The club is pretty much put away for the winter. I always like to come out and check on things during the winter months because the place looks so different from summer. It always reminds me of the changing seasons. Wildlife, especially birds, are easy to spot and fun to watch. I often will spot a bald eagle or two. The most I have ever seen is ten at one time.
The business of the club stays busy through the winter. Our fiscal year is November 1 to October 31. so we just sent out dues bills for the coming year. Dues for the coming year are $554 for a Full membership. On your bill, this was divided this year for the first time into the part (about 80%) which goes to operations and the part (about 20%) which goes to capital improvements (think docks and such). This split is an accounting thing that I don't completely understand but smart people tell me it is a good thing to do. We will be billing for travel trailers in December and regular moorage in March.
At the annual membership meeting in October we voted to delete the late fee (rebilling fee) from the bylaws. There will still be a late fee, it will just be in the regular rules. And it will still be high—higher than your credit card fees—so I suggest that you pay with the card and avoid the club late fees.
EYC paid its property tax. In case you were wondering, we paid $4,859. The Oregon State Marine Board is raising their fees a bunch, near 25% is many cases (club dues went up by 2.5% by comparison). The club owns a bunch of boats (12 Zumas, 6 Lasers, 3 DaySailers, a nice Hunter 23, and four powerboats), so we are a large customer of the OSMB. Despite the fees, we are fans of the mission of the OSMB which is all about expanding access to water for Oregon boaters.
The most up-to-date version of the EYC calendar is always on our website. Look for the "Full Calendar" under "Events". A few highlights for 2020 are:
January 25 Chili Feed
February 1 Lake Filling Begins
April 15 Commodore Fills the Lake
May 23-24 Memorial Day Regatta
June 13-14 Live on the Edge Multihull Regatta
June 21-26 Sail School
July 4 Independence Day Celebration
July 22-26 DaySailer National Championship
August 2 Concert by the Lake
August 14-16 Women's Weekend on the Water
September 12-13 Harvest Regatta
October 1 Lake Drawdown Begins
More dates for events and activities will be coming your way soon. In the meantime, you should know
Boat Show Season is almost here! The Portland Boat Show is January 8-12 and the Seattle Boat Show is January 24 to February 1 .
Lastly, please remember that there is not am EYC Bulletin in December. We will see you at the Chili Feed!