COMMODORE’S BLOG     NOVEMBER 2013

I hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving and/or Hanukah.  It’s hard to believe December is already upon us!  Most of the BackYakker boats have been winterized (one way or another).  Some are shrink wrapped waiting for the Spring thaw.  Some are south of 30 degrees…

Mary Bowie held a very successful “Plaid Shirt and Cider” Happy Hour in her condo in Crystal City, VA.  Thank you Mary and to all those who took the time to drive across state lines!

Pam and I arrived in Stuart, FL November 20^th and are securely tied to our dock.  Not as many BackYakkers here this year as last although Eileen and E. Don Smith are one dock over and Bill and Geraldine Falk now live about 2 miles away.

This Thursday evening, Pat Bernhart will be hosting the final mid-week event of the year, a “Midnight Madness” get-together beginning at Galway Bay restaurant in downtown Annapolis.  There is no requirement to stay up until midnight…

The Annual Holiday Brunch will be held at the West River Yacht Club.  Bill and Laurie Crosley will host this event at their yacht club in Edgewater, MD.  Please remember to bring something for the “Yankee Swap”.  As in previous years, the more outrageous the gift, the more it will be “appreciated”.  Details for both events are on the website.

The photo section on the website (“BCYC Photos”) needs your photographs!  Currently, there are no photos from the past four months on the site.  If you have any on your cameras, please ask Mary Ross or Tom Bernhart how to transfer them to the web site. 

Whatever your plans are for the upcoming Christmas holidays, Pam and I wish you a safe and Very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year.

Skol !!

John

Commodore

Back Creek Yacht Club

John and Pam Loving

“Compass Rose”

Sunset Bay Marina

Stuart, FL