The meeting was called to order at 19:15 by Commodore Doug McKinnon with 16 members present. Motion to adopt the Agenda MSC.
Commodore’s Report: Doug McKinnon reported as follows: continued here: Meetings | Cruising Under Sail.com
The next MBYC meeting will be the Annual General Meeting and election of Directors on April 30th at 7 PM in Cranley Hall at 2141 Cranley Drive in South Surrey, BC.
The meeting was called to order at 19:20 by Commodore Doug McKinnon with 18 members present. Motion to adopt the Agenda. MSC.
Commodore’s Report: Doug provided a written report as follows: continued here: Meetings | Cruising Under Sail.com
The next MBYC meeting will be held on January 30th, 2024, at 7 PM in Cranley Hall, 2141 Cranley Drive, South Surrey, BC.
The meeting was called to order at 19:10 by Commodore Doug McKinnon with 26 members present. Moved to adopt the Agenda. MSC.
Full Minutes here: Meetings | Cruising Under Sail.com
The next regular meeting of the Mud Bay Yacht Club will be at 19:00 on Tuesday, November 28th, 2023, at Cranley Place Hall at 2141 Cranley Drive in South Surrey.
The 2023 MBYC Annual General Meeting was held at 7:00 PM in Cranley Place Community Centre, 2141 Cranley Drive in South Surrey on April 25th, 2023.
Click here for the full minutes of the meeting.
The 2023-2024 Mud Bay Yacht Club Directors are:
Commodore: Doug McKinnon
Vice Commodore: Rob Stewart
Secretary Treasurer: Terry Lawrence
Membership Secretary: Natasha MacDonald
Cruise & Social Director: Keith Alsop
Workshop and Washpad Manager: John Landsman
Delegates to the Council of BC Yacht Clubs: Alain Routhier and Bill Stewart
The next club event is the MBYC Family Picnic at Wards Marina from 1 PM to 4 PM on Saturday, May 27th, rain or shine. Photos of past picnics can be found HERE.
The Mud Bay Yacht Club pages are under the MBYC tab or shortcut HERE.
The meeting was called to order at 19:15 by Secretary Treasurer Terry Lawrence with 18 members present. Commodore Doug McKinnon had to leave before the meeting started but provided a written report.
The full minutes are here.
The first MBYC meeting of 2023 will be held at 7 PM on Tuesday, January 24th, at Cranley Hall, 2141 Cranley Drive in South Surrey.
The 2023 Mud Bay Yacht Club Annual General Meeting and Election of Directors will be held at 7 PM on April 25th at Cranley Hall, 2141 Cranley Drive in South Surrey.
The Fall meeting will be held at 7 PM on September 26th at Cranley Hall, 2141 Cranley Drive in South Surrey.
The final MBYC meeting for 2023 will be held at 7 PM Tuesday, November 28th, at Cranley Hall, 2141 Cranley Drive in South Surrey.
Minutes and photos of previous meetings and a map with directions to the meeting hall are here.
The meeting was called to order at 19:20 by Secretary Treasurer Terry Lawrence with 14 members present. Commodore Doug McKinnon sent regrets he was unable to attend. The full minutes are here
The meeting was called to order at 19:15 by Commodore Doug McKinnon with 13 members present. The first item of business was the Commodore’s Report. Minutes continued here: Meetings | Cruising Under Sail.com
The next regular MBYC meeting will be on Tuesday, November 22nd, at Cranley Place Community Hall, 2141 Cranley Drive in South Surrey. See map in Meetings page.
Meeting called to order at 19:12 with 9 members constituting a quorum present.
Commodore’s Report:Spring
Long, cool and wet spring to date…a couple of nice warm days but far and few between. Thanks for: continued here . . .
The first Mud Bay Yacht Club meeting of 2022 was held in Cranley Hall with 9 members present, and also a Zoom link to the meeting for remote log-ins. Details here.
The meeting was called to order at 19:14 by Commodore Doug McKinnon with 12 members present. Full report here.
At 15:00 on a hot Sunday, July 4th, with the ice and groceries stowed and the dinghy paint touched up we cast off and motored down the Nicomekl river against a gently rising slack tide. Continued here: 2021 July Cruise Log
Minutes of the April 20th, 2021, Mud Bay Yacht Club Annual General Meeting held online via Zoom.
Commodore Doug McKinnon called the Zoom Annual General Meeting to order at 19:05 with 9 members present.
Read the full minutes here: Meetings | Cruising Under Sail.com
The first MBYC meeting of 2021 was held at 7 PM on Tuesday, January 19th, using the Zoom App. A link was emailed to all 2020 and 2021 paid members. The full Minutes of the meeting and the 2021 Mud Bay Yacht Club meeting schedule are here: Meetings | Cruising Under Sail.com
The next scheduled MBYC meeting is the Annual General Meeting and Election of Directors at 7 PM on Tuesday, April 20th, 2021, which hopefully may be in the usual location at Cranley Place Community Centre, 2141 Cranley Drive, South Surrey. If we are unable to use the meeting hall due to ongoing Covid-19 concerns this meeting will be held online using the Zoom Application. In that case a Zoom link will be sent out to all members.
