East Coast Sailing Association. P.O. Box Satellite Beach, FL BOAT/US Coop Number GA81299B April 2013

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1 FOOT, TACK & CLEW East Coast Sailing Association P.O. Box Satellite Beach, FL BOAT/US Coop Number GA81299B April 2013 THE OFFICIAL LOG OF THE EAST COAST SAILING ASSOCIATION Board of Governors Flag Officers Commodore Joe Coleman Vice Commodore Donna Oyer Rear Commodore Chip Worster Secretary JoAnn O Sullivan Treasurer Marci Hutson Elected Governors Del Wiese Tom O Shea Don Theriault Committees Advertising Lynde Edwards Publicity Linda Geraci Hospitality Marjorie McIlree Pamela Worth Membership Karen Coleman Newsletter Nancy Keane Mary Ann O Shea Programs George Schorn Directory Bob Wiley Website Bob Wiley Awards Chip Worster Cruising Fleet Brad Stowers Next General Membership Meeting Wednesday, April 10, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. Sail Trim, Speed, and Sail Maintenance (along with what is new in sail design) Presented by Scott Loomis of Doyle Sails Satellite Beach Civic Center, 565 Cassia Blvd Latitude 28º 09' North, Longitude 80º 36' West April Calendar of Local Sailing Events 6-7 ECSA Child Abuse Prevention Cruise, Squid Lips Eau Gallie 7 MYC Small Boat Sunday 12 MYC Spring Rum Race # MYC Spring Small Boat Regatta MYC Spring Big Boat Regatta ECSA Titusville Barbeque Cruise 26 MYC Spring Rum Race #2 May Calendar of Local Sailing Events 4 MYC Women s Dragon Point Race 5 MYC Small Boat Sunday 10 MYC Spring Rum Race #3 11 MYC Dragon Point Race 19 MYC Small Boat Sunday 24 MYC Spring Rum Race # ECSA Memorial Day Cruise-Harbortown F o o t, T a c k & C l e w i s t h e o f f i c i a l n e w s l e t t e r o f t h e E a s t C o a s t S a i l i n g A s s o c i a t i o n a n d i s m a i l e d t o t h e m e m b e r s h i p e a c h m o n t h o r a v a i l a b l e a t h t t p : / / w w w. e c s a s a i l. c o m. The opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the East Coast Sailing Association.

