Channel Islands Yacht Club Opening Day of the 57th Yachting Season
By Raven West
Officers, Directors, members and guests of the Channel Islands Yacht Club celebrated the opening of the 57th Yachting Season on Sunday, April 2, 2017.
Members and Guests
Port Captain Bill Cline fired the cannon from the second floor deck of CIYC signally the official start of the festivities.
Port Captain Bill Cline Fires Cannon to Start Festivities
Veterans of each branch of the Armed Forces stood in turn when the Oxnard High School Band played their military anthems. The Trident Patrol Squadron posted the colors for the Pledge of Allegiance.
Trident Patrol Squadron 65
Commodore Sheldon Berger lead the program, thanking all outgoing officers and introducing the new incoming board and their spouses.
Commodore Sheldon Berger
The CIYC hosts a wide range of activities throughout the Yachting Season including racing, cruising and social events.
Regular membership is open to any person over the age of 21 who is interested in boating and willing to support the declared purposes of the Club.
Yachting Membership is open to any person 18 years and not over 39 years of age willing to actively participate in Predicted Log Racing, Competitive Sailing, Club Fishing events or Club organized activities and fly the CIYC burgee is eligible for this class of membership.
Incoming Officers
Ownership of a yacht is not a requirement!
Karen Farrell, Vera Cline, Deborah Tyhurst and Pamale De Simone
The Channel Islands Yacht Club is located at 4100 Harbor Boulevard, Channel Islands Harbor, Oxnard
For membership information, call: (805) 985-CIYC (2492) or visit their website at http://www.ciyc.com.
Opening ceremony at Pacific Corinthian Yacht Club. Photo: George Miller/CitizensJournal.us
Raven West
Named in the TOP 50 Authors by Authorsdb.com
Raven West is a free-lance writer and published author who has lived in Ventura County for more than twenty years. She has an extensive knowledge of local wineries from Thousand Oaks to Ojai and will be covering special events which take place at the tasting rooms throughout the year.
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The last picture is of the dock at PCYC which is down the harbor close to Harbor blvd. This pic was most likely taken on Sat. CIYC opening day was on Sunday.
Bill Brayton
Principle Race Officer
Channel Islands Yacht Club