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A PUBLICATION OF THE TAMPA SAILING SQUADRON EDITOR: Susan Bishop @ [email protected]

Inside This Issue

FROM THE HELM BOARD MEETING NOTES

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DOCKMASTER REPORT CRUISING REPORT COVERED DISH

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ABWIG / HISTORIAN RACING FLEET REPORTS CALENDAR OF EVENTS SEA SCOUTS RAMBLING THOUGHTS BYLAWS & RULES YOUTH SAILING

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ANNA MARIA BRIDGE 2005 WATCH LIST WOMEN’S SAILING

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Vol. 2005 Issue 1

April 05/ May 05

The Lighthouse

The TSS web page

http://www.

Tampasailing.org

TSS is ship shape as we begin this Watch, due to the efforts of our leadership and our members. The budget is the Board’s immediate priority. As you know, our Bylaws require a “zero budget” (our annual expenditures cannot exceed our anticipated income) and we must have an approved op-erating budget within 60 days. In addition to the huge property tax increase, we have to factor in an unexpectedly high increase (over $3500) for insurance. Our Board will continue on the course of fiscal responsibility, making every effort to control our expenses and keep our dues and fees reasonable, without adversely impacting our property, opera-tions and activities. While the Board focuses on current financial constraints, I hope that a financial planning committee of con-cerned members will explore ideas and propose solutions which can be implemented to help us with next year’s budget and those of TSS’s next 41 years. Even as we look forward to the future, let’s appreciate our past! The Lighthouse and website will be featuring photos and articles. Please volunteer to help preserve our history in digital form. This project requires only some time and interest, a computer to make CDs and a flatbed scanner for our photos and documents. If you

“THE OBJECT OF THE SQUADRON IS TO CONDUCT AND OPERATE BOAT REGATTAS OF ALL KINDS UPON THE WATERS OF TAMPA BAY, HILLSBOROUGH BAY, THE GULF OF MEXICO, AND THE ATLANTIC OCEAN; TO PROMOTE THE INTEREST OF MEMBERS OF THE SQUADRON IN BOATING, SAILING, AND YACHTING, GENERALLY;....” (FROM THE BYLAWS OF TAMPA SAILING SQUADRON, INC.)

2005/2006 OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PAT AUSTIN GENE DINISIO

ERIC NODLAND MARK ZWINGELBERG

DON FLETCHALL RAY DUPUIS

DELL COOPER ROBIN MOORE DARIN O’NEAL

COMMODORE VICE COMMODORE REAR COMMODORE

SECRETARY TREASURER

2 YR DIRECTOR 2 YR DIRECTOR 1 YR DIRECTOR 1 YR DIRECTOR

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From The Helm

COMMODORE

Pat Austin


have a DVD recorder, or if you’re a writer, you could interview members to preserve their stories of TSS past and present. We could also use a History Project Coordinator and a Historian for the events and activities of this Watch. Speaking of current events and activities, PARTICIPATION will be my watchword. Many of the “regulars” we rely on for our favorite activities are not available this year, so we’re looking for new folks to step up. You say you haven’t done it before? That’s great – you may have some new ideas! TSSers will always pitch in and help but we need co-ordinators to plan and manage the events we enjoy. Here are some other opportunities for participation: Have some computer skills? We need a database coordinator, some regatta scorers and a Roster publisher. Are you a talker? We need some-one to sell ads or maybe you could give a program. Speaking of programs, if we have volunteers to give the programs or find the speakers, we could return to our “off Monday” programs or we can add to our community service activities. You say you’re a sailor, not a speaker? Maybe you could host some wannabe’s for a “sailaway.” A new friend of mine among our membership asked what he could do personally to help TSS with the big tax hit. Not only do I com-mend his answer (he’s offering to give workshops), I recommend the question. Ask not what TSS can do for you; ask what you can do for TSS! Pat