2 THOUGHTS FROM YOUR COMMODORE Addictions Joe Coleman It is terrible when you must admit to having an addiction. Addictions come in many forms and most of us in the ECSA have one in common: sailing, unable to resist the lure of the water and wind-filled sails, letting all our cares fly away with the breeze. Now I think that is a good addiction, but I am talking about a bad one. I dread the day - and I fear it may come - when I have to stand up in front of a group and say, My name is Joe and I am addicted to ebay. Like most bad things, it didn t seem that unacceptable at first. It all started very innocently when I was looking for some new golf clubs that I really didn t need. First I went to a discount golf shop, but was surprised that their prices weren t that low. I just couldn t justify spending that kind of money on a sport I only played occasionally. But the notion had gotten into my head, and I couldn t stop thinking about them. Now most people get addictions from the people they hang around with. They are either co-dependent or enablers. Now I m not calling Karen either one, I m just saying that she was the one who suggested ebay. Try it, you will like it. Let me show you how and you can pay with my PayPal. It all sounded so easy and harmless at the time - as most bad things do. So I pulled up ebay and starting looking. The prices were lower than at the store but still a bit more than I wanted to pay. Then Karen suggested that I make a low bid and see if they would accept it. How does that work? I asked, and she quickly showed me the mechanics of bidding. That was my downfall. I placed my first bid - a low-ball - and got a wonderful message stating that I was the highest bidder and wishing me good luck. With a smile on my face, I sat back and pictured myself playing the best golf ever with my new clubs. Then I came down off that high quickly, like a crack addict going to rehab. A notice came that someone had outbid me for the clubs and I was encouraged to try again. So try I did. Bid after bid, high after low, it was like being on a roller coaster. I wasn t sure how much more of this I could take. Then the bidding was over and I was not the highest bidder. Back to ebay I went looking for another set of clubs and I started the whole process all over again. Bid after bid, rejection after rejection, I just kept going. After several more attempts, I realized that if I waited until the last few seconds before the bidding closed and put my bid (Continued on page 6) VIEW FROM THE VICE COMMODORE Courage Donna Oyer When I googled the word courage, these are the definitions that were associated with the word courage. The ability to do something that frightens one. Strength in the face of pain or grief. The quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc. Bravery; daring; heart; heroism, valor, courageousness. Physical courage is courage in the face of physical pain and hardship. Without question and the obvious example of courage are our troops many miles from home, risking their lives to protect our country. In addition, looking into the face of danger daily are our local police and fire fighters. Each and every single day, these brave beings don their uniforms and risk their own lives facing the unknown, to keep each one of us safe. Truly courageous. Courage takes on many forms. On Saturday I experienced a different example of courage. Jim and I arrived later than we had anticipated at the dock, to head south to the ECSA St. Patty s Day celebration in Melbourne. Before we left the dock we saw Tom and Mary Ann O Shea getting their boat ready. Before we could lend them a hand backing out of their slip, they were well on their way. We saw the stern of Southern Comfort, just as she passed through Mather s Bridge. Jim and I left the dock about 30 minutes later. The wind had picked up, and was with some 20+ gusts out of the SSE. About a half of a mile south of Eau Gallie Cswy, we saw a boat with sails full tacking to port and then to starboard. Healing to port and then to starboard, gliding across the ICW just as Dorothy Hamill glides across the ice. My heart filled with joy as I watched. You see, the courageous couple at the helm of their boat, Southern Comfort, was Tom and Mary Ann O Shea. Mary Ann was recently diagnosed with breast cancer, and is undergoing chemotherapy. Talk about courageous! Not just the mere fact that Tom and Mary Ann face an unknown, but the fact that in the face of cancer, they choose to live their lives. Receiving chemo treatments and just trying to maintain a normal day is an accomplishment. But there they were enjoying their boat, enjoying their sail, and most importantly enjoying each other. After arriving at the anchorage, Tom on the bow dropping the anchor while Mary Ann stood watch at the (Continued on page 6) Page 2

3 Income Statement TREASURER'S REPORT Marci Hutson Year to Date REVENUE Mar 13 Jan 13 - Mar 13 Happenings! Planning a cruise? Would you like company? Send an to maoshea@bellsouth.net or nakddk@yahoo.com if you would like to share your itinerary. Activities Income , Membership Dues , Merchandise Income Advertising Income Miscellaneous Income - - Sales Tax - - Sunshine Fund - - Welcome New Members! James and Kathy Bacsik William and Alice Geer Total Revenue , EXPENSES Activities Expense - 4, Bank Service Charge Dues & Subscriptions - - Insurance - 1, Miscellaneous Merchandise , Hospitality! Angie Stowers and Nancy Keane have graciously offered to bring refreshments to the April General Membership meeting. Your contributions and help Office Supplies Postage/Delivery Printing/Repro Rent Sales Tax Sunshine Fund Lazowska Fund - - Total Expenses , Net Income (186.93) BANK BALANCE 7, Thank You Photographers! Bob Wiley The webmaster wants to Thank all those who have helped provide photos of ECSA events so far this year. They are Jennifer Clendinen, Joe & Karen Coleman, Ross Herbert, Claude Auger, John Geraci, Clay & Patty Showen, and Brad & Angie Stowers. Please keep up the good work and help document our club activities. Page 3

