August Newsletter
Commodore’s Message Commodore Emeritus Bob Rodgers End of an Era The YSA Board gathered Friday, July 26th to honor Bob Rodgers and say a fond farewell as he retires from the head of YSA. Bob served as YSA Commodore for an incredible 15 years! Bob and Bill Brown began work on a youth sailing […]
July Newsletter
Commodore’s Message Commodore Bruce Morris & Barbara Bergmann CRABFEST Your Crabby team wasted no time in hauling in a record crab catch for CrabFest. Please join me in thanking all the dedicated volunteers who caught, cleaned and cooked the wily devils. A great example of the big and small efforts that combine to create an […]
June Newsletter
Commodore’s Message Tugboat assisting Commodore Bruce dock his new boat. CRABFEST Our largest outdoor event is coming up next month! This may come as a surprise to a few people – those wily crabs don’t catch, clean & cook themselves. This event requires a tremendous amount of work for a few dedicated skippers and all […]
May Newsletter
Commodore’s Message Opening Day We had a great Opening Day today and in the tradition of SWYC, that bodes for an incredible Boating Season! There have been a lot of strange Opening Day celebrations in different places over the years, but nothing stranger then right here in Seattle in 1895. That year, after a parade […]
April Newsletter
Commodore’s Message Bob Boehm With great sadness we share the news that SWYC lost long-time member Bob Boehm on March 27th. He was a leader, a mentor, a great friend to so many of us, and inevitably a welcoming face to many new members. His tireless efforts are evident in the many ways the club […]
March Newsletter
Commodore’s Message Ahoy Mates! Barbara and I have been members of the South Whidbey Yacht Club for over 14 years. One of the many things that we treasure in this organization are the friendships that develop. This club provides many opportunities in many different venues to meet other boaters and develop new friendships. Our first […]
February Newsletter
Commodore’s Message Ahoy Mates! Barbara and I are already anticipating wonderful Northwest spring weather and we are excited about getting back out on the water. We are looking forward to all the boating season kick-off events in May: Opening Day, Gotta Regatta, and Aquapalooza. Something for everyone! FLEET & PROGRAM PLANSMany thanks to our Fleet […]
January Newsletter
Commodore’s Message Let’s be sure to send some snowballs to the Commodore. Just need his street address in Hawaii. Happy New Year to all of our members! 2023 was a wonderful year for our club and was elegantly wrapped up with a great holiday party. Special thanks to Diane Lagerstedt for the party planning […]
December Newsletter
Commodore’s Message It is truly an honor for me to take the helm of this incredible organization. In the past 15 years, Barbara and I have watched this club transition from a small group of dedicated sailors who had just started a youth sailing program to a comprehensive boating program with two racing fleets and […]
November Newsletter
Commodore’s Message It has been two years since I assumed the SWYC Commodore’s responsibilities from Jim Rogers. That was in November of 2021 as we were starting to see the light at the end of the Covid tunnel. Notice that the picture from the “Change of Watch” ceremony was a hybrid Zoom, Commodores Ball event […]