ASTORIA YACHT CLUB NEWSLETTER Volume 18 Number 1 46.18 N 123.81 W (Elev. 233 ft) Jan/Feb 2012 Where are TOM & Jerry? Join us for the annual Tom and Jerry Party and gift exchange on January 21, 2012 at Alderbrook Hall! The hall is located at 4509 Leif Ericson Drive (aka Hwy 30 & 45th St), Astoria OR. We will gather at 6:30 PM to share potluck finger food and begin the gift exchange at 7:00. As many of you are aware, the gift exchange is often a hilarious game. The rules will be explained at the time of the event. Come laugh with us! However, show up with a wrapped gift that cost about $20.00. Libation is good, and general boating gear works well. Bring whatever you think is fun, useful, or just plain pleasant. Come and enjoy the fun! Hey Everyone, Have you checked out the AYC website (www.astoriayachtclub.com) yet? It has a new look and lots of great information. You ll be able to get past and present newsletters there, the racing schedule, the events schedule, and more. Be sure to check out the blog: Sailing Chaos! Never get enough time to tell your best yarn? Want to show great photos and videos? Join the AYC bloggers and chatter away! To become an author, ask Paul Gascoigne (pcoin@q.com) or go to webmaster@astoriayachtclub.com for an invitation and he ll send you the instructions on how to sign on and sign up. Put your name in print, attach your photo, and get more out of your AYC membership! See you (or Read you) there! ASTORIA YACHT CLUB. PO BOX 323. ASTORIA, OREGON, 97103. WWW.ASTORIAYACHTCLUB.COM
Fellow Boaters, 2012 will be an exciting year for boating on the river! Your club is going to work hard to host on-thewater activities that will appeal to the cruiser, racer, and power boater. But first, while the weather is still wretched, we will gather on January 21 for the annual Tom and Jerry Gift Exchange. We ve reserved the historic Alderbrook Hall for the event. It s cozy confines will keep you close to the giftsnatching action! After the equally thrilling Crab Feed, and the Travelogue, boating season will be coming on fast. Now s the time to get your boat back in shape to enjoy the new season. It s easier to enjoy time crawling in the bilge when you know you are not missing a beautiful day on the water. Keep up with local boating events on the Official Astoria Yacht Club Website, which you can find at www.astoriayachtclub.com. Click the link to Sailing Chaos, and get the scoop on the Round the World Race, America s Cup, and the other great events in sail competition. Having been a member of the club since 2001, I ve come to realize the best part of belonging is the comradeship that develops between members, whether it is grown in the challenges out on the water or in the fun of the shoreside activities. Please participate in our events, or better yet volunteer to help make them happen. The more we put into the club, the more we ll get out of it! See you out on the water! Commodore Thor From the Commodore Excommodore s Watch The Astoria Yacht Club s Commodore and the board for 2012 have been chosen and put in place. Flag Staff are Thor Sorenson, Commodore; Toby Dyal. Vice Commodore; Treasurer, Hal Nauman; Mike Campbell, Recording Secretary. Board members at large are Michael Covert, Rich Elstrom, Paul Gascoigne, and Stuart Sinclair. I thank these club members for stepping up. Even though the Board is required to make final decisions regarding club business, it has always been an AYC policy that members are welcome and encouraged to participate in helping shape decisions the board makes. Show up at board meetings and take your turn at bat. You probably have heard this a couple of times by now but I am going to say it again, use the website (www.astoriayachtclub.com). We are encouraging AYC membership to use the website. We are envisioning a point in the future when we will not be using ground mail to communicate but e-mail and the website exclusively. The website has been renovated and a blog site has been added. If you have a club related announcement to make, sent it to Paul Gascoigne for posting. If you have something interesting to share with the club, Paul can set you up on the blog. This can include complaints about the AYC Board, your summer cruise to Kodiak, an idea for a club event, etc. Thank you for allowing me to be the Commodore of the Astoria Yacht Club in 2011, it indeed has been an honor. AYC BOARD MEETING, DECEMBER 21, 2011 SORENSON S HOMESPUN QUILTS 6:30 PM; 108 10TH ASTORIA Fair Winds, Hal Nauman
From: Jane&JohnLebens<jlebens@comcast.net> Subject: vintageastoriaboatresearchquestion Date: December 25, 2011 8:50:35 PM PST To: newsletter@astoriayachtclub.com Greetings from Portland and happy holidays, My wife and I own an Ed Monk designed vessel that spent about 15 years in Astoria and we are trying to assemble some of the history. The vessel was purchased in 1962 by Rolf Klep. In 1969 he sold her to a company called Bio Resources. While in Astoria, we think she was called Kittiwake. In 1976, the boat was sold to an owner who moved it to Seattle. We are wondering if Klep or Bio Resources were members of the AYC? If so, might you have photos or other information in your records? Maybe one of the old-timers in your club is familiar with the vessel and would be willing to talk with us. We ve had some success locating prior owners and photos and hope someone in your club can add additional information. As you can see from the photo, she is a fine old vessel (60 years old in 2011) and is being brought back to the original colors, name and as close as possible to her original condition. I would be happy to write a small article about the vessel or maybe you can just publish this request in your newsletter. She is located in a boathouse on Hayden Island at the Columbia River Yacht Club. We can be reached at 503/330-0216 Thanks, John and Jane Lebens
Some Photos from the Annual Meeting
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