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August 2016, Vol. 38, No. 8
Carole Jordan and Meeps Yox, Cruising Co-chairs Summer Sailing!!! What’s coming up, you ask? Lots of cruises, a membership meeting, Day Sails and FUN!! Don’t let the heat get to you; it’s cooler on the water.
s of cruises, a membership meeting, Day Sails and FUN!! Don’t let the heat get to you; it’s cooler on the water.
August 6/7: The annual Seafood Feast at lovely Rock Hall’s Sailing Emporium. Sail in or drive in, bbring your dancing shoes and you best crab-pickin’ technique. Deadline is
August 6/7: The annual Seafood Feast at lovely Rock Hall’s Sailing Emporium. Sail in or drive in, bbring your dancing shoes and you best crab-pickin’ technique. Deadline is
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July 27! August 13: Our annual membership meeting will be
in Galesville at the Town Hall. Free (with dinner and drinks) to all members, but you MUST sign up in advance; no walk-ins. Come and hear the slate of candidates for next year’s board introduced.
August 13: Our annual membership meeting will be in Galesville at the Town Hall. Free (with dinner and drinks) to all members, but you MUST sign up in advance; no walk-ins. Come and hear the slate of candidates for next year’s board introduced.
August 27/28: The “crowd-fave” Appetizers and Desserts Cruise will go to Reed Creek on the Chester River (hey, it’s north so maybe it will be cooler up there). Bring your best June Cleaver imitation! Deadline is Aug.17th.
August 27/28: The “crowd-fave” Appetizers and Desserts Cruise will go to Reed Creek on the Chester River (hey, it’s north so maybe it will be cooler up there). Bring your best June Cleaver imitation! Deadline is Aug.17th.
Day Sails and Mid-week sails are available on August 14th, 18th and 21st.
Day Sails and Mid-week sails are available on August 14th, 18th and 21st.
We realize that there have been people left ashore this summer and we are sorry if you have not been sailing as much as you would like. We can only suggest crew for the number of boats that have offered berths. Suggestions to solve this issue are welcomed.
We realize that there have been people left ashore this summer and we are sorry if you have not been sailing as much as you would like. We can only suggest crew for the number of boats that have offered berths. Suggestions to solve this issue are welcomed.
The Anchor Down Parties
This year there will be an entertaining activity on each weekend cruise after the anchor is down and the raft is closed. You can participate or just smother your laughter from the sidelines. In August the Anchor Down Party is called The June Cleaver Appetizers & Desserts and will be a flashback to 1950’s-style entertaining. Instead of dinner, each boat is asked to prepare 1950’s appetizers or desserts and make it available for tasting as people move around the raft. Everyone will have the opportunity to taste dishes and vote on the one they find to be The Most Delicious, The Most 1950’s Authentic Dish, and The Most Unusual Food. There will be prizes! Details will be sent to people who sign up for the cruise, then you can begin to brainstorm how to best use your creativity to win a prize.
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Anchor Down Party 1 Board Notes 3 Classified 14 Contacts 15 Cruising 1 Directions 8 Education Committee 8 Finances 12 Fleet Exercises 4-7 Happy Hour 13 Hospice Cup 11 Membership 12 New Member BBQ Chat 12 New Members 12 Nominations 8 Photos 9-10 Thanksgiving Dinners 11
Despite the heat, some of the best sailing of the season is often in August; the month is full of fun events. First up is the Seafood Feast with plenty of crabs and shrimp to eat and with one of our favorite bands, Kaleidoscope, playing great music for dancing. Next up is the Town Hall meeting at
the Town Hall in Galesville, a free-to-members supper followed by the nominating speeches of the people who are running for the Board. At the end of the month the always popular Appetizers and Desserts sail will be held in one of my favorite sailing places -- the Chester River. A potluck fundraiser for the Hospice Cup Race is also on the August calendar. Come out and support Team SOS for this good cause. A BBQ Chat, which focuses on new members, is scheduled mid-month in Northern Virginia. This is a great way to find out more about the club and meet other club members in your region. Skippers! Lots of crew members want to sail! Please sign-up to sail with the club! And plan to sail with Team SOS in the Hospice Cup on September 17. See details on page 11. The Board is delighted that Ned Schwartz has volunteered to Chair the First Mates Advisory Committee. Do you like to write? The SOS team needs someone to write short articles each month about our activities and coming events for publicity in SpinSheet’s cruising club section and its website. A Public Relations Committee Chair is also needed. Contact Jim Randall or myself for more details. Special thank yous to Dean Collins for developing some skill-tuning exercises for the First Mate Training Weekend and to Harry Keith, Laura Gwinn and John Parsons for skippering for the weekend. First Mates then joined the Lost in the 60’s raft for the second circle raft of the season. Kudos to Jon Bernheimer and Linda Nahin for volunteering their homes and Linda Casucci and Ellie Kallins for coordinating new member BBQ chats in Rockville and Annapolis. Thank yous to Molly Harrison and Ned Schwartz, who hosted the annual First Mate get-together at their home and Bev Nash ensured that there was enough food and beverages for everyone. Much appreciation to Shirley Brooks Hollendursky for coordinating the Anchor Down Parties at raft-ups and to her helpers Linda Nelson, Jill Montgomery, Joyce Eller, Teresa Scofield, Linda Casucci and Pam Ledford. The parties have added frivolity to Happy Hours at the raft-ups. I am looking forward to seeing you on the water!
