The Beer Can Race
The Mieco Beach Yacht Club Beer Can Race, held at the Marshall Islands Resort on Sunday, was a huge success with over 30 people competing in the shallow waters off the MIR beach. Race Director Larry Jones gave the ‘ready, set’ go’ command on the series of heats, with each seeing five racers attempt […]
Fish On!
Commodore Chuck Gauthier from Katie G and Jeff Hartjoy from Sailors Run switched from sail power to motor power and went fishing with Cary Evarts on his sports boat Wasabi. The sun was shining and the wind was calm as they head out the bridge and around to Ejit Island. No luck there … so […]
Antenna Repair Team
Tony from the Belgian boat Jakker put in a big effort in the village of Tobal on Aur Atoll in March, 2018, by helping medical assistant James Simon repair his HF radio antenna. After taking the antenna back to his boat for some solder work, Tony reports that the antenna now works well on the […]
New Commodore wins Pub Quiz
The winners of last week’s pub quiz were Team Chuck Gauthier, Karen Stewart and JIll McCready. Three cheers for them! Their task will be to come up with the questions for the next quiz, which will be held on Tuesday, April 10, at the Marshall Islands Resort. Handy tip: Karen is keen on astronomy, so brush […]
April 8: Beer Can Race
On Sunday, April 8, the Mieco Beach Yacht Club will hold a beer can race off the beach at the Marshall Islands Resort. The race is one of the most popular events on the club’s social calendar. Kick off for the event will be 1pm, with races expected to start around 1:30 to 2pm. The […]
Club Products on Sale
Over the past 15 years, the Mieco Beach Yacht Club has always had a healthy amount of ‘fashion passion’ products for sale. These include T-shirts, baseball caps, club burgees, tank tops, polo shirts and long-sleeve T-shirts. New Quartermaster for 2018 is WorldTeach volunteer Emily Hudson, who will be happy to help you choose your new […]
Hanging at Enemanet Island
The Mieco Beach Yacht Club moorings at Enemanet and Eneko Islands are popular items for cruisers who want to breathe in a little bit of paradise. Throughout the week, the yachties mostly have the place to themselves (except for the island caretakers), while Sunday brings a group of the owners and their friends of the […]
New Officers for 2018
There was a good turnout for the club’s Annual General Meeting, which was held Thursday, March 1, 2018 under the Big Tree at the Marshall Islands Resort The evening started off with yummy finger treats organized by Social Director Vicki O’Loughlin and a no-host bar-in-a-cooler provided by the hotel. The meeting was duly brought to […]
Yachties’ Yellow Pages
YACHTIES’ YELLOW PAGES Courtesy the Mieco Beach Yacht Club Go to YACHT CLUB | Dress Code | Tipping in Restaurant | Acronym Guide | Listing | Grocery Stores | Hardware Stores | Shipping and receiving stuff | Medical Services | Dinghy Landings | Moorings | Local transportation | Radio communications Historical Note: Chris and Nancy of the yacht Amulet first prepared the Yachtie’s Yellow Pages in 2007. We thank them, and the Marshall Islands Visitor’s Authority (MIVA) for reproducing them and helping […]
Thanksgiving Dinner
Over 60 people turned out for the 2017 Mieco Beach Yacht Club Thanksgiving Dinner held at the RRE Hotel’s Mon Bokanake. Commodore Rebecca ‘Becky’ Lathrop did a fantastic job spearheading the organization of the dinner while thanks go to Payless manager Drew Barbour for cooking up the turkeys and ham. Guests included US Ambassador Karen […]