The Chowder Chatter. The Official Newsletter of The Caloosahatchee Marching and Chowder Society. Cape Coral / Fort Myers, Florida.

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1 The Chowder Chatter The Official Newsletter of The Caloosahatchee Marching and Chowder Society Cape Coral / Fort Myers, Florida Next Full Moon: February 14 P.O. Box , Cape Coral, Fl February 2014 Commodore s Message Commodore Diane Fowler WE are off to a BANG UP start! The folks in our leadership roles have SO many good ideas! This should be the BEST year ever! Many thanks to Bev Duff, 2013 Commodore, for lining up so many quality folks! In January, we had a spectacular Change of Watch (COW) dinner at La Venezia Banquet Hall in Cape Coral. Heard mostly positive feedback, with the exception of the bar tender only stocking 1 measley bottle of white wine! Everyone danced, laughed, and enjoyed each other s company. By the time this is printed, we will have had a skipper s/ crew meeting, the chili race, and the chili cookoff contest! Also, sad to report a long time member, Jim Wiley, passed away in January. He will be missed! Looking ahead into February, we have a Winterset Cruise Jan. 31 Feb. 2; Edison Festival Cruise/ Oysterfest on Feb ; Membership appreciation night on the 18 th (be ready for some surprises!); and the Edison Gulf Regatta race on the 22 nd. Board member Mike Smith has some health issues that will prevent him from completing his term. Lucky for us, Deedee Cheek volunteered to take over this post. She brings a wealth of experience and ideas! For those of you who attended the Christmas party, we had Al Eastman, past Commodore 2008, leading us in The 12 Days of Christmas. I twisted his arm to rejoin CMCS and take over the position of Liberty Ashore! He is a fabulous cook, fun guy, and we are pleased to have Al back. Welcome aboard! Did you ever receive an invitation to a special PARTY that you looked forward to?? Our YEARBOOK is full of SPECIAL INVITATIONS! If you have not picked up your YEARBOOK (formerly called the calendar ), they will be available at the next few events. So, come on out & pick up your copy. Mark events in your Daytimer, electronic calendar, or however you keep track of your life. There are so many GREAT events, you will want to schedule your other fun around these events! Our motto this year is: Share the adventure, share the work load, and share our boats with others! Do you realize HOW FORTUNATE you are to OWN a sailboat? Only a very small % of Americans qualify for this blessing! I just counted 83 sailboats in our club! 6 Catalina 30 s, 3 Catalina 32 s! Many sailboats are able to fit a single/ or couple for a daysail or weekend CRUISE. Hey folks, this is a SAILING club cast off those lines and SAIL with us! Whether racing or cruising is your thing ; there are plenty of opportunities to meet new people and make a new memory. If you are considering RACING your boat, please visit: and apply for your PHRF certificate. We are working hard to have everyone visit our CMCS website frequently and will maintain LISTS of folks who want to crew, daysail, or weekend overnight. Positions for both boat owners and non owners will be noted. Hope to see you on the water SOON, 2014 CMCS Officers Commodore: Diane Fowler Vice Commodore: Allen Fiske Vice Commodore Summerset: Steve Romaine Rear Commodore Cruising: John Reekie Rear Commodore Racing: Stan Dale Fleet Yeoman Diane Pfaff Fleet Purser Bill Cook Past Commodore Bev Duff Chowder Chatter Editor Steve Roake

