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The Chowder ChatterThe Official Newsletter of

The Caloosahatchee Marching and Chowder SocietyCape Coral / Fort Myers, Florida

www.cmcs-sail.orgNext Full Moon: March 5 P.O. Box 101268, Cape Coral, Fl. 33910 March 2015

Commodore’s Message

2015 CMCS OfficersCommodore: Allen Fiske Vice Commodore: Don LawsonVice Commodore – Summerset: Steve Romaine Rear Commodore – Cruising: Kim BrownRear Commodore – Racing: John Churchill Fleet Yeoman – Bev DuffFleet Purser – Bill Cook Past Commodore – Diane Fowler

Chowder Chatter Editor—Steve Roake

Greetings. The year is off to arunning start. It was great to seesuch a tremendous turnout atCape Coral Yacht Club for ourFebruary General MembershipMeeting. We had over one hun-dred people, members andguests, who had a chance to seehow our club operates. We hadtables set up for all of our majorCommittees so it was easy tosee what will be happening for

the remainder of the year. In addition, we hadguests from the Punta Gorda Sailing Club who in-vited us to jointhem in their Con-quistador CupRegatta the firstw e e k e n d i nMarch. It is reallynice to be workingwith our neighbor-ing clubs both tothe North andSouth.

The Spring hereis some of thenicest weather of the whole year, usually accompa-nied by a great breeze. So come on out and join inon the festivities planned by our dedicated volunteerDirectors and Committee Heads.

Coming up for our racers the second weekend inMarch, on the 14th, is a regatta which will consist ofbuoy races which qualify for the Boat of the Yeartrophy. This regatta coincides with the Ft MyersBeach Shrimp Festival and takes place off thebeach near San Carlos Light. The following night,Sunday, is a Shrimp Boil at the Cape Coral YachtClub.

For our cruisers, later in the month, the weekendafter our Membership Meeting, is a cruise to PelicanBay in Cayo Costa. This is a Friday 3/20-Sunday3/22 cruise to our most popular destination. Therewill be a happy hour on the beach, a potluck dinnerand a chance to explore the nature trails in CayoCosta State Park.

As you can see, there is no shortage of on-the-water and land activity to take part in. See youthere.

Allen FiskeCommodores/v Minimum Balance

CommodoreAllen Fiske

CMCS Chowder Chatter March 2015

Rear Commodore of Racing’s Report

Thanks to everyone whomade the 2015 Edison GulfRegatta a success. Our firstsuccessful regatta of theyear was held Feb 7th. Theweather was quite coopera-tive, starting cool and warm-ing nicely, with winds start-ing around 12-15 and gradu-ally lightening during theday. Commodore Fiske vol-unteered Minimum Balanceas committee boat, with

Susan Watkins, Mike Conley helping out CraigSpicer as PRO. Without a mark boat, Art Monahanon Kraken was a great help setting out the turningmark. Art went on to win his class, being unfortu-nately the only multihull. In spinnaker, Eric Mil-brandt on Full Tilt won the regatta by taking threefirsts, followed by Steve Roake on Meritori-ous. NURDLE, checking to be sure there were nostragglers, placed last in every race. Steve Ro-maine's Air Supply won the top honors in non-spinnaker with consistent seconds in every race,followed by Roger Horton on Wicked Wicked Waysand third was Forrest Bank's Midnite Rider whomissed the first race, likely due to the very lowmorning tide. Miss Cathleen and Essence roundedout the class. True Cruising had a great turnoutwith seven boats competing. First place went toArnie Pfalz's speedy Laura Li, with Tom Horner'sBentley in second and third going to Keith Jacobyaboard Seiren. Windy City, Krisha, Wind Star andSilver Sea completed the class and provided goodcompetition. Thanks to everyone who came out torace, with special thanks to our volunteers whomake the whole thing happen, including Tony Sol-gard who did a great job figuring the scores. Ournext race day is March 14th, the Shrimp FestivalRegatta, our final Buoy Regatta of the winter. Weare always in need of volunteers for race committeeand mark boat if anyone is interested in helping theprogram.

