Clear Lake Yacht Club      2008 Crows Nest  Editor Brad Osmundson  MC 2000  Clear  Lake  Boats

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April 15, 2008 

The ice went out, taxes are done, dock permits are approved (or not) and we’ve been on daylight savings time for a more than a month.  So why doesn’t it feel like spring yet???  Maybe it has something to do with the continuing weekly dump of 6 inches of slushy snow. 

Well, ready or not, it’s time to think about summer, warm water and breezes…..and sailing. 

So here are the attachments that will help you kick off another season (all this stuff is also on the  CLYC website, but sometimes it helps having it right in front of you): 

            CLYC Registration Form – You have choices here.  You can complete the attached registration and mail it to CLYC, PO Box 29, Clear Lake, IA 50428…..or you can print the same form off the CLYC website (www.clyciowa.com), complete it and mail it to the same address….or you can actually register online on the CLYC website (and save a few trees). The drop dead date for registration is May 10 when the yearbook gets printed, but earlier would be much, much better.  Also note that the form contains easy spots for you to donate to the Sailing School and to Friends of Clear Lake. 

            CLYC Schedule – So you can fill your calendar with events, parties, sailboat races and board meetings. 

            Sailing School Information Sheet – Chock full of everything you need to know about this season’s sailing school. 

            Sailing School Registration – You have choices here, too.  You can complete the attached form and mail it to CLYCSS, PO Box 29, Clear Lake, IA 50428 or you can print the same form off the website and mail it to the same address.  We don’t have online registration for the Sailing School. 

WELCOME YOUR NEW YACHT CLUB OFFICERS………Brian Edison is this year’s Commodore, Dave Miller is Vice Commodore, and Marcus Lundberg is our new Secretary/Treasurer.  I think you’re in good hands……. 

YACHT CLUB SPRING CLEANING…..is this Saturday, April 19, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. or so.  As is our custom, we are doing our part to show our support for Earth Day…..so please help if you can. 

MEMORIAL DAY REGATTA IS EARLY THIS YEAR……..While we don’t have tune-up races anymore, the Memorial Day Regatta will feel like it, because it’s May 24-25 this year……..so be prepared. 

WE HAVE A NEW BATCH OF FLEET CAPTAINS THIS SEASON……and you may want to review the list to see if you are one of the lucky ones elected by your peers (or by some other mysterious method): 

            X Fleet                         Captain Emily Oltrogge
            MC Fleet                     Captain Stuart Oltrogge
            C Fleet                         Captain Steve Swift
            E Fleet                         Captains Jamie/Lori Zachar
            A Fleet                         Captain Russ Schurtz
            Hobie Fleet                  Captain Bill Wilson 

For the rest of us who are not so honored, we should remember to smartly salute these folks whenever we get the opportunity.   

I’m going to leave you now and chip some ice off my boat……….. 

Later, OZ