4 Secretary s Report JoAnn O Sullivan EAST COAST SAILING ASSOCIATION General Membership Meeting March 13, 2013 Board Members present: Donna Oyer, Chip Worster, JoAnn O Sullivan Elected Governors present: Don Theriault, Tom O Shea CALL TO ORDER: Vice Commodore Donna Oyer called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. She then continued with introductions of the board members, fleet captains, program chairs and past commodores. NEW MEMBERS: Two applications for membership were received and approved for membership. James and Kathy Bacsik, (Tartan 30) Euphoria, Manchester, MA William and Alice Geer, (Hunter 30) Corsair, Eau Gallie Yacht Basin SECRETARY/TREASURER REPORTS: A motion was made, seconded and carried to approve the February minutes as published in the March Foot, Tack, and Clew. A motion was made, seconded and carried to approve the February Treasurer's report as published the March Foot, Tack & Clew. Vice Commodore: Donna Oyer Dania Beach Flea Market, March Melbourne Yacht Club Flea Market, March 16-17, 9 am to 1 pm, $10 per table Harbourtown Town Flea Market, March Annual Child Abuse Prevention Month Cruise to Squid Lips April 6th - 7th. Squid Lips will donate 5 percent of all food sales to this worthy cause. Summer cruise to Brunswick GA June 15th to June 30th. POC Bob Wiley or Joe Coleman for more information. MYC Racing: Ross Herbert April Small Boat Spring Race, Ballard Park April PCYC Ocean Race, Cocoa April Big Boat Spring Race, MYC Cruising: Brad Stowers Titusville BBQ Cruise. Contact Titusville Marina to if you chose to make a reservation for a slip. Bring your own meat for the BBQ. Special thanks to Louise Worster and Lynda Geraci for providing snacks for this evening s social. OLD BUSINESS: No old business. NEW BUSINESS: Del Weise is checking into mooring balls at Melbourne. Al Pappas is looking for expertise with Barlow winches. Ship store: Blankets are now offered at a sale price of $5. 50/50 Drawing: Robin Blankenship The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 pm Respectfully submitted by JoAnn O Sullivan, Secretary Member Classified Ads SLIP FOR RENT: Dock space available for 20 to 40-ft. sailboat. Banana River near Mather's Bridge, Indian Harbour Beach. Call Dick Tillman or FOR SALE: 1980 shoal draft (2 4 ) Sovereign 23. Solidly built, very clean. Mainsail, roller-furling jib, 6-hp Yamaha 4- stroke long shaft engine, private port-a-potty, 20- gallon fresh water tank w/ electric pump, and many extras. Rigging in excellent condition. Bottom done 8 months ago. Easy to sail; fits under all local bridges, including Banana River. $4500. Call Roland at or roland@jazzseries.com Ford Ranger XLT Pickup Truck. Automatic,2WD, V6, Max seats(4), Bed liner. Has been maintained. 104,000 miles. Good running condition. Body good condition. Asking lower then Blue book $ negotiable. Call or Coyotejl@bellsouth.net 1977 Bristol sail boat Beam 8' draft 3.5'. Classic Alberg design. Main sail, jib and 150 genoa all in good condition. One of the few early Bristol's with a diesel engine. Needs a little TLC. Asking $3,000. Contact Chip Worster or Eric Horton Almost new barely one year old Garmin GPS 541 with manual for sale $400 and a Cruisair Carry on Portable A/C Unit for boat with manual asking $325. Contact Jordi Cabre at Please send classified ad updates to Nancy at nakddk@yahoo.com or Mary Ann at maoshea@bellsouth.net Page 4

5 Upcoming Cruises & Events Annual Child Abuse Prevention Month Cruise April 6-7, 2013 Joe and Karen Coleman The Child Abuse Prevention Task Force kicks off Child Abuse Prevention month at Squid Lips in Eau Gallie. The ECSA has co-hosted this event since its inception. Squid Lips will donate 5% of food sales to the Task Force between the hours of 5PM and 8PM. (Sorry, nothing for alcohol sales.) Karen and I will be hosting the event for the ECSA and will have blue pennants for each boat that arrives. Fly these anywhere you like on your boat to show your support. Let s make this the best year ever with lots of boats flying pennants. Tall Ship Event May 7-12, 2013 In recognition of Florida's 500 th Anniversary, there will be a Tall Ship Event at Port Canaveral. The Nao Victoria Galleon, a full replica of 16 th century era ships that were used to discover Florida, will be on exhibit in the port and open for public tours. Monitor the news outlets for details. Titusville Barbeque Cruise April 20-21, 2013 Jim and Shoko Houle Our annual outing to the Titusville Municipal Marina will be on Saturday, April 20 and 21. There will be a BBQ on Saturday at 5:30 PM. We will provide the breakfast on Sunday at 8:00 AM at the Titusville Yacht Club (TYC) which is a short walk from the Marina to the Clubhouse. For the BBQ, bring your own favorite main courses to throw on the grill and a side dish to share. The Marina grill is fairly large but a couple of portable grills would be helpful. We will provide ice, charcoal, and starter for the BBQ. For those coming by boat, the Marina has both docks and mooring balls. The mooring balls are outside the harbor. The slips at the dock, with a Boat US membership card, rent for $1.20 per ft. per day. If you stay for two nights at their standard rate of $1.60 per ft. per night they will give you one night free. Also, you can anchor out at $15 per day and dinghy in. The Marina phone number is Call for reservations and tell the dockmaster, Donnie Post, that you are a member of ECSA. He will make an effort to keep everyone together. Power is $5 per day for 30A service and $9 per day for 50A service. Coming into the marina use initial contact CH #16 with hand-off to working CH#68. For more information and to share your Sunday breakfast plans contact Jim at Member Cruise Happenings Brunswick, Georgia Bob Wiley Bob has been planning this trip for some time. He is planning to go in June. Please contact Bob at ip380.94@gmail.com for more information. Page 5

