OCTOBER NEWSLETTER 2017 COMMODORE S COMMENTS. John Cicio. See our Website at:

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1 OCTOBER NEWSLETTER 2017 OSC Volunteers for Sims Beach IRMA clean-up COMMODORE S COMMENTS The water is rough because a storm is blowing towards you. Wind is picking up, and the ship will tip over if yer lucky the mast doesn t snap. The Morton Salt girl is there When it Rains, It Pours and its raining now. Let go the sails, batten down the hatches and pour one ounce each: Myers dark Rum, Bacardi light Rum, 151 Rum and Malibu Coconut Rum to ice. Add Pineapple Juice and splash of Grenadine. Garnish with an Orange slice and stemmed maraschino cherry. Drink up me hearties Ahoy, Ocala Sail Club Members Get ready for another year of Rum Races and good cheer. The more you win, the better chance to stock up on Rum. As I write this, I m getting ready for my Fall Get-Away at Disney s Saratoga Resort so, I will have seen you at Jim & Lisa Eden s at our first OSC Pot-Luck Meeting. Therefore, enough of the Commodores comments, you ve already had more than you could bear bare beer Yo ho and a bottle of Rum Your Commodore, John Cicio OSC OFFICERS Commodore: John Cicio jscicio@gmail.com Vice Commodore: Jim Edens jledens@gmail.com Treasurer: Jan Cole jc4551@cox.net Secretary: Lisa Edens jandledens@gmail.com See our Website at: or also see us on Webmaster: Jan Schumacher janoschumacher@aol.com Newsletter: Art Twitchell artmai2@gmail.com OCTOBER 2017 EVENTS Oct 1 (Sun) Fall Rum Race #1 11:30 AM / Sims Beach Oct 5 Buccaneer Nite 6:30 PM / Gator Joes / Ocklawaha Oct 7 & 8 Sanford Fall Regatta / Intra-Lake LMSA / Lake Monroe Oct 14 (Sat) Sunset Harbor Challenge 9:30 AM / Sunset Harbor Oct 19 Pot-Luck Dinner / Meeting 6:30 PM / Sandra Harton Oct 22 (Sun) Fall Rum Race #2 11:30 AM / Sims Beach

2 TREASURER S REPORT FOR THE OCTOBER 2017 NEWSLETTER TREASURER S REPORT 2017 / September Beginning Balance 9/1/17 $ NO ACTIVITY FOR SEPTEMBER Ending Balance 9/30/17 $ Jan Cole - Treasurer SECRETARY S REPORT FOR THE OCTOBER 2017 NEWSLETTER Our monthly pot luck took place on Saturday, Sept. 30th at the home of Jim and Lisa Edens. There were 13 in attendance, including a new guest, Marc Tamayo. Bobbi filled in for our treasurer, Jan, and did a great job giving our expenses for the year, and our beginning balance for the season of $ Our trusty Commodore, John, thanked Jan Schumacher for being our continued webmaster, and to Art Twitchell for doing such a great job on the Newsletter. Old Business: Thank you went out to Ed and Lynn Sims for the ongoing use of their beach for many activities the club puts on. They hosted a beach clean-up day to help pick up all the debris from the hurricane. It was agreed that the Vice Commodore would be the one to address any inquires to the club website, and delegate to the proper individuals. Jim, Ed and Ross will take care of the inquiry regarding the Sunfish sailboats for the club. New Business: Liz Schnebel will be selling the Stiletto 29, if anyone is interested. The fall calendar was handed out and reviewed. All Rum Races are on the calendar, along with the Sunset Harbor Challenge. Volunteers are needed for this race. Please contact Art or John if you are able to help with any part of this race. We need help with the committee boat, and other activities. Dinner after the race will be at Alfie s restaurant. Raffle winners included Ross, Ed, Jim, Rock, Mark, and George with scratch off tickets. Art took home the 50/50 pot of $21. Thank you to everyone for coming to Gainesville for this meeting. Lisa Edens - Secretary Page 2