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Philip Schneider will present the 3rd of 4 presentations at the 4/18/05 General Meeting. Don Fletchall will pay our increased insurance by 4/8/05, and will seek bids for different deductibles from different insurance agencies. Frank Ciufia said that the slab will be poured soon by Greg Johnson for the dinghy rack. Lou Buschard suggested that boat registrations be added to insurance in-formation prior to haulouts. Darin O"Neal will keep track of dry slip payments and registration. Dell Cooper will do the same for wet slips. The Rules, Regulations and Bylaws Committee will discuss ways to han-dle wet/dry slip compliance issues more effectively than the current quarterly compliance forms. Ken and Jen Boucher, Alberto Sera, Barbara Strawn and Vivian Challen were approved for membership. Bob Edens, new Membership Chairman, will use a committee of five to assist him, and will enhance the role of sponsors in assisting new mem-bers. Susan Bishop, new Lighthouse editor, wants early TSS photos for publi-cation.

BOARD MEETING NOTES



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A new Racing Fleet Captain is needed. Bill Cullen has moved on to be Cruising Fleet Captain. We will need committee chairs for three Regattas (The Appleton Rumgatta, Captain's Cup, and the Brownell Commodore's Cup). On April 30th, the Steve & Kathy Brownell Commodore's Cup Regatta will be held, with the Skipper's Meeting at 1:00 pm and the Pursuit Race starting at 2:00 pm. Parts are missing from some of the sunfish and storage/usage rules need to be formalized by the Rules, Regulations and Bylaws Committee. Five people will need to assist with the Apollo Beach Blvd. cleanup at the next Work Party. Ray Dupuis will head a Financial Planning Committee building on the Long Rang Planning Committee's work. The Apollo Beach Waterways Improvement Group (ABWIG) will survey the channels for dredging. TSS is asked to donate $2,000 for this by June, 2005. An April 14th meeting will be held at TSS about this. Youth Sailing will hire a part-time director for overseeing classes. This month's covered dinner will be a Jimmy Buffet buffet, i.e., unstruc-tured. A closed Board session discussed issues of a teenage child of members who has been acting out. A letter will be sent to the parents detailing Board actions (keeping the youth away from TSS until the family have met the board), while legal action is being taken on another issue involv-ing this youth but not TSS.

Dockmaster’s Report

Thanks to all these members who came

out to help at the March work party.

Next Work Party

Saturday April 22, 2005

8:00 am



The way we are going to run our cruises for this next year will be the way it was done a while back, that is, a boat would take each monthly cruise as the organizer. This means I need ideas on where to go, and when. I will put together a few ideas based on the gen-eral calendar around Tampa Bay. I will also coordinate with the cruisers from other clubs in the area, and the racing calendar. See the sign up sheet in the clubhouse. Where would you like to or-ganize a cruise to? The Vinoy Basin for the Christmas show, downtown Tampa for the Fourth of July, the craft show weekend over in Gulfport? There are a lot of possibilities. What are your thoughts. Email me at ; [email protected]. This is official; the cruise in April will be to Beer Can Island right off of Apollo Beach. The date is April 16th. Please fly your bur-gee, and if you have a dinghy, offer a ride in to the island to those that don’t have a dinghy. Offer to let others raft up to you for cocktails, have a ball. There is no “leader” for this cruise, just let it happen. The May Cruise is going to be lead by Robin and Lisa Moore on “WINDFALL”, along with new members, Dan and Autumn Fels aboard “WILD FLOWER”. This is the annual “NEWCOMERS CRUISE”. The Newcomers Cruise is when relatively new mem-bers of the club get a chance to meet, and get to know the current membership. This year we’re cruising over to Boca Ciega Bay on Memorial Day weekend. It’s a nice chance to get away for three days and enjoy this great destination. There are shops and restau-rants in downtown Gulfport, our friends at the Boca Ciega Sailing Club, and the Gulfport City Marina if you want to park there. The city of Gulfport has a dock out front that you can tie up to for the afternoon too. Look for more details on the cruising bulletin board in the clubhouse, or call Robin Moore at 633-6565. Where shall we go in June, and July for fireworks? Fleet Capt. Bill Cullen

