TBYC  NEWSLETTER
NOVEMBER 1999

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Journey with us on November 20th and 21st to St. Helens. Those club
members wishing to participate, but not take their boats, can drive and
join us for 'dinner out' at one of the local restaurants. Appetizers
will be served early on the docks. For those interested in 'breakfast
out,' join other club members at the St. Helens Cafe Sunday morning. For
those early risers, coffee (camp or regular) is always available on the
dock. St. Helens offers great stores to browse for gifts, antiques,
junk, and whatever! You can even go to the movie - within walking
distance of the dock - at one of the least expensive theatres in the
state of Oregon.   Join us!!

December 4th and 5th find us journeying up the Willamette to Riverplace.
We'll eat dinner out at the Newport Bay restaurant. For those who don't
want to take their boats, you can also drive and join other club members
at this one too! It's time to enjoy the lights and festivities of the
promenade, and walk to the famous Saturday market. It's a prelude to the
holiday season. Come relax, laugh, and enjoy with other members before
the holiday rush begins.

TBYC Christmas party will be held at Jon and Cindy Bake's floating home,
on December 11th Their address is 11684 North Island Cove Lane,
Portland. The club will provide the turkey and ham. Those attending are
to bring a potluck dish and whatever your beverage of choice is
(excluding water). We'll have a white elephant gift exchange, value less
than $5.00. We are going to have a raffle and members are asked to bring
something to add to the raffle, very much like what we did for the pig
roast. The club will provide tow or three larger ticket raffle items.
Members can bring an unwrapped toy for the fire department's Toy and
Joy. A brief business meeting will be held and we'll hold elections for
officers for the coming year. A list of possible nominees will be
developed before the meeting and nominations will also be taken from the
floor at this meeting.

DIRECTIONS TO THE TBYC CHRISTMAS PARTY AT JON AND CINDY BAKE'S HOME.
Jon and Cindy live in the floating home community called Lotus Isle
Cove. It is located on Hayden Island behind Lotus Island Park on the
right hand side of North Tomahawk Drive. The park is situated between
602 N. Tomahawk Drive (the blue condos right after the firehouse) and
the gated community called Lotus Isle. Parking is as allowed on the
street (North Tomahawk Drive). The easiest way is to take the Jantzen
Beach exit off I-5, and go towards the Columbia Crossings moorage
office. Go past the firehouse on the right, past the blue condos on the
right. Find a legal place to park on the street near the park. Proceed
through the park to the floating community gate. The gate will be open
and - if it's not - there are directions for phoning and being buzzed
through go down the ramp and follow the signs.
 
 

WANTED: WILLING HANDS TO BE CLUB OFFICERS

It's time to think about running for club office. And we're thirsty for
some new blood! At the Christmas party, December 11, we nominate and
vote on officers for the coming year. This year we're going to develop a
list of candidates prior to the moment of nomination. What a concept!

Do you think you're not quite ready to seize control and run for
Commodore? Be one of the Captains and build up to it. Do you want to
take a bit more of an undercover role? Those are available too. Think it
would be too conceited to suggest yourself as an officer? Think again!

If you are interested in becoming an officer, or know of someone who is,
please (we beg of you), contact Carl Taylor, 1 503 286 3215, Rick Brady,
1 503 286 7325, or Allen Buntjer, 1 503 289 1663. Or, email us. Below
you will find a description of the club officers and their duties.

EVENTS OF THE PAST MONTH

FALL SWAP MEET
The Fall swap meet was held September 25th. Despite a somewhat low
profile, there were a reasonable number of spaces sold and a very nice
assortment of equipment and goods offered for resale. Some wonderful
bargains were to be had. Dinghies, fenders, radio equipment, books,
cookware, hardware, a vibrator (still available - call Carl Taylor), and
much more, were offered for sale at very reasonable prices.

In addition to renting the spaces at $5.00 each, the club sold coffee
and donuts. We always do well with the coffee. It's good strong campfire
coffee, just the ticket first thing in the morning, and any grounds you
might get in your cup are absolutely free. TBYC cleared  $121.00.

Our next swap meet will be in the spring. The date is yet to be set but
it is usually in the month of May. Start setting aside those things
you're tired of moving from here to there and bring them to sell at the
swap meet. Just show up, give us five bucks, and a space will be yours.
If you think you don't have enough to justify renting your own space, go
in with a friend. Looking through the surprising variety of goodies at
these twice annual treasure troves is just as much fun as finally
selling your own excess stuff and putting an end to shuffling it around.
 