3 Our Kick-off Buccaneer s Dinner was Sept 14th, 2017 / 6:30PM at: OSC Buccaneer Guests: Marc Tamayo & Victoria Leland Page 3

4 Who is this hungry motley crew? And?.Why is Lynn Sims calling Time to Eat! Page 4

5 Hurricane Irma had this OSC Volunteer group cleaning up for a season of sailing And boy did they pitch in, as you can see! Raking, hauling, dragging leaves, logs and branches and getting mighty Hungry! Page 5

6 This was on Sunday September 17th, and by the end of the day things were looking good! Ed & Lynn were very thankful and pleased and we were rewarded with not only the satisfaction of a job well done with the enthusiasm and spirit of fun typical of the Ocala Sailing Club but Lynn put on a great spread for us and Ed had coolers of the nectar of the gods. We even celebrated with a few toasts of treasured Jameson chased with pickle juice ( you have to try it sometime )!! Continued on Last Page Page 6

7 Ocala Sailing Club 2017 Rum Races Start October 1st The Fall Series 3 dates (Oct 1, Oct 22 & Nov 4) The BIG Bottle of Rum and Certificates for Places: First, Second & Third will be awarded on November 4th at the Annual OSC Margartaville Party after dinner. Some photos from a previous season Page 7

8 October Birthdays Bobbie Ciraco 10/1 Ed Sims 10/10 Bob Cole 10/12 George Galindo 10/30 Sunset Harbor Challenge / Around the Lake Regatta is coming up Saturday 14th October This is a fun one-day regatta where we invite other sailing clubs to join us in a race around Lake Weir starting and ending at Sunset Harbor. The Rum Race, like the one on Sunday October 1st, is a great way to tune up your boat and work on getting crew together for this regatta and for the season ahead. The lake is up and ramps are easy launching, so be sure to sign up early on and get your sailboat entered. Our Club will have trophies for 4 classes (First, Second and Third) Page 8

9 Regatta Handouts NOR: NOTICE OF RACE SUNSET HARBOR CHALLENGE Around the lake Regatta Saturday October 14th, 2017 Ocala Sailing Club would like to invite you to join us for the Sunset Harbor Challenge Regatta on October 14, This is a one day around-the-lake race on Lake Weir. Boat handicaps will be calculated prior to the race and start times will vary depending on your PHRF rating ( or Portsmouth rating converted thereto ) The race is scheduled to start and finish in Sunset Harbor. Smaller dinghies can be launched from Sims beach or nearby Hope ramp. Larger boats can be launched from Carney Island ramp - see link to map! 9:30 am to 10:30 am - Registration 11:00 am - Skippers Meeting ( at Sims Beach - see online map ) 12:00 - Start Awards and Festivities following the Sims Beach ( PYOW - At a nearby restaurant for those who want to come after the awards, Let us know at morning Registration ) Entry Fee: $20 Register for the Sunset Harbor Challenge Regatta online: RegattaRegistration.com For additional information, contact: Bob Cole at Art Twitchell at or OSC Commodore - John Cicio at We hope to see you on October 14th! Address of Sims Beach (for directions): SE161 Place Summerfield, FL Trophy / Label Amy Bonnert Poster Page 9