Rear Commodore-RacingJohn Churchills/v Nurdle

Rear Commodore– RacingJohn Churchill

Upcoming Racing Events

March 14 Shrimp Festival RegattaMay 3 San Tweenie LD RaceMay 9 Jerry Pim Memorial Estebel Night RaceJune 6 Ladies Day Drag Queen Race

In spite of the cold windy weather 15 boats were atLegacy Harbor Marina. They were: Aeola Too,Air Boss, Air Supply, Blank Check, Desperado,Freestyle, Gopher Baroque, Jazzy, Lazy Susan,Beauvois, Sail La Vie, Silver Sea, Tiki, Trust Me,Wicked Wicked Ways and Wind Star.

Friday evening theHarbor Master andcrew set up tablesfor our Cocktail Hourat E dock. Thankyou Eric, Audreyand Sabrina!

Saturday, tables,chairs and Jenn's

oysters started arriving around 10:00am thanks toJudy and Kim for accepting everything! Manyhands were involved with set-up and then the Oys-ter Fest started at 11:30am. 8 men were schuckingraw oysters, Russell Green and Rose Youngmanned the grill for steamed oysters. Rose putGouda cheese on some of the oysters and peopleliked it. She might have started somethingnew!

This year we had port-able propane grills sup-plied by Diane & MikePfaff and Connie andSonny Ridout for fryingoysters. Special thanksto Sally Brandon, Pixie,Elise, and Sigrid forexcessive breading ofoysters for frying Madeleine Tilley's recipe. EdisonSailing Center also loaned us a grill.

Bev & Bob Duffset up portablet e n t s wh i c hs h a d e d t h eshuckers andother workers!

5 PM was ourfabulous PotLuck dinner. Alarge assortment

of food was enjoyed by all. The legacy crew set uptables with tablecloths for us.

Then Fireworks before the parade.

Rose Ann Hoffman

EPOL Cruise Recap

Full Members:

Bill Smith and Gerie Dodson Smith reside part timein the Fort Myers area. Bill and Gerie are interestedin cruising and have a 38 Chris Craft called SecondAct.

Bill and Teri Padget reside in Loveland, Coloradoand visit Florida four months out of the year. Theyhave been sailing for 40 years, 20 years cruisingand 30 years racing. Bill and Teri have extensiveexperience in racing including 15 national regattasand races in France and the Carribean. Bill is aretired sailboat dealer. Bill and Terri are interestedin racing, cruising and socializing with other CMCSmembers. They have a S-2-6.9 boat named WindShadow.

WELCOME ABOARD!

Bev SlagerFleet Recruiter

Membership and Recruitment


Rear Commodore of Cruising’s Report

EPOL- Rose Ann Hoffmanand Paul Steinman pulled itoff again- flawlessly! Notthat there weren’t chal-lenges. The delivery guy‘couldn’t deliver’ becausetrees blocked the way.Solved. Troubles getting thevarious fires going as wewere short on boy scouts.Solved. Oysters to be eaten.Solved. Cold Weather.

Solved- we were shedding layers all weekend.Thanks to the many that helped. Special thanks toEric and the crew at Legacy- not only did they findenough slips to tuck everyone into but went out oftheir way to be helpful. Hot buttered rum watchingtraffic clog the bridges after the parade- thanks AirBoss. And we even sailed home.

March has us heading to Pelican Bay the 20th

through the 22nd. No fancy sign up sheet- just showup for a good time. We’ll get there Friday afternoon.Doug –our end of life PVC dinghy- claims to haveone more trip through the tunnel of love in him be-fore the Defender Spring sale. We’ll see what thetides are doing and how he is feeling Saturday.Anyone ever tried giving a dinghy one of those bluepills when they get older? Maybe a morning hike onthe island to pay our respects to Captain Nelson inthe Cemetery. Dog Beach to toast the sunset. Life isgood.

