Memorial Day Weekend 2022 on Wye Island, May 28-30.
Log Submitted by Lynne Hoot, Edited by Rebecca Burka
The 23rd Annual Wye Inter-Club rendezvous was a great success. Over 100 members from the six participating clubs: Eastport Yacht Club (EYC) at the helm in coordination with Chesapeake Bristol Club (CBC), Chesapeake Bay Tartan Sailing Club (CBTSC), The Corinthians Chesapeake Bay Fleet, and Magothy River Sailing Association (MRSA). CBC had 22 members represented and four beautiful Bristol sailboats were among the 27 anchored out in Granary Creek. Warna & Randy (GODSPEED) and Lynne & Jerry (ALBETROSS) arrived on Saturday and were expecting David, Rebecca, & Commodore Monique (TARWATHIE) to be arriving right behind. Unfortunately, the engine overheated and they limped back to the dock. Undeterred and committed the three arrived by car lucky to have secured both rooms in the Lodge, one that had just been cancelled by Bill Sieling!
On Saturday, Warna was in-charge of the first event, an ice breaker. She was supported by Randy and 4-legged crew member Flynn, their wonder dog and companion (who sadly passed away June 4th). The ice breaker provided a creative opportunity to meet/greet members from other clubs. Each person received a photo of a boat that became “their” boat to keep or exchange with a fellow attendee. Rules stated only two minutes to convince our new friend that they should swap boats with us (or not). It was a nice addition to the line-up of events and some of us were quite happy with the outcome when the final bell tolled! Some of the winning booty can be seen in the event photos.
They may have come without their boat, but Rebecca, David and Monique did not come empty handed. Oh no! When the day’s activities died down, Rebecca and Monique headed to the kitchen and produced a gourmet rack of lamb dinner (grilled to perfection by Jerry) with asparagus, salad and baked potato which was also enjoyed to the fullest by Rebecca, David, & Monique, Warna & Randy, and Lynne & Jerry. I believe there was a bottle of wine or two shared and maybe some rum too.
On Sunday, after participating in the “Silly Boat inspection” at 10:00 am and a glorious walk around the WREC grounds with Rebecca and David, the ALBETROSS gang headed to the pavilion to prepare for an action-packed afternoon of games and trivia.
CBC had a boat load of attendees at this event. It was especially good to welcome two new members who sailed to the Wye and received their CBC burgee from Commodore Monique (see photos). Our new recipients were Matt and Emily with friend Anna on KANTURK, a Bristol 31.1, and to our delight Tom and Michelle on SCRIMSHAW, a Bristol 35.5 who became members at the event. Recent new member Jon attended without Karen who was unable to attend; they received a burgee for KNOTBAD at the Opening Meeting earlier in May. Adding to the 22-member on-site contingency were Logan & Will (ACOMBES), Doc & Carol, Tom & Nancy, and Bill with guests Shamsi and John.
CBC was assigned to the set up and staffing of the 5 games, ski walking, corn hole, water balloon toss, knot tying, and baseball toss. CBC enlisted the help of our member along with volunteers from other clubs to staff the games and keep each team’s total score. CBC members came out in full spirit to participate in the afternoon games forming 3 teams of 4 people each. They competed with a healthy showing in the final scoring coming in 4th, 5th, and 6th place. The top 6 winning teams won a bottle of Bob Clopp’s renowned homemade wine graciously donated by Prue. Upon observation, I must say as a sailor I was amazed how many people do not know how to tie basic knots—a square knot, bowline, clove hitch, and figure 8—get practicing for next year guys; there are apps for that! The final part of the score was a challenging nautical trivia game. New this year was a very popular inter-club Rum Punch Contest, but CBC chose not to enter.
The highlight of the afternoon was George’s famous chicken BBQ and the many delightful appetizers, sides, desserts that everyone contributed. It was such a delightful event with beautiful weather and great camaraderie.
Monday morning brought a final gathering of the overnighters and a final rush around to clear up the Wye lodge ready for our departure. Boats left the anchorage and headed for home. ALBETROSS was glad that we had had light breezes on our journey over to the Wye on Saturday as our journey home on Tuesday was motoring all the way on flat waters. For the Hoots it was a big contrast from the previous year when we were the only boat to show up in Granary (cold, damp weather discouraged others) and although we had a lovely time then, this year certainly added to a livelier event with lots of fond memories.
It is with grateful appreciation that we acknowledge our Club liaisons Warna & Randy, Logan & Will, and Prue who served as members of the Wye Planning Committee. Without doubt each contributed to the overall success of the 23rd annual Memorial Day Weekend on the island.