2 CMCS Chowder Chatter February, 2014 Page 2 Rear Commodore of Cruising s Report Rear Commodore-Cruising John Reekie When we joined CMCS in 2004 we wanted to learn all the great cruising areas in Southwest Florida. By participating in the cruises we did just that. But, more important we have made so many friends with the same interests: sailing, cruising, 5 o'clock cocktails, partying on the beach or at the pool or just relaxing on our boat. We look forward to cruising again this year and making many new CMCS friends. activities, which most everyone when over to enjoy. I didn t see anyone with glitter in their hair or painted faces, so I gather it was an observational recon rather than total participation. The first cruise of the year was actually the New Year s cruise at Fisherman's Village. Cruise leaders Carolyn Wilson & Dan Green have a report in this issue. Winterset cruise will have come & gone by press time. Hopefully cruise leaders Bev & Bob Duff will give us the details at the February meeting. FEBRUARY: EDISON PARADE OF LIGHTS (EPOL) NOTE CHANGE FROM THE CALENDAR - This cruise starts on Friday February 14. Rose Ann Hoffman & Paul Steinman will be our cruise leaders and have information in this issue including a cut-out/mail-in coupon to order oysters. No payments will be accepted at the Oyster Fest. For those coming by boat, Legacy Harbor Marina is located downtown Ft Myers. Heading East on the river past marker #49 turn at the white marina flag on a piling, leave the flag to starboard and proceed 130 degrees to the breakwater. Call the marina on channel 16. The harbormaster will have you switch to another channel to get your slip assignment. John & Susan Reekie s/v Lazy Susan New Year s Cruise New Year s Eve at Fisherman s Village was a grand success. We had 13 boats in the marina and I counted 43 people (including the drive ins) in attendance at the snack and pot luck dinner eating events. The marina provided a band, so everyone drifted in and out of that area throughout the night. The Mall also had free entertainment and On the way to Fisherman s Village the assorted boats, plus Tanglefoot (who did not attend New Year s Eve), visited Pelican Harbor and some to Burt s Bar. Everyone assembled by New Year s Eve at the marina and began leaving on Jan 1. Barefeet left about 1 a.m. because he would rather leave then than get up at 5 to get out on the tide. The rest of us staggered departures the next morning depending on drafts and reassembled at Pelican for the night. Some departed on Jan 2 and the rest stayed to brave the big wind and cold of the front that whipped in. Attending boats were Bridget O Toole, Kestrel II, Zydeco, Samphire, Gopher Baroque, Barefeet, Slo Dance, Ariel, Lazy Susan, Tyrolia, Sea Puppy, Chase the Clouds, and Grateful. Carolyn Wilson M/S Bridget O Toole

3 CMCS Chowder Chatter February, 2014 Page 3 Change of Watch Dinner Friday, January 10, was the annual Change of Watch Dinner and Awards Banquet at La Venezia Banquet Hall in Cape Coral. About 100 people attended the event which included a cash bar, buffet dinner, installation of new officers and recognition of outgoing officers and committee chairmen as well as Series Racing Awards, The Cruising and Exploration award, The Bomgardner Trophy and Fleet Champion trophies. Dancing followed with music provided by The Marshalls.

4 CMCS Chowder Chatter February, 2014 Page 4 Edison Pageant of Light Cruise (EPOL) Our February cruise will be the Edison Pageant of Light Cruise, commonly known as EPOL. Reservations have been made at Legacy Harbor Marina for Feb 14 & 15 at the CMCS rate of $2.25 perfoot. Please contact Rose Ann Hoffman at: rasails@gmail.com or paul.steinman@yahoo.com. ASAP AS THE SLIPS ARE GOING FAST. Please include your NAME, BOAT name, LENGTH, BEAM, DRAFT, 30 OR 50 AMP Power. FRIDAY NIGHT: Cocktails at 1700hrs at the Tiki Hut area. Please bring an appetizer to share. Dinner is on your own - on your boat or at one of the many restaurants in the area SATURDAY: All you can eat oysters for all those who have signed up and paid in advance, 1200hrs at the front of C-Dock. CALLING ALL OYSTER SHUCK- ERS, please bring your knives and gloves. The club will provide plates, napkins, utensils and condiments. Volunteers for setting up tables and chairs will be most welcome. SATURDAY NIGHT: Pot Luck Dinner at the Tiki Hut 1800hrs. Please bring a dish to share and your favorite drink. Again, plates, napkins, utensils etc will be provided. The Edison Parade starts at Ft Myers HS at 7:00pm and travels to the Downtown River District, so there is plenty of time for dinner and then a short walk to the parade area. SUNDAY: No formal breakfast is planned, so either eat on your boat or walk to one of the