Hope
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Commodore: Parade of Lights are taking up room in storage shed and should be sold since we no longer participate in Parade of Lights. Suggestions for Board Nominations should go to Kathy Higdon. Vice Commodore: Organization for Town Hall Meeting is in place. Treasurer: Project the club will end 2016 with $5,000 less income than last year due to lower membership revenue and higher web administrative costs. Bareboat: No new proposals or issues to report. Brunches: No report. Cruising: The Leukemia Cup Regatta was very successful. The Anniversary Cruise had about 22 boats participating and all crew who registered were placed on a boat. The "Lost in the 60s Cruise" had 12 boats participate; only 3 people were left on shore. Day Sails continue to remain problematic with lack of skippers. Database: Instagram Account and an online SOS Scrapbook have been completed. Board Minutes and Committee Reports have been placed online. An electronic version of the SOS calendar is available to download to multiple devices. Working with First Mate Chair to collect and update online FM information. Education: Will hold a kick off meeting on August 13 right before the Town Hall Meeting. First Mates: No report. Membership: Ellie Abrams sending out new member packages. Ruth Ann Strauss making membership flyer to place in strategic locations. BBQ Chats and New Member Mentor Program are going well. Newsletter: Eighty-six copies of the June 20-page Whisker Pole were mailed to 68 members and 18 Happy Hour coordinators at a cost of $312.03 which was $3.62 per copy. Public Relations: None Safety: Three boats participated in the on-water First Mate Training and program went well. Skippers Advisory: Passing Lines are now with the Raft Captain Committee to be distributed as needed. Would like to pole skippers to see why they aren’t sailing. Social: Continue to focus on ways to cut costs and I am open to suggestions. Discussing use of more DJs vs bands to reduce costs. Board discussed restricting service of alcohol after 9:30pm at Social Functions.
NEXT SOS BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING – August 4, 2016 7:00 pm, Common Room, Greenbriar Community Bldg., Greenbelt, MD
Meeting is open to all members.
Unofficial notes from July 7, 2016 Board Meeting Official September minutes will be posted on the SOS web site when
approved in August by the Board of Directors.
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Please email your questions and request for directions to the coordinator. If you are paying by check for any sailing event, a paper Sailing Registration Form must
accompany the check. A copy of this form can be found on the SOS website under Forms and Such – Cruising – Sailing Registration Form.
Plan to mail your check early to the event coordinator, not the SOS mail box.
Many events have limited capacity; therefore, an event may be filled even before the deadline date. The postmark is the date used as the mail in cutoff/deadline date.
All checks are to be made payable to SOS, Inc. Non-members must submit a Sailing Registration Form.
August 6 - 7 Saturday – Sunday Seafood Feast Cruise & Party
Destination: Sailing Emporium Rock Hall
Cost: $89 - Cruise & Party $55 - Party only $60 - Party after deadline and walk-ins.
Deadlines: Cruise & Party: Party only:
Mail: July 21 (postmark) Online: July 26 Mail: July 29 (postmark) Online: July 31
Note:
Non-member may sail once with a member and must mail a separate registration form with a check to the coordinator.
Coordinators: Bev Nash, [email protected]
Event Manager: Bob Lucas, [email protected] For any questions or to volunteer. Please sign up online for Cruise and Party or for Party only at www.singlesonsailboats.org
August 13 Saturday Education Committee Kickoff Meeting
Destination: Galesville Town Hall Cost: No Charge – All Welcome Time: 2:00 – 4:00 PM Note: This is to take place before the Town Hall
Meeting below
Coordinator: Emil Becker Please RSVP [email protected]
August 13 Saturday Town Hall Meeting
Destination: Galesville - Pirates Cove Cost: Member Meeting/Dinner: Free Non-Member: $25.00
Deadline: Mail: August 3 (postmark) Online: August 6
Time: 5:00 Happy Hour 6:00 Dinner 7:30 – 9:00 Meeting
A coordinated weekend cruise will not be part of this event, so SOS will not be paying slip fees. Skippers who wish to sail may invite crew and make their own slip reservations. NO WALK-INS - If you do not sign up you will not get dinner.
