COMMODORE'S CORNER
Hi fellow members,
Sue and I really enjoyed the January dinner meeting artfully arranged by our favorite social chairs, Ray and Debra Valpey. The slide show presentation by Jack Putnam and his wife on their visits to the Antarctic on behalf of National Geographic were stunning and beautiful. It was great to see so many of our members their enjoying the dinner and presentation.
This month is our required business meeting. We are going to meet at the Saltwater Unitarian Church on Wednesday, February 17 in Des Moines at 6 pm for pizza, beer and wine. Our business meeting will follow at 7 pm. You might not greet the idea of a business meeting with a lot of enthusiasm, but you should this time! You are going to hear from the chairman’s of various committees looking into some exciting possibilities for your club; a new youth sailing program, the possibility of our very own facility someday, bylaw changes, new approaches to membership, etc. You will also hear from our Race committee, Social, Cruise, Communication as well as the Mid Sound Summer Social committee. This is an exciting time for your club as we try to balance those things we hold dear to our hearts about TTPYC, while exploring new future opportunities. We need you there to provide comments and concerns!
Tom Davis and his crew deserve lots of credit for the excellent Duwamish Head race they pulled off this year. Can you believe over 80 boats! And yes, in spite of the little wind, all boats finished the shortened course! (Race results and list of those in our club and their ranking!)
Our famous Vashon Island Race will be held on Saturday, February 20. As you know, this is one of our longest races and great fun! We hope to see a bunch of boats out in the performance fleet as well as in speed potential. Come on you cruisers. We will give you a generous rating that takes into account the condition of your boat bottom, your sails, experience, etc. It’s all for fun!
Finally, I want to urge you to go to our yacht club web site (www.TTPYC.org) frequently and review the constantly updated Google calendar, race, cruise and social events. My amazing wife spends a great amount of time keeping this site up to date and entertaining. You will find the links to our donors a great way to contact them. Just click on their logo and it will take you to their website. If you contact them directly, please be sure to thank them for their donations to our Mid Sound Summer Social.
Have fun!
Pat Waters
frenchsailor@comcast.net
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TTPYC Vision, Mission, Goals
Vision:
TTPYC is an affordable family boating club that promotes enjoyment, appreciation, and care of the waters of Puget Sound.
Mission:
Our mission is to create opportunities for,
- sharing adventure within a community of family and friends
- exploring our marine environment
Goals:
- Educate ourselves and others about marine stewardship.
- Increase membership.
- Acquire the use of a facility for education and social activities.
- Develop or support a community “Learn to Sail” Program.
- Establish monthly or bi-monthly educational/social gatherings.
Google Calendar is constantly updated with details of the year's events. It is important that you contact us when you change your email address and/or mailing address. Please send your updates to Sue. Thank you.
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