November 2015 AN HHYC PUBLICATION ISSUE 10

Happy Holidays to All

Today is the Last Day to reply!!!

The HHYC Pay Your Dues Party is just 1 week away

Saturday, November 14th!

This year it is being held at the beautiful Seattle Yacht

Club in the Heritage room.

Please bring cash for the drinks script.

Happy hour and the auction kick off at 5:30

Buffett dinner at 6:30

Dancing to great music by Let’s Dance DJ at 7:00.

The cost for this event is $65 per person.

Please email the Burke’s at susanjoyburke@live.com to

RSVP 6th,

Or Reply to the evite that went out earlier this week!

Sign Up Today

Tom Youngs has done a great job

for the auction items, Thank you Tom!!!

IN THIS ISSUE:

Next Event Page 5

Next Next

Event Page 7

About Foam

Part 3 Page 6

Calendar of

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Fellow HHYC colleagues;

What a stormy & spooky Halloween weekend! We are still picking up branches and raking leaves. I guess we should check on Dancer. I hope all of you fared well. The host of our annual Halloween weekend at Poulsbo, Mary & Brian Scott as well as Terry and Dane Frantz, made the wise decision to cancel the event this year due to weather. A few members (including Sue & myself) decided to drive to Poulsbo and keep our reservation at the Clearwater Casino. It was awesome looking out of our hotel room window watching the storm brew in Agate Pass. I didn’t want to imagine what it would have been like to be out there in a boat. Those of us that went had a great time dining, playing Spanish 21 and dancing at the casino’s Halloween party.

I was recently informed of

the passing of Dennis Massoth who served as the Commodore of HHYC twice. Carol Soffel, who was a good friend of Dennis and his wife Sally had this to say:

“Dennis Massoth was a fun and interesting person. He and Sally used their boat to cruise all over the northwest. He was responsible for exchanging and leaving our HHYC burgee displayed in many yacht clubs. We saw HHYC burgees in Canada as far north as Prince Rupert and Ketchikan, Alaska. He was also a member of QCYC. He sold his business, Marine Sanitation to Clay Piel”.

Carol

In closing, I would like to

encourage each of you to

support HHYC by

contributing merchandise

for the clubs

auction. Please contact

Tom Youngs (206-618-5050)

or Vic Portolese (206-799-

5855)

Editors Note:

Dennis Massoth seved as

Commodore for two years,

1983 and 1984.

Commodore’s Corner

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ANNUAL ELECTION BALLOT Members, If you can’t make it to the Pay Your Dues Party, please print out this ballot and send it to the ad-dress below to reach us before Nov. 15th. Also, so not to miss out on all the fun, you can renew your member-ship at the same time. Print and fill out this form and send it along with a check for $100 to HHYC.

HIDDEN HARBOR YACHT CLUB BALLOT FOR

ELECTION OF 2016 OFFICERS

To vote for a candidate for office in 2016, circle your choices, or

for a write in a candidate.

COMMODORE: Mary Scott Write in candidate__________________________ VICE COMMODORE: Dane Fantz Write in candidate__________________________ REAR COMMODORE: Vic Portolese Write in candidate__________________________

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Pictures from Halloween 2015

Halloween Cancelled

Well not Halloween, but the HHYC Event!

Due to high winds, rough seas and heavy

rain

The decision was made to cancel the boating

event to Poulsbo….

Good Choice by the hosts

after seeing the weather turns out!!

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AWARDS

BENT PROP Toni Johnson

RUBBER DUCKY Tom Youngs

OPEC Commodore Mike Burke

RESCUE Marty Bluewater

8 BALL Brian Scott

MAGELLAN COM Mike Burke

This Months Meeting at the Eastlake Bar and Grill will be held on November 10 and the next meeting will be on DEC 08. Great

Views, Good Food and better people (which would be us). Come and enjoy with

the other members!! It is your club!

Don’t miss the next meeting?

Nov 10th

Some important topice to be discussed and de-

cisions to be made!!

See you there!

Eastlake Bar and Grill

November

1 - Grant Warner 2 - Earl Sommers Robert Ponselle 3 - Howard Gray Ruth Murray 4 - Mike Williamson 6 - Glen Read 14 - Susan Burke 17 - BJ Johnston 26 - Katy Hill 27 - Paul Life 29 - Dee Bankson 30 - Charlie Hill end updates to Paul Quinn

jpaulquinn@gmail.com

DEALS

Doc's Marina Grill in Winslow offers club members with a current HHYC Membership card 10% off entrees at lunch and dinner Monday through Thursday and 15% off entrees at lunch and dinner Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

La Conner Marina gives you

winter rates, all summer long, for overnight moorage if you tell them you are with HHYC and have reci-procity with Swinomish Yacht Club

Save about 20%

And it includes electrical!!!

Next Event Commodores Ball Jan 16, 2016

At the Decca Hotel in the U District See Page 7

Sign up with James or Julie Life: julielife00@gmail.com

Next Next Event Super Bowl Party (Seahawks hopefully)

February 7, 2016

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All About Cushion Foam Part 3: 5 Types of Outdoor Cushion Foam

Did you ever wonder what gives a cushion its cushy shape? Or how to protect a cushion from moisture from the inside out? Today, in third and final installment of our Cushion Foam Series, we’re going to ex-amine the anatomy of a cushion and see how to add fluff and protection to your cushion foam. If you missed the first two parts of the series, be sure to check out our roundups of 4 Important Foam Terms to Know and 5 Types of Outdoor Cushion Foam. If you cut a cushion in half, you’d most likely find a series of layers under the fabric stacked like a parfait. At the very core is the foam. On top of the foam usually is a layer of batting, and then there might be a thin layer of silk film, or other protective wrap.