The Mud Bay Yacht Club Annual General Meeting and Election of Officers for 2020-2021 was held at 7 PM on Tuesday September 22nd using the Zoom “Virtual Meeting” Application hosted by our Membership Secretary Rob Stewart who has had some experience hosting similar meetings in the Covid-19 era. In the absence of Commodore Bill Wallace Vice-Commodore Doug McKinnon called the meeting to order at 19:08 PM with 12 members in attendance.
The first item on the agenda was the Reports of Directors.
2020 MBYC AGM Report continued here: Meetings | Cruising Under Sail.com
On a cold blustery overcast August 11th we departed Wards Marina about 16:00 and made our way cautiously down the shallow Nicomekl River as the slack tide wouldn’t float us off if we grounded. There was just enough water to get over the shallow spots and the Burlington Northern Railway bridge swing span being open, we carried on through and out around Blackie Spit. The kids swimming off the Crescent Beach pier seemed to be enjoying themselves despite the cold wind. Large mats of floating eel grass had piled up in Mud Bay and we did our best to dodge them within the narrow confines of the channel.
The sailing dinghies and paddle boards stayed our of our path for a change and we were soon making our way along the channel markers into Boundary Bay. The predicted northwest wind turned out to be a stiff south wind from dead ahead making it feel more like October than August. We proceeded without incident past the end channel marker and set course for the Point Roberts bell buoy about an hour to the south. We zig-zagged through the Canadian crab trap floats strung along the border as we crossed into US waters and by 18:00 were abreast the bell buoy marking the south end of Point Roberts reef.
Continued here: 2020 August Gulf Islands Cruise | Cruising Under Sail.com
At 17:00 on July 18, a fine summer day, having completed provisioning Ragdol for our first cruise of 2020, the Covid-19 summer, we cast off and made our way down the muddy Nicomekl on a rising tide. We slipped through the Burlington Northern railway trestle about 17:30 and rounded Blackie Spit into a fresh southwest breeze, right on the nose. I rigged up the autohelm but couldn’t engage it due to all the kayaks and paddle boards bobbing about the narrow channel.
We zig-zagged past the Crescent Beach Swimming Club float tucked in behind the “Point” and, passing a last few paddle boards, followed the channel markers toward open water. I engaged the autohelm and went forward to hank the jib onto the forestay while Marlise kept watch for the mats of floating eel grass seaweed that infest Boundary Bay in summer. They tangle on your propellor and plug your cooling water strainer forcing you to shut down your engine at the most inconvenient moments.
Continued here: 2020 July Cruise Log | Cruising Under Sail.com
The City of Surrey Parks Operations Division has authorized the Mud Bay Yacht Club maintenance yard and workshop to re-open on July 1st. As this is the Canada Day holiday there may be a delay of a few days before Surrey Parks gets the keycodes re-entered into the entry door keypads. The City also has to make up and post some signs regarding Covid-19 protocols to follow when using the facilities, which will probably be done this week.
The MBYC Covid-19 Protocols are already posted around the workshop doors and washroom and there are Lysol spray bottles and paper towels on the workbench and washroom sink cabinet. Members are requested to read and observe the protocols and use the Lysol spray to disinfect the entry keypad, door handles, toilet, and washroom tap handles among other objects including the bench vice and tools. Social Distancing and the use of masks and gloves continues to be recommended as the Covid-10 virus is still active in the Lower Mainland.
Mud Bay Yacht Club Covid-19 & Infectious Disease Protocol
Preamble: Members working in the MBYC Maintenance Building or on the Washdown Pad are in general de facto isolated working on well separated projects on board or beside their own boats and wearing gloves and masks half the time anyway for protection from paint, glue, chemicals, fiberglass, and sanding dust so their exposure to infectious disease transmission is minimal. The entry door keypads, light switches, the washroom door handle and taps, and the workbench vice are the common items that most people using the workshop will contact.
1. Members using the Mud Bay Yacht Club Maintenance Building or Washpad are requested to observe all restrictions, regulations, and precautions issued by the governments of Canada, BC, Surrey, and Fraser Health to control the transmission of infectious diseases.
2. In general, where practical members should observe social distancing, wear a face mask, and use nitrile or similar gloves during a declared infectious disease epidemic or pandemic.
3. The MBYC will supply (when available) Lysol or similar disinfectant wipes and spray bottles in the washroom and on the workbench near the entry door keypad. Members are requested to wipe the keypad and door handle(s) after use with a disinfectant or with a soapy paper towel.
4. When using the washroom members are requested to wipe the tap handles, toilet flush handle and seat, door handles and light switch with a soapy or disinfectant paper towel after use. Empty the washroom wastebasket into the dumpster at the end of the day.