nearby restaurants. The Edison Parade of Lights is a very special occasion to the Ft Myers area. Please continue the CMCS tradition of lighting your boat to honor Thomas Edison. Plan on decorating your boat with white" Christmas" type lights while at the marina. If you have extra lights to share please bring them. FOR ALL LAND CRUISERS: Legacy Harbor Marina 2044 West First St Ft Myers Rose Ann Hoffman & Paul Steinman Winterset Cruise This year s Winterset Cruise will begin on Friday, September 31. The group will meet at Glovers Bight off the ICW in the Caloosahatchee River at marker 92 to Tarpon Point Marina. Nice little cove protected from all sides. Holding is pretty good. We can dinghy to most any place around, shops to visit and places to eat if one wishes. AND if we get bored there can always move on We ll probably drop our hook sometime late Friday afternoon. So look for Chase the Clouds on the VHF at channel 16. Cruising working channel is 72. Cocktails aboard around 5ish. Bev & Bob Duff S/V Chase the Clouds Names of people attending: 2014 Edison Pageant of Light Oyster Fest February 15, 2014 All you can eat oysters: Number of people to eat oysters: Times $10 per person: Total amount enclosed: Please make check payable to CMCS and mail to: Paul Steinman, Tudor Dr., Cape Coral, FL The deadline is Friday, February 7 th sorry, no exceptions!

5 CMCS Chowder Chatter February, 2014 Page 5 Rear Commodore of Racing s Report Golden Conch Regatta Rear Commodore Racing Stan Dale Steve. Testing, Testing, Testing.is this thing on? Oh,.. wow,..ahmm...ahoy CMCS It s Time to Go R-A-C-I-N-G! Yep, we ve survived the holidays, danced through the Change of Watch and now it s time to shake out the sails and go racing. Big shoes to fill in my department Steve Roake has done a tremendous job for the past 3 years as Commodore of Racing. Thanks The Platinum Point Yacht Club in Burnt Store hosted their annual Golden Conch Regatta over the very chilly and breezy weekend of January 18-19, Over 30 boats competed in five divisions. Four boats from our area ventured north to compete in this event. Overall results: In the Non-Spinnaker Division, Steve Romaine s Air Supply was third and Tom Horner s Bentley was sixth. In the True Cruising A Division Brock Johnson s Vixen was fourth. In the True Cruising B Division Diane Fowler s Windy City was fourth. Congratulations to all! Real troopers! The Racing Department has been busy putting together a slate of Committee boats & crew and Mark boats & crew for the 2014 race season. Let me take this time to encourage you to volunteer.doesn t matter if you re a cruiser, racer or crew CMCS racing offers opportunities for you to be involved in a fun day on the water. Our goal this racing season is to have Committee Boat & Mark boat assignments for each race day preplanned for the entire racing season. In 2014 CMCS will host five (5) Buoy race days; three (3) Long- Distance race days; two (2) Ladies Day races and two (2) days of racing for the Summerset. That translates into twelve (12) events that require a dedicated Committee boat & Mark boat, along with crew. To be a volunteer boat or crew, please me at sdale@fdda.com. Only a few races remain to be filled. As we prepare this article we are only days away from the Chili Cook-off Regatta. I ll be reporting on the results at the February regular meeting. I m looking forward to an exciting year of CMCS racing. As a member of CMCS, racers and cruisers alike, let me encourage each of you to step out of your routine this year. Racers, let s take in a few cruises this year who knows, we might just enjoy life at 2-3 knots! Cruisers, I encourage you to come on out and take in a day of racing. I promise life at 6-7 knots can be exhilarating! In closing, let me thank you in advance for your support. Stan Dale (Mark 1:17) Rear Commodore of Racing Coming Racing Events The Edison Gulf Regatta (BOTY) is coming up on February 22, followed by a Post-Race Party to follow after racing. Watch for more details as this event draws closer. The Shrimp Festival Regatta (BOTY) will be on March 15, followed by the CMCS Shrimp