Coordinator: Carole Jordan, [email protected] Please sign up at www.singlesonsailboats.org
August 14 Sunday Day Sail
Destination: Skipper’s Choice Cost: $17- Member or Non-Member Deadline: Mail: August 4 (postmark)
Online: August 8 (9 pm) Note: Non-member may sail once with a member
and must mail a separate registration form with a check to the coordinator.
Coordinator: Robin Meigel, [email protected] Please sign up at www.singlesonsailboats.org
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August 18 Thursday – Full Moon Mid-Week Day Sail
Destination: Skipper’s Choice Cost: $17- Member or Non-Member Deadline: Mail and Online registrations must
be received by August 11 Note: Non-member may sail once with a member
and must mail a separate registration form with a check to the coordinator.
Coordinator: Peggy Green [email protected] Please sign up online at www.singlesonsailboats.org
August 19 Friday , 6:00 pm Hospice Cup Pot Luck Fundraising Dinner
Destination: Home of Shirley and George Hollendursky
Cost: $10+ suggestion donation. Bring check to event made payable to Hospice Cup, Inc.
Deadline:
Online only: August 18 To be placed on wait list contact the Hollendursky’s.
Note:
Please bring dish to share and your beverage of choice (no red wine please.). Limited to 40 guests.
Coordinators: Shirley Brooks-Hollendursky, [email protected] Please sign up online at www.singlesonsailboats.org
August 20 Saturday New Member BBQ Chat
Location: McLean, Virginia Cost: $17 by deadline, ($20 after deadline)
Deadline: Online deadline August 17th Host: Time:
Irene Aronian 6pm
Note: No smoking, no walk-ins. Limited to 25.
Coordinator: Jeanne Maroney, [email protected] Please sign up online at www.singlesonsailboats.org
August 21 Sunday Day Sail
Destination: Skipper’s Choice Cost: $17- Member or Non-Member
Deadline: Mail: August 11 (postmark) Online: August 15 (9 pm)
Note: Non-member may sail once with a member and must mail a separate registration form with a check to the coordinator.
Coordinator: Virginia Greenwood, [email protected] Please sign up online at www.singlesonsailboats.org
August 27-28 Saturday – Sunday Appetizers and Desserts
Destination: Reed Creek, Chester River Cost: $34 - Member or Non-member
Deadline: Mail: August 11 (postmark) Online: August 16
Note: Non-member may sail once with a member and must mail a separate Registration form with a check to the coordinator.
Coordinator: Nancy Briggs, [email protected] Please sign up online at www.singlesonsailboats.org
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September 3-5 Saturday - Sunday - Monday Labor Day Cruise
Destination: Drum Point/Wye River, Skipper’s Choice
Cost: $51 - Member or Non-member
Deadline: Mail: August 18 (postmark) Online: August 23
Note: Non-member may sail once with a member and must mail a separate Registration form with a check to the coordinator.
Coordinator: Barbara Wise, [email protected] Please sign up online at www.singlesonsailboats.org
September 10-11
Saturday – Sunday Zorba’s Odyssey Sail
Destination: Clements Creek/Severn River Cost: $34 - Member or Non-member Deadline: Mail: August 25 (postmark)
Online: August 30 Note: Non-member may sail once with a member
and must mail a separate Registration form with a check to the coordinator.
Coordinator: Anne Bastian, [email protected] Please sign up online at www.singlesonsailboats.org
September 13 Tuesday Mid Week Day Sail
Destination: Skipper’s Choice Cost: $17- Member or Non-Member Deadline: Mail and Online registrations must
be received by September 6 Note: Non-member may sail once with a member
and must mail a separate registration form with a check to the coordinator.
Coordinator: Barbara Wingrove, [email protected] Please sign up online at www.singlesonsailboats.org
September 18 Sunday Day Sail
Destination: Skipper’s Choice Cost: $17- Member or Non-Member Deadline: Mail: September 8 (postmark)
Online: September 12 (9 pm) Note: Non-member may sail once with a member
and must mail a separate registration form with a check to the coordinator.