 

HALLOWEEN CRUISE
Trick or treats were abundant for all that attended the Halloween
Cruise, October 23rd and 24th at Sand Island. TBYC was represented by
Lazy B II (Jon and Cindy Bake), Mursea (Kathy and Jim Murphy), Drummer
(John and Sue Luck), Mystic Wind (Kelley, Darnise, and sons), Bristle
Fashion ( Ian and Ann Alyse Turner).  With over 187 boats present
(combined club event), the trick or treating must have been awesome for
the approximately 400 people who attended. There were numerous booths on
the spook walk with Waverly Yacht Club hosting a "kids only" booth. The
contests were pumpkin carving, costumes, decorated boat, and decorated
animal. something for everyone (man and beast).
 

TBYC OFFICERS MEETING 11/4/99
All officers were present at the home of Jon and Cindy Bake (thanks for
the hospitality).

Old business included:
1. Discussion of the Beacon Rock/Camas Cruise and the Halloween cruise.

New business included:
1. The upcoming cruise to St. Helens November 20 and 21.
2. The Christmas party which will be held at Jon and Cindy Bakes
floating home 12/11. The club will supply the turkey and ham and the
membership will bring potluck dishes including BYOB. There will be a
white elephant gift exchange. Club members will be asked to bring items
for the raffle. We did this at the pig roast and it was very successful.
The club will supply two or three larger ticket raffle items. Members
may also bring an unwrapped toy to donate to the fire department's
Christmas Toy and Joy effort.
3. Upcoming elections and developing a list of at least one nomination
for each office prior to the election at the Christmas party. At the
party, more names will be solicited.
4. Jim Murphy reported on the CRYA meeting he regularly attends. Among
the topics discussed at the last CRYA meeting were the Corps of
Engineers plans to dredge the Columbia channel three feet deeper. A
location to deposit the spoils of this dredging would be needed. Martin
Slough is being considered as a possible deposition site.
5. Rick Brady, who teaches at CCC, offered to pick up the bags of pop
cans that amass at the college and cash them in (with the generous help
of Cheryl Spalding.) Proceeds will go to our fund for the charitable
donation that TBYC makes at the end of each year. A separate accounting
will be kept of this money. So far, $21.00 has been collected. Thank-you
Rick for your good heart and concern for others.
6. Rick Brady reminded us of the need to keep in mind the upcoming Clean
River project the club takes part in. More will be developed on that in
coming months. Helpers needed.
7. A canvas cover was donated to the club. It is being retrofitted by
Jon Bake and Rick Brady to help provide shelter on the docks for the
rainy cruises.
8. The new email format for the newsletter and the new publicists were
discussed. We will try to get some pictures out in the newsletters in
future.
9. John Hoefer has offered to provide a website for TBYC at his web
domain. We would be able to have updates, reminders, and photos. The
officers thought this would be a fantastic idea. Thanks John. We are
very fortunate to have members with diverse talents.
10. Per the treasurers report the club currently has $1209.00 in the
checking account.
 

NEWSLETTER ON LINE
We are going to be sending the TBYC newsletter by email to those who
would like to receive it in that fashion. The rest will continue to
receive the letter the old fashioned way. If you have changed your email
address, or if we do not have your email address, please send it to:
duvals@cyberis.net. We'll add you to the list, get the news and updates
to you faster and ... save some money in postage.
 

CLUB EVENT PICTURES
We have some wonderful pictures from the past couple of cruises but have
not included them in this newsletter due to space constraints. We also
need to know who CAN NOT or DOES NOT want to receive pictures via their
email.
 

WORD OF THE MONTH - from the dictionary of Nautical Words and Terms, by
C.W. T. Layton.

SALVAGE: The saving of a vessel, or cargo, from extraordinary peril or
danger. 2. Compensation or reward given for the salving of property in
peril.
(Note: make sure, when calling for professional assistance on the water,
that you set the terms and price before accepting help lest your
situation and rescue be declared a "salvage" job after the fact - very
expensive indeed.)
 
 

CHRISTMAS SHIPS schedule is available at: www.christmasships.org
 

HEY,  YOU  TBYC  CRUISERS  IN  SAN  DIEGO  AND  POINTS  SOUTH: We sure
would like to hear from you. We're sure the membership is interested in
hearing what is going on with our extended TBYC membership hole up in
distant ports as well. Let us know by email. We'll print it in the
newsletter.
 

Thanks for taking the time to keep in touch. See you on the water.

Sarah Duval
Cheryl Spalding

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