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Text Box: Volume 54, Issue 1 Carling Yacht Club Newsletter January 2012
PO Box 272 Tacoma WA 98401

COMMODORE’S REPORT Season’s Greetings from your 2012 Bridge!

It’s that time of year again! Shelley and I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New year. For those of you coming to the New Years Cruise we look forward to seeing you there. Unfortunately we missed the Lighted Boat Parade for the 1st time in several years, but promise to be back next year with a new theme. I would also like to thank my Wonderful Wife for all her help this past year and those of you that helped me out as well, I never did make a good Vanna! I am looking forward to serving as Commodore this year and would like to thank Larry for the job he did last year. I hope 2012 brings lots of cheer and great cruising to all, Merry Christmas.

John Wise

Commodore 2012

VICE COMMODORE’S REPORT

Well it’s that time of year again. Roses are red and violets are blue, Christmas is here and I'm broke again too. As I sit by the fire warming my buns I'm reminded by my wife that I'm supposed to have fun. Grandkids are coming as the weekend gets near. I'm looking for hiding spots so as not to be in fear. Packages are wrapped and the stockings are stuffed, maybe I'll surprise everyone and show up in the buff. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Don't forget The crab feed on January 21st - we still have many tickets left and are hoping for a sell out. Please contact me for your tickets 253-691-3259. I will not be at the next board or general meeting as the wife and I will be on a beach in Mexico. Sharon Jobin can help you with the purchase of more crab feed tickets during our absence.

Shawn Dinsmore
Vice Commodore

Membership Yearbook Needs:
Please send any corrections to your contact information, new boat pictures - for those of you who now have new boats, and general photos you would like to share in the next membership book to Nancy at nancy.dinsmore@gmail.com . If you would like to purchase an ad space, please contact Sharon Jobin. Deadline for all submissions… corrections and additions is January 15^th! Don’t Delay – Send it “today”!

REAR COMMODORE’S REPORT

Kelly and I just finished the lighted boat parade at Dock Street. It was great to see the other lighted up boats from Carling there, 6 boats in all. 3 boats participated in the parade, Steve and Pam on Mega Wacht, Ken and Sharon on King Pin, and Kelly and myself on Dawn Treader. During the parade, you could hear Past Commodore Pam Clark shouting from their PA system "Merry Christmas from Carling Yacht Club". Carling was represented proudly. This was so much fun! Perhaps we should consider making this an official cruise. The New Year’s cruise is fast approaching; December 30-January 2, I hope to see your smiling faces at Arabellas. The Sweet Hearts Cruise is February 10-12 at Dock Street Marina in Tacoma. I have reserved 10 slips for Carling, but please call Dock Street to reserve your slip at 253-572-2524. The location was changed from Port Orchard Yacht Club. We also need a chair person(s) for the Sweet Heart Cruise. Please contact me at 253-347-6067 or finncr4@comcast.net if you are interested in chairing this cruise. I will help you out in any way I can. I look forward to seeing all of you at this year’s cruises.

Kelly L. Frasure

Rear Commodore

Boating Family of the Year

Steve Carey Congratulations to our 2011

and Pam Clark of Mega Wacht

January Birthdays…

5 Kelly Frasure

9 Joan McClure

11 Liz Uskovich

28 Sherri Olsen

Sunshine Corner…

If you hear of other members who are in need of a ray of sunshine, please contact our Sunshine Girl… Theresa Gano [timebandit@centurytel.net] or your News Letter Editor Pam Clark @ pclark81860@earthlink.net.

Our very own Lynn Tallman-Grenville has been a bit under the weather – and we wish her well as she gains good strength and good health in 2012.

Sharon Laramie had recent surgery – and our thoughts are with her!

MONTHLY DINNER SIGN-UP

January Dinner: “This could be you”

February Dinner: “This could be you”

If you are interesting in showing off your wonderful cooking If you are interesting in showing off your wonderful cooking techniques on the members, PLEASE… SIGN UP or let our Vice Commodore Shawn Dinsmore know... We’d love to be your taste testers!!

