The Blake Island Cruise - 1/25

UPDATE:  

- STYC Burgees up on ALL Vessels.

- VHF Ch 72 - Call ahead. Our Tetris Docking Tzar Mike McGuane (of RTTS  Pt Hudson 125+ boat Fame) will talk you in & find a location for your boat. He's a pro at this. We have many boats registered for this cruise. We will be docking in the same manner as RTTS is done. Please be patience & considerate of others. And please assist in tying up your neighbors.

- Boats arriving early or on Friday may be asked to temporarily move as we rearrange & tetris to accommodate the member list. Ideally this also means Big boats on the dock, smaller boats rafted up to them. Most have done this before. You know the drill. 

- BE FAIR to your fellow club member who signed-up way before you did. You don't want them to be out of luck because you simply got there earlier. Mike will be working with the *Chronological* sign-up list.

- Mike may also ask you to stay in a brief "holding pattern" outside the marina entrance as a spot is arranged for you. Please bear with this process.

- Please consider bringing a power cord Splitter if you own one. If you don't, you may want to consider purchasing one or borrowing one before heading over.

- Have fenders out, be prepared to raft. Likewise, be prepared to grab a mooring ball or anchor if we go short on space (always a condition when going to Blake Island regardless).

- If you will Not be attending....NOW is the time to let us know so we can move another boat up into your spot.

- Please Bring:  Potluck Dinner items, ICE!, Lanterns/Lights, WOOD/Fire Starter(!), your own plate, eating & serving utensils, cups, mixers for Rum provided (until it runs out), your other fav beverages, garbage bags!!!, paper towels, music instruments... It's going to be cold - any propane heaters.

- Pls share all the above info w/ your Crew.

- Everyone plzzz help with clean-up

See you There!!!

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January 25-26

Time for our Annual long awaited BLAKE ISLAND overnight cruise!!! It's common knowledge once something has attained sheer awesomeness there is little reason to improve further. This overnight cruise just keeps on getting better & better with age & new membership. Gather your wits, your crew, your best dinner potluck item, your foulies, and your acquired PNW salty fortitude & head over to Blake Island for our STYC annual hoedown gathering where the Rum will be provided to the flock. And the fire will keep us all warm & toasty.

There will be a Waitlist for this cruise. Please sign-up. Boats ALWAYS drop out & spots open up prior the event.

As a reminder, this is a National Park. Annual permits can be purchased at the ranger station upon arrival check-in for $5/ft, or $.70/ft overnight only. Includes electric power. Dock space is on a first come first serve basis & open equally for the general public. That said, this is January in the central Puget Sound with little boating traffic. Who else but us STYC salts would be out there!

Likewise for consideration; the wild herd of bold banshee raccoons that anxiously await all human visitations with opportunities for brazen exploration of the interior (yes interior) of your boat...& the treasure trove of food it bares. Be forewarned. 

** The following items are requested: Help with set-up, Dinner potluck items (w/ a serving utensil), Wood, Lanterns of any type, 2 propane heaters, your own ice, mixers, and *your additional favorite beverages. Bring a plate & eating utensils from your own boat. Music/Musical instruments highly encouraged. Garbage bags! And help w/ clean-up.

Please reserve on our STYC webpage for an accurate head count: https://www.styc.org/event-5975158

Important: Please check back for Updates... there WILL indeed be updates.

Be there! Or you will wish like hell you had been... 

Cheer's,

Kristina Southard, STYC Cruise Director