In this section:

• Power/Sail Mini Cruises
• Cruise and Snooze
• Commodore's Cruise
• Sunshine Coast Cruise
• Fall Equinox Regatta

Power/Sail Mini Cruises

OK boaters here is the POWER/SAIL Mini Cruise schedule for 2007. AIs are encouraged to attend, kids welcome. If there are small craft warnings the event is cancelled. Please call or email Chris Warner, (206) 782-1277, panther@seanet.com, if you plan to attend for planning purposes. This is classified semi-official non event, which means there is no charge for TONS of fun and adventure.

Green box usually starts around 1730. Dinner will either be potluck or at a local restaurant as listed below.

Cruise and Snooze: June 23-24 and September 8-9

This time-honored cruising event is ideal for families. With a reverse start and non-flying sails, everyone is guaranteed to have a great time—the racing is optional. Come and enjoy the company of your SYC sailing friends at a casual event. Notice of Race and other details will be posted later in the season.

Commodore's Cruise: July 23-28

The Commodore's Cruise is a POWER and SAIL event! TONS of FUN! Cruising captains are Chris and Shawn Otorowski. Phone: 206-842-1000, email:  SplshTango@aol.com

The Commodore's Cruise starts Monday July 23rd at Henry Island with a giant Greenbox; it ends Saturday the 28th of July after breakfast. Always Greenboxes. The schedule is as follows:

• Monday 7/23: Giant Greenbox at Henry Island outstation 1730, schedule and event instructions handed out.
• Tuesday 7/24: Race to Sidney, moor at the Sidney Marina, HUGE Greenbox on the dock.
• Wednesday 7/25: Race to Ganges, moor at the outstation. Greenbox on the dock.
• Thursday 7/26: Layday, form a Star Raft in Montague Harbor, Party ON!!
• Friday 7/27: Race to Ovens. Award ceremony!!! Barbeque!!! Prizes!!!
• Saturday 7/28: Lead Sinker pancake breakfast. Cruise ends.

Sunshine Coast Cruise: July 29 - August 4

Cruising Captains: Chris Warner and Pam Murray 206-782-1277 cell or panther@seanet.com

This is a Sail and Power event. Anchorages selected will be weather dependent and large enough to accommodate all boats safely. You should be prepared to anchor in 10 fathoms of water. We will raft as much as we can.

The Sunshine Coast Cruise starts after the Commodore's Cruise at Ovens Island and ends on the doorstep to Desolation Sound at the SYC outstation on Cortes Island. Weather permitting, we will visit places around the Straits of Georgia not usually seen by SYC'ers. They include Lasqueti Island, Hornby Island, Comox, and Savary Island. If you have guests arriving or departing, locations with scheduled commercial air service are Nanaimo and Comox. Cruise instructions will be presented after the pancake breakfast on the 28th.

The actual cruising schedule is weather dependent. The cruise starts on July 29th and proceeds more or less as follows:

• Day One, 7/29:  Depart Ovens Island for Nanaimo on Sunday July 29th and catch the slack water at Dodd Narrows at about 10:15 a.m. Arrive Nanaimo and anchor, Green Box aboard PANTHER
• Day Two, 7/30:  Depart Nanaimo for Lasqueti, anchor at False Bay or the NE side of the Island at Boho Bay. Explore Lasqueti. Green Box.
• Days Three and Four, 7/31-8/1:  Depart Lasqueti for Tribune Bay on Hornby Island. Anchor, swim, hit the white sand beach a mile wide, great hiking and exploring. Green Boxes.
• Day Five, 8/2:  Depart Hornby for Comox via Baynes Sound. Stay at the Comox Marina. This is a working fishing harbor. Reservations will be made for dinner in town at the Italian place near the marina. Great food reasonable prices. Explore Comox.
• Day Six, 8/3:  Depart Comox for the north side of Savary Island weather permitting. Green Box.
• Day Seven, 8/4:  Depart Savary for the Cortes Outstation, last Green Box.

Fall Equinox Regatta:  September 22 - 23

The SYC Fall Equinox Regatta, previously organized by Bill Heylman, known as the Port Ludlow Regatta and more recently the Gig Harbor Regatta, features Saturday racing from Shilshole to a nearby harbor, an overnight anchor/raft, group activities, and racing back to Shilshole on Sunday. A reverse start, slower boats first, helps all boats arrive at our designation with plenty of time to enjoy the Saturday party and potluck. Racing, cruising, and short-handed boats are encouraged to participate. The Fall Equinox Regatta is open to boats from all yacht clubs. Check the 2007 Race Information and Schedule page for more information as the event approaches.