Gulf Coast Sailing Club 2018 Luff n Laff Membership Meeting 10/10/2018 Wednesday Membership Meeting Meeting at Harold s Place on Hwy 41 (north of Golden Gate) Jerry Watkins, Fred Hall and Frank Brown their story of the Mackinaw Race 2018. It s a good one! JOIN US! 10/21/2018 Sailing at Sugden Park Monkey Fist and Lanyard Tying with Jeff Gage Jerry, Frank & Fred will beguile us with their stories about the Mackinaw Race this year at this month s Member meeting on Wednesday Oct 10 th at Harold s 10/5-10/7/2018 CMCS 53 rd Annual Summerset Regatta - Three days of fun & sailing in Fort Myers. http://www.summersetregatta.com/2018-entries 10/13/2018 Sat - Tequila Racing Details inside 10/21/2018 Sun Sugden Sailing at Lake Avalon 10/27/2018 Sat NSYC- Commodore s Cup Regatta, First of the season! Captain s meeting Friday, Awards and Brunch Sunday at the Naples Yacht Club. Contact Terry Nauck at terrynauck@mindspring.com Gulf Coast Sailing Directory is HERE. (Last Page) GCSC Commodore Seaby Bess 2018-2019 Sailing and Cruising Schedule 10/10/2018 Membership Meeting at Harold s Place with Fred, Jerry and Frank 10/13/2018 -Tequila Racing Series Details Inside. 10/21/2018 Sugden Sailing at Lake Avalon Sunday 10/21/2018 The Search for Perpetual Trophies by Chris Hagen Where are they? Nautical Flare Shoot Safety Demo Tues, Oct. 9 th, 6:30-8:30 pm Cape Coral Sail Course Tuesdays- Oct 9 to Nov 20, 2018 Details inside
Good news folks! FWC has deemed southern Collier County and Marco Island free of red tide. Farther North however its not the case. I experienced the effects of it first-hand getting ready for the Kayusa Cup. I got in the water to clean the bottom my boat which is off Fort Myers Beach and got immediately sick and two week later still getting over it. Nothing to mess with for sure. Probably affected my selfie skills when we were out there as you can see in the picture This month we have our very own Jerry Watkins and Frank Brown sharing their experiences during the Chicago to Makinac Island on Lake Michigan at our monthly meeting. Liable to very entertaining. The very successful Tequila acing series continues thanks to Patrick Evans on Oct 13 th. Also Sugden small boat sailing starts again on Sunday October 21 st. We have removed the BBQ portion of Sugden due to logistics and just asking everyone to bring their own food or a snack to share. The sailing calendar will be packed with Summerset off Fort Myers Beach the first weekend of the month and Naples Commodores Cup at the end of the month. See you on the water. Capt Seaby, Commodore GCSC captseaby@at-yourcommand.com 630-327-9772 Mackinaw Race 2018
Many thanks go out to all those who volunteered to serve on the Board and those who volunteered to help out with committees for next year. Please think about how you can help as we need your help to be successful. Our new slate of Board Officers and key volunteers are: Commodore Seaby Bess Vice Commodore Chris Hagen Rear Commodore Jason Richards Treasurer Paul Carlson Secretary Shawn Todd Membership Committee--- Terry Nauck & Joan Kachel Fleet Captain Racing---Frank Brown Fleet Captain Cruising---Bob Diamond Race Committee---Susan Watkins, Chair Sugden Coordinator Betti Garcia Speaking/Events Coordinator Chuck Downton Land Side Food Service--- Shelly Russo and Jeff Gage, Chairs Public Relations -----Vicki Livingston, Chair Social Media Roseanne Smith Webmaster -- Cliff Elam Communications Coordinator Jonnie Westerop As you know but might not appreciate fully, the Gulf Coast Sailing Club exists because of its wonderful volunteers. Each year we, the club members, select officers from the membership to guide our club forward but many more volunteers are needed for the club to survive and thrive. Our main source of income is from our dues so membership is very important to wellbeing of the club so if you have friends who might be interested in the club bring them to the next meeting to see what we are about. Please visit the Club s web page at www.gulfcoastsailingclub.org to check out events coming up Mackinaw Race 2018
