COMMODORE’S CORNER

Roger Henderson

rogwan@att.net

(904) 277-3499 (home)

(904) 753-2260 (cell)

From the Commodore

This year’s sailing season has certainly gotten off to a great start. Our dinners and meetings have been well attended and everyone seems to be having a good time.

Thanks to our race committee members and Mother Nature, our last two races have been fun and challenging, with winds over 15 knots. April will provide us with the “Around The Sound Regatta” and the “Florida-Georgia” race. These two races are always fun and I encourage all of you to participate and build memories that will last a lifetime. If you are unable to race, then join us on G-dock for after race chest thumping and story telling. Story telling is probably an understatement and is proportional to the amount of rum the storyteller has consumed. The after race dock party is almost as much fun as the race itself!

Our evenings are getting longer and the Friday evening dock parties are the place to be, weather permitting. Come join in as much as your schedule will permit. Again, G-dock seems to be the party dock since we have so many members docking there.

I regret that I will be in Ft. Myers during the time of our April meeting. Our Vice Commodore, John Burns, will carry on in the club’s tradition. He has agreed to run the meeting if would authorize him Commodore’s pay. Lin Bass, our Treasurer, I am sure will give John what he deserves. This could get ugly!!!

I hope all of you will be at the April 4th meeting and give John your support and anything else that comes to mind. I will look forward to seeing all of you on the water and at May’s meeting.

Fair Winds & Good Sailing

Roger

VICE COMMODORE

John Burns

captain@burnsweb.com

(904)277-0931(home)

Vice Commodore's Report

Well the season is in full swing, I am certain our other committee chairs will give details of their events but I just have to comment on the two great races we have had so far this year and the fantastic job the race committee has done. And I can not forget to thank the "Wind Gods" for supplying fabulous conditions.

The Cumberland Island overnighter went well and although the impromptu progressive dinner had some of our wives scrambling for ideas, we all had a great time and everyone traversed from boat to boat without mishap.

I have had five members sign-up for the August power boat race and I am looking for others. Remember this is not a race where speed is important, so whether you have 50 or 300 HP it won't matter. This is a race of skill and cunning. I will be publishing the rules in July.

Look forward to seeing everyone at the next meeting

John

REAR COMMODORE:

Joe Blanchard

jlblan2@bellsouth.net

(904) 277-4257 (day)

(904) 753-1007 (cell)

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