Log Submitted by Lynne Hoot, Edited by Rebecca Burka
The 23rd Annual Wye Inter-Club rendezvous was a great success. Over 100 members from the six participating clubs: Eastport Yacht Club (EYC) at the helm in coordination with Chesapeake Bristol Club (CBC), Chesapeake Bay Tartan Sailing Club (CBTSC), The Corinthians Chesapeake Bay Fleet, and Magothy River Sailing Association (MRSA). CBC had 22 members represented and four beautiful Bristol sailboats were among the 27 anchored out in Granary Creek. Warna & Randy (GODSPEED) and Lynne & Jerry (ALBETROSS) arrived on Saturday and were expecting David, Rebecca, & Commodore Monique (TARWATHIE) to be arriving right behind. Unfortunately, the engine overheated and they limped back to the dock. Undeterred and committed the three arrived by car lucky to have secured both rooms in the Lodge, one that had just been cancelled by Bill Sieling!
On Saturday, Warna was in-charge of the first event, an ice breaker. She was supported by Randy and 4-legged crew member Flynn, their wonder dog and companion (who sadly passed away June 4th). The ice breaker provided a creative opportunity to meet/greet members from other clubs. Each person received a photo of a boat that became “their” boat to keep or exchange with a fellow attendee. Rules stated only two minutes to convince our new friend that they should swap boats with us (or not). It was a nice addition to the line-up of events and some of us were quite happy with the outcome when the final bell tolled! Some of the winning booty can be seen in the event photos.
They may have come without their boat, but Rebecca, David and Monique did not come empty handed. Oh no! When the day’s activities died down, Rebecca and Monique headed to the kitchen and produced a gourmet rack of lamb dinner (grilled to perfection by Jerry) with asparagus, salad and baked potato which was also enjoyed to the fullest by Rebecca, David, & Monique, Warna & Randy, and Lynne & Jerry. I believe there was a bottle of wine or two shared and maybe some rum too.
On Sunday, after participating in the “Silly Boat inspection” at 10:00 am and a glorious walk around the WREC grounds with Rebecca and David, the ALBETROSS gang headed to the pavilion to prepare for an action-packed afternoon of games and trivia.
CBC had a boat load of attendees at this event. It was especially good to welcome two new members who sailed to the Wye and received their CBC burgee from Commodore Monique (see photos). Our new recipients were Matt and Emily with friend Anna on KANTURK, a Bristol 31.1, and to our delight Tom and Michelle on SCRIMSHAW, a Bristol 35.5 who became members at the event. Recent new member Jon attended without Karen who was unable to attend; they received a burgee for KNOTBAD at the Opening Meeting earlier in May. Adding to the 22-member on-site contingency were Logan & Will (ACOMBES), Doc & Carol, Tom & Nancy, and Bill with guests Shamsi and John.
CBC was assigned to the set up and staffing of the 5 games, ski walking, corn hole, water balloon toss, knot tying, and baseball toss. CBC enlisted the help of our member along with volunteers from other clubs to staff the games and keep each team’s total score. CBC members came out in full spirit to participate in the afternoon games forming 3 teams of 4 people each. They competed with a healthy showing in the final scoring coming in 4th, 5th, and 6th place. The top 6 winning teams won a bottle of Bob Clopp’s renowned homemade wine graciously donated by Prue. Upon observation, I must say as a sailor I was amazed how many people do not know how to tie basic knots—a square knot, bowline, clove hitch, and figure 8—get practicing for next year guys; there are apps for that! The final part of the score was a challenging nautical trivia game. New this year was a very popular inter-club Rum Punch Contest, but CBC chose not to enter.
The highlight of the afternoon was George’s famous chicken BBQ and the many delightful appetizers, sides, desserts that everyone contributed. It was such a delightful event with beautiful weather and great camaraderie.
Monday morning brought a final gathering of the overnighters and a final rush around to clear up the Wye lodge ready for our departure. Boats left the anchorage and headed for home. ALBETROSS was glad that we had had light breezes on our journey over to the Wye on Saturday as our journey home on Tuesday was motoring all the way on flat waters. For the Hoots it was a big contrast from the previous year when we were the only boat to show up in Granary (cold, damp weather discouraged others) and although we had a lovely time then, this year certainly added to a livelier event with lots of fond memories.
It is with grateful appreciation that we acknowledge our Club liaisons Warna & Randy, Logan & Will, and Prue who served as members of the Wye Planning Committee. Without doubt each contributed to the overall success of the 23rd annual Memorial Day Weekend on the island.
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