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Cruising schedule and other events are listed on our CYC Google Calendar, which will be updated periodically. You can even subscribe to the CYC Google Calendar on your computer or smart phone.
(For more info, see Events & Cruises)
January
- Jan. 10: Club meeting and potluck. Program on Vendovi Island with Tim Seifert
- Jan. 24: First CYCB board meeting of the year.
- Jan. 27-Feb. 5: Seattle Boat Show
- Jan. 28: BYC bus to the boat show
- Jan. 30: Women's Day at the Seattle Boat Show. Free-admission coupon available just before this date on seattleboatshow.com.
- Jan. 31: Possible carpool to boat show with Kathy Sheehan
February
- Feb. 11: CYCB Winter Dance at Melody Hall. Fundraiser for the Community Boating Center, music provided by the Walrus.
- Feb. 14: Club meeting and Valentine's Day potluck. Program from U.S. Customs and Border Patrol
- Feb. 28: CYCB board meeting
March
- March 13: Club meeting and potluck. Program from Bellingham Sail and Power Squadron
- March 27: CYCB Board meeting
April
- April 10: Club meeting and potluck. Program on Turn Point Lighthouse.
- April 14: Tentative date for Pirates' Poker Run and Dinner Cruise (Bruce Henninger as host)
- April 21: Tentative date for BBCBC Cleanup (hosted by Chris Wilson)
- April 21: Bellingham Boating for Women by Women Seminar at Squalicum Yacht Club
- April 24: CYCB board meeting
Our club's annual winter dance veers off on a slightly different direction this year as we partner with the Community Boating Center of Bellingham Bay to help the non-profit center raise funds for their facility and operations.
Invite your friends, boaters and landlubbers alike, for a fun-filled evening to "pray for sun, wind and sailing in the dead of winter" and support the boating center.
Official "cast off" and social hour begins at 7 pm at Melody Hall on Home Road (off Northwest Avenue near Jerry Chambers Chevrolet). The Walrus (www.tusktusk.com), Bellingham's rockin' sea mammals, will take the stage at 8 pm and play your favorite dance tunes until 11:30.
The Boating Center will have a special side event at the dance, likely an auction, as their fundraiser. Details weren't available by the newsletter deadline.
Advance tickets to the dance are $20 per person, and dancers are asked to bring a large appetizer to share. The ticket price includes one drink ticket. Additional beer, wine, and soft drinks will be available for purchase. Pirate attire encouraged
Tickets at the door will be $25 per person, so purchase in advance for the best price.
To purchase tickets, contact Deb Jones at 380-3538 or e-mail debrajones-accounting@comcast.net.
A boating and marine safety class taught by Bellingham Sail & Power Squadron that meets all the requirements for the Washington State Boater Education Card begins Tuesday Jan. 10.
Course fee of $95 includes a six-month membership in Bellingham Sail & Power Squadron.
Details: 6:30-8:30 pm. Tuesdays, Jan. 10-Feb. 28, at Bellingham Technical College.
More info at www.boatingisfun.org
Can you identify where the photo above was taken?
The person sending the first correct answer to editor@cycbellingham.org will receive a prize at the January potluck meeting - and his/her table will get priority in the food line at the meeting.
Please contact Cruising Chair Chris Wilson (hchrisw@gmail.com) regarding any questions or input on the 2012 cruises, and especially if you would like to host a cruise.
- Pirates Poker Run and Dinner (Bruce Henninger) April 14
- Community Boating Center Cleanup (Chris Wilson) April 21
- Matia Island Cleanup (Dan Lehfeldt) May 19-20
- Community Boating Center Discover Sailing Day (Chris Wilson) June 16 (4-5 boats if possible)
- Turn Point Lighthouse Cleanup (Donna-Marie Cahill) June 23-24
- Vancouver Jazz Festival, False Creek (Need Host) June 29- July1
- Canal Cruise in France (Laurent Martel) July 2-9
- Eagle Harbor, Cypress Island (Need Host) July 21-22
- Lopez Island Nature Tour (Chris Wilson) Aug. 18-19
- Ganges Harbor on Saltspring Island, BC (Chuck Dingee) August or Sept?
- Paradise Cove (Chuckanut) Evening Raft-up and BBQ Aug. 4
- Rosario Resort (Bill Apt and Nancy Hart) Sept. 8-9
- Octoberfest (Bruce Henninger) Sept. 23
- Turkey Cruise (Bill Apt and Nancy Hart) Oct. 27-28
During the off-season, our race committee continues to work on a bigger and better race season.
Bill Apt and the rest of the race committee are hoping to offer more long-distance racing on weekends, a Solstice race in June, a "Romeo and Juliet" race and a fiesta party for the last race of the season.
Our race committee has also joined a new regional racing group, tentatively named the Bellingham Anacortes Racing Federation, or BARF for short. (Who says racers aren't any fun?) The group's mission is to promote and coordinate racing in waters near Oak Harbor, Bellingham, and Anacortes. The ABC Challenge is one such race that a lot of our racers have enjoyed the last few years.
If you have suggestions for races for the coming season, contact Bill Apt (race@cycbellingham.org).
Donna-Marie's Fried Apples: A Delicious Side Dish
Ingredients:
1 Large Honey Crisp Apple
Directions:
- Peel apple, then slice lengthwise into 8 equal pieces.
- Trim out and discard the core.
- Cut the slices into bite size (1/2 inch chunks).
- Heat a non-stick fry pan on medium heat and add the apple chunks.
- Drizzle approx. 1 teaspoon of honey over the apples and sprinkle with ground cinnamon.
- Turn apples gently, until well covered with the cinnamon-honey glaze and continue to fry.
This side dish serves 2 and is ready when apples are just warmed through. Do not overcook; the apples should be firm. Enjoy!
Rock Quarry: Owners of the rock quarry on Lummi Island are seeking regulatory approvals from Whatcom County to expand its operations. Lummi Rock, also known as Aggregates West, has proposed expanding its 20-acre operation to an additional 27.5 acres, pushing its operations closer to Inati Bay.
Whatcom County planners made a decision in December that no significant adverse environmental impacts are likely but were receiving public comment on that decision through Jan. 10.
More information:
Rock for Brains: The Port of Bellingham, after doubling the rent for our monthly meetings at the Squalicum Boat House a few years ago, has announced it's lowering rates for local businesses and community groups. "We are responding to the needs of our local community by reducing rates during times where these outstanding buildings often are empty," Port Commission President Scott Walker said in a press release (italics added).
Board minutes are in Adobe PDF format.
9 JAN 2012
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