Joint Cruise with the Bellingham & Friday Harbor Power Squadrons, and the San Juan Island Yacht Club!

Reservations

• Planning on attending? Register here.
• Come by boat, car or RV.
• Vickie Olson will be making a group reservation with Cap Sante Marina using information from your reservation form. Please sign up by March 28 because Cap Sante wants our list of boats two weeks before our cruise. No need to call the marina yourself.  We will assign you a slip and you can pay when you arrive on April 13.
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Activities

• Friday evening:
  • 5:30pm Docktail party in the party tent.
  • 7:00pm Anacortes Pub Crawl hosted by San Juan Island Yacht Club.
• Saturday: Explore Anacortes.
• Saturday evening:
  • 5:30pm Enjoy pork loin hot off the grill in the party tent.  Bring a side dish or dessert to share.
  • 7:00pm Joe and Carol perform
• Sunday: Return to Bellingham

Food Theme

No Specific Theme

Local Attractions

• Check out the Anacortes Chamber of Commerce website for local attractions.

Don’t have a boat? No problem, just drive over and join us!

This is a joint cruise with the Bellingham Corinthian Yacht Club!

Join us for our annual Memorial Day cruise to beautiful Lopez Island.

Reservations

• Planning on attending? Register here.
• Make your slip reservations (reserve under the Bellingham Yacht Club) at Lopez Islander Resort (360)468-2233 at least 30 days in advance in order to guarantee a slip.
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Activities

• Friday:  Enjoy free time at the resort when you arrive including live music in the bar.
• Saturday: Free time on Lopez Island – Saturday market, kayaking, biking, fishing.
• Saturday evening:
  • 5:30 Cocktail hour and 5 Card Poker Mashup in the private party room.  Prizes for high and low hands.  This is not your typical poker game!  To win you must trade cards with others to either get the best or worst hand.
  • 6:30 Pot luck featuring spiral sliced ham.  Bring a sidedish or dessert to share.
  • Please be aware that alcohol can only be purchased from the bar, you can’t bring your own into the party room.

• Sunday:  Free time on Lopez Island.
• Sunday evening:
  • 5:30 Seafood feast on the dock.  Please bring a seafood dish, sidedish or dessert to share.
  • Bring chairs.
  • We’ll be serving Island Dream Cocktails – a concoction of rum, pineapple juice, orange juice, and cream de coconut.

• Monday: Return to Bellingham

Food Theme

• Saturday night Potluck with spiral sliced ham.
• Sunday night Seafood feast.

Local Attractions

• Fun Activities

Theme

Reservations

• Planning on attending? Register here.
• Make your marina reservation and tell them it is for the Bellingham Yacht Club Cruise. (360-376-2152 ext. 700 or email harbormaster@rosarioresort.com )
• Make your Room Reservation – This is a great cruise to bring people who do not have a boat to stay on or you can drive and either take your car across on the ferry from Anacortes or park in Anacortes and walk on the ferry. Contact the Front Desk 800-562-8820 and tell them you are making a reservation for the Bellingham Yacht Club.
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Activities

Friday June 25

Saturday June 26

Sunday the 24
Rosario Resort has a great breakfast where you go on your own schedule before leaving for home.

Local Attractions

• Check this website for local activities and attractions.

Reservations

• Planning on attending? Register here.
• Anchor in Garrison Bay. No slip reservations required unless you decide to stay in Roche Harbor Marina.
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Activities

• Monday July 2 – Stop over in Deer Harbor with the Rosses if desired.  We will be anchoring and having dinner at the Deer Harbor Inn.  Let us know if you’d like to join so we can include you in the group reservation.
• Tuesday July 3 – Arrive at Garrison Bay.  Anchor by yourself or raft with the Rosses Serendipity which should be there and anchored by 13:00.  Afternoon at leisure followed by an hors d’ouevre party at 17:00.
• Wednesday July 4 – Explore English Camp, hike to the summit of Young’s Hill, dinghy to Roche Harbor or whatever.  Annual Best Drink Mixing Contest followed by appetiers/pot luck dinner starting at 17:00.  Bring your best “concoction” and an appetizer and potluck item to share.  For the adventurous, dinghy to Roche Harbor for the fireworks – or watch the fireworks from Garrison Bay.
• Thursday July 5 – Head for home or start the Gulf Islands Cruise.

Food Theme

• Potluck

Local Attractions

• Roche Harbor, boating, swimming, hiking, fishing, crabbing, kayaking etc.

Look for the Ross’ Serendipity. Bring extra fenders and dock lines for rafting.

Reservations

• • • Planning on attending? Register here.
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Itinerary

Reservations:

• • Planning on attending? Register here.
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Itinerary

• Nanaimo Harbor reservations need to be made with 2 days of arrival
• Gorge Harbor Marina reservations should be made soon as they fill up fast by calling 250-935-6433.