2018 Southwest Florida Inter-Club Cruising and Day Sailing Programs From: GCSC Fleet Captain Cruising Bob Diamond Gulf Coast Sailing Club Sailing Calendar 2018 / 2019 October 2018 1> Summerset Regatta, Skippers Meeting CMCS Friday 10/5 2> Summerset Regatta, Buoy Races CMCS Saturday 10/6 3> Summerset Regatta, Cocktail Party CMCS Saturday 10/6 4> Summerset Regatta, Coastal Race CMCS Sunday 10/7 5> Summerset Regatta, Awards Party CMCS Sunday 10/7 6> GCSC Members Meeting Harold s Place Wednesday 10/10 7> Sugden Lake Sailing and training - GCSC Sunday 10/21 8> Commodore s Cup, Skippers Meeting NSYC Friday 10/26 Commodore s Cup Regatta NSYC Saturday 10/27 Commodore s Cup Regatta, Award s Party NSYC Sunday 10/28 November 2018 1> GCSC Members Meeting River Park Com. Center Wednesday 11/14 2> Festival of Islands the Regatta CMCS Saturday 11/17 3> Festival of Islands the Regatta Awards Party CMCS Saturday 11/17 4> Proposed Racing Committee Seminar at NSYC Sunday 11/19 December 2018 Day Sail & Raft Up Lunch at Champney Bay Saturday 12/1 1> Sugden Lake Sailing and training - GCSC Sunday 12/2 2> Offshore Regatta Skippers Meeting CMCS Friday 12/7
3> Fort Myers to Naples Offshore Regatta GCSC Saturday 12/8 4> Offshore Regatta Awards Party GCSC Saturday 12/8 5> GCSC Holiday Party River Park Com. Center Wednesday 12/12 January 2019 1> New Year s Cup Regatta Skippers Meeting - GCSC Friday 1/4 2> New Year s Cup Regatta - GCSC Saturday 1/5 3> New Year s Cup Regatta Awards Party - GCSC Sunday 1/6 4> GCSC Members Meeting River Park Com. Center Wednesday 1/9 5> Sugden Lake Sailing and training - GCSC Sunday 1/13 6> MLK Weekend Cruise to Pink Shell - GCSC Sat-Mon 1/19,20,21 7> Basic Boating & Cruising Seminar at MIYC (?) Sunday 1/27 February 2019 Super Bowl Sunday - Good Luck & Have Fun Sunday 2/3 1> Winter Commodore s Cup Skippers Meeting CMCS Friday 2/8 2> Winter Commodore s Cup Regatta CMCS Saturday 2/9 3> Winter Commodore s Cup Awards Party CMCS Saturday 2/9 4> Sunset Cruise on Keewaydin Queen for Club Volunteers Sunday 2/11 5> GCSC Members Meeting River Park Com. Center Wednesday 2/13 6> Pres. Day Weekend Cruise to Panther Key - GCSC Sat-Mon 2/16,17,18 7> Sugden Lake Sailing and training - GCSC Sunday 2/24 March 2019 1> Offshore Regatta Skippers Meeting - GCSC Friday 3/1 2> Naples to Ft. Myers Offshore Regatta - CMCS Saturday 3/2 3> Spring Offshore Regatta Awards Party Saturday 3/2 4> Day Sail & Raft Up Champney Bay, Naples - GCSC Sunday 3/3 5> Cayo Costa State Park Anchorage Cruise CMCS Fri Mon 3/9, 11 6> Sugden Lake Sailing and training - GCSC Sunday 3/10 7> GCSC Members Meeting River Park Com. Center Wednesday 3/13 8> The Classic Regatta Skippers Meeting - GCSC Friday 3/22 9> The Classic Regatta GCSC Saturday 3/23 10> Classic Regatta Awards Brunch GCSC - NSYC Sunday 3/24??????? Or 2 nd race?? 11> Cayo Costa, Cape Haze & Palm Island Cruise CMCS Thurs Sun. 3/28-31
April 2019 1> Bud Light Skippers Meeting - SAMI Friday 4/5 2> Bud Light Regatta, Buoy Races SAMI Saturday 4/6 3> Bud Light Fun Distance Race SAMI Sunday 4/7 4> Bud Light Regatta Awards Dinner SAMI Sunday 4/7 5> GCSC Members Meeting River Park Com. Center Wednesday 4/10 6> Sugden Lake Sailing and training - GCSC Sunday 4/14 7> Point South Cruise to Panther Key - CMCS Thurs.- Tues. 4/19-4/24 8> Lorelei & Bob sail south to join the CMCS Panther Key 4/19 5/3 Cruise, then onto Key West for the Conch Republic s Independence Celebrations weekend of 4/26,27 & 28 th. 9> Sanibel Marina Cruise - SAMI Fri Sun. 4/26-28 10> Messmer Cup Regatta, Skippers Meeting - NSYC Friday 4/26 12> Messmer Cup Regatta - NSYC Saturday 4/27 13> Messmer Cup Awards Brunch - NSYC Sunday 4/28 May 2019 1> GCSC Members Meeting Harold s Place Wednesday 5/8 2> Most Memorable Regatta, Skippers Meeting NSYC Thursday 5/16 3> Most Memorable Regatta to Tampa Bay* - NSYC Fri & Sat 5/17,18 4> Most Memorable Regatta Awards Party - DIYC Sunday 5/19 5> Return Regatta to Fort Myers*Skippers Meeting - DIYC Thursday 5/23 6> Return Regatta to Fort Myers* - NSYC & DIYC Fri & Sat 5/24,25 7> Return Regatta Awards Party Bonita Bill s Ft