Shape and Support with Foam Choose the foam for your cushion based on your desired application and look. For a rounded look, choose a foam that can be wrapped in batting like open cell or polyurethane foam. Compressed polyes-ter or polyester fiberfill are already soft, so they can fly solo in the cushion fabric. Closed cell foam is also generally used without any batting or wrapping.

Soften and Plump with Batting Add batting to the foam to create a cushion with a plump, puffy look. The batting goes right against the foam, and is usually glued in place using a spray adhesive. Wrap the batting around the foam so both the top and the bottom of the cushion are covered, plus one side. If you desire, you can also wrap the batting so it completely encases the foam, folding the corners like wrapping paper. Here’s a video that demonstrates how to wrap and glue the batting in place for a large, outdoor cushion.

Shrink and Protect with Silk Film Whether you wrap your polyurethane foam in batting or not, we recommend using a silk film layer inside your cushion. This soft, noiseless film layer will act as an extra moisture barrier. The real bonus to using silk film is that after wrapping your foam in it, you can vacuum out the air to shrink the foam to 70% its original size. This makes it much easier to stuff the foam into a fabric cover. This shrinking feature is espe-cially handy for foam wrapped in batting. To use the silk film, cover and tuck the film loosely around the foam. Insert the vacuum hose into an open end of the film directly onto the foam and turn on. The vacuum’s suction will compress the silk film over the foam and shrink the foam. Turn off the vacuum and the foam will expand to original size.

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Next Next Event Commodores Ball

Jan 16th at the Hotel Decca in the University Distrct

Reservations are to be made by each individual calling the hotel directly at 1.800.899.0251 between the hours of 8a.m. – 7p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. – 4p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, or by faxing reservations to 1.206.545.2103, or emailing requests to reservations@hoteldeca.com. To guarantee rate and room type, please ensure the name of the group, arrival date, and any other information need-ed is given at the time of reservation.

Your Group Names is: Hidden Harbor Yacht Commodore Ball Your first date of arrival is: 01/16/2015 Your last date of departure is: 01/17/2016 Your group rate of $99.00 is valid for 3 days pre / post contracted dates.

Your guests have until 12/17/2015to make reservations for this group, based on hotel availability.

Your group has been set up for online bookings as well. Please visit following link Or follow instructions bellow Please visit www.HotelDeca.com

Go to the "Book Now" tab at the bottom of your screen Click onto the select dates tab Click onto the "Special Codes bellow date slection " Enter your group code: 4AJ5FI

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Please $upport the Following Businesses After All

They $upport Our Club

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Freedom 25 Inverter. 2500 watts modified sine wave inverter, recently overhauled with two new main control boards. Comes with remote control panel. $295.00 Call Paul 206 719-7199

Marinco 50 Amp power cord - 50 Foot West Marine price in there 2008 book was $659.00. I will take $350.00 and throw in the 50 amp plug that mounts on the boat ($117.99 in 2008) It is in new condition. Call Dennis 206 245-7438

Sell it Here

Oct 30 -Nov 1 Halloween in Poulsbo V/C Mary & Brian Scott R/C Dane & Terry Fantz

Nov 14 Pay Your Dues Party Auction

Mike & Sue Burke Vic & Kari Portolese Auction Items - Tom Youngs

Jan 16 Commodores Ball Decca Hotel in the U District

P/C James and Julie Life

Feb 7 Super Bowl Party Location TBD

Need Host

March 4th Annual Garlic Festival Kingston Marina

Need Hosts

April 15 - 17 Daffodil Festival Tacoma Yacht Club

Non- Hosted Event

May 27 - 30 100 Mile Cruise

Non- Hosted Event

June 24 - 26 Rock the Dock Bell Street Marina

Laura and Mike Williamson V/C Dane & Terry Fantz

List your Junk Stuff For sale here

for Free Contact:

Webmaster Adds

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Hidden Harbor Yacht Club 319 Nickerson Street PMB194 Seattle, Wa. 98109

Non Hosted Events

There are several events throughout the year that are not officially organized by the club, but you can usually find HHYC members gath-

ered to party and celebrate. May 2 Opening Day of Boating Season. Look for the group in Union Bay or QCYC or SYC July 3-4 Independence Day. Some raft up In Liberty Bay for Poulsbo fire works on the 3rd. Others raft up in Andrews Bay or Lake Union for the 4th. Aug 1-2 Sea Fair on Lake Washington. You could spend all week taking in all of the festivities and the races. Aug 8 7th Annual Kitsap Wine Festival - Bremerton Marina. Contact Vic Portolese Oct 3 Shelton Oysterfest Shelton Yacht Club

2015 BRIDGE

Commodore Mike Burke

Vice Commodore Mary Scott

Rear Commodore Dane Fantz

Past Commodore James Life

2015 APPOINTEES

Awards Kris Ridenour

Clothing Sue Burke

Health & Welfare Carol Soffel

Membership Laura Williamson

Newsletter P/C Paul Quinn

Safety P/C Bob Ridenour

Website P/C Paul Quinn

2015 Board Members

P/C Dennis Kroeger

Keli Parrett

P/C Paul Quinn

P/C Rick Lee

Charlie Life

Carol Soffel

2015 OFFICERS

Treasurer Sue Collins

Secretary Carolyn Rolstad

Fleet Captain Vic & Kari Portolese Charlie & Terry Life

Judge Advocate Sharon Lee

Sargent-at-Arms P/C Rick Lee