5. Excepting where the work necessitates two or more people members should avoid working with anyone other than members of their own household or people they are in close personal contact with anyway. As the Cover-19 is a respiratory disease primarily transmitted via droplets in the air where two people need to work together inside an enclosed space like a boat cabin the hatches should be open for ventilation to minimize buildup of any virus particles.
6. A few power tools and the bench vice also need to have their handles and switches wiped off after use, and/or wear gloves while using them. Ditto ladders.
7. In general, if the items you are touching are likely to be touched or to have been touched by other people within a few days, wipe them off and/or wear gloves when touching them.
8. Due to the current difficulty in obtaining cleaning supplies such as Lysol wipes and spray members are encouraged to bring their own foaming soap and disinfectant and to use them whenever they have been touching commonly shared items like the entry keypad and door handles. The MBYC will supply them as they become available again.
9. While the risk of coming into contact with the Covid-19 virus is presently very low in BC, that could change if we get a second wave when the US border reopens or the relaxing of the lockdown results in a lot of people getting careless. The present pandemic in not unique and we could have the same situation with a virulent flu or a different coronavirus such as MERS or SARS, to name a couple of recent examples. These precautions would also apply to any infectious disease epidemic; in particular respiratory diseases.
The April 21st Mud Bay Yacht Club Annual General Meeting and election of Directors has been postponed to the September 22nd meeting due to Covid-19 containment concerns.
The meeting was called to order at 19:15 by Vice-Commodore Doug McKinnon with 13 members present.
Commodore’s Report: Bill phoned in at the last minute regretting he was unable to attend. No issues or concerns to report from Surrey Parks.
Vice-Commodore’s Report: Doug reported he purchased and installed a new workbench grinder for the workshop to replace the burned out one as per decision at the November meeting. Doug gave a general rundown of the situation of the various boats on the Washdown Pad and in the Workshop. Doug moved to buy a 10 foot fibreglass ladder for the washdown pad and workshop. MSC. Doug moved adoption of his report seconded by Terry. MSC
Secretary Treasurer’s Report: Terry reported we have $4,756.76 in the MBYC account at Coast Capital Credit Union. An additional $1,100 in cash and checks came in at the meeting from members paying their 2020 dues. Reimbursement checks were made out to members purchasing maintenance items for the workshop, coffee & Timbits for the November meeting, and the replacement workbench grinder for $216.60. The 2020 Meeting Hall rental of $265 for four meetings, the 2020 Council of BC Yacht Clubs dues of $65, and the 2020 MBYC workshop locker rental fee to Surrey of $145.75 have all been paid. There are no outstanding liabilities at the moment. Terry moved adoption of the financial report. MSC
Full Minutes Here: Meetings | Cruising Under Sail.com
The meeting was called to order at 19:15 by Commodore Bill Wallace with 11 members present. Minutes here: Meetings | Cruising Under Sail.com
The meeting was called to order at 7:08 PM by Commodore Bill Wallace with 14 members present. Minutes here: Meetings | Cruising Under Sail.com
Having completed most, if not all, of the pre-cruise scramble preparing our houses and gardens to get by without us for a couple of weeks and loading the fuel, water, ice, groceries, clothes, and freshly washed sleeping bags and cruiser suits onto the boat, we unplugged the shore power, coiled up the spring lines, streamed the dinghy astern, cast off the morning lines, and departed Wards Marina at 14:40 on a generally sunny Saturday, August 24th, for our second Gulf Islands cruise of 2019 . . .
Continued here: 2019 August-September Cruise Log | Cruising Under Sail.com
At 17:30 on a sunny calm Friday, July 19th, we coiled up the spring lines, unplugged the shore power, cast off the mooring lines and headed down the shallow muddy Nicomekl river on a rising tide so that, having waited out the low, if we ran aground we would float off shortly. We draw five feet and the depth sounder read four feet under the transducer a couple of times as we grazed over shoal spots in the channel. The keel projects about four feet below the transducer but the dinghy didn’t run up and smack into the transom so apparently we didn’t touch bottom . . .
Continued here: 2019 July Cruise Log | Cruising Under Sail.com
The meeting was called to order at 7:25 PM by Commodore Bill Wallace with 18 members present. Move agenda be adopted. MSC. Commodore’s Report: Bill reported Surrey is intending to test a few boats that haven’t left the float for years for compliance with seaworthiness requirements. He is talking with Surrey about developing a plan for replacing the floats a few at a time before it becomes a problem. Generally Surrey is pleased with our relationship and have no complaints. Some of the boats are tied too tightly to the float which is a problem on very low tides as when deeper draft boats bottom out the float continues to settle and hangs from the boats, putting a lot of stress on the deck cleats, keel/hull joint, and tie rail on the floats. Adoption of report. MSC
Continued here: Meetings | Cruising Under Sail.com