Coordinator: Molly Harrison/Ned Schwartz , [email protected] Please sign up online at www.singlesonsailboats.org
September 21 Wednesday Mid Week Day Sail
Destination: Skipper’s Choice Cost: $17- Member or Non-Member Deadline: Mail and Online registrations must
be received by September 14 Note: Non-member may sail once with a member
and must mail a separate registration form with a check to the coordinator.
Coordinator: Jean Judge, [email protected] Please sign up online at www.singlesonsailboats.org
September 24-25
Saturday – Sunday Fall Kick-off / Dinghy Race
Destination: Broad Creek / Magothy River Cost: $34 - Member or Non-member Deadline: Mail: September 8 (postmark)
Online: September 13 Note: Non-member may sail once with a member
and must mail a separate Registration form with a check to the coordinator.
Coordinator: Lynn Gilley, [email protected] Please sign up online at www.singlesonsailboats.org
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October 1-2 Saturday – Sunday Chili Cook-off Cruise
Destination: Whitehall Creek Cost: $34 - Member or Non-member Deadline: Mail: September 15 (postmark)
Online: September 20 Note: Non-member may sail once with a member
and must mail a separate Registration form with a check to the coordinator.
Coordinator: John & Nancy Parsons, [email protected] Please sign up online at www.singlesonsailboats.org
October 5 Wednesday Mid Week Day Sail
Destination: Skipper’s Choice Cost: $17- Member or Non-Member Deadline: Mail and Online registrations must
be received by September 28 Note: Non-member may sail once with a member
and must mail a separate registration form with a check to the coordinator.
Coordinator: Monica Benton, [email protected] Please sign up online at www.singlesonsailboats.org
October 8-9-10 Saturday – Sunday - Monday
Columbus Day Cruise / Scavenger Hunt
Destination: Leadenham Cr/Choptank Rv – Skippers choice
Cost: $51 - Member or Non-member
Deadline: Mail: September 22 (postmark) Online: September 27
Note: Non-member may sail once with a member and must mail a separate Registration form with a check to the coordinator.
Coordinator: Kathy Higdon, [email protected] Please sign up online at www.singlesonsailboats.org
October 9 Sunday Day Sail
Destination: Skipper’s Choice Cost: $17- Member or Non-Member Deadline: Mail: September 29 (postmark)
Online: October 3 (9 pm) Note: Non-member may sail once with a member
and must mail a separate registration form with a check to the coordinator.
Coordinator: Jean Gough , [email protected] Please sign up online at www.singlesonsailboats.org
October 15-16 Saturday – Sunday Goose Cruise – Full Moon
Destination: Corsica River Cost: $34 - Member or Non-member Deadline: Mail: September 29 (postmark)
Online: October 4 Note: Non-member may sail once with a member
and must mail a separate Registration form with a check to the coordinator.
Coordinator: Meeps Yox, [email protected], Please sign up online at www.singlesonsailboats.org
October 18 Tuesday Mid Week Day Sail
Destination: Skipper’s Choice Cost: $17- Member or Non-Member Deadline: Mail and Online registrations must
be received by October 12 Note: Non-member may sail once with a member
and must mail a separate registration form with a check to the coordinator.
Coordinator: Barbara Wingrove, [email protected] Please sign up online at www.singlesonsailboats.org
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DIRECTIONS Galesville Town Hall, 952 Main Street; Galesville, MD From Annapolis and North: Take MD Rt 2 South (Solomon’s Island Rd) to left on MD Rt 214. Turn Right on Rt. 468. Turn Left on Rt. 255 to Galesville. Town Hall is on the left. From Route 50 (from DC and VA): Take Exit 16, MD Rt 424 to Davidsonville. Continue past Davidsonville to MD Rt 2. South (right) then to MD Rt 255 East (left) to Galesville. Cross MD Rt 468. Continue on Rt. 255, which becomes Main Street. Just after the post office and before the firehouse, the hall is on the left
SOS Board Meeting, Greenbriar Center, 7600 Hanover Parkway, Greenbelt, MD From Washington Beltway (Interstate 95/495): Exit onto Baltimore/Washington (BW) Parkway toward Baltimore. Exit BW Parkway at the first exit (to Greenbelt), bear left on exit ramp to Greenbelt Road (east), make first left at light onto Hanover Parkway and turn immediately left into Greenbriar Center parking lot. Enter side door off lot, walk through room to stairs and take to second floor room.
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Emil Becker, Education Committee Chair Please come to a meeting on August 13 and learn about the magic of The Education Committee: who organizes the various education events and why they do it. Could it be that this committee has more fun than any other and that many long time friendships result from working together? Many have said that beyond Cruising, Education is the heart and soul of SOS! Through the fall, winter and early spring, Education organizes programs to expand the knowledge base of SOS sailors. Seminars, fireside chats and other programs help members at every skill level become better sailors. It all culminates in mid-March at the most heavily-attended SOS event of the year, Spring Training. Each year we bring several hundred members and local Annapolis sailors to a fantastic all-day event with seminars on topics ranging from the basic to the most advanced.
