The Chowder Chatter. Newsletter of the Caloosahatchee Marching & Chowder Society A Premiere Sailing Club of Southwest Florida

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1 The Chowder Chatter Newsletter of the Caloosahatchee Marching & Chowder Society A Premiere Sailing Club of Southwest Florida Next Full Moon March 8 March 2012 COMMODORE'S MESSAGE Well - it looks like the secret has started leaking out about what a great deal CMCS has going for its members. We had 23 guests show up at our February Membership Meeting to check out the club. Hopefully, the only reason was not the free appetizers. Poor Bev Duff (membership chairperson) was overwhelmed welcoming people at the door. Poor Jennifer Curtis (our new Liberty Ashore committee chairperson) was overwhelmed because we estimated there would be about 125 people for appetizers. BUT - our designated counters came up with 164 attendees! No wonder the food was wiped out before some of us got in line. Paula and I are now in our fifth year with the club, and have never seen these many people at a membership meeting! Here's a quick update on our February Board Meeting (That means you can skip the next set of bullets if you have no worries.): All our 2012 Board and Committee positions are now FILLED! A big THANK YOU!!! to all our dedicated volunteers. We are starting out now to get a nominating committee together for the 2013 board. Look for a note in this month's Chowder Chatter. We are most definitely clarifying the requirements for our club's most coveted trophy - the Bomgardner. We plan to finalize the requirements at our March Board meeting. If you have special input, please myself, Bev Duff, and/or Steve Roake. All members are welcome to attend board meetings. They are on the CMCS calendar. Meanwhile - check out the rest of this month's Chowder Chatter for information on our: - Two Cruises - a BOTY race - our Shrimp Boil - Ladies Bridge Club -our March Membership Meeting For all you SNOWBIRDS who keep your primary boat up North - why is that? Web Guru's March Tip: It is time to get you lifetime CMCS ID and Password. For the effort you'll get access to our updated membership and yacht rosters, a multitude of Board Meeting documents, our reimbursement request form, our BoatUS discount, and the Society's Bylaws. Even without a password, you can click on Links in the top right corner of any page and get to a raft of handy internet stuff. Respectfully submitted, Commodore Glen Vetter New Director At the Board Meeting of February 10th, 2012, Commodore Glen Vetter recommended that Mike Young serve on the Board as a Director for in the place of Eric Sorenen." The motion was seconded and approved by unanimous vote of the Board of Directors. ~ March Meeting Program The Edison Sailing Center will present a program highlighting their current sail training for youth, and their recent national recognition ~ See Shrimp Boil on Page 10

2 RACING NEWS After a busy January, February was a relatively slow month. The Edison Gulf Regatta, the second of the six regatta buoy series, was held on Saturday, February 25, Seventeen boats participated compared to only 13 in last year s regatta. The weather threatened but never delivered! Moderate breezes, cloudy skies (the sun did peek through a couple of times!), temperatures in the seventies and calm seas made for a great sailing day. The wind and velocity shifts kept racing exciting! Rear Commodore of Racing Steve Roake Welcome new racers Dan Kerckhoff (Southern Crescent) from GCSC, Tom Paytosh (Island Girl), Norm Astwood (Hakuna Matata) and Dan Tis (A3R3). In the Multi-Hull Division (1 boat) Erik Soronen s Triumph was first. In the Spinnaker Division (2 boats) Dan Kerckhoff s Southern Crescent was first followed by Eric Milbrandt s Full Tilt. In the Non-Spinnaker Division (8 boats) Roger Horton s Wicked Wicked Ways and Steve Romaine s Air Supply tied for first with the tie-breaker going to Wicked Wicked Ways, followed by Cecil Hazen s Desperado in third place. In the True Cruising Division, David Naumann s Jolly Mon was first, followed by Brock Johnson s Vixen and Diane Fowler s Windy City. The next race will be the Shrimp Festival Regatta on Saturday, March 17. This will be the last regatta of the buoy series until Summerset in October. Start making plans now for you and your crew to attend the Shrimp Boil. This is always a great time no one ever goes home hungry! Watch the Chowder Chatter and notices for further information and sign-up forms. The San T weenie Race will be on Sunday, April 15. This is the first event in the 2012 Distance Series. There may or may not be a San T weenie Cruise this year but the race