2019 YEAR END DINNER and AWARDS NIGHT CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS Everyone who attended was a big winner with the awesome buffet dinner at TugBoat Annies in Richmond The Boat Gifts were a big hit. It is amazing the the many unique gifts our members come up with for the $20 gift exchange. Every boat went home with a Door Prize ranging from Crab traps, $50 gift cards to magazine subscriptions and hats. Please take an opportunity to visit the following Club Partners who have donated the many fine door prizes we have given out this year to thank them and spend your boating dollars. MYCBC Award Winners Fleet Stars – recognizing 5 years in the Club Fleet Stars – recognizing 10 years in the Club REGATTA AWARDS Pacific Yachting Logbook Cruising Award 1000 Nautical Mile Club presentations The 50/50 Draw was won by Gemini NOVEMBER NEWS AGM Commodore’s Report – We have had another outstanding Cruising Season with 34 of our member boats making it out to at least one Cruise. Two of our members attended all 5 Club Cruises (Gemini and Zephyr). Six Boats attended 4 Cruises and 7 boats attended 3 Cruises. I’m proud of the fact that our membership continued to grow to 87 boats. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SEPTEMBER CLUB NIGHT The September Club Night was another success with not only members at the meeting but our distant members able to be part of the meeting online. We had a bit of an issue with the Zoom meeting but we were able to restart before the Presentation and members were able to rejoin. It is still a learning process for us and we are looking to improve the online broadcast by the AGM October 19. The 2019-09-13 minutes are available under the Resources/Downloads tab. There is a correction as the deadline for cancellation of your Year End Dinner and Awards Night tickets is actually November 6. The Presentation on SAFETY AND BOAT INSURANCE is under the Resources/Downloads/Presentations tab. You can also find a link to the Video of the Presentation in the CHATBOX. New Members/Sailors can now register for next Springs MacSkills Confidence Cruise. We highly recommended this 4 hour day sail for people who are new to boating, new to sailing, but also for those who have previous keel boat experience so as to understand the functions of adjustable keels and retractable rudders and water ballast verses lead keel ballast. Call for submission of your Cruising Miles total for the season. The boat with the most Cruising miles wins free MYCBC Dues for next year. Everyone who enters is in the draw for a 1 year Subscription to Pacific Yachting Magazine. Send your total to the Commodore using the Red Club Suggestion button on the left of the Webpage. Deadline for submissions is the AGM October 19. Watch for an email regarding tickets for the Year End Dinner and Awards Night November 16. Plan to attend the AGM or participate in the online meeting Saturday October 19, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm If you are interested in borrowing the Club’s Go Hoist to lift your boat off the trailer this off season be sure to check out the details under the Resources/MYCBC Tool Library for how you can book it. Thanks Mover for the heads up that this promotion is back. Save 50% ($3.25 per additional foot) on vehicles measuring over 20′. Offer available on select sailings from May 16 – September 4. This offers a quick way to trailer your boat to Desolation Sound, The Broughton’s or Barkley Sound. Details on the B.C.FERRIES WEBSITE. 2019 MYCBC Regatta Results The 2019 Blaine Regatta was attended by 13 club boats and 5 other crews who joined the activities. Seven Boats with 11 crews on board completed the Saturday Safety Sail featuring Emergency Anchoring, Reefing and Crew Overboard practice along with reviews of VHF calling protocols and the phonetic alphabet. The annual potluck and a special Ladies Wine Social followed. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MAY CLUB NIGHT The May Club Night was the beginning of a new era of MYCBC. For the first time our distant members were able to tune into the meeting online. Members from BC, Alberta, Ontario and Washington joined us this time. It wasn’t a perfect start but reports indicate that our distant members appreciated seeing the agenda and hearing the conversation at the meeting as well as the presentation on “FOG” that followed. We are working on improving the sound and adding the ability of our distant members to participate by asking questions and even voting in the future. Watch for those improvements to happen with our next Club Night September 14, 2019. You will find copies of the MINUTES and the PRESENTATION ON FOG under the Resources/Downloads Tab above. Come out to our First Club Cruise of the Season at the Blaine Marina this weekend. Enjoy the presentation on “Rigging a MacGregor – What could possibly go wrong?” Saturday morning 9:00 am at the boat launch followed by the Safety Sail to practice reefing, crew overboard and emergency anchoring and then bring something to share at the evening potluck. Sunday will feature the