Cashew Cinnamon Brittle

What you need: Vegetable Oil, ½ c. water, 2 c. sugar, ¼ tsp light corn syrup, 2 tsp cinnamon, 2 tbsp unsalted butter, ¼ tsp. Cream of tartar, 2 c. roasted, salted cashew nuts, if using unsalted cashew nuts, add 1/8 tsp salt with the sugar, 1 tsp baking soda. Using vegetable oil, generously oil a sheet pan (preferably one with sides), at least 11x17 inches (or use a silpat).

In a medium – sized heavy saucepan, combine the water, sugar, cream of tartar and corn syrup and bring to a boil over medium heat. Using a candy thermometer to test it, boil the mixture until it reaches 350 degrees. Remove from the heat and working quickly, whisk in the cinnamon, then with a wooden spoon stir in the butter, cashews, and baking soda. Pour the mixture onto the oiled pan and spread it out with the wooden spoon, to about ¼ to ½ inch thickness. Don’t spread it too thinly. Let cool and harden, uncovered, 30 to 45 minutes. Using your hands, break the brittle into pieces. Store in an air tight container.

Submit your favorite recipe to Newsletter Editor Pam Clark – and we’ll make the recipe corner a tasty treat for all! pclark81860@earthlink.net

Recipes of the Month… Bring in the New Year with a “Toast”

Mistletoe Martini

INGREDIENTS:
2 oz Chopin Vodka
.25 oz Crème de menthe
.25 oz Baileys Original Irish Cream
1 oz Milk
Garnish: Candy cane Glass: Martini

PREPARATION:
Add all the ingredients to a cocktail shaker and fill with ice. Shake, and strain into a chilled Martini glass. Garnish with a candy cane.

Poinsettia Martini

INGREDIENTS:
2 oz Chopin Vodka
4 oz Cranberry juice
2 oz Moët & Chandon Champagne
Garnish: Raspberries Glass: Martini

PREPARATION:
Add the vodka and cranberry juice to a shaker and fill with ice. Shake, and strain into a chilled Martini glass. Top with the Champagne and garnish with raspberries.

Crab Feed Tickets are on sale now… Contact the Dinsmore’s for information.

Save the date! January 21^st 2012 at Gig Harbor Eagles

New Years Cruise

To Arabella’s Landing

December 31^th to January 2nd 2012

Saturday: Take a stroll through the town during the day…

Dinner 6pm- bring your favorite pot luck item and snack to share. Fun things in store throughout the evening… bring in the New Year.

Sunday: Biscuits and gravy, champagne and coffee courtesy of your cruise chairs.

Please RSVP to the Cruise Co-Chairs Pam Clark or Sharon Jobin

Sweet Hearts Cruise

Dock Street Marina

February 10^th-12^th

Stay tuned for more details!

Get ready for a Root’n / Toot’n good time

The Chili Cook off/Crock Pot Cook off

Will be at Des Moines Marina in March…
No Doubt About it… That’s THE DUCK”…

The latest “Duck Recipient” is our very own Sharon Jobin. Sharon was trying to tie down her lines at our recent left over’s cruise in Poulsbo. Taking one quick tug and just one step backwards unexpectedly can be a dangerous event, especially if not wearing proper life jackets or safety gear even while docking your boat... Although it’s ironic that Karri Kollars duck award will go down in the history books as the shortest lived duck award… Sharon’s recent event brings a deep chill to my bones; invision being fully clothed, winter gear, hat, gloves, winter boots, then falling into the depths… trying to swim upwards with every effort, especially if you were not an avid swimmer. These are the potential dangers which can happen to any of us - during docking as well as play. For that reason, I’ve included information on Life Jacket Safety in this month’s newsletter…

No matter how you slice it, almost any boating accident imaginable has a predictable outcome – you in the water fighting for your life. Unless you are wearing a life jacket, your survival chances are marginal. The best case scenario would be falling overboard without sustaining an injury, and being quickly recovered by a person remaining in the boat, or by a nearby boater. In almost every other scenario I can think, surviving a boating accident that resulted in being ejected from the boat without a life jacket would depend upon a quick rescue.