Reservations

• Planning on attending? Register here.
• Transportation via boat will be available.
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Activities

• Friday Night (TBD) Happy Hour and Camp Fire Ashore
• Saturday Afternoon Family Fun and Barbeque

Food Theme

• Barbeque TBD

Local Attractions

• Any boating, sailing, swimming, hiking, fishing, crabbing, kayaking etc. you can imagine.

Reservations

• Planning on attending? Register here.
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Itinerary

Things to remember:  Bring your passport or Nexus.

Victoria BC Cruise – August 9-12 – BYC SIGNUP AND MOORAGE REGISTRATION DEADLINES

We have 400’ of dock space reserved for BYC members at the Causeway docks (right in front of the Empress Hotel!) for 3 nights starting August 9^th, but members need to meet the following deadlines to hold their dock space reservation:

BYC WEBSITE SIGNUP

Sign up on the BYC website http://cruising.byc.org/2018-byc-victoria-bc-cruise-registration-form/ this week (NO LATER THAN JULY 13^TH) with names, boat name, and boat length, so we can submit a list to the marina in Victoria.

YOUR MARINA RESERVATION

You then have until JULY 25^th to go on the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority Individual Reservation Request website https://www.gvha.ca/marinas-facilities/marinas/reservations/individual-reservation-request to make your personal reservation for moorage.  Mark Causeway as you Preferred Marina.  You will see on that page near the bottom of the form the location to list Bellingham Yacht Club as the “group” you are associated with.  After your online registration, the Marina will then contact you individually for your credit card billing information to hold your reservation.

We look forward to seeing you on this cruise to this beautiful destination.

Contact Bill & Karin Colgrove at 360-224-0779 or 360-224-3570 if you have any questions.

Thanks!

Bill & Karin Colgrove

Local Attractions

• Check out the Victoria Harbor Marina website for information.
• Check out the Port of Sydney website for information.

Don’t have a boat? No problem, just drive over and join us in either Victoria and/or Sydney!

Reservations

• Planning on attending? Register here.
• No slip reservations required. Transportation for non-boat owners will be available.
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Activities

• Friday Night Happy Hour, Camp Fire Ashore
• Saturday Afternoon Barbeque (please bring side dishes)
• Treasure Hunts for Kids and Adults
• Saturday night: Live band
• Sunday Morning Brunch

Food Theme

• Pirate Barbeque

Local Attractions

• Boating, sailing, swimming, hiking, fishing, crabbing, kayaking, Frisbees, bocce ball, horseshoes etc.

Theme

The Salish Sea is our playground. Extending from Olympia to Johnstone Strait, including the Strait of Juan de Fuca, our San Juan and Gulf Islands are its heart. The Bellingham Yacht Club 13^th Annual Autumn Equinox Cruise to Rosario Resort will be September 22, 23, & 24, 2017.

Every year the Autumn Equinox marks a day of equal light and darkness and the BYC traditional end of our cruising season. This popular and intimate cruise is about our boating friendships and our shared enjoyment of the Salish Sea in one of the nicest locations in the Sea. Rosario Resort and Spa is located on the east shore of East Sound, Orcas Island.

Reservations

• Planning on attending? Register here.
• Make your marina reservation and tell them it is for the Bellingham Yacht Club Cruise. (360-376-2152 ext. 700 or email harbormaster@rosarioresort.com )
• Make your Room Reservation – This is a great cruise to bring people who do not have a boat to stay on or you can drive and either take your car across on the ferry from Anacortes or park in Anacortes and walk on the ferry. Contact the Front Desk 800-562-8820 and tell them you are making a reservation for the Bellingham Yacht Club.
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Activities

Friday September 21

Your Time – Depart to Rosario Resort from your home port in the Salish Sea.

1700 – Welcome No Host Dock Party, bring your favorite Salish Sea appetizer.  (Clams, Oysters, Bacon wrapped Halibut, Mussels, Smoked Salmon, Scallops, Pickled Herring … what is your favorite?)

1930 – Autumn Equinox Bon Fire (Dancing around the fire in Celtic outfits optional since it is the actual Equinox!)

Saturday September 22

1000 – Dock Side Potluck Breakfast.

1200 – Hike up Mt. Constitution to one of the most beautiful views in the Salish Sea –or- Visit to Orcas Island Farmers Market.

1500 – Croquet and cocktails on the lawn.

1800 – Salish Sea Dinner prepared by members –or- special dinner prepared by the Chef’s at Rosario Resort – details to follow.

Sunday the 23
Rosario Resort has a great breakfast where you go on your own schedule before leaving for home.

Local Attractions

• Check this website for local activities and attractions.