Steve Roake is leading the April 9-12 Cape HazeCruise. Info is elsewhere. Please chase this downwith Steve as soon as possible so he can get theMarina arrangements in place.

Next up is Panther Key at the end of April. This is anice longer cruise to the wilds of the Evergladesbefore the bugs win. I have a couple of boats look-ing to go but I have no leader. Really need someoneto raise their hand. Contact me.

Early May is SanTweenie and Prom. Diane andRay say if you can’t find your old prom date you canbring your current flame. Full details elsewhere. Getwith them as soon as possible as slips are limitedand good times guaranteed. Remember this alsoties into a race home on Sunday for those so in-clined.

DANGER ISLAND – I know it is end of May, but Ineed some volunteers NOW to get things organ-ized. We slice it up into small jobs and if you actNOW you get your pick. See the sign up sheet else-where to get you thinking. Contact me.

Rear Commodore-CruisingKim Brown

Wow, barely time to clean the cracker crumbs onthe cabin sole between trips. No point in having aboat if you aren’t going to use it. As Rear Commo-dore of Cruising, I promise we’ll go to at least onemarina/anchorage you hate during the course of theyear. SO skip that cruise and have fun on the other80-90%.

Fair winds,Kim [email protected]

Upcoming Cruises

March 20-22 Pelican Bay CruiseApril 9-12 Cape Haze / Palm Island CruiseApril 24-30 Panther Key & Points South CruiseMay 1-3 San Tweenie CruiseMay 22-25 Danger Island Cruise

RC-Cruising’s Report—Continued

Cape Haze / Palm Island Cruise

The Cape Haze / Palm Island Cruise is always avery popular cruise and fills up quickly since themarina has a very limited capacity. Sign up early ifyou want a spot! See the flyer in this month’sChowder Chatter.

Steve Roake


Vice Commodore—Summerset’s Report

Wow! Only seven short monthsaway. The planning meetings andorganization for “Our Big One” arewell underway, for October 9th,10th and 11th.

Two name sponsorships are avail-able, for the cocktail party and thedistance race. Offshore SailingSchool is already in and commit-ted to once again sponsor the“Offshore Sailing School BuoyRaces”. Let me know if youhave a sponsor in mind.

The special 50th AnniversaryLogo collared shirts and caps are“selling like hotcakes.” These lim-ited edition products will be on saleuntil September 10th. They willtake about four weeks to deliverand come with your name andboat name thereupon. What a great way to adver-tise our Regatta – Please wear them! An order formis included in this Chowder Chatter. Caps are nowavailable in white as well as navy, and samples willbe available at the next meeting, March 17th.

The West Marine Community Day, previouslyscheduled for April 8th had been cancelled but isnow back on. Save your purchases, and get PortSupply pricing that day only for CMCS memberscourtesy of the Edison Sailing Center. Thanks toWest Marine for making this possible. Five percentof the sales in the West Marine Superstore on April8th only will be given to youth sailing at the EdisonSailing Center. We need to grow our support foryouth sailing, as I know we will, by our sponsorshipprogram and cost control measures associated withSummerset.

Thirty five CMCS Youth Sailing Grants are avail-able. Contact Marla Parker, (910-0554) our GrantFund Administrator, should you know of a youngperson ages 8 – 15 who would like to learn to sail.The summer session dates are now posted on theEdison Sailing Center website, EdisonSailingCen-ter.org.

Please contact me should you have, or know ofsomeone who might have Dacron sails or silent auc-tion items to donate. Also, we are collecting oldSummerset photos and T-shirts, which will be re-turned after the Regatta.

We are a great big team, all of us putting Summer-set together. Thank you so much for your support.

