The Chowder Chatter Newsletter of the Caloosahatchee Marching & Chowder Society

A Premiere Sailing Club of Southwest Florida

Next Full Moon January 30 January 2010

COMMODORE’S MESSAGE

The Christmas Party was well attended by many of our members. It was im-

pressive to enter the Cape Coral Yacht Club with the decorations outside and

the ambiance inside. There was plenty of room for dancing, dining, socializ-

ing, and generally having a good time. Joan and her crew did an excellent job

on the event. Many thanks for all those who helped out and made this party a

big success. It started at the Power Squadron at 9:30 A.M. when some volun-

teers showed up to make the move to the C.C.Y.C. and by 11:30 the move

was done.

Thanks to the Petty Cash Band: Craig - vocals and percussion, Sean - key-

board, bass, guitar, Tim - guitar, bass and Jeff - trombone for donating their

time for the entertainment. Al did his thing with the 12 Days of Christmas,

which somehow turns into the 24 Days of Christmas. (there is a learning

curve). Monica was the EMCEE and that completed the entertainment portion of the party.

The slate of Officers and Directors proposed by the Nomination Committee were elected for 2010. We are

looking forward to another great year of racing, cruising, and socializing in our new clubhouse. As always the

January meeting will be the Change of Watch. This year it will be at the Pink Shell resort at Ft. Myers Beach

on January 9, 2010, the deadline for RSVP is January 6, info and form is in this issue.

Things we accomplished this year: The new improved clubhouse location giving us more flexibility for our

activities - A Scholarship Program with Edison Sailing Center - Implementation of a budget, a work in pro-

gress - Change in Summerset Regatta location and date - Improved ships store offerings - A new way to docu-

ment the history of the clubs activities with pictures on the Internet.

And finally a few words of thanks to all of the Officers, Directors and Committee Chairs and Members. It has

been a pleasure serving this year and I know you will be in good hands with the incoming Officers and Direc-

tors. Many Committees of the Fleet chairman are going to continue to serve another year, these positions are

vital to the operation of the club.

CMCS - we cover the waterfront!

COMMODORE Bill Meisenheimer

commodore@cmcs-sail.org

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2009 CMCS Holiday Party Report

In the spirit of the season, our generous membership donated wagons full of

food and toys for the needy, as well as $220 cash generated by the raffle for door

prizes. Our new meeting place at the Cape Coral Yacht Club was very festively

lit up, and the Petty Cash band filled it with wonderful music as well. Al East-

man stoked up the spirit with the Twelve Days of Christmas tradition, complete

with props and audience participation. After the election of officers, we actually

had room to dance to the music! Many highly unpaid volunteers pitched in to

make this event fun, from decorating and set up to break down and hauling

goods to the Cape Coral Caring Center. Thanks to all who made our inaugural

event a success!

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ANNUAL CHILI COOK-OFF

Saturday, January 23rd at 1800 Hours

In the Cape Coral Yacht Club Pavilion (on the beach)

This is your chance to become part of a CMCS tradition! Bring your crock pot full of your

best chili creation to the contest!

Awards will be given out for Best Tasting, Most Original, and of course…drumroll…Best

Presentation. You don’t need to declare a category, so it is possible you could win all three

prizes if you go all out.

If making chili is not your specialty, bring along chips and salsa, cornbread, or dessert to en-

hance the feast.

Let Candice Thiele know if you are participating so we’ll have plenty of space and thank-you

tokens. Call Candice at 945-3162 or email her at candicem2@yahoo.com.

Planning Meeting: Wednesday, January 13th at 7:00 PM

Hosted by Rose Ann Hoffman, 540-1911

302 Tudor Dr., Apt. 1, Cape Coral

Rose Ann has offered to host the annual planning meeting for the Ladies Bridge Club. (For

newbies to CMCS, we don’t play cards.)

We will be deciding on events for the coming year, so come with your ideas. For instance, the

Celestial Navigation program at the Calusa Nature Center-Planetarium has been suggested as

has the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in March. On-the-water events are always a hit,

such as practicing man overboard maneuvers, kayaking, and knot tying.

Directions to Rose Ann’s: from Cape Coral Parkway, go south at Palm Tree Blvd. which

feeds into Tudor Drive. Follow Tudor Drive southwest until you see the condos at 302 Tudor

Drive. It’s Apt. 1. Give Rose Ann a call so she will know how many people to expect.

Bring your ideas, snacks and your favorite libation. Here’s to a great 2010!

What a tremendous CMCS cruising year this has been! 70 Yachts

travelled a total of 21,557 miles on 18 cruises in 2009 (before the

Holiday Cruise). WOW!! Tom and I have enjoyed being Cruising

Commodores this year for the club and would like to thank each

and every one who took part in our adventures.

