The Wednesday evening series and the Snowflake series are just two of the races organized by this “captain” and his flotilla of tireless volunteers.
Who is the Fleet Captain?
100
“Dave’s Slaves” is the nickname of this very active committee.
What is the Outstations Committee?
100
The motto of this Committee is “Remembering the past gives power to the present.”
Who is the Archives Committee?
100
In the fall of 1945, 6 men signed a charter to create this entity with just 45 members and 6 boats.
What is the WVYC?
100
The Mooring Committee reports to this Board Director role.
Who is the Rear Commodore?
200
You must be at least this age to volunteer with the North Shore Sailing Team (NSST).
What is 11 years old (by the end of the current year)?
200
The Commodore’s Ball, Robbie Burns Night, and the Christmas and New Year’s Eve parties are just a few of the events organized by this outstanding group of volunteers.
Who is the Social Committee?
200
You need to know your ABC’s, but only up to the letter E to be on this Committee.
What is the Dock Committee?
200
112 pages long and priceless to our members, you can let your fingers do the walking to find out anything about our Club using this handy reference.
What is the (2017) yearbook?
200
She was the first female Commodore of the WVYC.
Who is Sonia Telford?
300
The “lunch ladies and gentlemen” volunteering for this race committee include Nutella and Smarties as some of their ‘treats.’
What is the Pumpkin Bowl Race Committee?
300
2 tonnes of garbage were hauled out of Elliott Bay over just one weekend(!) by members of this Committee.
Who is the Outstations Committee?
300
You may not have to “apply” yourself too hard on this Committee, but you certainly need to know our membership categories and bylaws if you want to “belong.”
What is the Membership Committee?
300
Yellow, blue and white.
What are the Club’s official colours?
300
This Board Director role has a “power”-ful responsibility and a well-“equipped” Committee of volunteers to assist.
Who is the Staff Captain?
400
It’s always an “egg-cellent” weekend that this Committee’s namesake sailing race showcases its “long legs,” thanks to the efforts of over 100 volunteers.
What is the Southern Straits Race Committee?
400
This Committee is unfazed at having to fact check 112 pages of member details, not once, but every year.
Who is the Yearbook Committee?
400
This Committee looks after a Club asset that, on an average month, gets hit 34,287 times and never gets hurt!
What is the Website Committee?
400
Vallarta, Yakima Valley, Vernon, and Hebe Haven all have this in common.
What are places where the Club has reciprocal privileges?
400
Eight times over the past 71 years, a person named Bob has held this role.
Who is the Commodore?
500
This Committee is named after “an amateur yachtsman,” but the name can also mean “a man about town,” a Greek citizen, or a contestant in a horse show.
What is the Corinthian Committee?
500
The oxymoronic “work party” has become synonymous with fun at this idyllic location.
Where is Elliott Bay (aka Centre Bay)?
500
Each new version of these 3 items is kept by the Historian, per Regulation D.4.
What are the burgee, the cap and the blazer badge?
500
"There is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats...or with boats...in or out of 'em, it doesn't matter" is a passage embodying our Club’s aspirations, found in this book.
What is ‘The Wind in the Willows’?
500
I’m not “kid-ding” when I tell you that this Board Director role can “school” you in how amazing his volunteers are, for their not-so-“minor” efforts in sail training and sailing programs for kids (and adults) of all ages.