Steve Romaine

Vice Commodore-Summerset

Steve Romaine

Youth Sailing (Big Bang for your Buck)

Through the extraordinary outreach and communityconnections made by Mr. Summerset, Steve Ro-maine, youth sailing throughout SW Florida and be-yond has been the beneficiary of this philanthropy.Growing the next generation of sailors and competi-tors is not only exciting, it is crucial to the continua-tion of the sport for which we all share a commonpassion.

Racing is not without costs: not only the time awayfrom home/business, but also the costs associatedwith competitive sailing – registrations (typically$100 for non-national or qualifying events and up to$600 for national/international events), hotels, food,fuel, safety boats/coaches, and the potential forequipment breakage. There’s not a sailor among uswho hasn’t experienced something that breaks theminute you prepare to tack!! Additional dollars wereawarded to ESC recently to support its racing teamand to help grow more competitors who cannot af-ford to participate.

It is important for CMCS to know the value receivedfor their efforts, so here is a partial list of what yoursupport has yielded: A Laser Gulf Coast Champion Stipend for the National Laser Champion to

participate in the World’s Laser Championshipsin Japan

Invitation to compete in the Miami OCR wheretwo ESC sailors placed among the top ten in theAmericans and among the top 50-60 interna-tionally in their fleets

Ten Laser sailors and six Opti sailors who willcompete in the February, Upper Keys, MarkSorenson Youth Regatta

These are the future CMCS members – those whowill carry the Mission and traditions into the nextgeneration and beyond.

Thank you ALL for your support of youth sailing.

Stephanie Webb

CMCS Chowder Chatter March, 2015

ALL YOU CAN EAT SHRIMP BOIL & CHICKEN GRILLSunday, March 15th, 1800 (6:00 PM)!!!

This is another CMCS tradition, from the days when we put newspaper on thepicnic tables and dumped the freshly boiled shrimp, then licked our fingers! Arewe more refined now??? Not much, but still looking for a good time with goodfood and good friends!

This could be the best deal in town, $15 per person, same as last year and theyear before that, WOW!!! But…RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED! You justcannot expect to show up and have us know how much food to have on hand…so, fill out the form and reserve your place for a giant portion of shrimp. And ifyou don‘t like/cannot eat these delicate little Gulf crustaceans, then we can do ajuicy and tender chicken breast, YOUR CHOICE, just sign up early so we canget the nets out and catch those shrimp! Dinner includes all-you-can-eat shrimpor chicken, hush puppies, coleslaw, corn & dessert.

WEAR YOUR BEST SHRIMP FESTIVAL SHIRT!!

CMCS SHRIMP BOILMarch 15, 2015

Cape Coral Yacht ClubName(s) Attending____________________________________________________________________________________________________________# of Shrimp Dinners ___ X $15 EA_____________# of Chicken Dinners ___X $12 EA_____________TOTAL ENCLOSED $___________________

Send this form with check made out to CMCS to:Bev DuffP.O. Box 6717Fort Myers, Florida 33911(239) [email protected]

Deadline : Tuesday, March 10NO tickets sold at the door!

CMCS Shrimp Festival


Wednesday, April 8, 2015 8 a.m.—7 p.m.

CMCS

PANTHER KEY CRUISE

APRIL 24– 30, 2015The Panther Key and points south cruise is scheduled for April 24– 30. It typi-cally heads to Naples, Marco, Goodland and Panther Key in the wilds of the10,000 Islands. It is a great cruise at a great time of Year if you have the time.

I need a leader AND an indication of Interest .

PANTHER KEY CRUISEI would LOVE to be the cruise leader for the Panther Key Cruise! __________________

We are likely to attend:____________________________________________________

Contact Kim Brown– Rear Commodore of Cruising–[email protected] (239) 822-6934


CMCS Danger Island (Pelican Bay) Invasion

May 22 to 25, 2015(Memorial Day Weekend)

Once Again the CMCS Hoards are set to invade Danger Island over Memorial Day. BUT it takesa Navy and a few Marines to mount an Invasion.