will happen regardless of whether there s a Cruise. Some may want to stay Saturday night at South Seas Plantation Resort or anchor out at many of the nearby anchorages. Some racers have come up on Sunday morning in the past. We might consider changing the starting time to 11:00 AM to accommodate those planning to come up on Sunday morning. Steve Romaine is the San T weenie Cruise leader. More information will be available from him as time gets closer. The Estebel Night Race on Saturday evening, May 12, will be the last distance race until the Kayusa Cup in September. The Estebel Night Race is always a fun event! Sail into the sunset and return by the stars! Diane Fowler has volunteered to organize a Ladies Race on June 9. This race requires a woman to be at the helm at all times during the race, including the start. It is a fun race (aren t they all?!) with separate awards for this event. Contact Diane for more details and to express your interest in participating. We had four DNC s at the Edison Gulf Regatta. We hope to see all of you as well as some of our other racers who haven t participated this year at the Shrimp Festival Regatta! Our fleet is growing. The more racers we have out on the race course, the more fun it is for all. Come out and join us! 2

3 Vice Commodore of Crusing MARCH S 2012 CRUISING REPORT First off, Many thanks to RoseAnn Hoffman and Paul Steinman for all their hard work on the Oyster Fest for EPOL cruise. The cooperation of Legacy Harbor Marina was wonderful. We had 16 boats taking slips at Legacy Marina including: Air Supply, Tanglefoot, Lazy Susan, Trust Me, Kestrel II, Sea Isle, Windy City, Wayward, Areal, Blank Check, Desperado, Win, Old Glory and Escapod. It was a full marina! There were 47 people in attendance for the Oysters with the CMCS Shuckers doing their best to keep up with the demand. The Shuckers were Ray Gherardini, Bob Duff, George Uppern, Cecil Hazen, Kim Brown and Don Lawson. For those who preferred their oysters cooked in some fashion, we had gals Carolyn Preston, Dory Branik & Marlene Tracey on the frying pans and Al Eastman manned the grill. Many hands make short work for whatever the chore! The oysters were good and gone in short order! I have to add, and members please make note of this for future events! Reservations are a must for these food events. Just for your information ~ 25% of the attendees for the oysters had not made reservations by the Thursday evening prior to the event. That was our last opportunity to change our Oyster order. We plan on at least dozen oysters per person. I understand that the Pot Luck was enjoyed by all and way too much food was available for all those with healthy appetites. True to our name... Chowder Society. Thank you to all participants! Looking ahead ~ The Pelican Bay Cruise lead by Tom & Linda Koenig on Windswept is the weekend of March 9 th thru 11 th. This is a more laid back anchor out event so don t forget to bring the dinghy! Tom & Linda have column about this cruise in this issue. The last of March (29 th thru Apr 1 st ) we have the Cape Haze Cruise to Palm Island Marina. Please note, participants planning on dockage need to get their reservations into the Cruise Leaders! There is limited dockage at the Palm Island Marina and all reservations much be made through cruise leaders, Gerry & Kathy Wellens on Slo Dance. Those that wish to anchor out can go into Cape Haze and nice safe protected anchorage there ~ that s where you ll find Chase the Clouds and we ll dinghy over to participate with fellow cruisers. FYI to cruisers the April Tween Waters cruise in conjunction with the Tween Waters Race has been put on hold. Seems another club in the area got their reservations in before us and the entire marina is reserved the weekend of April 13 th 14 th. The race is still on per the Racing Commodore... Please check your calendars f/ all future events as there are several extended cruises coming up in spring and summer. Thank you to the many who signed up to leaders cruises! Many hands make light work. Something New The Fort Gorda Cup What is that?? A new award has been established to encourage even more participation in the two major regattas of Southwest Florida the Conquistador Cup and the Summerset Regatta. This will be a team sailing competition between those racing yachts home-ported south of Charlotte Harbor and those home-ported in Charlotte Harbor and north. All entrants will be automatically entered. Corrected time finish positions will be tabulated, and the lowest total score after the two regattas wins. Each team s top three positions in both regattas will be scored in Spinnaker, Non-spinnaker and True Cruising. Jerry Poquette, owner of Fancy Free of the Punta Gorda Sailing Club will be making the award. The Fort Gorda Cup will be awarded to the winning team at the Summerset Regatta banquet awards dinner in October. Support your area and your team by participating in both of these super regattas. Conquistador s Cup will be March 3 rd and 4 th. Information can be seen at Summerset Regatta will be October 6 th and 7 th. Information will be posted on Steve Romaine, CMCS Publicity and Promotion 3