Cruising Caption’s Report

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ABWIG’s plans for the dredging of the Apollo Beach access channels are moving ahead. A marine survey company has been retained to map the current conditions in the three channels, a marine dredging company has been contacted, and initial steps for the permitting process have begun. The next scheduled meeting is April 14, 2005 at 7:00 PM. The meeting will be held in the TSS Clubhouse. If you are inter-ested, please come and participate. Jim Bothwell ABWIG 813-641-8859

Attention All TSS Members If you have any photos you would like included in the 2004-2005 TSS Photo Album, please put them in the Historian Folder at TSS or contact Jennifer Westbrook at 641-9749. The deadline for pic-tures to be submitted is May 8, 2005. Jennifer Westbrook 2004-2005 Historian

Racing Fleet Captain Report

We had a good turn out for our club race on March 26th after the work party. There were a dozen or so boats out racing with the wind condi-tions changing from light to moderate to light. The spinnaker race saw Tigress winning by a wide margin, with AIA in second and Pagan Baby not far behind. The non spinnaker division was won by Woody Fraiser on Thunder followed by Joy Ride, Legally Blonde, Tide Maker, Synchro-nicity, and Maranatha. Everyone had a good time, and the racing was followed by beer and snacks on the back porch, along with the usual lies and stories. The next club race isn’t until the Brownell Commodore’s Cup on April 30-May1. Bill Mann is in charge of the club races from here on out. He has posted May 7th, May 28th, and June 18th as the races this Spring. As always, we will match up crew and skippers at the skippers meeting at 1PM. If you need a crew, or if you want to get out and have fun, please join us. Ex-perience is not what counts, showing up is what counts. We still need people to volunteer to learn about helping with the club’s race officials. Call Pat Austin if you’d like to participate and learn more about race officiating. 645-2262 Our club racers are out representing TSS on the bay during the month of April. There’s Suncoast Race Week, DIYC Spring Regatta, and Anchor Cup. Look for them out there, and cheer them on. I need a few people to step forward and volunteer to help with the regat-tas this next year. I need an individual in charge of each regatta to help organize the shore side committee more than anything else. If you think that you might like to give this a try, please drop me an email at : [email protected]. The club and I need your help! Please don’t think that some else will do this, you have an obligation to give some of your time, please volunteer. Fleet Capt. Bill Cullen


Commodore’s Cup, April 30

The Commodore’s Cup Regatta awards the Steve Brownell Memorial Cup, commemorating Steve, who served the Club as our Commodore in 1987 and 1999. As cruisers and racers, Steve and Kathy supported our regattas and club races. We remember Steve, especially on this weekend. This is not a TBYRA event, so the competition will be your friends at TSS! This regatta will be a pursuit race and party. Skippers’ meeting at 1300. Arrive early so we can assign your race starting time, which will be at or after 1400. After the race, we’ll party on the porch. For food and drinks, bring your own favorites and something to share. We’ll fire up the grill, turn on the music and have a good time! We’d love to see you out on the water racing, but if you’re not racing, we’d like to see you at the Club for the party. Please join us for the Com-modore’s Cup Regatta on April 30! Pat Austin

TSS March 26 Club Race

Spinnaker Boat Finish time Tigress 4:03:38 A1A 4:17:00 Pagan Baby 4:17:06

Non Spinnaker Thunder 4:12:59 Joy Ride 4:33:58 Legally Blonde5:05:29 Tide Maker 5:31:46 Synchronicity 5:32:05 Maranatha 5:37:29 Sabre Dancer DNF Keeja DNF Jennylynn DNF


Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Sea Scout Regatta

2 Sea Scout Regatta

3 Sea Scout Regatta

4 TSS Board Meeting 7:30

5 Sea Scouts 7:30 p.m

6 7 Rules & Bylaws Meeting 7:30 pm

8 9

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11 Youth Sailing Board 7:30pm


13 14 ABWIG Meeting 7:00 pm

15 16 Club Cruise

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18 Member-ship Meeting 7:30 PM


20 21 Long Range Planning 7:30 pm

22 23 Work Party / Covered Dish

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25 Youth Sailing Board 7:30pm


27 28 29 30 Com-modore’s Cup Regatta

April 2005



Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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TSS Board Meeting 7:30 p.m