ENLIST NOW:

DANGER ISLAND CRUISE

SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER (Cruise Leader)_______________________________

ADMIRAL de fer a cheval ___________________________________

ADMIRAL de croquet _______________________________________

ADMIRAL de Soupes _______________________________________________________

Helpers of the Invasion Force- ________________________________________________

Contact Kim Brown– Rear Commodore of Cruising–[email protected] (239) 822-6934

Ladies Bridge Club

Ladies Bridge Club and maleguests met at the Calusa NatureCenter and Planetarium for ourFebruary get-together. Wetoured the nature center, enjoy-ing the many live specimens onexhibit and displays of how ourarea's former residents used SWFlorida's natural environ-

ment. We thoroughly enjoyed the planetariumshow of very early Hawaiians and descendants to-day navigating in open canoes, using only the heav-ens, currents, weather patterns and seasons. Wealso discovered the local astronomical society; afew of us went stargazing the following week.

Next LBC meeting will be March 3, 11am - a day-sail on Sea Isle with Paul and Rose Ann. Directionsto boat: RSVP to Rose Ann 239 540-1911; [email protected].

Rose Young

Ladies Bridge ClubRose Young &

Rose Ann Hoffman


Edison Sailing Center Sailing Grants Availablefor Summer 2015 Session

CMCS graciously and gener-ously supports youth sailingthrough its scholarship program.

CMCS members are invited tosubmit scholarship applicationsfor children, grandchildren,nieces, & nephews, or knownkids in your community, ages 8-

15, for Edison Sailing Center‘s 2015 sailing sessions.

Please visit Edison‘s websitewww.edisonsailingcenter.org for details aboutthe sailing program.

Marla Parker ([email protected]) oversees thegrant process within CMCS.

Stephanie Webb ([email protected]) is the Edi-son Sailing Center contact.

There is no personal financial information requested.Applicants must know how to swim and have a life vest.Applications are co-approved by CMCS and ESC.

Look for further information on our website in the comingweeks for the Edison Sailing Center’s 2015 summer cal-endar schedules.

Sailing Grant Administrator:

Marla Parker1510 Braman AveFt Myers, FL 33901Cell 239-910-0554

Fax [email protected]

As many of you know, one of Edison Sailing Center's out-reach programs involves Sea Scout troops that are activein Lee County. Ship 840 has been working with us forabout five years now; the new troop from the Beach,Troop 362, is just learning the basics of sailing and hasinquired if there might be some opportunities for them tosail on larger boats with other adult sailors who are pas-sionate about "playing about in boats".

Most of the troop has been non-sailors until recently. Theyare learning how to sail in 420s - this boat is a two-personvessel that can have a spinnaker. For now, we are choos-ing to teach them without the spin/trapeze - both a safetyand a learning curve issue. The point is that they are will-ing to sail with any of you who would like to mentor someof our future sailors/leaders and in exchange for the learn-ing opportunity; they would help clean the boat, etc. I amreaching out to this group first, in hopes that you might bewilling to work with them and if not, perhaps you know ofanother sailor who would welcome a kiddo or two (usuallyteenagers) aboard to teach them a skill or two.

Please remember that the Sea Scouts - in name, like ourCMCS Ladies Bridge Club - may not "play bridge". This isan eager group of young people, however, who are seek-ing new experiences.

The "older" Sea Scout troop is planning another adven-ture to the Tortugas again this summer. They have had asailing vessel donated to them.

Thanks for your consideration.....

Stephanie Webb

Sea Scout Mentoring

Conquistador Cup

The Conquistador Cup isMarch 7th and 8th in Char-lotte Harbor. Butch Doreyfrom the PGSC visited theCMCS February meetingto promote the event. Themore boats we send up tothis great event the betterchance we have of winningthe Fort Gorda Cupback, and the betterchance of us getting evenmore of their boats to com-pete in Summerset this fall.

