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Come, Come, Come to the Potluck Cruise. Please Do Come

AT 4:30 Saturday afternoon a delicious Potluck Dinner will be held in the tent covered activity float at the end of the dock. Bring your favorite hot or cold dish, salad and or desert. Two charcoal BBQ’s are available for cooking your dinner.

After dinner a casual Monk Club Meeting and social hour will be held to conduct any pending business or plans. Attending members will draw chances for a 2009 Waggoner Cruising Guidebook to be given as a door prize. Members may volunteer for committees.

Sunday morning there will be a breakfast gathering in the tent and later a time will be spent visiting each other’s boats before departing for our homeports. Time to show off your boat.

Reservations for Eight Boats have been made for finger slips next to the activity tent float. Email or call Mike Butler for sign up for the event. More reservations can be made if needed.

If not bringing your boat, drive to the dinner by car, and join in on the potluck dinner and see the boats and the crews. Our boat "Paramour" has an empty Vee berth and saloon floor you could sleep in or on. Bring your sleeping bag and pillow. ( I guess you could also sleep in the tent.)

The Port furnishes inside the tent 2 Charcoal BBQ’s, 3 Tables, and a heater, but no chairs. (Bring your own). The Club will have paper plates and plasticware and charcoal available for your use.

Some may wish to spend two nights at Port Orchard by coming Friday Night the 25^th.

There are several antique stores to visit if you like to shop for old stuff. We visit them to see what our old stuff might be worth. Come Friday and take your wife out for dinner.

1. • Finger Slips (14 day maximum stay): $26.00 per night up to 40 ft + $0.65 per ft over 40 ft
2. • South Basin Breakwater: $12.00 per night up to 20 ft + $0.60 per ft over 20 ft
3. • Transition Dock (between A & B): $13.00 per night up to 20 ft + $0.65 per ft over 20 ft
4. • Electricity: 30amp - $4.00 per night or 50amp - $4.50 per night
5. • Reservation Fee: $5.00 per boat (paid in advance/non-refundable)

After resting for over two years its time to wake up and revive the Monk Boat Club. This is the second restart newsletter. I and a new member, Nelson Humiston, are setting up a Monk Boat Club, Yahoo Group, online Chat Room for the Monk Wooden Boat Club. Members may post messages and questions to all club members on this chat room. We are sending an invitation email to all current members of the club. Joining this chat room is by invitation only. Some have signed up already. You can sign up or choose not to. If You would rather not sign up just ignore and delete the invitation email. You will still be a Club member and will receive emails and newsletters by regular club emails and mailings. The Chat room is for members to communicate with all those who choose to be on the chat room.

This is to help us restart the Monk Wooden Boat Club. We hope to resume having meetings, cruises, events, etc.

When your invitation comes click on the box that says "JOIN THIS GROUP" and fill out the membership form. Its Free-no charge. If your invitation does not show up in 4 or 5 days email Mike Butler to send your invitation.

Yours truly Mike Butler ( The Web Guy)

Richard and Christie Asia joined. Their boat the "Skookum Maru", is a 40' Monk, built in 1956 by Kugge Boat Yard in Kobe Japan.

Victor and Joanne Breen bring to the club their monk boat "Great Auk" a 1954, 32’ Bud Forder Built, Monk Design. They home port in Portland.

Marty Loken has a 1959, 19' cabin Cruise and a Bell Boy Express cruiser. Both are Monk designs. Joined in September 2006.

Michael Bucove and Randi Sulkin have a 52', 1969 Monk design; McQueen named Dragonfly. They are the third owners having purchased the boat in 2001. Joined in July 2006.

David and Karn Miller have purchased the club boat Sea Nymph II a 1946, 42’, Monk from Dan Mason. Joined February 2007

Jim and Alison Crellin own the "Lily D" a 40’ Monk built by Tripple and Everett, Oly in 1966.

They joined in 2007.

Jim and Renee Phoenix, have a 30’, 1947 Monk built by Skansie Bros. They homeport in Tacoma, WA. Joined March 2007.

Bert and Mary Parker own the sailboat "Happy Lady" a 1969, 45’ Monk the live aboard in Pleasant Harbor on Hood Canal. They Joined in 2007

Melinda Wade (Daugther of Judy and Larry Wade) has joined the club in August of 2007 and is looking for the right boat.

Dana and Saum Harrington Purchased an unknown named 28’ boat. It had been shipped to from Wasington State to New York . They are having it shipp on to Vermont. They Joined in 2007.

Larry and Teri Walker purchased the 1950, 36’ Tu Tu Bags from Dan and Barb . It is now home ported in California.

Nelson Humiston and Terrie Stevens have a 28’, 1947 Monk they home port in Olympia.

They Joined in 2008.

Ben De Motto and their 75’ boat Chula Mia, built by Grandy in Seattle. The home port is in Del Ray, California. Joined in 2008

John and Jane Lebens have the "Ula"1951, 36’ monk built by Hascall-Blanchard. They joined in 2008

James and June Smith bring to the Club the "SummerWind III" a 44’ monk built in 1947 by Jensen Motor Boat Co. in Seattle. Joined in 2008.

Several members had Club emails returned marked "Recipient does not exist". If you have changed your email address please update your email address to

Treasury Report as of 8-24-09 is $993.33 in the bank.

There will be no dues collection at this time as there are sufficient funds for the season’s activities.

There are 32 each of the 12’ x 18" Burgee’s in Stock valued @ $20.00 each = $640