4 Pelican Bay Cruise March 9, 10 & 11 Leaders Tom and Linda Koenig + Maggie May Pelican Bay Cruise March 9, 10 & 11 Leaders Tom and Linda Koenig + Maggie May We ll probably win a prize this year for the most laidback cruise???? Friday, March 9 - Wind Swept will be anchored at Pelican Bay in early afternoon. Time to settle in and get ready for cocktails at 4pm at either Dog Beach or the Sand Spit. Saturday, March 10 10:30 am, for those who wish to join us, we ll be departing for our traditional trip through the Tunnel of Love, aka Cheedix cut, destined for the beach and the most beautiful view of the Gulf of Mexico in the area. We plan to eat lunch on the beach and walk around, talk, whatever, until about 2:00 pm at which time we ll head back to the boats to prepare for a Bean Bag Playoff, on the Sand Spit at about 4pm, in conjunction with happy hour and dinner on the beach. So bring your favorite beverage and if everyone brings some type of dish to share, we can probably find enough to eat without bothering with grills. There is a full moon that weekend for those who wish to stay later and bask in the moonlight. Sunday, March 11 Return home or stay longer and enjoy the beauty of this wonderful, well-protected anchorage. Cape Haze Cruise March 29- April 1 Thursday March 29: It is time to get ready for the exciting cruise through the intercoastal Waterway to Pelican harbor where we will meet up and anchor for the night. Cocktails aboard Slo Dance at 1700 hours. Friday March 30: We will hoist the anchors at 0900 hours and set sail for the lovely Palm Island Marina. Johnny Leverock s is always a favorite for lunch right at the Pier, or you can eat on your boat. The pool and sunning usually finish out this Day. Pot luck dinner/ cocktails at the shelter near the pool 1700 hours. Bring A dish to pass and your own beverages and plates, etc.(meat for the grill?) Grill provided near the shelter. Saturday March 31: Relax early in the morning. Then pack a lunch for the trip to Don Pedro Beach. Leaving the marina at approximately 1100 hours. Sun, and shelling And lunch then slow ride back to our slips.ferry to Rum Bay restaurant or Stay at the marina, but let us know your choice so we can make reservations. Sunday April 1: Pack for the trip to pelican harbor or your home port, as you wish. Kathy and Jerry Wellens will be your cruise leaders. 4

5 Déjà vu all over again? Yes, we just held election of Flag Officers and Directors, and yes, everyone is seated at the table, so why are we talking about nominations in February?! CMCS is 196 members strong; an active racing & sailing calendar are testimony to the energy and enthusiasm of the members. Meetings reflect the enjoyment of fellowship among sailors. In a time when many organizations are experiencing a decline in membership, CMCS continues to thrive.but we also know that as times change, so do the activities and experiences desired by members. Leadership should not only reflect the stakeholders within the organization, but should also continuously be in reflective conversations relative to the needs of its members. To that end, the Nominating Committee is jumping out in front of the process (we caught that puff at the starting line!) and is seeking two just TWO members in CMCS who would like to be part of the democratic process for identifying and recommending a slate of Officers and Directors for You don t need a secret handshake or vast experience in the organization to participate. Join Past Commodore Bob Duff, Directors Mike Young, Stephanie Webb, and Rose Ann Hoffman in continuing the tradition of representative leadership in CMCS! Contact Stephanie at RPSC1983@aol.com or any of the Officers/Directors you know. This is not your Mother s Nominating Committee. Nominating Committee News You Need to Know 50/50 for Youth Sailing CMCS has come up once again with a first to help Edison Sailing Center out. Starting with the Feb. General Meeting 50/50 tickets went on sale and will be every month from now on. Our First Time was great... First time winners for the were Ray Gherardini and Jeanne West -Warner each getting $28.00 with $56.00 going to Edison Sailing Center. Thanks