The latest boating safety statistics:

· In 2006 there were 4,967 boating accidents

· 3,474 of the boaters required medical attention beyond first aid

· 710 recreational boaters died

· 476 of the 710 boaters drowned

· 29 children under the age of 12 died

If those statistics don’t convince you to wear a life jacket, then consider these reasons to wear a life jacket while boating:

Capsizing and falls overboard are the most reported types of fatal accidents, comprising 59 percent of all boating fatalities. Nine of ten drowning victims may have survived a capsizing or fall overboard if they had been wearing a life jacket. By wearing a life jacket while boating, you increase the chances of surviving exponentially. Think of it another way: without a lifejacket, how long can you tread water while waiting for rescue? What if you were injured?

You cannot prevent an accident by your boating skill or experience alone. Boaters with more than 100 hours boating

Experience, who are 36 years or older and don’t have formal boating safety education are responsible for most of the boating accidents

and fatalities. Even if you have confidence in your boating skills, consider the many boaters who are less experienced and educated who

share the waterways with you…

http://boat-ed.com/washington/2011a/welcome.html

Area Fuel Prices

http://fineedge.com/fuelsurvey.html

The Quartermaster has the following items on hand…

2 black baseball caps $12 each
½ gallon flasks $10 each, with or without Carling logo
Sun hats with or without Carling hat band
Various pins, tie tacks and earrings $4 each ($7 pair of earrings)
Carling Decal $4 each

Please contact me Sherri Olsen if you are interested in any of these items. We also have a jacket catalog if you are interested. If you have an interest in any other item for yourself or suggestions for items we should have for other members.

Sherri Olsen 253-377-5000 or olsenls1515@comcast.net

UNDER WASHINGTON STATE LAW

IT IS UNLAWFUL TO:

· Approach within 100 yards of a southern resident whale.

· Cause a vessel or other object to approach within 100 yards of a southern resident whale.

· Intercept a southern resident whale by remaining in its path until it comes within 100 yards of a vessel.

· Fail to disengage the transmission of a vessel that is within 100 yards of a southern resident whale.

· Feed a southern resident whale.

Violating the state law can result in a fine of up to $1,025.

The maximum fine under federal law is $10,000.

2012 OFFICERS

Commodore

John Wise

Vice Commodore

Shawn Dinsmore

Rear Commodore

Kelly L. Frasure

Secretary

Ellen Parks

Treasurer

Connie Nichols

Jr. Past Commodore

Larry Olsen

Membership Meetings are

held on the 2^nd Tuesday

of each month (except August)

at 7:30 p.m. at Totem YC.

Board Meetings are held on

the 1st^t Tuesday of each month

(except August) at 6:00 p.m. at Johnny’s in Fife

Membership: Shelley Wise

Sunshine: Theresa Gano

Webmaster: Steve Carey

Quartermaster: Sherri Olsen

Phone Committee: Sharon Jobin

NBC Delegate: Sherri Olsen

Newsletter Editor:

Pam Clark, PC 2010

pclark81860@earthlink.net

Website: carlingyachtclub.com

Visit Carling Yacht Club

on Face Book

Board Meetings are held at Johnny’s in Fife

6:00 pm

Have dinner if you want.

2012 OFFICERS

Commodore

John Wise

Vice Commodore

Shawn Dinsmore

Rear Commodore

Kelly Lynne Frasure

Secretary

Ellen Parks

Treasurer

Connie Nichols

Jr. Past Commodore

Larry Olsen

Membership Meetings are

held on the 2^nd Tuesday

of each month (except August)

at 7:30 p.m.

BOARD MEMBERS

2 Year: Steve Carey

Theresa Gano

1Year: Dean Seidel

John Rawlings

Gary Regan

Board Meetings are held on

the 1^st Tuesday of each month

(except August) at 6:00 p.m

Membership: Sharon Jobin beeharley@clearwire.net

Sunshine: Sharon Laramie

Phone Committee: Sharon Jobin

Newsletter: PC Pam Clark pclark81860@earthlink.net

Have you been to the

website lately??

carlingyachtclub.com

Check it out. Steve Carey has been working real hard on it. He still needs some member boat pictures.

WANT ADS

If you have something that you would like to sell, we can place it here on our web site for you. Their is no cost for members. The cost for non-members is $10.00 per add prepaid.

All ads will run for 3 months unless otherwise specified.

Please "snail mail" your written ad with picture to:

CYC Seabreeze

% Pam Clark, Editor

20700 106th Pl Se

Kent Wa 98031

E-mail to:

pclark81860@earthlink.net

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