4 5 Rules & Bylaws Meeting 7:30 pm

6 7 Club Race

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9 Youth Sailing Board Meeting 7:30 pm


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16 Member-ship Meeting 7:30 pm


18 19 Long Range Planning 7:30 pm

20 21 Work Party / Covered Dish 6:00pm

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23 Youth Sailing Board Meeting 7:30 pm


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27 28 Club Race/ Newcom-ers Cruise

29 Newcom-ers Cruise

30 Newcom-ers Cruise

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May 2005


Sea Scouts in Search of New Members The Tampa Sailing Squadron of Apollo Beach is the home of Ship #185 of Sea Scouts of America. Sea Scouts are a branch of Boy Scouts of America, the nation’s foremost youth program for development of char-acter and values, based on leadership training. Unlike the Boy Scouts, Sea Scouts is open to young women and men, and prepares their members to look to the water for a career or lifelong hobby. Members will gain skills in boat handling and other water-based activities. They will also have the opportunity to explore careers in Oceanography, Marine Biology, Engineering, Architecture, or possibly the US Coast Guard, Navy or Merchant Marines. Membership is open to all young women and men 14 years of age who have graduated eighth grade or are 15 years of age, regardless of grade. Members can remain active until age 21. Enter an exciting program with an abundance of opportunities and a rich tradition. The sea offers a challenge to all who venture upon it. If you are looking for such an adventure, or a chance to fulfill community ser-vice obligations, you will find both in the Sea Scouts. For additional in-formation, contact the Skipper of Ship #185, Don St. Amour (Saint Amour) at (813) 967-7718 and mention this article. Submitted by Bob Bettinger (813) 649-1811 Can you identify anyone in this picture? TSS is celebrat-

ing it’s new porch. View this photo and the rest of the Lighthouse in living color at www.tampasailing.org Use your zoom. See Susan Bishop at the next member-

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Tampa Sailing Squadron to Host Sea Scout Jamboree

The Tampa Sailing Squadron of Apollo Beach will welcome Sea Scouts from all over the southeastern United States for their 17th annual regatta. Over 17 units have already responded and 220 scouts are expected to par-ticipate in the three days of activities, April 1-3, 2005. The Tampa Sailing Squadron has assisted the Sea Scouts over the past twenty years and is the only club where its members have turned over their facility and furnished boats to be used by visiting scouts. The long weekend will consist of competitive sail boat racing, seamanship activities, safe boating operations, and solving navigational challenges. All units will be provided with boats and will compete against each other in a series of events. All boats will have a qualified captain aboard—some from TSS along with other volunteers from clubs such as Davis Islands Yacht Club and St. Pete Yacht Club. These captains are tasked with making sure all scouts are safe and that safety rules are followed. The operation of each boat will be "hands on" by the scouts themselves.

The jamboree begins Friday evening April 1st with arrival and registra-tion of the scouts. Saturday, April 2nd will be a full day of cruising, racing, and marine activities. The scout's parents and chaperones along with TSS members who volunteer their time and expertise to help the future leaders of our country will serve dinner. Sunday, April 3rd begins with various reli-gious worship services followed by a boat race consisting of the scouts' hand-made boats. These vessels are made of anything the scouts could scrounge up and get floating.

To see the relationship of adults working alongside and sharing their skills with these young people, visit the 17th Annual Sea Scout Regatta at Tampa Sailing Squadron on Apollo Beach Boulevard in Apollo Beach. For additional information about the regatta or about Sea Scouting, contact the skipper of Ship #185, Don St. Amour (Saint Amour) at (813) 967-7718.

Submitted by Bob Bettinger (813) 649-1811


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Rambling Thoughts By Phil Schneider

(Politically Correct disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are in no way intended to indorse any scientific theory nor intended to imply any scientific competentness of the author. Reader you are advised to proceed at your own risk.)