Steve Romaine


Pelican Bay Cruise—

March 20-22, 2015Cruise Leaders—Kim Brown and Judy Anderson

The Pelican Bay Cruise will be March 20-22. This is one of our favorite anchorages in

Southwest Florida and a beautiful venue for spending the weekend out on the hook.

Judy and I plan to head out on Friday and will leave the anchorage for home Sunday

morning. Some may choose to arrive earlier and stay later. We will likely get to Marker

101 on the Intracoastal Waterway around 1 P on Friday, March 20. Anyone who would

like to is welcome to travel along with us for the trip to Cayo Costa and Pelican Bay.

If this is your first visit to Pelican Bay be sure to follow the chart. Note the sand is

shifting a bit. Pay attention and give the sign at the entrance a bit more room than you

might have ‘traditionally’. “Don’t go any faster than you want to run aground” Capt. Mel

Rudd

Friday—Let’s socialize Friday evening around

4:30-5 p.m. on Dog Beach.

Saturday—We’ll spend the day hanging out on

“The Spit” which is now split.. Practice saying the

split spit three times. Or exploring Cayo Costa’s

beaches and trails looking for the elusive wild

hogs and the gator in the lake. If tides permit

there may be a trek to the Tunnel of Love / aka

Cheedix Cut. Happy hour and pot luck at The

Beach at 5.

Sunday— We’re going to head for home but you

are allowed to linger and let les bon temps roulez

as you wish.

I am sure everyone is good about the entrance

fee when going on the island. I make a point of

writing CMCS on the envelope so it is clear that

not all boaters take advantage. Never hurts to

create a little good will.

If you’re planning to go or need information contact:

[email protected] 239-822-6934


CMCS

Cape Haze / Palm Island CruiseApril 9-12, 2015

This is one of the clubs favorite cruises. Palm Island Marina is located on the Intra-coastal Waterway between markers #7&8, 4.5 miles north of the Boca Grande SwingBridge (call on channel 9). GPS: 26.52.25N 82.18.63W

April 9 – Thursday: Anchor in Pelican Bay. That evening happy hour on the beach at 5o'clock, then dinner on your boat or nearby Cabbage Key.

April 10 – Friday: Head north across Charlotte Harbor to Palm Island Marina. We havebeen asked to stagger our arrivals as the marina wants only one boat to enter at a time.Hail on channel 16, they will have you switch to 14 for slip assignment. Cocktails &snacks late afternoon followed by grilling your favorite meat on the BBQ. Please bring aside dish to share.

April 11 – Saturday: Relax, Relax, Relax at the pool or the more energetic can dinghyto the beach at Stump Pass or Don Pedro State Park. That evening dinner can be atLeverocks (at the marina) or Rum Bay restaurant, a short water taxi ride or on your boat.

April 12 – Sunday: Head back to Pelican Bay, Useppa or home.

Slips are $1.90 per foot (model length – NOT overall length)

The marina requires a one night deposit on a credit card – 24hr cancellation policy. Allcommunication with the marina must be made through the cruise leaders. If you call onyour own you won't get the club discount.

Info required:Name Boat NameAddress Length/beamPhone Make/ModelType: sail, power, cat, trawlerTie request: port, starboard or eitherArrival & departure dateCredit card # & exp date.

Please e-mail [email protected] if you prefer to call Steve with the creditcard number - 239-549-2434. The slips fill up fast- they are filled as I get the reservationinfo.

Steve & Theresa RoakeCruise Leaders for Palm Island

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CMCS ‘TWEEN WATERS CRUISEFriday night—Sunday morning, May 1-3, 2015

The Theme for this year’s cruise is “Prom Party”

HAPPY HOUR on the dock on Friday night at 1700 hrs, with folks having dinner atlocal restaurants or onboard

Saturday afternoon includes relaxing on the beach or at the pool. Saturday HAPPY HOUR begins at 1600 hrs on the dock. Everyone should bring a

dish to share. (Remember, no BBQ’s)

The big fun begins at 1900– Men: Shorts and sport coat; Women: dress or skirt.. Dancing under the stars and at 2000 a Prom King and Queen will be crowned.