Boil on the 16th. The Conquistador s Cup (BOTY), sponsored by the Punta Gorda Sailing Club, which is a traditional northsouth rivalry, is coming up on March 8-9. LATE BREAKING NEWS!!! Chili Cook-Off Regatta The CMCS Chili Cook-Off Regatta earned its name this year. It was CHILLY! The weather was otherwise better than expected with light winds, calm seas and temperatures warming to the high 60 s by late morning. Thirteen boats competed in four Divisions: In the Spinnaker Division, Eric Milbrandt s Full Tilt was first, followed by Forrest Banks Midnite Rider, Steve Roake s Meritorious and John Churchill s Nurdle. In the Non-Spinnaker Division, Brock Johnson s Vixen was first, followed by Roger Horton s Wicked Wicked Ways, Steve Romaine s Air Supply and Tom Horner s Bentley. In the True Cruising Division, Diane Fowler s Windy City was first followed by Ian Davis Wind Star, John Finnegan s Miss Cathleen and Stan Dale s Mark 1:17. In the Multi-Hull Division, Erik Soronen s TRIUMPH was first.

6 CMCS Chowder Chatter February, 2014 Page 6 Membership and Recruitment Fleet Recruiter Jean Andrews you know who you are. Looks like 2014 is going full speed ahead! We all had a great time at the Change of Watch dinner. We did have the new calendars available. If you missed it we will have them available at the Chili Cook-off on Sunday, 1/26, and then at the February Membership Meeting. We would prefer to hand them to you personally. And.if you haven t paid your 2014 Membership Dues uh Please welcome our newest members: Bob Oliver joined us a Crew Member. Many of you have already met Bob as I brought him to our December meeting/christmas Party, and he joined us at the COW. He had such a great time and enjoyed meeting everyone so he decided to join. Bob was in the Navy and traveled all over the world, yet he has never learned to sail (and he s looking forward to that!) He says his most scary boating adventure was on Cumberland Lake (KY) in a deep fog which made them miss a turn, ended up going into another cove and came very close to blowing into another houseboat. Interesting story ask him about it. Norman and Sally Brandon joined as Full Members. They are from Knoxville, TN and have cruised and raced for over 30 years. Norman has taught most U.S. Power Squadron classes including sailing and navigation. They have lived in North Ft. Myers for 2 years, and just sailed their 30 Catalina from Watts Bar Lake (TN) to North Ft. Myers in Norman is a retired Engineer/Technical Manager. Remember to always look at for up-to-date information on members and contact information. The online rosters are updated monthly. Any errors or omissions that were in the printed calendar should be corrected. If you find a mistake on the online version, please let me know. Thanks and happy sailing. And remember to give someone a hug, flowers, etc. February is the perfect month to do that! Jean Andrews Ladies Bridge Club Ladies Bridge Club Rose Ann Hoffman The December 2013 LBC Holiday Party was held at Kathleen Vance's home. 20 ladies had a delightful time with our BYOA (appetizer)&b and traditional Pirate gift swap! Thank you Kathleen for hosting our party and taking all those photos. On Wednesday, February 12, The LBC will tour the Coast Guard facility at Fort Myers Beach. This tour is open to the men as well. Fifteen people maximum. The group will meet at the Coast Guard Station at 1:00 PM. Call Rose Ann for further details. Please RSVP to Rose Ann Hoffman or rasails22@gmail.com Vice Commodore Summerset s Report Vice Commodore- Summerset Steve Romaine Do you believe it is less than 260 days to go! Summerset Regatta will once again be held at Fort Myers Beach. The contract has been signed with the Pink Shell Resort, including slips at their new marina. This worked out so well last year for many of our participating boats. Grants for youth sailing summer sessions at Edison Sailing Center are available. The 30 grants for deserving youth will be going fast. Contact Marla Parker, the CMCS Grant Administrator, for details on the grant program, and get in touch with the Edison Sailing Center for their Summer Schedule. This is a wonderful opportunity to enter your grandchildren, or needy and deserving youth in the wonderful ESC program of teaching children how to sail. Remember to mark your calendar for October 10 th 12 th, 2014 for the 49 th Summerset Regatta. It s going to be HUGER!!! Steve Romaine