2016 – 2017 is going to be a great season for SOS Education. Seminars, fireside chats, and other events leading to the biggest and best Spring Training in our history!! Success doesn’t come easy. Needed are the creative thoughts, and hard work of many volunteers! Please come and find out how a small group of volunteers organizes several education events while
having a great time. We will meet on Saturday, August 13, 2017 between 2:00 and 4:00 PM immediately before the Town Hall Meeting in the Town Hall at Galesville . Once you hear about how the committee works like a well-oiled machine, please volunteer for one of the many small or larger tasks that makes Education the success it has been in the past. Members at all skills levels are welcome!
Please contact Emil Becker at [email protected] to let him know you plan to attend and to answer any questions you may have (there is no sign up on the SOS web page).
The 2016 Nominating Committee comprised of Kathy Higdon, Cindy Turner, and Kitty St. Romain is seeking to fill a slate of well-qualified and inspired members to serve as SOS Board Members. In September, four members will be elected to the Board of Directors for two-year terms. Are you capable of providing positive leadership, guidance, training, and appreciation to Committee Chairs and other volunteers? If you feel that you are ready, willing, and able to bring your energy and talents to help provide leadership to SOS, or would care to nominate another, please contact a member of the Nominating Committee as soon as possible. In addition, any eligible member may be nominated and seconded from the floor of the Town Hall Meeting on August 13th, and if they accept that nomination will appear on the September election ballot.
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Lost in the 60s Cruise
Flavia Favali and Teresa Scofield Photo by Aletta Schaap
Jan Warfield Photo by John Parsons
Commodore Hope Andruss Photo by John Parsons
Jeanne Maroney Photo by John Parsons
First Mate “Touch and Go” exercises Dean Collins, Nancy ParsoLaura Gwinn, Jim Burton Photo by John Parsons
ns, Cherie Comly,
Birthday banner & bubbles for George Hollendursky Photo by John Parsons
Laura Gwinn, Cherie Comly, Jim Burton Photo by John Parsons
Jill Montgomery, John Dombach, Barbara Wise Photo by John Parsons
Carole Jordan, Cindy Turner, Linda Nelson Photo by John Parsons
Dan Duvall Photo by John Parsons
Sandy Rosswork Photo by John Parsons
Ned Swartz, Molly Harrison, Shirley Brooks-Hollendursky, George Hollendurksy, Meeps Yox
Photo by John Parsons
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4th of July Cruise First Mates Meeting
Ice Cream Cruise
Photos by John Parsons
Sunset view. Linda Nelson and Jan Warfield participate in the Christmas in July Gift Exchange. Photos by Linda Casucci.
First Mates and First Mate Check Out Skippers Photos by John Parsons.
John Newton & Linda Nelson
Accept their prize: Ice Cream Coke Floats.
Winner of the Most Outrageous Float
Made by crew of Teri L
Winner of The Most Clever Float
Made by crew of Maneuvers.
Doug Love, Juanita Layne, Bruce Dowley
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Float wings and Flowers Float made by crew of
Celebration
Palm Tree & Ice Cream Scoops Float
made by crew of Validit
Palm Tree & Box of Ice Cream Float made by crew of
Water Music
Banana Split Float made by crew of
Sail Away y
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Call for Regional Thanksgiving Dinner Hosts
There are going to be Regional Thanksgiving Dinners on November 19th and volunteers are needed to host the dinners. These gatherings are always a great feast with good fun. The host decides how many guests to invite,
the start time, and coordinates which dish each guest will bring. Please contact Kitty St. Romain by October 10th if you would like to be a host or have questions. Tis the perfect time to volunteer for a fun, one-time e
his vent.
If you would like to attend, please note there is no registration on the web site. Instead you contact Kitty St. Romain ([email protected] ) who will coordinate the guest list with the hosts who will call you with an invitation. Then you send the host a $15 donation, bring a dish to share, and help tidy up. It couldn’t be easier or more fun
Hospice Cup Fundraiser Pot Luck Dinner – August 19
Where: home of Shirley & George Hollendursky
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Why: to benefit Team Singles on Sailboats made up of our members racing in the Hospice Cup Regatta.
Tax Deductible Donation: Of $10 (or more) is requested. Bring to the dinner your cash or check made payable to "Hospice Cup, Inc.”
