SYC Three Stop Cruise
July 18 ~ 22nd

Please make your reservations this week for the 3 Stop Cruise to Genoa Bay, Vancouver Island on July 18 & 19, Telegraph Harbour Marina, Thetis Island, B.C. July 20 & 21st, and Silva Bay Marina, Gabriola Island, B.C. July 22 & 23rd.

Budd & LouInda Churchward will be our host for the Genoa Bay cruise and have some fun things planned for us. We are still looking for a host to organize the Telegraph Harbour leg, so if you haven't hosted a cruise yet this is a great location with lots of s available options. Contact Marcia Oliver, or Fleet Captain, if you are interested and she will be glad to suggest a fun itinere.

The last leg of our cruise takes us to Silva Bay, July 22-23rd. Our host for this trip will be Dick & Colleen Hardman who also provide us with the Club's Outstation. Dick and Colleen are planning an authentic Luau party for one of the nights, suckling pig and all!

Please make your reservations with the marina's early this week and then contact Marcia Oliver to let her know you will be attending. This is going to be a blast...so "Don't Miss The Boat."

Genoa Bay Marina: 800-572-6481
Telegraph Harbour Marina: 800-246-6011
Silva Bay Marina: 250-247-8662
Marcia Oliver: marciako@telus.net

See you on the 3 Stop!

Karen Szol
SYC Communication's Officer/Webmaster


Follow this link below to read more about the "Clean Boat Act" proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency. This will effect all recreational boaters!

http://www.boatblue.org/takeaction.aspx 
About The Clean Boating Act:  The Clean Boating Act would fully and permanently restore a long-standing regulation that excludes recreational boaters and anglers from the federal and state permitting requirements under the Clean Water Act designed for land-based industrial facilities and ocean-going commercial ships. This exemption was overturned by a federal court in 2006 in a case focused exclusively on ballast water from commercial vessels. The Clean Boating Act has the support of the $37 billion recreational marine industry, the nation’s 59 million adult recreational boaters and more than 50 organizations involved in outdoor recreation, sportfishing, hunting and conservation.  

H.R. 5949/ S, 2766 Must Pass by Sept. 30, 2008 to Avoid New Regulations on Boaters

Unless Congress passes the Clean Boating Act before September 30, 2008, every recreational boater in the country will have to obtain a federal or state permit just to operate their boat.

Without passage of the Clean Boating Act (H.R. 5949/S. 2766) before Sept. 2008, boaters will face yearly fees, bureaucratic red tape, confusing and potential state-by-state regulations, citizen lawsuits and $32,000 per day penalties for non-compliance. These permits would apply to deck run-off, bilge water, engine cooling water and any other water-based, operational discharge from a recreational boat, which have never been considered pollutants in 35 years of the Clean Water Act. The Environmental Protection Agency, due to a sweeping court order, is already writing this unprecedented new regulation for these everyday overboard water discharges.



"Nauti Friday's Are Back!"

Come to our outdoor Nauti Friday's to enjoy a social gatherings at the Semiahmoo Marina patio. We meet every Friday, 6:00 pm through Labor Day. Bring your choice of meat to grill on the SYC BBQ and a side dish or appetizer to share. This is a great opportunity to bring your friends that you would like to see join SYC.


Cruise Schedule For 2008

May 9-10: Sucia Island cruise and shrimp boil with Birch Bay Yacht Club

May 23, 24 & 25: Roche Harbor Memorial Day
June 20-21: Ganges Marina, Vancouver Island, B.C.

Three Stop Cruise
July 18 & 19: Genoa Bay Marina, Vancouver Island, B.C.
July 20 & 21: Telegraph Harbour Marina, Thetis Island, B.C.
July 22 & 23: Silva Bay Marina, Gabriola Island, B.C., The Hardman's are planning a luau party for all those attending. Please contact Dick & Colleen after making your marina reservations so they know how many to plan for. 360-656-6744 or dickcolleen@shaw.ca

August. 22 & 23: Otter Bay Marina, North Pender Island, B.C.
Sept 12 & 13: Poet's Cove Resort & Marina, Bedwell Harbour, South Pender Island, B.C.
Oct 10 & 11: Point Roberts Marina

We have tried to put together a season with something for everyone. I hope it
meets with your approval.

Marcia Oliver
SYC Fleet Captain


Sucia Island Cruise May 11 & 12th, 2007

Our Sucia Island shake-down cruise was terrific. Bob & Tracie Ruth were our host for the weekend and provided a shrimp boil on Saturday night and shrimp omelets for Sunday breakfast with all the fixings. Those boaters who attended were: Bob & Tracie on Moonraker, Ed & Karen Szol on the Karen "Z", Jimmy & Candi Johnson on Houston, Commodore Ozzie & Linda and son Jonathan Osgood on Tranquilisea, Marian Hickey & Ed Stipkala on Sans Souci, Doug Romano on Jim Dandy, Gene & Delores Carter on Stargazer, Wolfgang Grotke and his guest on Sanssouci, John & Deborah Kroetsch on Skyhawk, Lincoln & Patti Rutter on Zajal, John Black and Cathie Sackville on Chase, Marshall Myers on Ol'Stuffy and Doug & Brenda Owens on Galatea.

What Does "SYC" Mean To You?


S - Speak to others about what SYC means to you
Y - You are the best way for people to learn about SYC
C - Come to SYC activities (bring your friends)

"Keep working on your 30-second "elevator speech"

* We have fun! (Great events and trips)
* Membership is a bargain
* Our region has the best boating in the world
* We have fun! (Nauti-Fridays and all our trips)
* We support the Sea Scouts (a dozen of the region's brightest and best)


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