1956                      Shelton Yacht Club   2021

October Longbranch Cruise - "Octoberfest in Japan"

Pictures mostly by Jim and Pam

Bernie, Karen, Pam, Linda and Pat making Japanese lanterns and other decorations

Bernie and a completed lantern on the right

Linda and Brodie             Heather, Brodie and Brock

In the Marina shelter

Friday night's Japanese potluck dinner

After dinner before the chopstick race

The race! - Gary can sure handle his chop sticks

Looks like Heather and the Commodore know what they are doing

Commodore Debbie                   Pam relaxing

Marci prepared Saturday's Japanese breakfast - I have to say the Okonomiyaki was delicious

This how you present Okonomiyaki! (similar to a pancake)

Japanese breakfast - ingredients to go into the Okayu (Japanese rice porridge)

Commodore Debbie putting sauce on her Okonomiyaki

Heather aboard "Crab Nebula" - soon to be renamed

Brodie and Brock with - looks like spikey sea cucumber

Vickie with the campagne for the boat christening

Past Commodore Larry bringing the assembly to order

Larry, Pat and Gary

Vickie passing around the campagne

The toast and the branch for a safe return to port

Some for Poseidon

MV IIhabela is now officially christened

Com Debbie, Brock, Brodie, Heather and Ty getting ready for their boat christening & renaming

Launching a small boat to float away with the old name - this has to be done correctly

appeasing the gods of the sea

"To the sea"

A branch for safe homecoming

The boat is now officially named Kaho'ea

Brock is obviously happy with his new SYC engraved glass

Jim, Steve and JoAnne                     Joanne and Pam

Frank opening the champagne - I think he was too strong - the top is missing

The Bridge: PC Larry, Com Debbie, VC Jim, RC Al

Capt Jack taking people to look at the JoAhna K

JoAhna K belonging to prospective members Jack and Joanne - nice boat!

Left: Cindy, Linda, Heather and Karen             Right: Frank. Happiness is ..........

Left:  Birthday cake for Frank, Jean and Vickie       Right: Vickie, Heather and Bernie

Birthday speach by Debbie

About to cut the cake; Frank, Vickie and Debbie

Mt Rainier