Commodore's Report
March 2024
Ahoy EYC! Well the sailing season is approaching fast. Speaking of fast, I have been filling the lake with the slipperyest water available and have preordered the best wind. I think I can say that this will be THE BEST year in the history of EYC, No, the best year in the history of Yachting!
Members have been working off their spring work party hours getting the club grounds all spiffed up. Kaitlyn has been working on setting up the summer youth sailing classes. We will be starting the Spring series for the Thursday night races on April 4th. Tuesday night TYC fun races start April 2nd and are a great way to get out and have fun on the water. The dinghy races start May 1st! If that is not enough sailing don’t forget to sign up for Saturday racing by May 1st.
I had the privilege of sitting in on Bob and Sterling Bush’s introduction to sailing course. Sterling and Bob gave this class to about 31 new and beginning sailors. They covered the basics of boats, sailing, wind, and just about everything you need to know before stepping on a sailboat. Of these students about half were members of the community or as I like to call them potential members. This community outreach and education fulfills the first three points of our corporate purposes which are;
To promote general interest in the sport of yachting;
To promote the science and art of navigation and boat handling;
To promote safety upon the water;
Of these students 10 have been on a sailboat fewer than two times. Combined with our new partnership with the city we will have a bigger impact on the community and hopefully more sailors to sail with.
Until next time fair winds and following seas.
Al Avey