Bring: Pot luck dish to share and BYOB (no red wine please)
Sign-up/Deadline: On SOS web page by Aug 16th. Limited to 40 people. www.singlesonsailboats.org
Wait List: To be placed on wait list contact Shirley Brooks [email protected] as people often sign-up and then find they cannot attend.
Hospice Cup, a unique charity regatta, is a cooperative effort of Hospice Cup, Inc., Eastport Yacht Club, Annapolis Yacht Club, and multiple hospices serving the Maryland, D.C., and Northern Virginia areas where most racers live and work. The participating hospices benefit from funds raised through sponsorships, sailing crews, Shore Party ticket sales, and the live and silent auctions. As part of our SOS Community Outreach, members can support Hospice Cup in a variety of ways: Volunteer: Hospice Cup relies on the giving spirit of volunteers to help keep operations cost down. Please consider volunteering for this year’s Shore Party. Helpers are needed at the registration table, the merchandise table, to set-up and clean-up. Not only do you get a tee-shirt, you get to attend a great party. To sign up: http://www.hospicecup.org/participate/volunteer/ Sail Skippers: Anyone can race in Hospice Cup whether you are a seasoned racer or a cruising sailor. This is a chance for those of us who are not racers to participate in a fun, easy race that has a class just for us -The Hospice Class. The regatta takes place on the Chesapeake Bay near the mouth of the Severn River. Skippers who register by September 2 will receive one (1) free Shore Party ticket and a $20 discount on registration fee if registered before September 10. Racers may purchase discounted tickets in advance, or qualify to win tickets by participating in the sailor fundraising program. To see the Notice of Race and to register your boat: http://eastportyc.org/hospice-cup . Attend the Shore Party: Often touted as the best party on the Bay, the Shore Party is held at Bert Jabins Yacht Yard from 5:00 pm -9:00 pm, Tickets are $85. There will be catering by Paul's Homewood Cafe, live music, open bar, silent auction and lively awards celebration. To purchase tickets go to: http://www.hospicecup.org/events/ Fundraise: It’s easy to donate to Team Singles On Sailboats! Go to www.singlesonsailboats.org and click on the “Team SOS in Hospice Cup” button which will take you directly to the fundraising page. There you will also see the list of participating SOS skippers. Skippers: To set up your fundraising page and link it to Team Singles On Sailboats, go to https://www.firstgiving.com/team/327966 If your team raises $1000, you will receive 6 tickets to the Shore Party. Fundraising teams are eligible for great prizes, such as boat cleaning, sailing apparel, overnight dockage and more
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SOS NEW MEMBERS
BBQ CHAT JUST FOR YOU ! AUGUST 20, 6:00 pm
Northern Virginia/DC Area
Your cruise coordinators need your help to create
the “perfect coordination!! While we try our best to place everyone on a boat that meets all of your needs, we are not mind-readers. Skippers and potential crew, please use the comments section of your registration to let us know if you have special needs and/or physical limitations, as well as preferences for boat location. If there is a special reason you would not like to sail with someone (lost love, personality clash), we need to know that, too. It is all held in confidence, so let us know. We are a club of many different personalities and it is difficult to sort it all out......without clues from YOU.
New Members, we’re looking for you! Join us for a BBQ dinner where you
can learn about SOS in an informal setting as you meet other
members and enjoy plenty of good food. To sign up login to www.singlesonsailboats.org and go to the Event Calendar. Questions? Contact Linda Casucci at [email protected]
Welcome New Members
Louise Abdulkader Potomac MD Joseph Barnes Laurel MD Robert Busby Gaithersburg MD Holly Crosby Baltimore MD Diane DeTroye Annandale VA Jim Dougherty Mclean VA James Husband II Tilghman MD Stan Kern Pikesville MD Mary Moore Edgewater MD Deborah Pentz Berwyn PA Michael Shipway Baltimore MD Barbara Smith Annapolis MD
Membership as of July 31
2016 2015 Members 479 513
Skippers 116 113
Total 595 626
SOS Bank Balance – June 30
THE PARTIES, PARTIES, PARTIES ARE COMING!
Save these dates for two of the best parties of the year! Details will be in future newsletters, but we didn’t want you to miss the fun, so mark your calendars now. Oct 29 - Halloween Party at Miles River Yacht Club in St. Michael’s. So close you can drive in if you are unable to sail that weekend. The crazier you get with your costume, the more fun you will have. Nov 19 – Regional Thanksgiving Dinners in members’ homes at various locations. See page 11 for details. Dec 3 - Annual Awards Dinner at the Hilton in Annapolis. This event is being held a month earlier than usual when more of our members may be in town and the weather a little kinder. Dec & Jan there will be Regional Holiday parties in members’ homes. Look for details in later newsletters.