to Shirley Maddix we sold her avocadoes which was another plus for Edison Sailing Center. Thanks to everyone for buying tickets and helping and next time you could be a winner. See you March. Judy Tomlins From the Legislative Liaison As spring rises on the horizon, many of us will plan an adventure to the Dry Tortugas and Fort Jefferson. While information about mooring and anchoring sometimes drifts into the arena of being urban legend, the NPS website provides clear language about the protocol for visiting. Simply stated, the park offers six recreational mooring buoys for day use only. Boat Permits are required for ALL vessels in the designated park area and are available at the Garden Key Visitor Center or Park Headquarters free of charge. Vessels may anchor overnight on the sandy bottom ( Garden Kay Harbor Light). The Park monitors VHF channel 16. Youth Sailing Scholarships CMCS members are invited to submit scholarship applications for children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, ages 8-17, for Edison Sailing Center s 2012 summer sailing sessions. Please visit Edison s website for dates of the sessions. CMCS graciously and generously supports youth sailing through its scholarship program. Chuck Milbrandt oversees the scholarship process within CMCS; Stephanie Webb is the Edison contact (RPSC1983@aol.com). There is no personal financial information requested. Applications are coapproved by CMCS and ESC. More than twenty young sailors experienced the wind on their faces and independence on the water, thanks to CMCS! Learn more about what Edison Sailing Center does in the community and in the southeast region at our March meeting. Coordinates of the mooring buoys are provided on the NPS website.

6 Dear CMCS MEMBERS, Ladies Bridge Club Again this year the CMCS "Ladies Bridge Club" will be involved in the Susan G. Komen Southwest Florida Race for the Cure, which helps to raise much needed funds to end breast cancer forever. I'm asking you to join us. So, get those walking/running shoes on and become part of the "CMCS Gale Walkers/Runners". The event is March 10th at the Coconut Point Mall in Estero, starting at 8a.m. All you need to do is go to the Komenswfl.org web site, click on register, then click on join an existing team and find our name. If you can't make the event and want to donate go to the same web site and click donate to our team. This is a tax deductible donation. Let's show our support and be a part of something much bigger than you and me. Join the Race and make an IMPACT. Thanks, Danny Hazen, Team Leader Click here to view the team page for CMCS Gale Walkers-Runners a "force" to reckon with By the Numbers Timothy Stier, Fleet Purser With the filing of our Federal income tax return in February, we ve closed-out the books for Good news the club is in great financial shape! In fact, that shape is a little too great read further. Some 2011 highlights follow, along with financial information for 2012 and beyond. Warning: The bean counter that wrote this piece has included many dollar amounts, some percentages, and some financial terms. So, you may want to sit down. For the year 2011, we had gross revenues of $42,582. Summerset accounts for $23,955 (or 56%) of those revenues, while membership dues accounts for $9,995 (or 23%) of those revenues. With gross expenses of $43,039, we had a net loss of $(457). Note: A net loss is not necessarily a bad thing; in fact it was actually planned read further. Gross expenses included operating expenses of $10,219 and amounts designated for youth sailing support (from the Summerset operating profit) of $9,500. At the end of 2011, we had free cash of approximately $38,000. Free cash is our total cash in checking and savings accounts, less that portion designated by the Board for youth sailing support. At the end of 2011, the designated balance was $7,530, which is available for qualifying disbursements in 2012 and beyond. Over the last few years, the Board has recognized that the club could be considered over-funded ; that is, that we have more cash than we really need. Imagine that excess cash! That s why, in late 2011, the Board decided on a 20% reduction in annual dues for Then, at its January meeting, the Board approved a 5-year financial plan (in addition to a budget for 2012). The primary objective of the 5-year financial plan, which covers 2011 through 2015, is to reduce our free cash to approximately two times our budgeted annual operating expenses. As our annual operating expenses are approximately $10,000, our target free cash level is approximately $20,000 ($10,000 x 2). Accordingly, under this plan, the Board, through its budgets over the next 4 years, will reduce our free cash by approximately $18,000 ($38,000 - $20,000). As a result, these budgets will not be balanced; but rather will be deficit budgets by design. The intention is to maintain our annual dues at bargain rates and to continue subsidizing some of the club activities; for example, Change of Watch and Liberty Ashore. As you can see, in this way, we will be effectively giving the excess cash back to the members over time. If you ve read this far, congratulations! Now let s just enjoy the benefits of this club! 6 5

