail Past when two boats mooned the Commodore! Apparently most boats were busy getting into position and didn’t notice and the Commodore at the time laughed it off. High jinks were not unusual in the ‘80s with many Club events featuring dressing-up and skits. At the Easter Cruise is was common for one Club member to dress up as the Easter Bunny and deliver eggs and Easter goodies to each boat. His first VCC cruise was in the Bayliner in 1979 to Otter Bay where he was also formally initiated into the Club. He says that the best boat he’s ever had is CLarke, a 30 ft. Campion. He ordered it new in February 1981, took possession in May and he still owns it. His pride in this boat is obvious to everyone who has seen him keep it clean on Club cruises. The Commodore’s Ball for Gerry in 1986 was held at the Princess Mary Restaurant. After the dinner a fall pageant, written by a Club member, was presented including natives and settlers in full costume. Gerry as guest of honour was recruited on the spot to be the baby, complete with diaper! Gerry treasures his Commodores Memory Book chock full of pictures of Club cruises and events. He doesn’t believe he owns it and in fact there’s a handwritten note (left) that says it’s VCC property to be returned when Gerry leaves the Club. He no doubt will be holding on to the Book for many, many more years. Gerry went through all of the other four Bridge positions before becoming Commodore in 1986, Expo Year. He followed Mary Hunter (of the famous Mary Hunter Trophy) through the progression of Fleet Captain, Secretary, Treasurer and Vice-Commodore . He and says that being Treasurer was easy because Mary had the books so well set up. He enjoyed Mary and her sense of humour and notes that she was the first woman to become Commodore. Sail Past at Port Browning was the highlight of his year as Commodore. C-Larke is pictured below at the 1986 Sail Past with Gerry and his sons on board. There were 75 boats in the Club at that time and almost all of them made the Sail Past. He remembers that the average boat length at the time was 25.5 ft. and that 25 ft. was also the most common boat length. Over the years Gerry has cruised as far North as Desolation Sound and as far South as Seattle. But his favourite destinations are closer to home— Montague Harbour and Tod Inlet. One memorable Club cruise was New Years Day trip to Sidney Spit for a bonfire and wiener roast on the beach. He remembers having to first chip the ice from around his 11 Question: What happens when you cross a Halloween Costume Party with Oktoberfest? Answer: Goblins wearing Lederhosen! VCC is having a Halloween Costume Party! August 19-21, 2016 at Maple Bay Marina Your party coordinators Barb, Bill, Cliff and Barbara are busy planning the scene with ghostly jack o’ lanterns, creepy crawlers, scary spectres, and of course some tricks ‘n treats. At the club sponsored dinner Saturday night - when we hope you will be in your favourite Halloween costume - you might think you have been bewitched and taken on a trip to Bavaria. - Just add the beer! Dinner will be traditional Oktoberfest fare. For dessert, you will magically fly back to Canada for fall favourites. You will have a ghoulish good time at our Haunted 'Haus' when you come to the VCC Spooktacular Halloween Costume Party. 12 Dates Event Place Event Coordinators Feb. 14 (Sunday) Valentine’s Brunch Mary’s Bleue Moon Café Kathleen Kirkpatric Pauline Critchley Apr. 8-10 Shakedown Maple Bay Marina Fleet Captain Apr. 22-24 Salt Spring Ganges Marina Fleet Captain May 6-8 Tod Inlet On Anchor Mark & Valerie Lindholm May 20-23 Sound of Music Ladysmith Marina Alice Kool Sandra Renton Alex Muff June 3-5 Mystery Cruise Genoa Bay Marina Fleet Captain June 17-19 Wine & Cheese Port Sidney Dirk and Conny Yzenbrant July 1-3 Canada Day/Sports Port Browning Vern Little July 29- Aug. 1 Midsummer Telegraph Harbour Murray & Shirley Hesje Jim &Christine McNeill Aug. 19-21 August Cruise Maple Bay Barbara Simpson Barb Brown Sept. 16-18 Fall Supper Poet’s Cove Event Coordinator Needed Sept. 30 - Oct. 2 Sail Past Genoa Bay Marina Shirley King Bonny McClernon Oct. 22 (Saturday) Commodore’s Ball Chiefs’ Club Penny Latham Marlene Walker Updated May 31, 2016 13 VCC Executive 2016 Commodore Janet Ward 250-478-2838 Vice Commodore Gerry Wolfe 250-532-0401 Rear Commodore Kathy Hargreaves 250-655-6707 Fleet Captain Roger Hind 250-656-8685 Secretary Karen Brown 250-479-5532 Past Commodore Shirley King 250-474-1187 VCC Crew 2016 Auditor Murray Hesje 250-592-1295 BC Council of Yacht Clubs Jack Parry 250-652-8118 Burgees Marlene Walker 250-658-8540 Coffee Conveners Marlene Walker Penny Latham Two more volunteers needed 250-656-8540 250-472-0335 2016 Regular VCC Meetings Saanich Community Church 4566 West Saanich Road Second Wed. every month except July & August Commodore’s Memory Book Volunteer needed Directory Volunteer needed 250-383-3377 January 13 Historian Shirley Hind 250-656-8685 February 10 Kicker Kapers Kathy Knight 250-598-0308 March 9 Photographers Cliff Robinson Rodger Hargreaves Alice Kool 250-652-8870 250-655-6707 250-388-4870 April 13 Properties Custodian Large Items Vern Little 250-655-4525 June 8 Art Kool boathouse 250-388-4870 July and August no meetings Safety Jack Parry 250-652-8118 September 14 Staff Captains Jan Bentley Art Kool Bonnie Mclernon Don McLernon 250-208-9041 October 12 Sunshine Julie Little 250-655-4525 Webmaster Leonora Casey 250-652-1024 Wednesday at 7:30 pm May 11 November 9 14 December 14 (Annual general meeting, general meeting & informal Christmas party) Marina Contact Information Ganges Marina (250) 537-5242 [email protected] Genoa Bay Marina 250-746-7621 1-800-572-6481 [email protected] Ladysmith Maritime Society 1-250-245-0109 [email protected] Maple Bay Marina 250-746-8482 1-866-746-8482 [email protected] Otter Bay Marina 250-629-3579 Poets Cove Marina [email protected] 1-888-512-7639 Port Browning Marina 250-629-3493 does not accept reservations by e-mail [email protected] Port of Sidney 1-250-655-3711 http://portsidney.com/ Roche Harbor 1-800-586-3590 [email protected] Saltspring Marina 250-537-5810 1-800-334-6629 [email protected] Telegraph Harbour 250-246-9511 1-800-246-6011 does not accept reservations by e-mail Victoria Cruising Club Contacts Commodore Jan Ward [email protected] Vice Commodore (membership) Gerry Wolfe [email protected] Fleet Captain Roger Hind [email protected] Directory Volunteer needed Kicker Kapers Editor Kathy Knight [email protected] Mail Victoria Cruising Club 3943C Quadra St PO Box 30004 RPO Reynolds Victoria BC V8X 5E1 Web Page http://victoriacruisingclub.com KICKER KAPERS is published monthly for members of the Victoria Cruising Club. 15