annual Regatta sail where members test their abilities to sail their boat around the marks as quickly as possible. If you are not a member of MYCBC, it is only $35 per year (with one time $30 Club Burgee purchase) to join the 80 MacGregor boats that belong to the Club. More information when you click the Big Red Button at the top left of the page. APRIL CLUB NIGHT Friday April 12, 2019 Highlights of the night included: Post your sail Plans for the Club Cruises listed under the Water MacTivities Tab to earn your $10 Awards for early posting. Thanks Darry for the great Presentation on SHORT HANDED SEAMANSHIP Available in the PRESENTATIONS FOLDER under the February Club Night Highlights Another great night featuring: 2019 BEGINS Join us for the first Club event of the year. We will be unveiling some great changes to the website that will make your MYCBC experience even better. We will also introduce the NEW MYCBC TOOL LIBRARY featuring the new GoHoist boat lift kit, the Rigging Kit and the Rig Tuning Kit. Yours to borrow for free as part of your membership. Check the Agenda below to see all the great topics we will be covering and don’t forget the PRESENTATION ON “BOAT LAUNCHES AND WHAT THEY LEAD TO” after the meeting. Agenda NEW YEAR MESSAGE 2018 has been another great year with many firsts. Member recognitions for 2018 Your Bridge has been working hard to make the MYCBC experience the best it can be. If you can think of something we need to do or do better then please let us know. You can contact us individually under the about us tab at the top of the page. It is with great sadness that I announce the departure of our long term Membership/Treasurer Ron. He has decided that 11 years is enough and he will be retiring at the end of the 2019 season. This will be a great loss to the club. Both because he is such a great guy and he has done an awesome job for us for all these years. It is time for someone to step up and fill his shoes. If you are interested in helping the club by filling in as Membership/treasurer, please contact the bridge to let us know. The MYCBC Bridge wishes all members a Happy and Healthy New Year and as much time as you can possibly spend on your boat for 2019. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE AGM Thanks first of all to the members who showed up to make the tough decisions at the AGM. Thanks to this year’s Bridge for the great work and welcome to the new 2019 Bridge. The MINUTES OF THE AGM ARE HERE. We spent lots of money, approved keeping the 2019 dues at $35, approved changes to the Cruise Guidelines, Flotilla Guidelines and the Fleet Stars Program and welcomed the 2019 Theme of MYCBC and MacGregor Safety. Our presentations and many of our activities thoughout the coming year will emphasize SAFETY. We look forward to the upcoming changes in the “Confidence Cruises” part of our Education Programs and finally all the great plans for next year that you can find in our 2019 CALENDAR under the About Us Tab. Be sure to check the Calendar and book early for all the fun. See you at the Year End Dinner and Awards Night November 17. SEPTEMBER CLUB NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS The MINUTES are posted.Thanks to those who attended and Rick and Ken for the Member Cruises Presentation. The decision on the locations for next year’s Commodore’s and Rear Commodore’s Cruises were made. The website has being updated to show this new information. The YEAR END DINNER and AWARDS NIGHT (Saturday November 17) menu was decided. Details on how to sign up and pay will be emailed to you shortly. Deadline for paying is the AGM on October 20 (cancellations with full refunds will be available until Nov 6). 2019 SPRING MacFOULIE has been added under the Water MacTivities Tab. Spaces are limited and first come first serve so sign up soon.2019-11-18
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Highlights of 2019 (Details can be found in AGM Minutes)
The AGM Updated MYCBC Bylaws and Bridge Positions.
A new Bridge was elected and welcomed Teacher’s Pet (Kelvin) as our new Membership/Treasurer.
The Membership Dues were maintained at $35.
The theme for next year is Communication.
The Dates and Locations for next year’s Club Nights and Club Cruises were set and can be seen under the ABOUT US/2020 Calendar Tab
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MacRENDEZVOUS
May 31 – June 2
USSC Marina, Snug Cove, Bowen Island
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MARCH CLUB NIGHT
FRIDAY, MARCH 8
The 2019-03-08 Minutes can be found under the Resources/Downloads Tab.
MYCBC Club Night Dinner Meeting
Friday February 8, 2019
6:30 – 9:00 pm
Ricky’s All Day Grill (Walnut Grove)
(8720 – 204 St, Langley, BC)
Roll Call
Motion to Accept the Minutes of the October 20, 2018 AGM
Call for new Agenda Items
Bridge Officer Reports
OLD BUSINESS
New Business
Announcements
Meeting Adjourned Time
PRESENTATION: – Boat Launches and What They Lead To – Darren
Commodore’s Cruise
June 29-July 1
Port Sidney Marina
Sidney, B.C.
Rear Commodore’s Cruise
August 3-5
Otter Bay Marina
Pender Island, B.C.