7 Summerset 2012 Summerset preparations have begun. Bonita Bill s will again be the venue for our Skippers Meeting on October 5 th. Dave Lapio will provide steel drum mood music at our cocktail party on October 6th at the Pink Shell Resort. Vice Commodore of Summerset Joan Perket Mark your calendars West Marine will once again host Community Day at its McGregor Blvd. Store on Wednesday, April 18 th. 5 percent of all sales made that day will be donated to the Edison Sailing Center. On the Saturday before, ESC will also be holding a fund raising car wash and grilling hot dogs. Last year s event was a huge success, thanks to members who deferred large purchases to this date, such as a new dinghy. Since we have so many new members, I want to ensure that everyone is familiar with our Youth Sailing Grant Program. This program provides financial aid to youth of CMCS members for the purpose of sailing education. This definition includes children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, cousins, nieces and nephews. Edison Sailing Center also makes application to the Grant Fund for deserving youth. If you would like to apply for a grant for sailing courses from the ESC, give me a call and I will get you a form. Chuck Milbrandt is reviewing applications now. Last year s fundraising was so successful, that we have funds to pay for more than 30 recipients in Thanks to all for your support. 7

8 Memories of Jerry Pim I met Jerry in the Principal's office at Caloosa Middle School in He was the Band Director there and I had just been hired to teach strings. When Jerry learned that we had arrived on our sailboat from Lake Erie he asked me to race with him and Carol on Saturday on Gopher Baroque with CMCS. The trip from Lake Erie had been mostly motoring so this was a real treat. Of course we joined the club and did many trips with Jerry and Carol to the Bahamas, Tortugas and all of the local cruising and racing in this area. Jerry was an excellent racer and pretty hard to beat, he was very competitive on the race course. There are lots of good memories and stories to be told - too many to write here but he was a good friend and sailor. He will be missed by us all. - Bill and Mary Misenheimer, S/V Barefeet As so many CMCS sailors did in the 1970s and 1980s, Jerry and Carol Pim raised their children on their boat, teaching them life lessons through practical experiences and personal example. One of those lessons was that you can race and compete without being obnoxious or mean-spirited. Jerry was an outstanding example of that. He and I were competing skippers for 30 years, but he was the first to offer congratulations, a cold beer, or a helping hand, after---or even during---a race. And it was always done with a sincere smile. Jerry was a good man, great husband and father, wonderful school teacher, gifted sailor, and a stalwart friend. And now, his soul is sailing toward those distant horizons he loved so well. Bob Macomber Well, there are lots of Jerry stories. Some are fit for formal remembrance and others perhaps only to be whispered with wistful glee at sunset happy hours in the future. Guess which ones Jerry would like being told.. Jerry for many years scoured the Cape for old pallets which he hauled out to Danger Island to insure that there was a bright blaze to keep all safe from the Mau Mau s. They were restless in the last century and small children (at least ours) would otherwise have been afraid. For that we are grateful, even if he never got the merit badge for pallet scrounging. Then there was our first CMCS Thanksgiving in Hurricane Hole- and at that point the biggest cruise we had ever attempted (probably the late 80 s). Turkey dinners had been ordered from Publix and were split among a couple of boats. We had been paired with Gopher- they had an oven, we had a couple of alcohol burners only capable of singeing eyebrows. We descended on Gopher at the appointed time not real clear about the proper protocol and certainly not wishing to either offend, or display our ignorance of how things were done. He was a past commodore you know. We