The Commodore called the meeting to order, and introduced the officers for the coming year:

Honey Leveen – Commodore;
Ann Derby – Vice-commodore;
Kent Walters – Purser;
Natalie Wiest – Fleet Captain;
Paul Woodcock – Boatswain;
John Rich – Newsletter Editor;
Harmon Everrett – Webmaster;
Frank Ohrt – Recorder;

She then noted the pre- and post-meeting gatherings at nearby restaurants. She spoke about the upcoming Wild and Scenic Film Festival at the River Oaks Theater, sponsored by the Citizen's Environmental Coalition. She invited the members to attend as a group on January 26, and receive a discount for tickets.

She announced the choosing of December 16th as the date for the 2017 Holiday Party, to be held at St. Andrew's Church again. If we haven't been blackballed.

	Recorder, Frank Ohrt

The Recorder gave the Safety Minute, on the dangers of not wearing a PFD whenever one is on the water, and of ignoring the weather forecast, giving recent examples of people drowning and/or dying of hypothermia in motor craft accidents.

The Webmaster explained that the lag time between a Forum posting and its appearance on the website and in e-mails was for moderation of the content. Everyone agreed that that was acceptable.

Patti Carothers & Bruce Bodson

Patti Carothers presented the ACA Volunteer of the Year award to Bruce Bodson, in recognition of his many efforts on behalf of paddle sports and river and bay stewardship. Hooray for Bruce! May he keep up the good work. He accepted, and offered to speak in the future about Baykeepers, an organization advocating on behalf of clean water in Galveston Bay.

The purser gave his monthly report. We are a bit behind budget for the year, as at the first of every year, but that we continue to be solvent.

The Boatswain announced one new member, Amanda Focke.

	Fleet Captain, Natalie Wiest

The Fleet Captain reported on recent club paddles, and the trip leaders:

11/12/16 – San Marcos River, Fentress to Luling, Kent Walters;
11/19/16 – Turtle Bayou, Tom Douglas;
11/25/16 – Oyster Creek, Natalie Wiest;
11/27/16 – Old River, Natalie Wiest;
12/10/16 – Trinity River Cut-off, Kent Walters;
12/25/16 – Buffalo Bayou , Harmon Everett;
12/27/16 – Old River CBC, Bruce Bodson;
01/01/17 – San Jacinto River CBC, Bruce Bodson;
01/08/17 – San Bernard River, Paul Woodcock.

Harmon Everett showed slides of a river rescue on the 11/12/16 San Marcos River trip.

An upcoming trip through Boquillas Canyon, 2/17/17 – 2/20/17, led by Kent Walters, was announced.

The Fleet Captain apologized for not having the 100-miler awards ready.

The Recorder spoke of the recent success of the TRPA 's San Marcos River “tuber nuisance” lawsuit and encouraged everyone to support the TRPA.

Kent Walters & Ann Derby

The Vice-commodore introduced Kent Walters, who spoke about the various styles of canoe and kayak, and what types of paddling for which each was best.

The Commodore called the meeting to a close. Everyone started stacking chairs, so as not to annoy the building manager.