One hundred and twenty-seven years ago the only electromagnetic waves that existed in our universe were only naturally occurring waves. In 1878 a certain David Hughes, experimenting with his homemade telefone, was the first known transmitter of what we know now as radio waves. One hundred and eight years ago Gugliemo Marconi obtained a U. S. patent for a radio device and in 1922 the first regular radio broadcasts began. Today, you name it and it probably uses some type of electromagnetic radiation, or radio waves. To list all these devices would take page after page. We are all familiar with television, radar, LORAN, GPS. These all use radio waves. Did you know that the remote control for your TV, Stereo, DVD player, CD player, cable or satellite TV all use radio waves? Crank up the power a little and you have electromagnetic waves that can cook food, like in a microwave oven.

Most of us have had X-rays taken of some portion of our bodies. Much of the telefone communication that goes on is transmitted from microwave towers. Many people have cell phones. All of these are forms of electromagnetic radiation (radio waves). The VHF radio on your boat, sometimes know as a radio-telefone, is another type of radio waves that we are familiar with.

So what, you may ask. Ever thought why the radiologist, who takes your x-ray, wears a lead apron? Or hides behind a wall (lead lined) to snap the picture? Why your microwave oven won’t work (or, it’s not supposed to) with the door open? Why your LO-RAN antenna, VHF antenna, GPS antenna, are all wrapped in insulating material (if they are at deck level)? That’s because each of these devices not only receive radio waves but also sends them.

There are a few people who, without the aid of a radio-receiving device, receive radio signals. You see, when a radio wave passes a metal wire the wire carries the radio waves to a receiver. In most cases this is a radio receiver. But, there have been docu-mented cases where people wearing metal braces or who have metal filling in their teeth hear radio signals. I knew a guy once who had a metal plate in his head. He was kinda strange. I wonder what he heard. Psychiatrists have patients who hear voices. Some are convinced the voices are from God. I wonder if the per capita rate of these people has gone up since 1922.

If you look at it logically, there are electromagnetic waves that can fry you

(nuclear radiation), boil you (X-rays) or simmer you (ultra red and ultraviolet rays in sunlight). Can we say that the radio waves in the lower range of the electromagnetic scale are harmless? Think about it. We live on a “hot planet”, one that sends over millions of radio waves. If there is life “out there” they’ll know about us long before we know about them. We’ve been radiating since 1922. If these aliens have any sense they’ll stay away.

Now, I’m not saying that there is a problem here, but do we need all those radio

checks that make up much of the traffic on channel 16? Do we need all those infomercials on so many of the channels? But wait, there’s more. How many times do we need to see Gone With the Wind or The Matrix? There’s still more. How about when Giglie makes on the premium channels? Then the free channels. I guess what I’m getting at is that too often pollution is in the eyes of the beholder and when the beholder sees things that are excessive than anything is pollution. When that excess is harmful than it’s not just the beholder who is harmed. We have a history of making money first and repenting later. Why do we always have to make the same mistakes? Maybe in the early days, before mankind could write and keep records, pollution could be excused. Or before man started to view nature to be made up of cause and effect relationships. We might excuse that. But with hundreds of years of information, why do we persist in foolishly inventing the wheel whenever a new device or toy comes along. I don’t want to sound like a Luddite, but would you take a stranger into your home, there with your spouse and children, know-ing nothing about them? Why would you do that to the newest, most glamorous technol-ogy or new product?

In my next, and last, article on pollution I will tie together some more coherent

thoughts on the state of our planet as it relates to pollution (which means everything).

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November Cruise Over 50 hearty Corinthians trav-eled by land and sea to attend this outstanding cruise. The "LOVE BOAT " tour of the St. Pete water-front was terrific, and we were serenaded by the Bettinger Boys. (Bob and Mic (813) 645-1313 Bill and Collette Jay

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•Anna Maria Bridge May Go to 30 Minute Openings

