As the Author of the Crows Nest I’m often the recipient of many kind words, sad stories, words of encouragement and of course the most fun, stories of triumph.  2021 started with multiple sad stories; the loss of multiple members, some Past Commodores, ...

Well last week was certainly interesting…  Actual tornadoes on the ground, deluges of rain and plenty of wind.  I was reading an excerpt from the 50th Anniversary of the Club on Friday when the tornado sirens started going off. I took my kids and ...

A couple weekends ago a great party was held in the Land of Oz, complete with a steel drum band – a huge thanks to Shane Cooney for making that happen, great eats and of course the cups runneth over with chosen delights.  Thank you very much to ...

Soon the land of Oz will be taken over by the sound of steel drums and Yacht Club members with the Beach Boys’ “Kokomo” stuck in their collective brains!  That’s right folks, the time has come for the next Yacht Club party.  This Saturday, ...

The Annual Russ Schurtz Memorial Dad/Mom/Lad/Lass race is now scheduled to be sailed at 6pm on August 20th.  That’s a Friday night; members please come out on the water and cheer on your favorite sailors! A backup date of August 22nd at 2pm has also ...

Too much breeze, not enough breeze; these X boat parents have it really easy these days; I can remember when the sailors had to go both ways upwind, through the waves in a gale just to get to the start of the Dad/Lad!  The Annual Russ Schurtz Memorial ...