Myers Beach - Sunday 5/26 8> Punta Gorda Fisherman s Village Cruise - SAMI Thurs. Tues. 5/23-28 1> Please see Sponsoring Club s Website and Newsletters for actual event details. Local Sailing Clubs: CMCS Caloosahatchee Marching & Chowder Society www.cmcs-sail.org DIYC - Davis Island Yacht Club www.diyc.org GCSC - Gulf Coast Sailing Club www.gulfcoastsailingclub.com MIYC Marco Island Yacht Club www.marcoislandyachtclub.net NSYC Naples Sailing & Yacht Club www.thensyc.com NYC Naples Yacht Club www.naplesyc.com SAMI- Sailing Association of Marco Island www.samisailor.org SPYC St. Petersburg Yacht Club - wwwspyc.org
53 rd Annual Summerset Regatta Friday, October 5 th @ 6pm ~ Fort Myer s Beach - October 5 th - 7th Skipper s meeting at Bonita Bills, 702 Fisherman s Wharf Dr., Fort Myers Beach, FL 33980 Beer & Pizza provided Skippers packets w/ Sailing Instructions, purchased tickets, etc. Saturday, Oct 6 th @ 6pm ~ After race Cocktail Party at Nauti Parrott, 19001 San Carlos Blvd., FMB (at foot of Hurricane Pass Bridge). 2 tickets provided to each skipper and additional tickets can be purchased Plenty of food & beer provided as well. Cash bar for mixed drinks Sunday, Oct 7 th @ 6 pm ~ Awards Dinner @ Parrot Key Grill @ Salty Sam s Marina, 2500 Main St., FMB All tickets must have been purchased in advance. None will be available that evening. Cash bar available Additional T-shirts, caps will be available to purchase ~ cash, check & credit cards accepted this year. Any questions, please give us a call this week before the event. Beverly Duff, 2018 CMCS Commodore ArgusGdn@comcast.net Phone & fax @ 239-278-3733
Membership Meeting Wednesday, October 10 th at 6 pm Harold s Place on Hwy 41 - in Naples (north of Golden Gate) Jerry Watkins, Fred Hall and Frank Brown will tell us their story of the Mackinaw Race 2018. It s a good one! JOIN US! 120 th Chicago Race to Mackinac Island By Frank Brown, and a little help from Jonnie Westerop TEAM SW FL were onboard ALMOST HEAVEN in Cruising Class #1 (PINK FLEET), starting at 4:20 PM Friday 7/20. The first morning of their journey to deliver the boat 222 miles to the start of the race in Chicago, started out foggy, and eventually cleared up enough to hoist their spinnaker and make quick progress to their destination. The crew of 7 included 4 of our sailors from SW Florida, GCSC members Captn. Frank Brown, Captn. Fred Hall, Captn. Jerry Watkins, with their fellow sailor and member of CMCS, Captn. Cecil Hazen (aka McGuiver). Almost Heaven finished 7 th out of 20 ships in their class. They stopped in Raccine for fuel, Jerry went up the mast, and they continued on the journey to the amazing Chicago skyline. They had beautiful views of the harbor from their hotel rooms, and the Chicago Yacht Club was fabulous. The crew of Almost Heaven started the Race to Mackinac at 4:20 PM on Friday the 20 th of July spinnaker blazing. For 6 hours they were flying until the boat started to lift from the heavy winds, the spinnaker had to come down as they raced toward the finish line. Sadly, a sailor on a different boat fell over board and lost his life. Difficult race, indeed. Mackinac Island
Tequila Racing Series - Saturday, October 13 th. Alternating Saturdays 11 AM to 2PM 2018 Dates Octo 13 - Pre and post race meetings to be determined. - Informal racing with rabbit starts - Contact Patrick Evans for details on the summer event at pevcor@aol.com or call (630) 803 6511. 8-18-18 - Fellow Tequila Racers- Beautiful clear blue skies a light breeze and its only 8AM. At 10:45AM Sundance was moving easily at 4 knots fifteen minutes passed NO knots. We started the race in close quarters and no wind. A few minutes later the wind picked up and the fleet spread out over a mile, searching for wind. Grand Cru, Weird Kitty and T-Bone located the wind offshore and took off with Jason in the lead. All the boats turned at Naples Pier and started a fantastic windward leg hitting 5 knots. Sundance made it back to its berth at 2PM lowest tide and we made it without grounding. Can the beginning of a day get any better? I think not. Thanks to the competitors! Patrick--