10 Ocala Sailing Club 2017 (Aug-Dec) Calendar Finalized 9/21/17 Thank you so much to Lisa & Jim Edens, Sandra Harton & Jim Tally, Jeff Sabri & Lyndee Nelms and Skip & Lou Archibald for volunteering to host the Pot-Luck and Special Meetings at their homes! Date Event Location August 2017 No activity planned None Sept 14, 2017 Buccaneer Night 6:30 PM La Hacienda / Ocala Sept 30, 2017 (Sat) Pot-Luck Dinner Meeting 6:30P Jim & Lisa Edens / Gainesville October 1, 2017 Rum Race #1 Fall 11:30 Sims Beach Oct 5, 2017 Buccaneer Night 6:30 P Gator Joes / Ocklawaha Oct 7 & 8, 2017 Sanford Fall Regatta Intra-Lake / LMSA / Sanford October Sunset Harbor Challenge Sims Beach Oct 19, 2017 Pot-Luck Dinner Meeting 6:30P Sandra Harton s Oct 22, 2017 Rum Race #2 Fall 11:30A Sims Beach Nov 2, 2017 Buccaneer Night 6:30 P Mesa De Notte / Ocala Nov 4, 2017 (Sat) Third Rum Race will start at 11:30 a@ Sims Beach Awards presented Margartaville Rum Race #3 Fall 11:30A Margartaville / Pot-Luck Bring food to 4PM Meeting & Awards after dinner Rum Race for same day starting in the morning at Sims Beach Margartaville / dinner & awards Jeffrey Sabri & Lyndee Nelms at Cottage on Lake Weir,Weirsdale Nov 5, 2017 Lemon Point Sail 1:00P Leave boats to sail from Sabri / Nelms Beach Nov 18, 2017 Cruise on Crescent Lake Restaurant / 3 Bananas 9:30 AM Crescent Lake Launch / Crescent City Public Boat Ramp Nov 23-26, 2017 Thanksgiving Holiday Have Fun! Dec 2 & 3, 2017 Kettle Cup Regatta Intra-Lake / LMSA / Sanford Dec 7, 2017 Buccaneer Night 6:30 P Francesco s / Summerfield Dec 16, 2017 * OSC Christmas Party 6:30 PM Skip & Lou Archibald s * Lake Weir Parade of Lights confirms it will not be on December 16th Page 10

11 4 SALE This Stiletto Catamaran: "available to be seen on Lake Weir" Liz Schnebel Next Buccaneer Night Dinner will be at Gator Joe s on Thursday 10/5/2017 at 6:30 pm Hope to see you there Check out our Evite! Gator Joe s Ga12431 Southeast 135 Avenue Ocklawaha, FL Page 11

12 September Pot-luck Dinner We managed to squeeze in our first meeting of the season on the last day of the month; See the Minutes on page 2. Yo ho and a bottle of Rum Page12

13 IRMA AFTERMAT APPRECIATION to OSC Club & it s Volunteers I'd like to thank the members of the Ocala Sailing Club, particularly those who were able to help out on very short notice on Sunday to clear Sim's beach in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. I know that at the time we still had members without power, or had their own issues to address, and taking time away from those issues was not easy. Thanks to everyone. With the club's help, we were able to remove all the debris from the beach area and along the drive by late afternoon on Sunday. It's hard to say how much material was moved, but it made an impressive pile in the overflow parking area for the public boat ramp. There was some talk of using the pile for the bon fire, but I'm not sure the fire marshal would approve. A big thank you to Lynn, who fixed a really great lunch that day, which made going back to work in very nearly impossible. The general consensus was that a post-lunch nap was in order, but with the end in sight, the club work detail filed out of the shade and finished the job. Nice job everyone. We can now get boats all the way to the water. What you do with them from there is up to you. The Sunday work detail consisted of multiple crews. Art was reportedly periodically in charge of the upper area crew. Parris was in charge whenever Art wasn't (I have no idea how that worked out). Herb Moore and Bob Cole also pitched in and were a big help Art/Parris in the upper drive area. The heavy hauling crew included Ed and Paul, who dragged the extra large material up the hill. Ross Martin, Bob Cole, and myself were responsible for cutting, loading, and unloading. In addition to their time, club members also brought trailers, chainsaws, and other tools for the work. Many thanks. There were some who helped on the previous day as well. Thanks to those members as well. With the sailing season right around the corner I'd be remiss if I didn't encourage the club to get out on the water. There's a full calendar of club activities and plenty of racing opportunities coming up soon. The club schedule is out. Hopefully you'll be able to participate in some of the fun. As always, if you're interested, but aren't sure how to get involved, just ask. The club members are extraordinary people and will do their best to help you get your feet wet (maybe more than your feet, lol). Respectfully Submitted, James Edens - Vice Commodore This is the Last Page Page13

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