Double “Thank You” to all the cruise leaders that stepped forward

to make every cruise successful and fun. We had no big prob-

lems, maybe a few “yellow flag” events, but all in all, every-

thing went smoothly. The 2009 High Honor Roll of Cruise

Leaders are:

Dee and Jim Vaigl – EPOL

Elise Missall – Landlubbers Cruise

Kim Brown & Judy Anderson – Pelican Bay Cruise

Ben & Carolyn Preston – Sanibel Bight/Macomber Cruise

Bob & Linda Easterly – Cape Haze Cruise

Mel Rudd and Loree Minks – Heading North Cruise

Russell & Kathleen Vance – Danger Island Memorial Day Cruise

Ron & Shirley Maddix – Ten Thousand Islands Cruise

Bob & Bev Duff – Fisherman’s Village Cruise

Ron & Shirley Maddix – Franklin Locks Cruise

Charles & Judy Tomlins – Tween Waters Cruise

Dick & Mary Lou Mullins and John and Susan Reekie – South Seas/Kayusa Cup

Race/Cruise

Charles and Judy Tomlins – Halloween Cruise

Curtis & Rebecca Tarvin – Mantanzas Pass/Festival of Islands Race Cruise

Bill & Mary Meisenheimer – Thanksgiving Cruise

Gordon Coffman – Holiday Cruise

We are now passing the reins to Glen Vetter, CMCS 2010 Commodore of Cruising,

Yacht – Free Style. We are sure you will be in good hands and we hope you give

Glen as much wonderful help as we received in 2009. Thanks again to all CMCS

Members.

See you on the Water!!!

Tom, Linda and Pnut Koenig

s/v Wind Swept

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REAR COMMODORES CRUISING

Tom & Linda Koenig

CMCS ANNUAL CHANGE OF WATCH DINNER

Yes, it is that time again! Time to thank outgoing Officers and Board members and welcome

the 2010 team.

So, mark your calendar for Saturday, January 9, 2010. The festivities will be held at the Pink

Shell Beach Resort and Spa on Fort Myers Beach at 6:00 p.m. in the Captiva Room. This is

the same room where we held the awards dinner for Summerset.

Wear your festive attire (including shoes and socks), and be ready to enjoy cocktails and a

delicious buffet dinner, and dancing to the music of FAZZ. Cocktails begin at 6:00 p.m. with

buffet at 7:00 p.m. Awards will take place during dessert.

The deadline for reservations is Wednesday January 6, 2010 with NO exceptions.

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ANNUAL CHANGE OF WATCH DINNER DANCE

SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 2010

Pink Shell Beach Resort and Spa

275 Estero Boulevard

Fort Myers Beach, FL 33931

Name of Person(s) Attending________________________________

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Total Amount Enclosed ($35.00 per person) $___________________

With Cash Bar

Make checks payable to CMCS and mail to:

Elise Missall, 13163 Tall Pine Circle, Fort Myers FL 33907

The deadline for reservations is Wednesday January 6, 2010 with NO exceptions

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Thanksgiving A La CMCS – Bill and Mary Misenheimer, Yacht – Kalaha

Twenty three intrepid CMCS boats braved the elements to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner on their ves-

sels at Hurricane Hole on Punta Blanca Island. We actually had six host boats that each had up to

nine CMCS'ers and a few ringers on board for dinner: Bridget O'Toole, Kalaha, Wind Swept, Kati-

tude, Judy Judy, and Air Supply were Host boats. Kalaha arrived at the scene to applause and

cheers (only because we had the turkeys on board). We had a late start that morning: we had to

make an ice run to keep everything cold plus lots of fog and some rain while underway. The engine

surged a couple of times making me think that we could possibly have six dinners all to ourselves at

York Island!

Blank Check with Tim and Sue on board sans the iguana this year got things started off by winning

the yellow flag the night before anchored at Useppa Island. They can fill you in on that one! (Maybe

after so many yellow flag awards to one boat, we should consider a permanent award?TK,LK)

Lunch was served on Friday with the leftovers on the beach on the south side of Punta Blanca.

After two days in the Hole most of the boats either moved to Pelican Bay or traveled on. Three

boats went north to Sarasota, and a few headed for home. Saturday night cocktails were on Kalaha

(21 sailors) but we did not beat the Island Time number at the Ft. Myers Beach cruise of 22 on

board. We did, however, provide a dinghy valet (granddaughter Payton).

Many thanks to all who participated, especially those who hosted dinners, marked the channel,

guided boats in and assisted with the raft-up.

Thank you , Bill and Mary, for all your hard work for this cruise.

