Commodore’s Corner 6/14/23
Hank Rengh and Mike Petsch raise the flags at the Blessing of the Fleet
Blessing of the Fleet
The Blessing of the Fleet was held on May 27. It was very well attended and an appreciated event in cooperation with Safe Harbor Sandusky Marina. Thank you to Ben Buchanan for giving the blessing, Mike Petsch and Hank Rengh for the flag raising, Benjamin Lowien for providing the sound system and music, and Brenda Marcks for reading the names of HBYC Members that have passed.
Bridge News
I'm saddened to announce that Brenda Marcks is stepping down as Vice Commodore. Bridge selection is the responsibility of the Past Commodores, so they met, and we’re excited to announce that Jessie Homer will assume the Vice Commodore role immediately, and will be our Commodore starting her term in January of 2024! We will be searching for a Social Chair to take Jessie’s role for the remainder of this year.
Also, Pete Rao, our current Treasurer, will be stepping down from his position at the end of 2023. Ken Smith has expressed interest in taking over as Treasurer.
Thank you Brenda and Pete for your years of service. and just so you know, I put a bunch of change in a wishing well for one more year. Thank you again.
Horseshoe Lake, one of the stops on our KI Poker Run trip Saturday
Kelleys Island Cruise
We had 19 boats go over to the island. We had a bonfire by the beach Friday night, and Poker run fun on Saturday. So much fun was had, many of us stayed an extra day (due to a small craft advisory and 6ft swells) So the majority of us enjoyed the sunshine and breezy day with golf carts, an island tour led by Dave Smith, great food and drinks, and the best part, no agenda! We all returned safely back on Monday morning. Special thanks to Jen at Seaway Marina for being so accommodating during our stay.
Port Clinton Yacht Club
Port Clinton Yacht Club Cruise
15 boats attended the cruise to PCYC. Friday night was the Dinner/Meet & Greet. Many members enjoyed their beautiful heated pool on Saturday and others walked downtown for shopping. We tried to get a good sunset on the beach at Docks Beach House Saturday night, but the clouds rolled in at just the wrong time to hide it… Sunday was a smooth ride back and we’re gearing up for the next cruise! Thanks to Nick and Sharon for coordinating the PCYC trip.
Join us for future cruises!
June 30 -July 3 Leamington, Canada
July 14 - 16 Middle Bass Island - Music Fest
July 28 - Aug 4 Extended cruise 1 (SHM - Lorain - Cleveland - Mentor Harbor - Erieau - Pelee)
Aug 4 - Aug 6 Pelee Island
Aug - 6 - Aug 11 Extended Cruise 2 (Pelee - Toledo Yacht Club - Toledo Beach - PIBYC - SHM)
For more info on our cruises, visit our Cruising page
Racing
Saturday marks our first Cruiser Fun Race in the Bay. The Cruiser Fun Race Meeting will be at 930am.
July 8th Stein Hospice Race is coming up quickly! Visit our Racing page to find out all the details!
And thanks to Larry Hurst for stepping in to coordinate all our racing events this year. We couldn’t do it without you Larry!
Social
Join us this Saturday at 6 PM for our Taco Social hosted by E-Dock following the 5 pm membership meeting. Babies in Black will be entertaining us at 7 PM
Future Socials:
July 8th Stein Hospice Race and Social - B and C docks - Entertainment by Luther T
I-LYA Middle Bass Island Yacht Club will be joining us for the social!
Rick Billheimer, HBYC Commodore 2023
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