We will meet at the Channel Islands Maritime Museum, 3900 Bluefin Cir, Oxnard, CA 93035 on Thursday January 17th, 10:20 am. Entrance is free! Please get there at 10;20 am as the tour will start promptly at 10:30 am.
Our member, Jim Graves, is a docent at the museum and will take us on an “unofficial” tour. We will find a nearby restaurant to have lunch after the museum visit. For more information o the museum, check out cimmvc.org .
Please join us on Thursday, January 31st 4 pm – 6 pm at the Yard House for a TGIT Happy Hour. The Yard house is located in the Collection in Oxnard, across the street from the movie theater.
The Yard house features $2 off on beers, wine, and cocktails, $3 off 9oz wines, and $4 off of yards. They also have a selection of half price appetizers and pizzas.
See you there!
Please Join us for our next General Meting on Thursday, January 3, 6:30pm, at the Pierpont Bay Yacht Club, 1363 Spinnaker Dr, Ventura Harbor. Remember to bring a snack to share. We have 2 exciting events planned for this meeting:
SKI SWAP – Doors will be open at 6:30 for ski swap. Meeting starts at 7:00
Bring all your unwanted ski items including clothes and accessories to our next general meeting. Have everything marked with your name on it and the price you are asking. We will have a rack available, so please bring all clothing items on hangers.
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SPEAKER FROM REI We have a guest speaker from REI coming to our next general meeting. He will discuss and demonstrate ski waxing basics including base preparation, structure, and minor repair. Do not bring your personal skis to this demonstration. Please encourage your skier/snowboarder friends and family to join us.
Just prior to the Caroling Cruise with Island Packers, we will be having a happy hour at 805 Bar and Grilled Cheese, 1575 Spinnaker Dr, Ventura Harbor. We will gather in the room at the end of the patio (larger than the bar). http://www.805barandgrilledcheese.com
After happy hour, let’s go Caroling!
Join us for a fun Caroling Cruise of the Ventura Harbor and Keys on Thursday, December 20, 6:00pm – 7:30pm. We will view the decorated homes and boats while singing our favorite Holiday carols with the crew. Check-in is at 6:00pm
Cost is $16.00 for adults and $13.00 for Seniors. Each person needs to make their own reservation http://islandpackers.com/ or by calling Island Packers at 805-642-1393. Tell them you are part of the LPSC group. Also contact Janie Ferling to let her know you are attending.
The cruise fills up fast, so make your reservations now!
The boat has a snack bar and refreshments available for purchase.
The Pierpont Bay Yacht Club has invited us to join them for the Parade of Lights Pot Luck Dinner. The event starts 4:30pm on Saturday December 15th and will have music by John Thawley. Afterword, we will go out on the docks and watch the decorated boats float by.
The Theme this year is “Rocking on the Dock side of the Moon”, a nautical play on words to a timeless favorite Pink Floyd album, “Dark Side of the Moon”. We are looking forward to a very colorful, 70’s inspired Boat Parade and Harbor Village festivities!
So bring your favorite holiday dish and join us all for the Parade of Lights!
We will have a Gift Exchange at our next General Meeting, December 6, at 7:00 p.m. at the Pierpont Bay Yacht Club. If you wish to participate, please bring a gift valued at about $15, and make sure it is something the recipient will enjoy. That means: please spend a minimum of $10 to purchase this gift. And NO white elephants, please. The gift exchange is always lots of fun, especially with the steals!
Our November General Meeting will return to our winter hours, starting at 7pm. Sorry, no BBQ, but bring a dessert or snack to share.
Remember to bring your membership renewal forms and pay your dues!
We meet at the Pierpont Bay Yacht Club, 1363 Spinnaker Dr, Ventura, CA.
If you haven’t contacted Carol Sexton yet to RSVP for the Fall diner, do it now!
Janie Ferling is hosting a fall dinner on November 3rd, 4 – 8pm at her club house, Ventura Marina Mobile Home Park, 1215 Anchors Way, Ventura Harbor.
The Club will provide turkey as the main course.
Members will bring a traditional holiday dish, the recipe for the dish, and their memory of the origin of dish. And will be a home-made pie making contest. Carol Sexton is coordinating dish sign-up , and contact her to coordinate what to bring as we do not want to end up with 10 green bean casseroles!
This party is BYOB.
Rebecca Catterall will coordinate the LPSC Olympic games during the party, which may include ping-pong, pool, beer pong, and shuffle board.
Other Tentative Party Assignments:
Tom Reed will be bringing music.
Steve Ehret will bring blue-tooth speakers.
Evonne Peterson will bring decorations.
Everyone will help with clean-up.