Holiday Cruise – December 26 – January 1, 2010 – Gordon Coffman – Cruise Leader, Yacht -

Ariel

This is the last cruise of the 2009 season and we hope as many take part as possible. Gordon is leading the pack to many places from the 26th to the 31st, ending up at Burnt Store Marina on the 31st. A party is planned at a CMCS-reserved room in the condo complex by the marina. If you are interested in attended this fun event, by car or by boat, please contact Gordon Coffman at 549-0418. The cruise will start the first couple of nights (Saturday and Sunday, the 26th and 27th) at Hurricane Hole, at the south end of Punta Blanca (ICW mile 23.2). On Monday, we will plan to proceed north and anchor for a night at the Cape Haze anchorage (ICW mile 35.9). The next day (Tuesday), we will go on to Englewood Beach (ICW mile 43.3), and anchor there for a night. On Wednesday (the 30th) there are a number of options. Some people will want to go into Burnt Store Marina a day early. Some may want to go the Boca Grande Bayou, or to Pelican Bay. Finally, some may want to go down to Bert’s Bar in Matlacha. Bert’s is always a lively place and a lot of fun. Be aware though, that the tidal prediction for the next morning is for a very low (-0.85) low tide at Matlacha at 9:42 AM. On New Year’s Eve, we have reservations at Burnt Store Marina, and we again this year have re-served the double room for our New Year’s Eve Gala. We’ll plan on a potluck dinner in the unit around 6:00 PM, then come back for our New Year’s Eve festivities beginning sometime around 9:00 (or whenever). Burnt Store is always a pleasant marina, it’s easy for the “land cruisers” to drive to, and the double room is perfect for our get-together. By the way, full moon is on the 31st! Please call Gordon (549-0418) and let him know if you will be joining this cruise (all or part). Also please let Gordon know if you need dockage reservations at Burnt Store, and whether you will plan to go into Burnt Store on the 30th or on the 31st. You can also e-mail Gordon at ghcoff-man@rocketmail.com. The dockage rate will be $1.50/ft/night with 30-foot minimum for 5 or more boats. When you call or email me, please be ready to give the following information:

Arriving at dock 30th or 31st ? Captain’s name, Yacht length, beam and draft, sail or power Special considerations, such as handicapped guests, also boats with a gate on one side only,

and the side they need to tie. We will attempt to satisfy these needs with dock assignments. Burnt Store Marina is asking for this information 30-days in advance of our arrival, so the sooner I have your information, the better. Burnt Store also offers a pool, fitness center, 27-hole executive golf course, a restaurant and ship’s store. If you interested in coming by Land Yacht and would like to stay over, lodging is available at two locations on the property: The Resort, 877-276-3300; or the Marina Inn , 800-859-7529. It is suggested that you make contact well in advance to assure availability.

The new web site is www.burntstoremarina.com Thanks, Gordon, for all planning work for this cruise.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!!

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C.M.C.S . CHANDLERY Buy, sell, trade

Members, to advertise your boating-related items free in the CMCS Chandlery, e-mail

Peggy Stafford, Chowder Chatter Editor at chowderchatter@cmcs-sail.org or use your roster for telephone information.

Your ad will be listed for 3 months unless you notify me to take your listing out sooner.

Non-members are welcome to advertise their items at a price of $30.00 for 3 months. Business cards or business related listings sent in digital format only :

Members: 3 months, $25.00 Non-members: 3 months, $50.00

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FOR SALE

1982 Columbia 30 FT Sloop, 4.75' draft,Excellent

condition,new batteries & water pump,roller furled

120 Genoa,tiller steering(large cockpit),auto

steer,shore power,sleeps 6, 2 burner propane stove.

15 hsp. Yanmar diesel (250hrs) All the ammenities.

$16,500.

Avon Inflatable and GPS also for sale.

Al Eastman 540-1944

Boat Slip, deep water Siesta Isles, FMB, 30

amp Electric and water, $300.

TEL 239 281-2513

-------- FOR SALE --------

7.5 H.P. HONDA 4-stroke Outboard Motor/Long

shaft 1985- She's a little old BUT runes like a top!

Dependable-ONE PULL AND SHE'S RUNNING

Completely rebuilt in 2002- valves, rings, gaskets,

etc.

Honda still makes and markets as 8 H.P. New will cost you over $2,000.00

Asking ONLY $450.00 MUST SEE!!! Cecil Hazen

540-1752

The Drambuoy is for sale. 30 ft Mainship, Volvo

diesel good condition. $25,000.00 in cash, check, money order or sailing vessel of same

value. 693-9899.

WANTED: Looking for a 2.5 or 3hp outboard motor for a small dingy. Also interested in rent-ing a slip, lift if possible, for 24ft sailboat. Please call Denis (239) 772-4124 if no answer please leave

message.

CMCS SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

JANUARY 2010

January 9 1800 hours Change of Watch January 10 1900 hours Ladies Bridge Club January 12 1900 hours Board Meeting January 23 Chili Cook-Off Race January 23 1800 hours Chili Cook-Off Social

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