7 CMCS Chowder Chatter February, 2014 Page 7 Meet Your New Officers Commodore Diane Fowler Commodore Diane went into real estate when she was 21 years old, fresh out of college, and did not learn how to sail until she was 32 years old. Moved to Cape Coral when she was 37 and joined CMCS when she was 38. Started racing when she was 40, because that was the only way to be aboard a sailboat. Married to Ray Gherardini for almost 28 years, we have chartered boats in the Bahamas and the BVI's. Diane is a stepmother to two children and four grandchildren. She was Rear Commodore of Racing in 2005, Commodore in 2006, and now is repeating Commodore in Other hobbies include golfing, travel, and fitness. Being a three-time cancer survivor helps Diane to keep a positive attitude and appreciate every day. Diane and Ray currently own a 32 foot Catalina named Windy City. Vice Commodore-Summerset Steve Romaine Vice Commodore of Summerset Steve Romaine grew up in Manhasset, L.I., New York. He began sailing at 6 years old. Steve has a BSBA from Northwestern University Business School and earned his commission in the US Navy at Northwestern. He Served active duty aboard the National Emergency Command Post Afloat USS Northampton CC-1. He retired as LT USNR. Steve retired in 1996 as President of Anderson & Romaine Inc., NYC; manufacturers sales representatives for giftware and collectibles, with showroom at th Avenue, in New York City. Steve has been a member of CMCS for 16 years. Served as Commodore, and Rear Commodore of Racing once; Vice-Commodore/Summerset five times. Membership Chairman and Program Chairman once; Publicity Chairman numerous times. Non- Spinnaker Club Champion many times and winner of BOTY Awards in Charlotte Harbor, Caloosahatchee and Naples. Cindy and Steve have won The Bomgardner Trophy, our Cruising and Racing Award, three times. Steve represented Florida twice in the National Hospice Regatta. Trainer and skipper in the Read Cup, USA vs UK, Isle of Wight, England. Steve s goal is to continue to make our Summerset Regatta the biggest, most well-run, largest fundraiser for Youth Sailing, and most fun sailing event for all participants in Southwest Florida. Steve currently owns a Jeanneau 35 - Air Supply. Vice Commodore Allen Fiske Vice Commodore Allen is from a small town in Massachusetts and spent most of his summers on Cape Cod and Rhode Island beaches and waters. His dad built him a nine-foot sailing pram when he was ten years old and he has been involved in water sports all his life, swimming, water-skiing, surfing, scuba diving and sailing. He lived in Connecticut for many years, owned three sailboats during that time and did much sailing on Long Island Sound, visiting such ports as Port Jefferson, Sag Harbor, Montauk, Mystic, New London, Old Saybrook, Block Island and Newport. He had a dream of moving to a warm climate, living on a sailboat and eventually taking a year or two to go cruising. In 1982 he was in a car wreck and became a paraplegic. He figured that was the end of his dream. Ironically, another sailor from Newport, Rhode Island, became a paraplegic at about the same time and started Shake-A-Leg, making sailing an accessible sport. Coincidentally, in 1990, Allen moved to South Florida and Shake-A-Leg opened a branch in Miami. Allen was hired as Outreach Director for Shake-A-Leg Miami in 1994 and purchased a thirty-five foot sailboat Minimum Balance, which he charters and has lived aboard ever since. He helped Shake-A-Leg become the nation s largest disabled sailing program at Miami s Community Sailing Center. Today, he is living aboard his boat in Ft Myers Beach and very involved with racing/cruising activities in the Caloosahatchee Marching and Chowder Society, playing Wheelchair Tennis and helping to develop a Disabled Sailing Program here in SW Florida.