• • The Chamber of Commerce of Longboat Key has launched a massive, organized campaign to convince the Coast Guard to ex-tend the opening times of the Anna Maria Bridge from each twenty to thirty minutes. Lead by the owner of the Mar Vista Restaurant, who also owns another successful restaurant on the island and hap-pens to be the son of former Gov. Lawton Chiles, the pooh-bahs of paradise claim that bridge traffic on weekends no sooner clears from one opening when the arms come down again twenty min-utes later; inhibiting the flow of tourists and their wallets. • Iolani has cruised the ICW several times from Tampa Bay to Mile Zero - Norfolk - and the Bulkhead to Cortez section is unquestiona-bly one of the most crowded stretches of The Ditch. The greatest source of relief from this congestion is the near cosmically perfect location of the Anna Maria and Cortez Bridges. In either direction, once you’ve cleared one bridge you’re guaranteed to make the other one, precisely twenty minutes later, provided you maintain 5.5 to 6 knots. This, of course, minimizes one of the dicier maneu-vers in boating: holding position in a breeze or current awaiting a bridge opening. Both north of Anna Maria and south of Cortez the deepwater areas for circling are small; add a weekend crowd and a buncha beer and a few minutes can stretch forever. Under the Longboat Chamber’s proposal, only one in three openings would provide the timing we’re so used to; the other two would involve extra time spent circling, holding position, fighting the tides, and steering clear of the small powerboats that roar through the waiting crowd without slowing. The leaders of Longboat have mounted a campaign to inundate the Coast Guard with their opinion. Hearing no other perspective, our beloved Coasties may think there is none. Let’s let them know how we feel. The unit to contact is: Coast Guard at: Dist. 7 OBR, Barry Dragon, 909 SE 1st Ave., MIA 33131 (305/ 415 6743) and Lt. J. Andrew at Tampa MSO, 155 Columbia Dr., TPA 33606 .


2005 Watch List Commodore: Pat Austin Vice Commodore: Gene Dinisio Rear Commodore: Eric Nodland Treasurer: Don Fletchall Secretary: Mark Zwingelberg Directors (Two Year): Dell Cooper Ray Dupuis Directors (One Year): Robin Moore Darin O’Neal Lockbox: Gene Dinisio/Bob Wicklund Database Coordinator: _________ (assists Treas., Sec., Roster, RFC, others) Dockmaster: Frank Ciufia Asst. Dockmaster/Dry slips: Darin O’Neal Board/Slip compliance forms: Dell Cooper Clubhouse Manager: Don and Darleen Rhodes Grounds Manager: _________ Railway Manager: Lewis Buschard Hoist Manager: _________ D. Heil: Eric Eisele and Bill Kramer Membership Director: Bob Edens Committee (4): Joe Waronka, Missy St. Amour, Darla Vegenski, Ray Dupuis Newsletter Editor: Susan Bishop (asst. Kathy Weeks) Racing Fleet Captain: ________ Asst. RFC/Club Races: Bill Mann Small Boats Sailing: Mickey and Angus Reigger Sunfish: Don St. Amour Youth Sailing Liaison: YS President – Susan Bishop Youth Activities: Scott Maclean (this is a new position TBA) Sea Explorers: Don St. Amour Women’s Sailing Director: Shari Callahan Regatta Chairman: Gene Dinisio, with Bob Sardo as Assistant TBYRA Representatives: Ed Peters Cruising Fleet Captain: Bill Cullen Special Events Coordinator: Cher Morrick (until another volunteers) Covered Dish Dinners Coordinator: Cher Morrick Historian: ______ History Project Coordinator: ______ Burgees, Hats & Shirts : Hanna Edens Ads: ______ Roster: Pat Austin and Jacques Levert Meeting Program Director: __________ Webmaster: Kendall Morris Community Service Coordinator: Doug Logan Community Programs: _________ (if a volunteer) Dredging/ABWIG Liaison: Jim Bothwell “Well Wisher”: _________ (“thinking of you” - send cards, make calls) Committees: Financial Planning: Ray Dupuis & Pat Austin HAT Team: _________ Bylaws, Rules & Regulations: Eric Nodland Audit: Joe Waronka, Bob Edens and Jim Bothwell



Women’s Sailing

Ladies Day------Sail the Bay May 15th 2pm-5pm

Leave the husbands, children, and pets at home. Let’s just have a women only relaxing sail for a few hours on the bay. Interested? Meet on the dock at 1:30pm by JoyRide Slip #50 and email me or call to let me know you’ll be joining us. Whether you sail all the time or are just mildly curious,

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