Last night's Total Lunar Eclipse

Dear SYC Member:

The last hurrah of summer! This last week before Labor Day seems to be the last chance to enjoy some time at our outstations or just “hang on the hook” in that favorite cove. You can cap the summer with your SYC friends at this weekend’s Port Madison Labor Day Cruise & Celebration, Friday, August 31 through Labor Day, September 3. Last year’s Celebration was a blast and this year’s promises to be tons of fun!

Clubhouse activities get started right after Labor Day with the SYC Birthday Ropeyarn on Thursday, September 6. That’s going to be one BIG birthday cake with 115 candles! The Powerboat Dinner meeting on September 6 will be of great interest to all of us, as Vice Commodore Jack Sullivan has organized an in-depth review of the proposed SR 520 corridor expansion and floating bridge replacement plans. All of us, one way or another, will be impacted by this project. This is a great opportunity to become informed.

Further ahead, there are several big weekend events that you will want to consider. The SYC-organized 2007 Stimson Trophy Log Racing event at Port Madison is September 21 – 23. The committee is looking for volunteers to be observers, so this is a perfect way to participate in this fun weekend and learn about log racing. More details are provided below. The Fall Equinox Regatta to Gig Harbor is also September 22 and 23. This is a very fun family-friendly weekend event. Details and registration instructions are provided below. Anglers of all ages and abilities are sure to have a great time at the annual Fishing Derby at Port Madison, September 29 and 30. Look for more information soon.

Rear Commodore Fred Roed wants us to know that the Men’s Lunch program for this Thursday is about the latest in Fly Fishing technology. The speaker is Paul Johnson, the marketing honcho of a Bainbridge Island-based high-end fly fishing rod and reel company. Lunch emcee, Jeff Cordick, has arranged this program, which is sure to be very interesting and informative.

Be safe, courteous – and watch your wake!

See you back at the club.

Ben Cozadd, Commodore

Committee Sign-Ups

Just a reminder, the due date for the SYC Committee Sign-ups is Friday, September 7, 2007. If you need another committee sign-up form, please contact Tanya Treat.

Port Madison Labor Day Cruise & Celebration

Friday, August 31 - Monday, September 3

Sign up at the front desk and be prepared to enjoy some Greenboxes, sailing dinghy races and loads of fun!

Seattle Yacht Club Men's Book Group

Wednesday, September 5
6:00 p.m. in the Heritage Room
All male SYC members are welcome.

We'll be discussing King Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild

“A Bridge Too Far?”
September Powerboat Dinner  

Featuring a Presentation of Major Importance to All of Us On The SR-520 Bridge Replacement: Plans, Options and the Project’s Potential Impact on Seattle Yacht Club

(rendering from a simulation of what could happen to the bridge in a major windstorm.)

Our Vice-Commodore Jack Sullivan will lead a program bringing us up to date on the proposed bridge replacement plans and what they mean for our Main Station, Opening Day…and your travel to and from the Club.

Thursday, September 6, 2007
Cocktails at 6:00 p.m.
Dinner at 7:00 p.m.

Sailboaters Welcome!

Call the Front Desk for Reservations

Fall Cruise & Snooze

Hello Cruise and Snoozers. The Fall series is upon us.

Join In The Fun!!!

Reverse start ratings by Mike Milburn, the club PHRF rater.
No bribes will be accepted for a favorable rating.

Dinner is a potluck like the Spring series.
Please call or email Chris Warner, (206) 782-1277 for main dish, side dish or dessert assignment. Also sign up at the front desk, (206) 325-1000.

Breakfast is by the famous couple Bruce and Bobbie Campbell, bacon, eggs, pancakes, etc.

$10.00 per head for adults, $2 per head for juniors

Fall CRUISE & SNOOZE C & D
September 8 & 9, 2007
at the Port Madison Outstation

WEEKEND CALENDAR

Sailboat Dinner

S/V Lookfar

Thursday September 20, 2007
in the Fireside Lounge.

Cocktails 6:30 p.m.
Dinner 7:00 p.m.
Program 8:00 p.m.

Our program for September is the adventures of Rod and Jill Hearne who have been cruising their sloop Lookfar six months a year in central and south America.

Rod and Jill Hearne

Here is what Jill says:

"All the Fun in Half the Time"
Jill and Rod Hearne share highlights of their last 7 years sailing offshore from Seattle south through the Panama Canal to Columbia. Sailing 6 months each year, the Hearnes maintain jobs and their lives here while enjoying the sailing season in North and Central America.  This year a dismasting off the Nicaraguan coast and rescued by the Columbian Armada provided less fun than usual!

SYC Powerboat Log Racing Event
Stimson Trophy Race 2007

Navigation ConTEST

This years theme: “Back to School: Log Racing U!”

September 21-23, 2007
At Port Madison Outstation

Grab your backpacks, school books, computers and charts. Tell your parents that you are going “Back to School at Log Racing U!” Do your homework, study hard and compete to get the best score on the final (race) exam. Join the “Frat Party” Green box on the pier on Friday Evening.

After passing the race finish on Saturday, proceed back to the Log Racing U Campus (SYC Port Madison) at a speed of 7 knots or less. Turn in your completed exam (log turn in). Join your classmates for a reunion social hour, Graduation dinner and awards ceremony. Come as you are, or dressed in your favorite Back to School uniform.

The Race Package will be posted on the IPBA Site Shortly

Race Course Questions?

Contact Provost Bill Grady or Dean Gerry Johnson

Observers Needed! Contact Professor of Higher Mathematics Scott Strandjord to volunteer.

Register at the Front Desk

New student orientation. Alumni will work with you to train and guide you. Or come out to be a cheerleader and observe the racers. Either way, Join in the Fun!

Seattle to Gig Harbor
Fall Equinox Regatta

September 22 -23

Seattle Yacht Club invites all sailboats (SYC membership not required) to participate in our annual overnight regatta to Gig Harbor and back. Vessels start on Saturday morning off Shilshole, race in 2 to 3 classes to Gig Harbor, overnight at the SYC outstation, then race back to Seattle on Sunday. Race winners recognized each day. All vessels either raft or anchor at the SYC Gig Harbor outstation.

This family friendly event is popular with racers, racers/cruisers, non-flying sails and double-handed cruisers. Dinner Saturday night is pot-luck around the outdoor fireplace/barbeque and is great opportunity to meet other skippers and crew. Join us to roast marshmallows after dinner. Register at www.seattleyachtclub.org and contact Paul at pjwalch@sprynet.com with questions.

What I Did on My Summer Vacation!
Binnacle Photo Contest

Send us a photo of what you did on your summer vacation and you could win a gift certificate to the club.

The SYC account representatives from Sound Business Forms will be the judges. 

There will be 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.

Entry deadline has been extended to September 15 and winners will be published in an upcoming Binnacle.

Submit entries to: binnacle@lists.seattleyachtclub.org

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