worried about stuff like that then-before we really knew CMCS. We boarded with Jerry in the cockpit and loud colorful cooking language coming from below. My isn t that awkward- do you go below on a strange boat and offer to help or do you stay topsides out of the way? Jerry sensed the dilemma we faced immediately and put us both at ease. He opined in his laid back and bemused manner that he thought entering the fray below was probably the better choice for Judy (but of course he could be wrong about that..). Judy did descend below and I stayed with Jerry out of the way. We did, to steal a line from Arlo Guthrie, have a Thanksgiving dinner that couldn t be beat and many more over the years. We remember when he stole our kid. Well maybe stole is too strong a word. Happy hour was proceeding apace one fine day in Pelican Bay when a line squall struck with a vengeance. Gopher was rafted to the designated party boat and the kidsincluding ours- were below. Jerry got Gopher 8

9 Memories of Jerry Pim started and cut loose while dinghies were flipping and anchors were dragging. Not sure where he went, as we couldn t see the bow of the boat we were on let alone anything else that was going on in the anchorage. Somehow, somewhere he managed to ride out the storm without hitting anything. Not sure the kids even figured out that anything was amiss. We were grateful for his seamanship. So there you have the formal remembrances service to his club; kind to strangers; and brave and skillful in the face of danger. We ll save the other stories for a sunset to be held later. What struck us in thinking back is how the Jerry stories are Pim stories. Sailing is for them is something the family does. Two generations, and then a third in diapers, whipped around the buoys on race day (several hundred times at last count). While Jason has gone to the dark side with a power boat, he still serves as chase boat to Gopher. Ruth and Bea were part of the party as well, making it 4 generations in play -impressive. Whatever rough seas there have been, including this darkest of all hurricanes; we have witnessed a strong family. That is no mean accomplishment. Fair Winds Jerry - Kim and Judy Trust Me!!! My name is Jeanne Westcott-Warner, and my husband, Bob, and I first met Jerry and Carol when they purchased their Pierson from a friend of ours, who had brought the boat down from Chicago, following us to sail in warmer waters. I can remember how much fun we had cruising the Bahamas after their first child was born, and how brave I thought they were to even tackle such a job. We would watch them sail with the little bag of laundry trailing behind the boat,.. how easy they made it look. Back then, CMCS was a family, and we watched many young couples take to the waters.. It was the best of times. And finally The History of CMCS & EPOL how it all began as written by Jerry and Carol Pim During the 1970 s, Pat and Hope Rooney lived on their Pearson 35 (this boat is now owned by Paul McDill) at the Fort Myers Yacht Basin. They invited Bob and Betty Kayusa (Celebration, a 30 foot Morgan) and Pims (Gopher Baroque; yes we owned the boat that long ago) to their boat before the Edison Festival of Lights Parade to party and feast on oysters and beer (We traveled that first year by automobile). We returned for several years by land and boat. This was a school affair, since most of us taught at North Fort Myers High School. In fact, it became a highlight of the school year to be invited there for the party. When the Rooneys decided to teach overseas in Germany, the few of us who came by boat decided to invite boat friends. It was quite a mix of school teachers and salty sailors throughout the 80 s who partied all afternoon while watching the parade preparations and into early evening each parade day. Some people actually staggered out to see the parade, while others felt it necessary to finish off the keg! Occasionally, a strolling visitor would come by and ask which Edison group sponsored the vittles they would pay and wanted to help themselves! As the years rolled on and it was called the Edison Pageant of Light, somehow this fun-filled function became a CMCS event, one of our favorites. Sometimes we went up to the Franklin Locks on Sunday, since many years the parade weekend was followed by Presidents Day on Mon., so it rounded out the 3-day weekend. The Fri. night pizza party was added in recent years, when the boat dockage moved to Century Harbour, more recently Legacy Marina. Just plain shucked oysters have blossomed into steamed, grilled, barbecued, fried, and other succulent dishes! Shuck em, slurp em, and/or disguise em with decorations just plain luscious! P.S. Pat and Hope Rooney have recently retired and live in St. James City, and have fondly attended the oyster-slurping part of the day for the past couple years. 9

