COMMODORE’S CORNER

John Burns

captain@burnsweb.com

(904)548-0089 (home)

Commodore's Report

I want to thank everyone for their support and their participation in the club activities this year. We had a very successful year. Let me congratulate the new officers and encourage everyone to support them in 2008. As we approach that magical time of the year, I want to wish everyone a "Happy and Safe Holiday Season". Gale and I hope 2008 brings you and your family; "Prosperity, Health and Happiness".

See you at the Christmas Party

John

VICE COMMODORE

Charlie Steinkamp

steiny1642@aol.com

(904) 261-5213 (home)

(304) 583-3156 (cell)

Nothing new to report

REAR COMMODORE:

Joe Blanchard

jlblan2@bellsouth.net

(904) 277-4257 (home)

(904) 753-1007 (cell)

This is the last Scuttlebutt for 2007. The next Scuttlebutt will be sent out for the February 2008 meeting. There is no meeting in January. Thank you for allowing me server as your Rear Commodore for the past year and I look forward to a new year of fun on the water.

The Scuttlebutt is placed on the website each month and past issues are archived to that site. The Scuttlebutt is also e-mailed to each member who has submitted an e-mail address. A few hard copies of the Scuttlebutt are available at the meetings. The Membership list is located on the website. Also, check out the very helpful links on the website. If any club member has Cruise Reports, Photographs, or any other items of interest for our Scrapbook please send them to me or log onto the website Bulletin Board area and add them yourself. If you change your e-mail address, please let me know. Also note there is a new calendar on the website.

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TREASURER:

Roger Henderson

rog_wan@bellsouth.net

(904) 277-3499 (home)

(904) 753-2260 (cell)

Fellow sailors and boaters, it has been my pleasure to serve as your treasurer for 2007. We currently have $5334.00 in our treasury, but there will be many expenses to pay here at the end of the year. After the bills are paid, we expect to turn over more than a thousand dollars to our new Commodore, Joe Blanchard. May God bless and each and every one of you and I hope to see you at the Christmas party.

Roger Henderson

Treasurer

Just Cruisin’

Butch Beard

wgbeard@yahoo.com

(904) 491-0755 (home)

(904) 281-1990 (work)

(904) 206-0668 (cell)

Happy Holidays from the cruise chairman

Race Committee

Scott Inglis

inglisarts@joimail.com

(904) 491-1713 (home)

(904) 556-9378 (cell)

Hey Race fans!!! We are almost done with this race season. Nov 10th is our last race of the year Captains meeting is at Tiger Point at 9am. There is most all ways lots of wind and ruff seas and that makes for some fast fun racing so come on out. It might be the last time to use your boat before the Xmass honeydos take over.

Well October was a good month to use your boat. We had the Spooky Race on Oct 13. Sunday Morning Jazz cleaned out their boat raising the water line 3 inches to grab 1st place. Mary Wandaer with a new book on how to sail came out and took 2nd. Baby Blooz found out what it was like to be 3rd. A hardy Bravo Zulu (old navy for well done) to Peter Zachary for setting up and running a fine race.

The GA/FL race was also in October, Joe Bowen ran that race and will fill us in at the meeting.

That’s it for me this month, Later....Scott

Program Committee

Thom Mason

thomas.mason@kaman.com

904-548-0346 (home)

904-377-6168 (cell)

904-485-1535 (work)

Nothing new to report