6 COMMODORE S THOUGHTS (Continued from page 2) in then, other people would not have enough time to outbid me. So like a sailor s wife, watching the horizon waiting for her husband to return from sea, I sat in front of the computer, counting down the seconds before I made my bid. With my finger on the Confirm Bid button I waited until the last five seconds and then placed my bid. At last, I had won the bidding war, I had a new set of clubs at a price I was willing to pay, and I figured out how to beat the ebay bidding system. If, and I say if, I could have stopped there, this would be a great story. But I knew how to use system now and I had to try it out again. If my system worked so well on golf clubs, how about golf balls? Bingo, we have another winner! This was so easy that I went on to purchase a chipping wedge and sand wedge for me and I even got one for my golfing granddaughter. Now you are probably asking yourself, What does this sad story of addiction have to do with sailing? EBay has sailing items as well as golf items! I needed some teak veneer, ebay had it, I knew the system, and in two short days it was delivered to our front door. The bidding for a Loos tension gauge for the rigging was so easy I laughed until it was delivered three days later. I even got Jim and Donna Oyer to get in on the action; they bought some blocks for their boat for less than half price. There are so many things I could get for Alibi! However, with most serious addictions, the addict does not realize the harm that he causes to the people around him and has to make a decision to either stop the addictive behavior or risk further damage. Karen considered putting parental control on my computer to try and stop me. My grandchildren even showed me pictures of homeless people living in the woods because they lost all their money after bidding on ebay. All the signs of addiction were there and I had to man up and just say No. Oh, sorry! I have to run, time is running out on.. Joe Coleman helm. Then they had to get their dinghy into the choppy water, lower their motor, and take a long, wet, choppy ride into Melbourne Harbor. After tying up their dinghy, it was a lengthy walk to the restaurant for Mary Ann. Mary Ann O'Shea has handled her diagnosis with courage and grace. On Mary Ann s blog she states, I continue to be uplifted by your kind words. No, Mary Ann, we are uplifted by your strength, your positive attitude, and yes, your courage. We continue to keep Tom and Mary Ann O Shea in our thoughts and prayers. Happy Sails to You, Donna VICE COMMODORE S VIEW (Continued from page 2) Be sure to take advantage of our ECSA Group Coop # GA81299B when joining or renewing your BOAT US membership. Page 6