8 CMCS Chowder Chatter February, 2014 Page 8 Meet Your New Officers (continued) Rear Commodore-Cruising John Reekie My first boat was a 1957 Lyman wooden powerboat that I bought at age 15. The first sailboat I owned was a 22' Pennant sloop that was moored in Deadhorse Bay, New York and sailed in New York Harbor. After getting married and moving to the South Shore of Long Island we had various powerboats. Our sons John & Scott thought the sailboat was so slow and took too long to get to the beaches for surfing. In 1982 I bought a 23' Glen Coe, Iona sailboat with a 2'4" draft, perfect for the South Shore and the Florida West coast. We moved to Seminole, Florida in July I returned to Long Island and sailed/motored the Iona to Florida via the Intracoastal Waterway. I crossed Lake Okeechobee, the Caloosahatchee, then north to Boca Ciega Bay. The trip took 43 days. We have lived in Cape Coral since 1999 and purchased a ' Sabre in 2003, joined CMCS in 2004 and have been cruising with the club since. In December, 2012 we bought a 31' Island Packet Lazy Susan that we say is our last boat, but you never know! Rear Commodore-Racing Stan Dale Stan Dale serves as Vice President of Human Resources & EH&S with Florida Detroit Diesel Allison, a Stewart & Stevenson company that provides Propulsion and Power Regeneration Systems as well as Maintenance Services for Heavy Trucks, Mega Yachts and Military Vessels. Stan is a Senior Human Resource Professional. He began his HR career in 1979 and has lead Human Resource groups for national and international firms based in United States, England, Germany and Mexico. Managing employee groups from 250-5,000 persons, both union and non-union, with specialization in the heavy transportation industry. With a Master s HR certification from Villanova University and Labor Relations Certification from the School of Labor & Industrial Relations at Michigan State University, Stan has over the course of his career built HR Programs from the ground-up, overseeing policy, procedure, wage & benefit, recruiting & retention and compliance initiatives. Stan has served and presided over various community based boards, including United Way, United Way Funding, Econoforce Sheltered Work Enclave, Advisor - Employment Security Commission North Carolina, North Carolina Trucking Association, Leadership Catawba Chamber of Commerce. Steering Committee Delta Nu Alpha Transportation Fraternity. Coaching youth sports including: baseball, football, soccer and basketball. Currently presides over Naples/Ft Myers BMW club. Serves as a Head Usher at McGregor Baptist Church. Stan has three sons and a daughter. An avid outdoorsman his passions include baseball, racing both sailboats and sports cars. Outside the pride for his family, Stan s proudest workplace achievement is working closely with DOD (Department of Defense) since 1992 to bring military personnel home to American jobs. Stan currently owns a Hunter 31 - Mark 1:17 Fleet Purser Bill Cook Bill Cook is originally from Chicago Il, but has lived full time in Cape Coral for 2.5 years. He retired after 37 years of federal service. These years included 21 years in the Army and Army Reserve, finishing as a Chief Warrant Officer 4 / helicopter instructor pilot. With some overlap of the Army time, he also worked for the FAA for 27 years, beginning as an Air Traffic Controller, and retiring after completing the construction of the FAA s $44 million Command Center in northern Virginia. He was the overall Project Manager for this effort. Bill and his wife Wendy have been members of CMCS for over 2 years now. His Hunter 41DS, Escapade, is moored at the Cape Harbor Marina. They enjoy travel of all sorts as well as their new waterfront lifestyle here in the Cape.

