Text Box: the moorings at BVYC; but, BVYC members remained loyal and did not join the competing club. Both clubs enjoyed joint social and racing events until 1987 when the marina folded. In March 1987, FCYC officially disbanded and several members joined the Blue Valley Yacht Club. Members are kept informed by the BVYC newsletter (Konza Sailor) published four times per year in January, March, July and October. The newsletter has been a valuable tool for advising the membership, promoting unity, and tracing Club history. Members are encouraged to contribute articles for publication. The Club also maintains a web site at www.bluevalleyyachtclub.org where current and historical information and photographs are posted. Operational expenses of the Club are met by membership dues and fees for moorings or dinghy park spaces. These dues and fees are maintained at the lowest possible level because most work in the Club is done by the members. When the Club moved to the present site there was little money in the treasury to undertake the massive construction projects, so the membership underwrote the projects by loaning money. The Club no longer has any debts and the membership dues of $100 per year are considered affordable for any interested sailor. Since 1998 the Club has actively supported various units of the Boy Scouts of America with sailing activities. In 2000, the Club chartered Sea Scout Ship 5074 as its long sought-after youth sailing program. Since 2000, in conjunction with the Pawnee District, the Club has hosted the Kansas Sea Base activity which has turned out to be a very successful activity that gives scouts the opportunity to earn merit badges plus introduces them to the activities of an active sailing club. For the past few years the Club has also provided sail boat rides to top sellers of the Pawnee District’s annual popcorn sale fund-raising activity as well as supporting Manhattan’s Troop 74 scouts with their sailing camp-outs. These scouting activities complement the long-standing relationship the Club has with the Kansas State Sailing Club. The club leadership considers all these youth activities necessary for future growth.

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