10 MEMBERSHIP Well it would appear that a good many folks have gotten the news about CMCS being the sailing club in SW Florida to be a part of!!! February s meeting we had 23 guests! That is a great turn out! Would love to take the credit but we had a wonderful, very interesting speaker in Roy Eaton on Cruising the North Channel. Makes me want to reserve a charter in that area! Membership has been very busy processing applications for renewing and Norman Astwood new members. Would like to welcome back Mike and Diane Pfaff and their family on Wayward, a Starwind 22. They jumped right in and joined us at the EPOL cruise. Roger & Jane Pfeffenberger Above are newer members who joined over the last couple of months and we are pleased to have them aboard and Welcome to CMCS. Look forward to seeing the CMCS Burgee flying on many new members boats along our wa- ALL YOU CAN EAT SHRIMP BOIL & CHICKEN GRILL Sunday, March 18 th, 1830 (6:30 PM)!!! This is another CMCS tradition, from the days when we put newspaper on the picnic tables and dumped the freshly boiled shrimp, then licked our fingers! Are we more refined now??? Not much, but still looking for a good time with good food and good friends! This could be the best deal in town, $15 per person, same as last year and the year before that, WOW!!! But RESERVATIONS ARE RE- QUIRED! You just cannot expect to show up and have us know how much food to have on hand so, fill out the form and reserve your place for a giant portion of shrimp. And if you don t like/cannot eat these delicate little Gulf crustaceans, then we can do a juicy and tender chicken breast, YOUR CHOICE, just sign up early so we can get the nets out and catch those shrimp! Dinner includes all-you-can-eat shrimp or chicken, hush puppies, coleslaw, corn & dessert. CMCS SHRIMP BOIL March 18, 2012 CCYC Name(s) Attending # of Shrimp Dinners X $15 EA # of Chicken Dinners X $10 EA TOTAL ENCLOSED $ Send this form with check made out to CMCS to: Jennifer Curtis 1725 SW 28th Terrace Cape Coral, FL Deadline : Tuesday, March 13 NO tickets sold at the door! FOR SALE 6HP Tahatsu outboard for sale used 5 times. Paid $1700 but will sacrifice for $1100. Diane Fowler FOR SALE: 3 blade fixed bronze prop taken from 32' Catalina. 1" shaft. Just $295 OBO 6' plastic coated anchor chain. Heavy duty stuff! West M. sells for $65.00/ we'll take $40 OBO 2 Bierig sail bags. EXCELLENT condition. drawstring top/ reinforced bottom with handle. $39.00 each West Marine automatic pump oil change kit. $40 OBO Is your NY Resolution to get ORGANIZED?? Have I got a deal for you! Plastic Storage bins, milk crates, lucite one with suction cups... come & see the bargains for $5-10! Diane Fowler

11 C.M.C.S. CHANDLERY Buy, sell, trade Members, to advertise your boating-related items free in the CMCS Chandlery, Don Lawson, 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 Thinking of selling your boat? ASK ANDY! The mobile yacht broker staying on tack. Andy Gillis (239) andy@rossyachtsales.com For Sale 4hp outboard motor smooth running & lightweight, 2-cyl, 2 stroke Evinrude. Lightest 4hp ever. External tank and forward/neutral shifting. $250 Magma gas grill, 17 party size, includes $50 rail mount kit. Clean and in near-new condition. $100 Paul Corzatt paulzot@hotmail.com FOR SALE: 1981 CATALINA 22 SLOOP CTY01 $3,850 Swing Keel Draft BD DN 4 6, BD UP Cockpit Bimini Main and Jib 15 HP Evinrude Outboard. Lift Kept. Trailer Available. Boat Located in East Fort Myers. Call CMCS members are reminded that when renewing your Boat U.S. Membership, our group number is GA82335B. Adding this information to your renewal will save you 50 percent off your annual membership dues. Dec ft Class C RV Fleetwood Quest 20,000mi. 3.0L Merc Diesel. 1slide out. Window covers. AC & Heat. Back up camera. Fridge & freezer. 3 burner stove. Microwave. Leather sleeper sofa. LP Onan Gen. TV W/DVD. Extended warranties. $58,000 Skip Hyde see pics on RTV.com # Honda 9.9hp long shaft motors for sale. Both run well. Both set up for remote operation. Remote shift/throttle levers included. $ each. Janette or Ned Christensen

12 CMCS Chowder Chatter c/o Don Lawson, Editor 1411 SW 53rd. Ln. Cape Coral, FL CMCS SCHEDULE OF EVENTS February 2012 March 9-11 March 15 March 17 March 18 March 20 March 29-April 1 Pelican Bay Cruise LBC - Susan G Komen Race For The Cure Shrimp Festival Regatta Shrimp Boil 6 p.m. CCYC Membership Meeting CCYC 6:30 p.m. Social 7:00 p.m. Club Meeting Cape Haze Cruise 12