The February 2006 Scuttlebutt
The
The February 2006 Scuttlebutt
The
(904) 277-3499 (home)
From
the Commodore
It
is hard for me to believe the year 2006 is here. The 2005 Christmas party was another
success. I want to thank our past
Commodore, Hanko Rosenblad, and her officers, for their leadership in making
2005 another memorable year. Hanko, your
leadership has been an inspiration to us all and broadened our horizons. We are now ready to kick off the Amelia
Island Sailing Club’s 2006 season with our next meeting on February 7th. I look forward to seeing all of you there!
Your
new officers and committee chairs met in January to plan out another fun filled
year for our club. We are blessed with
an enthusiastic group of leaders who want to ensure our club is successful in
all areas. Please help me welcome the
following officers and committee chairs:
Vice
Commodore – John Burns
Rear
Commodore – Joe Blanchard
Treasurer
– Lin Bass
Race
Committee – Scott Inglis
Program
Committee – Hanko Rosenblad
Membership
Committee – Bill Bass
Landside
Committee – Tanya Christensen (monthly meetings)
Landside
Committee – Barbara Sokolowski (parties)
Mooring
Committee – Peter Zachary
Cruise
Committee – Butch Beard
I
want to encourage all members to get involved in your club’s activities. Our meetings are kicked off with a social
hour and potluck dinner, thanks to our landside committee. Our race season is always a fun time of
friendly competition and fellowship due to the diligence of your race
committee. Your cruise committee is
planning a year filled with “special” events that everyone will want to
participate in. Special programs are
being planned by your program committee that are approximately 20 min. in
duration and interesting. Your mooring
committee is looking into moorings with the City of Fernandina Beach. Your membership committee is working on
updating our membership list and enlisting new members. Your flag officers are diligently working to
make 2006 another year of great sailing and fellowship on the water and
landside.
Please
remember to check the Amelia Island Sailing Club’s web site at
ameliaislandsailing.org. There you will
find information on the club’s activities, items for sale, the club’s calendar,
member’s forum, and more. Let’s thank
our Rear Commodore, Joe Blanchard, for all the work he does to keep us
informed.
“The
Ship’s Store” will be available, after every meeting, to order or purchase the
Club items you desire. I hope every
vessel owner is flying our AISC burgee.
Please come prepared to pay your annual dues for the 2006 season.
Your
Vice Commodore, John Burns, will assist me in ensuring the Amelia Island
Sailing Club has another fun filled year on the water and landside. I can’t wait to find out what special event
he has planned for us this summer.
I
am heading up a trip to the Abaco Bahama Islands, in May, sponsored by the
Amelia Island Sailing Club. We will be
leaving
As
you can tell, the 2006 sailing season has many activities planned for your
pleasure and to promote sailing in our area.
I hope to see all of you at our next meeting on February 7th. Please come at
May
The Wind Always Fill Your Sails,
Roger
VICE
COMMODORE
captain@burnsweb.com
(904)277-0931(home)
Vice
Commodore's Report,
Well
the new sailing season has started. Gale and I ended the year with a December
31st sail out to the first tower. Unfortunately because of tides and weather we
were not able to begin the year with a January 1st sail, but we have been out
every weekend since and have had some great sailing. Even got to photograph the
elusive Right Whale.
I
attended the Commodore's planning meeting last night and had the opportunity to
participate in the 2006 activity calendar. Heck, we have so much planned this
year I might have to retire just to have the time to participate in all the
activities. There should be no reason why everyone can't find an activity to
suit them. I will not discuss in my column all the planned events because I am
certain the committee chairs will update you in their reports.
One
of my tasks as Vice Commodore is to plan the Poker Run, which as all of you
know was a great success last year. My target date for this event is July 15th.
Mast Confusion will be the committee boat and all members, whether you sail,
power, or row, are encouraged to participate. The Poker Run will be followed by
a picnic at the
Another
activity I am looking at arranging is a tour of the White Oaks Plantation.
Although a non-water event it is an opportunity to get together and tour a
facility that I understand will offer us an outstanding experience. I hope to
have this scheduled by our February meeting.
All
in all, I think this year will offer a lot of opportunities for us to enjoy
each others company, and have some fun. I encourage everyone, including our
non-boat owners to come and participate........ And don't forget dues are due.
See
you on the water.
John
REAR COMMODORE:
(904) 753-1007 (cell)
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