9 CMCS Chowder Chatter February, 2014 Page 9 Meet Your New Officers (continued) Fleet Yeoman Diane Pfaff Diane Pfaff has been happily married 33 years to her husband, Mike. They have three charming adult children who live very close by. The Pfaff s joined CMCS in and rejoined Diane and Mike currently sail a Chrysler Starwind 22 named Wayward, enjoying the nearby cruises, (we still work) and club events. Chili Cook-Off Party CMCS Held its annual Chili Cook-Off Party on Sunday, January 26 in the Cape Coral Yacht Club Pavilion. There were 21 Chili cooks serving a variety of Chili all very tasty. In addition, there were tables full of appetizers and desserts yummy! The Chili s were judged by the members present in four categories: Best Presentation, Hottest Chili, Best Traditional Chili and Best Original Chili. Jane & Roger Pfeiffenberger-Hottest Chili Theresa Roake Best Presentation Diane & Mike Pfaff Best Original Chili (Mike Pfaff shown) Barbara Johnson Best Traditional Chili

10 CMCS Chowder Chatter February, 2014 Summerset GOLD PLUS Sponsors Your Card could be here next year, appearing for twelve months at no charge with a Gold Plus Sponsorship in the 2014 Summerset Regatta. For further information on how YOU can become a sponsor, visit the Summerset website Page 10

11 CMCS Chowder Chatter February, 2014 Page 11 C.M.C.S. CHANDLERY Buy, sell, trade Members, to advertise your boating-related items free in the CMCS Chandlery, Steve Roake, Chowder Chatter Editor at or use your roster for telephone information. Your ad will be listed for 3 months unless you notify me to take your listing out sooner. Non-members are welcome to advertise their items at a price of $30.00 for 3 months. Business cards or business related listings sent in digital format only : Members: 3 months, $25.00 Non-members: 3 months, $50.00 Send a check made out to C.M.C.S. to : Chowder Chatter Editor, P.O Box , Cape Coral, FL Catalina 30 MKII "Win" for sale 1989 (looks only a few years old) ready to cruise with "stack pack" main and roller furling headsail for easy handling. Stern seats, bimini, cockpit cushions and new life lines on top. Refridge, microwave, TV, stereo CD, 120V AC inverter, new head, rebuilt diesel and berths for 7 below. A galvanic isolator, barier coat and 2013 paint protect the bottom. $25,000 Gary Blessing /14 For Sale: Mercury 310, Air Floor, 9 6 Dingy This White Hypalon Dingy, when powered by an 8hp engine will plane at 14 Knots with two full sized adults or three smaller adults. Includes oars, two seats, a dual action hand pump and a new carrying case. The dingy folds into a package that will fit into a large trunk. Inflatable floor leaks/needs to be replaced. Price Reduced to : FREE Gerald Canning (775) Advertisers: Please notify the Chowder Chatter Editor: steve@theroakes,com when your articles have been sold, or you wish to have your ad removed, to avoid unnecessary Phone calls! FOR SALE: Two large sail bags in perfect condition. $40 each Diane /14 FOR SALE : Cruiseair Carry On boat air conditioner for $200 Gary Blessing /14 FOR RENT Boat slip up to 50' for rent in Siesta Isles Fort Myers Beach $300 includes 30 amp and water. Stephen Landis (239) /14 Is it time to renew your Boat US Membership? Remember to use the CMCS Group ID # GA82335B on your application, and save half the price of your annual membership fee

12 CMCS Chowder Chatter Editor P.O.Box Cape Coral, FL CMCS SCHEDULE OF EVENTS February, 2014 Jan 31 - Feb. 2 Feb. 11 Feb. 12 Feb. 14-Feb. 16 Feb. 18 Feb. 22 Feb. 23 Winterset Cruise CMCS Board Meeting LBC Coast Guard Station tour Edison Pageant of Light Cruise (EPOL) CMCS General Membership Meeting CMCS Edison Gulf Regatta (BOTY) Chowder Chatter Deadline