7 Cruise Review St. Patrick s Day Cruise Dave and Nancy Keane St. Paddy blessed the sailors and all attendees with wonderful weather and sunshine for the annual ECSA cruise to Melbourne Harbor. Festivities started at 1100 with the parade where everyone was "Irish" from the Ancient Order of Lebanese Veterans to the Audi and Mercedes dealerships. After the parade, a few of us took in some refreshments, listened to some Irish music, pipers and displays of Irish dancing at "Meg's". After all boats were safely anchored and docked and cars parked, we all (40 of us total) met at "The Mansion" for dinner. It was a beautiful evening and we were served dinner al fresco on the rooftop terrace overlooking the river and a bird's eye view of the massive construction project on New Haven Ave. Everybody raved about the food and were quite happy sampling the menu of over 65 draught beers. After dinner, a few of us ventured back downtown; we did not line up with the 100 or so people waiting to get in outside Meg's. But there was plenty of other action and we found relief in some non-irish entertainment at the Main Street Pup. Sunday morning, those left standing met for breakfast at Meg's. Among this "honor roll" were Tom and Mary Ann O'Shea, Bob Wiley, Brad and Angie Stowers, Nancy and Dave Keane and Terry Thompson. Most left for the cruise home on another beautiful day, but Brad, Angie and Dave prolonged the day by joining MYC boats for the afternoon Rum Race. Many thanks to our "official" photographers Bob Wiley, Ross Herbert and Brad Stowers who captured the spirit of the weekend. The photos are in the gallery at the ECSA website. We had a great turnout of 7 boats for the weekend. First to arrive on Friday evening were Brad and Angie Stowers on "Island Rose". Following on Saturday were Bob Wiley on "Judith III", Jim and Donna Oyer on "Believe", Chip and Louise Worster on "Chip- Ahoy", Joe and Karen Coleman on "Alibi", John Boyd and Marie Carney on "Aspire", Tom and Mary Ann O'Shea on "Southern Comfort" and Dean and Patti White with guest Janette White on "Jazz". "Jazz" had the least distance to travel as they are docked at MYC but they did go out for a day sail over the weekend. Arriving by car: John and Lynda Geraci, Ross Herbert, Bob and Adrianne Goldstein, Clay and Patty Showen, John and Jan Scholtz, Tom and Marjorie McIllree, Greg and Joanne Riska, Burt and Christal Pareja, Al and Joyce Harmon, Jesse and Carmen Camp, Nat and Sonja Villaire, and Dave and Nancy Keane with guest Terry Thompson. Page 7

8 Proposed Bylaw Changes The ECSA Board of Governors proposes the following changes to the Bylaws. A 30-day notice to the general membership is required for any bylaw changes. Voting on these proposed changes will be held at the May 8, 2013, General Membership meeting. Article II third bullet (page 9 of the directory) Reads: To encourage the sport of yacht sailing and racing. Change to: To encourage the sport of yacht sailing. Article IV: Officers, Section 5 (page 12 of the directory) Reads: The rear commodore shall assist the commodore and officiate in the absence of the commodore and the vice commodore. He shall be responsible for sailing and rating, safety, awards and protests. He shall coordinate the activities of the chairmen of the sailing committees. He shall be responsible for establishing safety, courtesy and conduct rules and requirement covering all sailing activities. Change to: The rear commodore shall assist the commodore and officiate in the absence of the commodore and the vice commodore. He shall be responsible for sailing, safety and awards. He shall coordinate the activities of the chairmen of the sailing committees. He shall be responsible for establishing safety, courtesy and conduct rules and requirement covering all sailing activities. Article V: Board of Governors, Section e. (page 12 of the directory) Reads: Acting at the direction of the commodore, as the investigative and/or interpretative body of the association to resolve conflicts, excluding investigative or interpretative authority and responsibility which the association has assigned to other specific persons/groups (e.g. protects committee activities associated with the racing program); Change to: Acting at the direction of the commodore, as the investigative and/or interpretative body of the association to resolve conflicts Article VII: Committee, Section 2: (page 13 of the directory) Reads: The vice commodore shall appoint the operating committees, which are as follows: membership, newsletter, publicity, program and hospitality. The rear commodore shall appoint the sailing committees which are as follows: cruising, safety, ocean racers, river races, protests, rating, measuring and awards. The commodore shall appoint such other committees and offices as the activities of the association warrant. Change to: The vice commodore shall appoint the operating committees, which are as follows: membership, newsletter, publicity, program and hospitality. The rear commodore shall appoint the sailing committees which are as follows: cruising, safety, and awards. The commodore shall appoint such other committees and offices as the activities of the association warrant. Article XII: Responsibility of members, Section 1: (page 14 of the directory) Reads: Each member boat participating in a race or cruise shall, if required by the event chairman, demonstrate compliance with the safety requirements for the specific event to the safety committee prior to the start of the event. Change to: Each member boat participating in a ECSA sponsored cruise shall, if required by the event chairman, demonstrate compliance with the safety requirements for the specific event to the safety committee prior to the start of the event. Page 8

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10 Upcoming 2013 ECSA Events Date Event Contact April 6-7 Child Abuse Prevention Cruise Squid Lips Eau Gallie Joe Coleman April Titusville Barbeque Cruise Jim Houle May Memorial Day Cruise Harbortown Check out for up-to-date racing information. EAST COAST SAILING ASSOCIATION PO Box Satellite Beach FL COOP MEMBER