CMCS has a special group rate of $2.25/ft. which includes use of the resort, elec-tricity, water, cable TV, wireless internet PLUS bathroom and shower privileges.(2night Minimum) or $2.60/ft for one night,

Dogs are permitted but coolers are not permitted in pool area and grills cannot beused on the dock or on boats..

Sunday will be the race back to FMB. This is an easy race! Contact Racing forracing information and entry forms.

SIGN UP EARLY!! Sign-Up deadline is April 3. All communication should bewith Diane or Ray—not Tween Waters. You must send Diane credit card info andboat info including LOA including all overhangs such as bow sprits and davits,etc. by April 3. All arrangements through Diane/Ray.

Contact Diane by Cell: (239)850-4935 or e-mail: [email protected] for more info.


2015 SUMMERSET REGATTA COLLARED SHIRT &

CAP ORDER FORM

Size Boat Name on Name on # Qty. TOTAL

S-M-L-XL Left Sleeve Right front @$35 Ea $ Amt.

Navy shirt w/ goldembroidered letters ____ _____________________ _____________________ ______ _________

White shirt w/gold/blackembroidered letters ____ ____________________ ____________________ _____ ________

Gold shirt w/blackembroidered letters _____ _____________________ ______________________ ______ _________

Navy Cap or White Cap (circle one)w/ gold embroidered letters: boat name or your name:________________ @$20 ea. TOTAL $________

(ALLOW 4 WEEKS FOR DELIVERY) GRAND TOTAL $____________

Summerset Logo will be enhanced with the letters “CELEBRATING 50 YEARS 2015”

COLLARED SHIRTS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE AT THE SUMMERSET REGATTA

.ALL ORDERS ARE SPECIAL ORDERS AND MUST BE ORDERED BY SEPT. 10TH

All orders must be paid for at time of ordering. CHECKS TO BE MADE PAYABLE TO CMCS(THESE ITEMS ARE SPECIAL CUSTOM ORDERS – NO EXCHANGES OR REFUNDS)

YOUR NAME: _____________________________________________________

PHONE NUMBER_______________________ EMAIL ADDRESS: ____________________

Give Order Form and Payment to Steve Romaine at any CMCS function or mail Order Form and payment

made out to CMCS to: Steve Romaine, 14721 Calusa Palms Drive, #101, Fort Myers , Fl., 33931.

For questions call Steve at 239-482-6280.


C.M.C.S . CHANDLERYBuy, sell, trade

Members, to advertise your boating-related items free in the CMCS Chandlery, e-mailSteve Roake, Chowder Chatter Editor at [email protected]

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

Send a check made out to C.M.C.S. to :Chowder Chatter Editor, P.O Box 101268, Cape Coral, FL 33910

Is it time to renew your Boat US Membership?Remember to use the CMCS Group ID

# GA82335B on your application,and save half the price of your annual membership fee

FOR SALE SEAWORTHY 10'2" 2002 Hyperlon Inflatable

with inflatable floor. Great condition, used lessthan 2 years. Want to trade for smaller size.

Maxwell 8mm Chain stopper $25 West Marine foul wx pants, (lg. & med.) $10ea. Ronstan half moon articulated block $180 Shore power adapter: 50A-250V / 2-30A-

125V $180

George [email protected]

FOR SALESIGMA 41 “VIXEN”

SIGMA 41, “VIXEN” FOR SALE.

"Vixen" has been continually upgraded and is inexcellent condition.

She has earned numerous local "Boat of theYear" awards and still has the amenities of acomfortable cruiser.

A 6kw generator, heat and air and in-motion sat-ellite TV, recent Awlgrip and laminate sails, newports and hatches just start the list of upgrades.

