2014 January Beacon

I hope that everyone had a fun, safe, and festive New Year celebration. The New Year opens the next chapter in my long list of experiences at North Channel. As I looked back at past January articles, I see the positive changes that we have experienced in 2013 as a club. The concerns over our financial soundness no longer needs to steal undue attention from the basis that our club was founded under, fun, camaraderie, and boating pleasure.

We had a great year in 2013 financially, paying down the debt and positioning ourselves through the large increase in membership to focus on growth and making improvements to our club and island. I want to thank Don Vanover, our newest PC and his wife Barb for a great year in 2013. Sandi and I had loads of fun on the island and rendezvous’ last year, thank you to Greg and Yvonne Murray! We made many new friends with the new batch of members that 2013 brought. I wish John Anderson and his wife Bev the best in 2014. Please help me show our support for them, starting by attending the 2014 Commodores Ball. Let’s make this the best year possible. I hope that each of you remember that at the core of NCYC is our volunteering, sweat equity, hard working membership. I look forward to sharing time with you at the elite brigade activities and work parties that are so important to open up our beautiful island and club house.

I am looking forward to the countdown to my 2014 launch date, hot sun, deep water and the sound of the bell.

R/C Chuck Stroh