We began the year with 89 members.
January – Pat Bernhart chaired the Annual Commodore’s Ball, held at the Loew’s Hotel. It featured a Silent Auction. The auction, organized by Mary Bowie and Rosie Gollehon, produced approximately $2,000 in revenue.
February – Valentine’s Day Party was hosted by Rachel Bianco at Essex Credit with 41 members and guests in attendance.
March – Pat Bernhart put on a great Saint Patrick’s Day party at the Eastport Fire Department.
March – The club introduced a new newsletter to supplement the Web site. It was praised as “good refrigerator copy.”
April – Betsy Schulz planned a Spring Kickoff party at Yellowfin Restaurant, featuring a speaker Jim Cheevers, Curator of the Naval Academy Museum.
April – The Tepper and Cowie residences on Whitehall Creek were the site of a weekend Land or Sea Rendezvous.
May – The New Members Party was at the home of Sigrid Seymour, “The Irresistible Gourmet.”
May – The club cruised to Rock Hall Sailing Emporium for Memorial Day Weekend.
June – 26 boats and over 100 people gathered at the Stones’ for the Annual Lobster Feast.
June – Angus Ballard developed a promotional brochure for the club. Raft Captain Mike Lange had his hands full squeezing all those boats into Crab Creek.
July – Fireworks and Independence Day festivities at the Hinckley Boat Yard in Oxford. Michelle Sanger and Pam Bostic arranged a fine progressive dinner.
July – Members cruised to Saint Michaels and had dinner at the Town Dock Restaurant, thanks to the planning efforts of Bill and Karen Kranzer.
August – Wally Stone distributed supplies of Back Creek Yacht Club cards for members to hand out in their travels to prospective members.
August – The Pontano’s hosted an on water rendezvous at their home on Dun Cove. Hurricane Charley kept all but Mike Lawson from coming by boat – everyone else drove.
August – The Club Cruise participants “Poked Around the Potomac”, then cruised back up to Oxford for the Labor Day Weekend. 13 boats went on the week long cruise. Highlights included a tour of Saint Mary’s City, the Ingleside Winery, and the Robert E. Lee homestead.
September – Members celebrated Labor Day at the Hinckley Boat Yard in Oxford.
September – The Annual Oyster Roast in Epping Forest was a big success, with more people in attendance than had signed up. Harriet Lytle and John Oberright hosted this event.
October – Wally Stone arranged for production of nametags for all the members.
October – Cynthia Ballard got some welcome publicity for the club by hanging the club banner on a fence at the Boat Show.
October – Nine boats joined the “Wild Goose Chase” on Shaw Bay
November – The Annual General Membership Meeting was held at Phillips Seafood Restaurant in Annapolis. The members approved changes to the by-laws and elected the 2005 Officers and BOG.
December – The Annual Parade of Lights Party was held at Essex Credit in Eastport, hosted by Larry HarNess.