Open to serious offers.Brock Johnson, 239-246-6295,[email protected]

FOR SALE 30 lb Danforth anchor $80; 22 lb and 20 lb for

$50 each. Rail mounted Grill $50 Gas canister with connecting hose $15 Spot Free Water Softener 1000 and filter sys-

tem for boats, Rv's or home, retails for $489,sell for $200 Spot Free Water Softener for yourBoat look for the 1000 model

Steve Landis 466-9292


FOR SALE

“After You”

1988 MacGregor 26D water ballast& daggerboard less than 2’ draft/ board upwith an incredibly reliable 8HP Nissan out-board on a trailer. Very clean inside, en-closed head and sleeps 5 people, even has apop up area for more room. Three sails ingood condition and sails so well it has wonmany races. Recent bottom paint and barriercoat if you want to keep it in the water buttows easily with a regular car because of thewater ballast. $4000

Gary Blessing 239-910-4610

3/15

Next year’s event will be the second Forum, at theHilton Resort in San Diego. This event will bringindustry, yacht clubs, community sailing organiza-tions, and other programs together for sessionsrelevant to their needs and trends. NSPS is oftenreferred to as “professional development” for sailingorganizations and sailors, whereas The Forum ap-proaches more global topics and emphasizesbroader issues.

For those who cannot travel the distances eachyear, please remember that US Sailing hosts two,one-day, Regional Symposiums in Florida. Our nextevent is slated for Saturday, April 25th, in CoconutGrove. Stephanie Webb continues to serve as USSailing’s facilitator for these regional convocations,along with staff from US Sailing. Topics of interestmay be sent to Caitlin Niemic at US Sailing, or toStephanie, for upcoming events.

We cannot end this article without a word regardingthe hospitality of Southern Yacht Club, or of the ex-citing news about the NOLA Community Sailing andLake Ponchatrain Foundation who just announcedthe major gift of $3.5 million to build a three-storycommunity sailing building on SYC’s property. Com-p l e t e d e t a i l s c a n b e f o u n d a twww.nolacommunitysailing.org .

CMCS maintains an organizational membershipwith US Sailing Association and while that is an ex-cellent professional membership, each of us shouldconsider individual or family memberships in USSA.It is the national governing organization for oursport/lifestyle. Along with membership discounts toWest Marine, Sperry, Gill and Hobie Eyewear- toname a few - there is the professional piece thatsupports community sailing, competitive sailing, or-ganizations that provide ongoing public access tothe water for all. President Tom Hubbell would loveto see photos, Tweets and posts of sailors proudlyholding their US Sailing membership cards. Partici-pating in the new MVP program affords organiza-tions “credits” toward merchandise, speakers, andtraining. Great value! Check out the website formore info on MVP.

Stephanie Webb

Lagniappe

US Sailing hosted its bi-annual NSPS in New Or-leans, in January. True to every word, “Laissez lesbons temps rouler!” Good times were indeed had byall, despite the rain and chill in the air. Afterall, it IS“Nah-lens”! Sessions on volunteer management atlarge events, marketing, working with industry fordonations/fundraising, safety and risk management(new legislation on the horizon for organizationsusing tractors, hoists, fork lifts, etc), along with com-prehensive keynotes by the organizers of the VolvoOcean Race, Wanderlust, and the ongoing re-search/testing on national standards for powerboat-ing made for lively table conversation and network-ing.

Lagniappe (continued)


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March 10 CMCS Board of Directors MeetingMarch 14 Shrimp Festival RegattaMarch 15 Shrimp Festival DinnerMarch 17 CMCS General Membership MeetingMarch 20-22 Pelican Bay CruiseMarch 23 Chowder Chatter DeadlineApril 7 Ladies Bridge ClubApril 9-12 Cape Haze / Palm Island CruiseApril 14 CMCS Board of Directors MeetingApril 17 DaysailApril 21 CMCS General Membership MeetingApril 23 Chowder Chatter DeadlineApril 24-30 Panther Key CruiseMay 1-3 San Tweenie Cruise

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