Five Yachts Join Clean-up Action
Weeks of organizing paid off last Friday as the members of various local NGOs volunteered to do beach cleanups around Majuro in honor of World Oceans Day. The local beaches and ocean environments were the winners, with tons of plastic, cans, and assorted debris picked up and brought to disposal centers. One group, the members […]
Join the Clean-Up
Come join in the Oceans Day clean-up. For more information, email miecobeachyachtclub@gmail.com World Oceans Day 2018 Agenda Friday June 8th YACHTS AND VOLUNTEERS (so far) s/v KATIE G: Chuck and Caesar s/v SWIFTSURE: Lanny, Ginger & Nikki s/v TRIBUTE: Larry and Gary (Apolima) s/v VIANDONTE: Grant, Doug & Mika s/v MOONBIRD: Darryl and Cyndi […]
Cruisers Donate Eye Glasses
Two boats with strong connections to the charity organization Sea Mercy visited the Marshalls this past cruising season. Yachties Johnathon Robinson and his wife Donna arrived on their boat Chez Nous while Nigel Skeggs and his wife Susan and their two daughters came in on their yacht Unique. Nigel is the Director at Port Denarau Marina in Fiji and that marina partners with Sea Mercy, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
2019 MBYC Committee
The Mieco Beach Yacht Club annual general meeting was a fun evening next to the Canoe House at the Marshall Islands Resort on Friday, February 22, 2019. The business section of the AGM was emceed by outgoing Commodore Chuck Gauthier, who gave his report for the year and then asked for each board member to […]
Thanksgiving fun, food and music
Club members and friends had a super Thanksgiving afternoon at the RRE Hotel ‘s thatched meeting house, Mon Bokanake. Thanks go to membership director Bonny Taggart for organizing the function, which included live music by Rod of Proximity and Don of Wyndrider. As usual, it was one of the best meals of the year.