Blake Instuctions:    READ ALL THIS !!

- STYC Burgees Up on ALL Vessels.

- Call as you are Approaching the Marina entrance. VHF #72. Our Commodore Duncan Chalmers is Tetris Docking Tzar this year. HE will find a location for your boat, have help ready, & radio you where to go.

** Please be patience & considerate of other fellow members who registered earlier than you. And please assist in tying up your neighbors.

- Boats arriving on Friday May be asked to *temporarily move* as we re-arrange & tetris to accommodate you. Big boats on the dock, smaller boats rafted up to them. You all know the drill. 

- BE FAIR to your fellow club member who signed-up way before you did. Registration is automatically Time-Stamped. Duncan will be working with the *chronological* list.

- Duncan may also ask you to stay in a brief "holding pattern" Outside the marina entrance as a spot is arranged for you. Even in Spicy conditions. 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-up.

- ALL BOATS must be prepared to grab a mooring ball or to 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 & propane heaters.

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

- Everyone helps with clean-up.

See you There!!!

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STYC's Annual

BLAKE ISLAND DARK & STORMY Cruise

Jan 24-25, 2026

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. But this overnight cruise just keeps on getting better anyway. 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 chronological Waitlist for this cruise!!!  Please sign-up. Boats ALWAYS drop out & spots always open up Just prior the event.

Register Here:  https://www.styc.org/event-6416604

Board Member Jeff Blyth will be our "Docking Tzar" this year. Please check-in with him via VHF #72 upon your *Approach* to the marina entrance. Please WAIT & follow his specific direction as we find you a safe spot to tie-up. Be Patient...Even in spicy weather. If you arrive the night before, be prepared to be asked to move if needed in order to tetris puzzle everyone in per their boat length. Obviously larger boats will be on the dock. Smaller boats will be tied up to them.

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. Consider bringing a "Splitter".

Be Forewarned: the wild herd of bold banshee raccoons 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. Prepare accordingly 

** The following items are Requested: Help with set-up, Bring DINNER potluck items (w/ a serving utensil), Wood, Lanterns of any type, 2 propane heaters, your own ice, ginger beer 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 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