Bareboat Escrow $ 67,167 Checking $ 23,769 Savings $ 73,231 Credit Card $ ( 496)
End of month total $ 96,504
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Happy Hours are not official SOS functions.
Hours are in chronological order.
Check below or SOS website for locations. KEY WEST, FL: SOS HAPPY HOUR place and time to be
determined … Contact: TERRI AND KARL.
410-707-4319 or 267-221-6312 NVA/DC: 1st Wednesday – August 3rd 5 pm. MYLOS GRILL, (in the bar area) mylosgrill.com Our first of two NVA/DC Happy Hours. Old Dominion Dr, McLean, VA in the McLean/ Chesterbrook shopping center. Free parking, great food!
Contact: CHARLOTTE: [email protected] ELLICOTT CITY, MD:1st Thursday – August 4th - 5:30-7:30 pm BARE BONES Grill & Brewery 9150-22 Baltimore Natl. Pike, 410-461-0770 barebonesgrill.com. Corner of St. Johns Lane & Rte 40, Ellicott City, MD 21042
Contact: JILL- [email protected]
SOUTH-CENTRAL PA: 1st Thursday, Aug 4th - 6:30 - 9 HERITAGE HILLS Golf Resort, 2700 Mt. Rose Ave. PA-124, York, Pa.on the lower level of Knickers Pub.
Contact : BOB - [email protected] SE PA: - 1st Thursday, Aug 4th at 6 pm. Desmond Deck The DESMOND HOTEL, 1 Liberty Blvd, Malvern, PA Meet a great group of social people who like sailing , conversation & great food!
Contact: PATTI - [email protected]
NORTH BALTIMORE: 2nd Thursday- August 11th - 5 pm. MICHAEL’S Cafe Restaurant & Lounge (in the bar area) 2119 York Road, Timonium (opp Fairgrounds) MD 21220. 410-252-2022, michaelscafe.com. Free parking, great food, drinks and Happy Hour prices. Food service until 11 pm. Cozy atmosphere, friendly staff.
Contact: Barb O’Brien [email protected] WILMINGTON, DE: 3rd Wednesday – Aug 17th - 5:30 pm. TIMOTHY’S Restaurant and Bar, Wilmington Riverfront by Blue Rock Stadium, facing the waterfront. 930 Justison Street, (19801) 302-429-RIBS (7427). timothysontheriverfront.com Drink specials ‘til 7pm
Contact: GERI - [email protected] ROCKVILLE, MD: 3rd Thursday - Aug 18th – 5 - 7pm THE MARRIOTT Hotel, 5701 Marinelli Road, North Bethesda. (near the White Flint Metro station). Meet in the bar area or outside patio as weather permits.
Contact - Jim Randall - [email protected] BETHANY BEACH, DE Thu. Aug 25th;
Thu. Sep 1st and Wed. 7th. from 5:30 till sunset. TOP DECK of #99 Second Street at Atlantic Ave. For those who live along the Atlantic Coast or SOS vacationers/guests. Come to the beach for the day, then come to Happy Hour. Watch the sunset from the third floor, view the ocean to the east. Maybe dinner afterwards? Host Ron Pence and guests of the 3rd floor unit; Co-host Elizabeth Hubley and guests in the 2nd floor unit.
Contact: 301-717-2770 [email protected] SE PA: 3rd Thursday - - August 18th 6-10 pm (our 2nd HH) at AZIE ON MAIN- - 789 East Lancaster Ave., Villanova, near the Blue Route, 1 block West of Rt. 320, Mall area behind FedEx. In back of mall, w/lg bar area and outside Fire Pit Patio, super low long HH prices Meet a great group of sailing people!
Contact: PATTI - [email protected] NVA/DC: - 3rd Friday - - August 19th - meet at 5 pm at the bar. SUR la PLACE, Our second Happy Hour - 5105 MacArthur Blvd. (Site of the old L'Appetito) Wash. DC. surlaplaceindc.com
Contact: CHARLOTTE: [email protected] ANNAPOLIS, MD: 4th Thursday - August 25th - 5-7 pm and later at Coconut Joe's, 48 South River Rd, Edgewater, MD, 21037. 443-837-6057. [email protected] .From Annapolis, so south on Rte 2. Cross over the South River Bridge in the left lane. The first left turn after the bridge then another left leads you back to the waterfront restaurant. Happy hour food / drinks.
