Rear Commodore & Additional Changes
Art Harden has stepped down from the Rear Commodore position. Brenda Marcks (Vice Commodore) and I are absorbing the duties of the Rear during this transition. Tim Kemerley will lead the Past Commodores to select a replacement.
Russ Marcks has resigned from the building committee.
Cruising
The 2023 cruising sheets and reservation information have been posted to the HBYC Secure Members Area of the website. Please check that your information is correct. Contact Marianne Eggett our cruise director, or I if there are any issues. And Larry Hurst does not use 10’ for his PHRF rating. :)
Middle Bass Island has changed their reservation process. Reservations will now by online and 5 reservations can be made at one time. Price is by the dock length not the foot, and all docks must be prepaid.
HBYC will not be able to make a bulk reservation for the Music Festival. Each cruiser will need to go to the Middle Bass site and make their own reservations. Reservations open on on May 1 at 7am, so be sure to call early.
Marina News
SHM will not tear up the asphalt in front of the Clubhouse to extend the HBYC green space until the fall.
The main bathhouse will open on April 15. The gas/pump out dock was damaged over the winter. A new dock will be installed during April and should be operational by May 1. Fingers crossed that gas may be available before that. 🤞
Ship Store
The ship store will be up soon. It will be a new ordering system through a local vendor in Sandusky. The selection will include our existing logo and some new logo designs. Thank you Carla Smith and Chris Malott for their hard work in putting this together.
Our AYC Bus Trip
The bus trip to visit Three AYC clubs on May 13, has one open seat. See this link on our event calendar for more details.
Meeting and Social
May 13th is our 1st membership meeting at 5 PM. Potluck get together to follow at 6 PM. Hope to see you there!
Racing
If you are willing and able to help with racing this year, please let me know, this is an important part of our club.
Website
You may have noticed by now we have a new password to access the members area of the website. This password was included on your membership renewal letter with your card. If you need access or have any issues, please email Chris, our webmaster. There are also links at the bottom of every page to contact our webmaster if you run into issues.
Thank you.
Rick Billheimer, HBYC Commodore 2023
“Believe in 23!”