Yacht Club Business

Fleet List

I see members repeatedly searching the fleet list by dock. The search field was designed to only take a boat name or partial boat name. (The prompt was added to make that clear.) But it seems there must be a need, so I spent an hour or two implementing search by dock.

You will see a new drop down to specify BOAT NAME or DOCK.
You can enter just ‘R’ to see all the boats in that basin. Or the exact dock number. Remember that on the database docks numbered 0 through 9 have a leading zero. That’s so they sort correctly.
e.g. Y2 will find all the docks Y20-Y29. Y02 will find only that one dock.

You can also use the Dock Mapping Tool to find a boat and member if you know the boat’s location in the basin.

Commodore-new cell phone.

See under the Directory for Board members or under Full Members contacts.
Thankyou,

Becky Middlebrook

Washrooms

We got the final inspection from Owen Sound on the South Washroom and insurance has been OK’d. We can start to use the washrooms.

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GYC Road Closing

This THURSDAY, June 8.

ROADWAYS CLOSED around ALL BASINS to all vehicles from 3 PM to 8 PM for water spraying and grading.
Upper vehicle gate and upper parking available ONLY.
Pedestrian access throughout.

Thank you for your consideration of this necessary maintenance.

A volunteer is required to be present during this time to facilitate gate emergency access.
Please reach out to volunteer.

Thank you for your co-operation.

Your GYC Board of Directors

Directory / Member Search

The Member search in the directory pages was only designed to find members by member name. It was not completely dumb: if you searched for “John” it would find Elton John, John Lennon or Boris Johnson.

But we saw members searching for members by boat name. Presumably they knew a boat name but not who owned her.

The logic will now search for either.

We also saw a member desperately searching for a boat by its dock. To implement this would be a bit more work. Is it something you need? Remember, if you know approximately where a dock is in the basins, you can use the dock mapping tool. Hover over the dock, left click. See here.

White Cloud Spring Cleanup 2023

Three vessels made the trip to White Cloud Island on Sunday June 4th. Big thanks to the members that helped out. Harry and Irene Hartrick, Dave and Cathy Sykes, Ed Griffith, Brad Findlay and new committee member Scott Caple.

The crew performed tasks like cleaning picnic tables, delivering firewood, installing signage, and collecting legacy trash.

Taking on cargo and tools at the GYC.

Scott Caple resisting the urge to convert to power boating.

Captain Ed minding the tow.

Captain Ed chucking wood.

Cedar Bank, Sykes, and Dr’s Orders on the dock for spring clean up. Note the brand new dock tops courtesy of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.

Cathy Sykes collecting some floating debris on the trip home.

ball hats

I would like to suggest that the club investigate club ball hats with logo or crest available for member purchase. Chris Collard

Construction starts May 30 or 31

Tues May 30 Construction begins on Clubhouse

Starting this afternoon or tomorrow, DJ Peat will be starting work to refurbish the top of the clubhouse deck.

For safety of all and accessibility to the workers, please avoid the clubhouse worksite and avoid any parking underneath the deck and the close vicinity.

The mast racks will be moved soon to make space for your alternate parking during this period.

Please use good judgement when accessing the building and respect the cordoned off areas.

Work is expected to continue as late as into the end of next week, and will be followed up with the installation of railings, in time for Sailpast.

Thank-you for your co-operation.

The Board of Directors