Contact: 301-717-2770 [email protected]
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BOATS - CAPITAL / NEWPORT 30' 1982. Universal diesel inboard; Wheel steering; r/f. Good club racer/cruiser. Teak interior. Docked @ Lippincott Marina, Grasonville, Md. Contact: Darlene, [email protected] 8-16
CAPE DORY 25D, 1984, one owner, $17,000 Set up for single handed sail. Main sail, jib, 120 genoa, storm sail. New wind, speed, and depth instruments, 2 Good batteries, Espar diesel cabin heater. Triad double axel trailer. 8 ft dinghy and more. Rick Berberich: 315-761-0949 8-16
AQUILA III, 37'2" CUTTER SLOOP, tall rig. Sleeps six, 50hp Perkins 4-108 diesel. upgraded sails & electronics, 10' Avon dingy /w/ 5hp four stroke Honda. Elec Windlass w/ washdown. A very comfortable live aboard or take off-shore. Not a project vessel but sail away ready. All systems have been professionally maintained. Maintenance & boatyard records available. $59K. Call Bernie @ 443-570-1333 or [email protected] 8-16
SHARE COSTS / USE BOAT. Boat owner looking for person(s) to share maintenance and dockage costs on a Vega 27 sailboat w/inboard diesel in exchange for use of boat for day sails/weekends. Total shared cost approx. $1200-$1500 per year. If interested please call Bob at 410-643-4764. 8-16
50% ownership for sale. CAL 31'- 1984. Very good condition after years of meticulous maintenance. Asking $ 7,500. Contact : [email protected] or cell : 202-253-6670 10-16
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BOAT SLIPS - JOIN KNOWLEDGEABLE and friendly skippers at Suzanne Farr's dock on Mill Creek in Annapolis. Hurricane hole! Deep water, 30 to 45 feet, dock carts, electricity, potable water, plenty of parking. Sunday afternoon potluck. 410 757 3553 [email protected] 11-16 A 50 FT DEEP WATER SLIP at Anchorage Marina in Canton. Many of the necessities of life in easy walking distance, Starbucks, Outback, Safeway and West Marina. Less then a mile to Fells Pt. and O'Donnell Square. Brian, [email protected]. 410-905-6229 79-16 ANNAPOLIS - just a mile from downtown Annapolis, 35' Boat Slip available on Back Creek. Special rate of $1800 for 8 month lease. Rent includes electricity, water and dock box. Slip can fit boat with 13' beam and 5'5" draft. Please call Sailor Sara with questions 571-723-3196 8*16
SLIP FOR: deep water slip in protected cove off MILL CREEK (SEVERN RIVER). Newly rebuilt, rewired pier. Water and electricity available at pier. Plenty of car parking. Easy access to the Chesapeake Bay. Contact Bev Nash, 410-349-1467 or [email protected] 8-16
BOAT EQUIPMENT & MISC—
New Fortress Fx-37 Anchor & stow bag, 80 lb. Luke storm anchor, ¾ x 250’ anchor rode w/ thimble & bag, Guardian G-55 anchor, 50 ft 50 Amp shore power cord, Baja filter, new Whale Gusher 30 emerg pump w/fittings, Orion 25 mm flare gun, 50A to 2-30A Marinco Y-adaptor. & More! Karl 267-221-6312 or [email protected] . Pix available. 11-16 CRUISING SPINNAKER by North Sails, 1.5 oz. premium Dacron, 49’ luff, includes snuffer, two 94’ sheets, tack line, tack strap and launch bag. Excellent condition, custom colors, used about 6 times, never raced, stored at home. Original cost: $2,912. Asking $900. Jim Harrison: 443-698-9223 M-F, 10am-5pm, [email protected] 9-16
REAL ESTATE KITCHEN & BATHROOMS: Upgrade or Repairs for your Home or Vessel, [email protected] or call Mark Rybas: 610-585-9037. 10-16
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YOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS Office Name Liaison To Committee: E-mail Address Commodore Hope Andruss [email protected]
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Janet Gonski Bareboat, Education [email protected]
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YOUR COMMITTEE CHAIRS Committee Name E-mail Address Bareboat Cruising Sandra Rosswork [email protected] Brunches Suzanne Vaughn [email protected]
Cruising Co-Chairs Meeps Yox & Carole Jordan
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Database Internet John McDonald [email protected]
Education Emil Becker [email protected] First Mate’s Advisory Ned Schwartz [email protected]
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YOUR AREA CONTACTS Zip Code Geographic Area Area Contact E-mail Address 17000 to 17999 Central PA Bob Morrow [email protected] 18000 to 19699 Philadelphia & Suburbs Ed Petersohn [email protected]
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