Thank you, WRYC Sailors

Scott, Veta and Jim enroute to the Mobjack Bay from White Stone.

As my term serving as WRYC Fleet Captain winds to a close, please accept my heartfelt thanks to all who have participated in sailing related activities over the past three years. I can only hope that the work the fleet committee has accomplished over this time has done justice to the sailing program. It does not seem that long ago that Joe invited me to the cottage to discuss the duties and responsibilities of the Fleet Captain. Joe, thank you for the mentorship and continuity you provided during the transition. I’d considered naming each of the individuals who have assisted with the care and maintenance of the fleet, but for fear of inadvertently leaving someone out, I decided rather to offer my thanks to the sailors or WRYC. For those that spent time working on motors, cleaning boats, replacing lines, putting sails up (and then down again), moving boats hither and yon, winterizing (then re-commissioning), and chasing down our wayward and wandering keel boats (on more than one occasion), my sincere thanks. Maintaining the fleet is certainly a team effort. There are a few people I would like to thank by name. First, my amazing wife, Veta. Thanks for understanding and patience through all the trips down to the club. Also, thanks for the memories, like paddling the dingy out to Snagglepuss in the dark (in the winter) to secure it on anchor. Next I’d like to thank Jim for all the help. An especially memorable project was the lovely zero visibility diving adventure setting the new anchors. Couldn’t ask for a better dive buddy. Finally, thanks to Steve for the countless hours messing about with boats. Had a lot of fun and I think we even managed to fix a few things. There are many more folks who helped out and please forgive me for not calling all by name. The board has made a commitment to preserving a functional fleet of keel boats and dinghies that will serve the WRYC membership well in to the future. Finally, thank you to all the board members I’ve served with. I appreciate you all and have thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to work with you. I’m not going anywhere, and will be around the Chesapeake Bay watershed as much as possible. Pictured above is our new to us 1967 Alberg 30. If you see us out, shout out and say ahoy. We hope to cruise in tandem with the WRYC keel boat fleet this coming year. Give the new fleet captain a ring and get checked out to take the keel boats on a long weekend and we’ll meet up.

Fair winds,
Scott