(904) 491-0755 (home)

(904) 281-1990 (work)

(904) 206-0668 (cell)

Wow, imagine we are coming to the end of the 2003 season. It has been a wonderful year. We have seen some great growth in the club. I think it can be attributed to a lot of folks that care. It is hard for me to thank everyone enough. I know all of this good work and progress will continue into the next year. Bill Bass is recovering from a pretty nasty whack on the head. We brought him and Lynn home on Sat (10/18). Bill looks good but is under strict doctor's orders (Dr Lynn) to take it easy for a few days. I’ sure he will be fine. Everybody better watch out for Coy Mistriss, Gene and I had her doing 9 knots on the GPS coming in the inlet yesterday (10/19). Speaking of which, we were just barely staying ahead on Final Platt out practicing for the next race. We have a couple of crews really getting the bug. Racing is fun and really helps one’s sailing ability. Not only that it teaches you to duck or you find out what it is like to have people dropping out of helicopters on or near your boat.

Upcoming events include a Creek Party and Anchor Out (October), Last official race (Nov 1), November meeting and meal (Nov 4), Christmas Party (Dec), and hopefully the Great Circumnavigation (date TBA).

Butch

VICE COMMODORE

Gene Sokolowski

Gene_sokolowski@condordc.com

(904) 321-5662 (home)

(904) 261-9090 (work)

See attached minutes.

REAR COMMODORE:

Joe Blanchard

jlblan2@bellsouth.net

(904) 277-4257 (day)

(800) 567-1148 (pager)

The Scuttlebutt is placed on the new website each month and is archived to that site. The Scuttlebutt is also e-mailed to each member who has submitted an e-mail address. Currently, the Scuttlebutt is also mailed to 14 members each month that either do not have e-mail or haven’t provided one to the club. To reduce the overhead (approximately $200.00 per year) of mailing copies of the Scuttlebutt, the Scuttlebutt will no longer be mailed to members. Hard copies of the Scuttlebutt will be available at the meeting.

AISC Websites

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aisailingclub/ (Old Website)

http://www.ameliaislandsailing.org (New Website)

Please go to the above website and re-register on the Forum page. The forum has been updated and unfortunately the old database was corrupted. I apologize for the inconvenience.

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TREASURER:

Tamara Duncan

curtandtammy@msn.com

(904) 277-6539 (day)

See attached financial report.

Just Cruisin’

Jim Martin

captainjim@mycidco.com

(904) 261-2872 (home)

Amelia Island Sailing Club

2003 Cruise Schedule

My boat will be in dry dock a good part of the summer. If you would like good crew and possibly shared expenses, let me know, as I would enjoy sailing, please let me know at 261-2872 or e-mail at jsmartin@fccj.edu.

Race Committee

Bob Cannon

Jadesail1@aol.com

(904-261-4904 (home)

(904-556-9566 (cell)

     Official Results
Boat                 HRF    Raw time Adjusted Time  Finish Points
BayGull               180      11890      9190           0.5
Sunday Morn J      151      11756      9491           2
God's Gift            141      11650      9535         3
Midwatch            222      14225      10895          4
Mary Wanda-er         156      16201      13856        5
Cheeseboat            199      18300      15315          6
Vested Virgin         225      20310      16935          7

Borrowed Time 197 DNF 10
Coy Mistriss DNS 11

Off Shore Races