Author: SRYC Comms Team

SRYC officer and Board of Director elections were held Sunday, October 16th. Thanks to all the candidates who volunteered to serve the Club in leadership positions in 2017. Here are the election results.

Commodore, Scott Robertson
Vice Commodore, Bernie Sexton
Rear Commodore, Patrick Feehan

New Directors:
Todd Conroy
Bill Dropski
Ron Meyer

In other news, diehard St. Louis Cardinals fan, Grant Chappel, lost a long-running baseball wager. He finally paid off by sporting Cubs gear at Sunday’s meeting. Go Cubs Go!

 

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Did you ever think about quitting your job, selling your house, moving onto your boat, casting off the lines and just cruising? SRYC members Bruce and Mary Kopecky are not just thinking about it — they’re actually doing it.

Later in September, aboard their diesel-powered Carver, Rollin Tide, the Kopeckys are heading down river on a journey known as the Great Loop.

The Great Loop is a 6,000 mile water route around the eastern third of the country that  starts with a trip down the Illinois to the Mississippi, followed by a quick jaunt east on the Ohio, then south on the Cumberland river to Lake Barkley and Kentucky Lake. From there, on to Mobile and the Gulf of Mexico. Bruce, Mary and their dog, Buster, plan to spend the winter months cruising Florida waters before heading up the east coast in the spring. They plan to be gone about a year … but who knows?

We’re envious! Travel safe.

“Ships are safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships were built for.”