Everyone is welcome Sunday Sailing & Training at Sugden Sailing Lessons, Rides, Skills, Games, Races, Prizes (Non-Alcoholic Beverage Included) on the Beach All SW FL SAILING & Yacht Club s Members are invited to join a Sunday SAILING and training event at Lake Avalon in Sugden Park 4284 Avalon Dr. Naples, FL Scheduled Sundays. Classroom training from 12 to 12:30 PM, sailing from 12:30-3 PM on October 21, 2018 Including Learn to Sail Classroom and on the water lessons The total cost is $15 for a single, $25 for a couple and $30 for a family Including Learn to Sail Classroom and On-The-Water Training Feel free to bring a sandwich or something to share Don t feel left out! If you don t know how to sail; WELCOME: this is for you. We are interested in making sure that everyone can have fun sailing. We are committed to promoting and supporting an active SAILING community in Southwest Florida. We promote Cruising, Racing, Training and developing sailing skills. Plan to bring your spouse, a friend and your kids. Sailing at Lake Avalon, Sugden Park Sailing Center, SAILING SUGDEN SUNDAYS!! Sunday, October 21 st Monkey Fist and Lanyard Tying (Jeff Gage) Sunday, December 2nd Man Overboard training ( ) January 13 th - Blind Sailing (Kris Schweppe) Any questions contact Gulf Coast Sailing Club Commodore Seaby Bess 630-327-9772
Naples SAILING & Yacht Club 2018 COMMODORES CUP Regatta a SWFL BOTY Event October 27 th, 2018 WHO: ALL SW FL SAILORS are invited to participate! WHAT: SW FL BOTY Regatta Buoy Races WHEN: 1. SKIPPERS MEETING Friday October 26, 2018 1759 hours, (5:59 PM), at the Naples SAILING & Yacht Club 2. October 27 th, 2018, Saturday On-water Past Commodores Tribute - 10:30 1 st warning 10:55 1 st Race Start 11:00 AM 3. October 28 th, 2018 Sunday Bodacious Breakfast Buffet 10:00 AM followed by awards presentations at 11:00 am $25.00 WHERE: Official Regatta Headquarters and all Landside events at The Naples SAILING & Yacht Club 896 River Point Drive - Naples, FL 34102 Racing on The Gulf of Mexico approximately 2 miles SW of Gordon Pass WHY: FUN, FUN, FUN!!! HOW: Contact Jerry Watkins - NSYC SAILING Fleet Captain JWatkins#SuperiorSurplus.com or 239-643-1292
The Search for Perpetual Trophies by Chris Hagen Where are they? Sailor's we are in the middle of a scavenger hunt and need your help. We are trying to collect all of the perpetual trophies this summer so we can get them updated for this upcoming season. I have been collecting a few and I know there are some others pretty readily accessible. However, I would like to get them all collected and get the plaques updated. We can then present them again at our first full seasonal meeting. Attached is a spreadsheet I have set up noting the trophies. I need your assistance in finding out who may have these and which are missing. I'd like to continue work on this until we can fill in all the blanks, collect all the trophies, and get them updated. If you won a trophy in the past please realize it is time to give it back. Chris will be bringing the Capt Crunch Trophy back we are all interested in seeing what that one looks like. Thanks! PREPETUAL TROPHIES Regatta Trophy Name Classification 2017-18 Winner Last known holder GCSC Classic Spin Non-spin Overall Frank Brown BOTY Spin A N/A Jimmy Doane Spin B Jason Richards Jason Richards True Cruising Ulrich Rhode Brian Lawton Multi-hull George Entrikin Ed and Lois Dixon Non-spin Tom Horner Tom Horner Extras Winds of Hospice N/A Hagan Captain Crunch N/A Hagan
Nautical Flare Shoot Safety Demo Public Service Event (Sponsored by CCSAPS non-for profit organization) Certified Instructor: Randy Headrick; AP, PC When: Tuesday, October 2 @ 6:30pm to 8:30pm 2018 Location: Cape Coral Yacht Club Community Park On The Beach (5818 Driftwood Pkwy) Purpose: To have boaters experience how to shoot flares safely Activities: Come Outside the Pavilion for this activity: 6pm Table Tops for Vessel Safety Checks, Squadron Classes Details: First come first shoots expired flares limited to 80 shoots Sponsored by: Cape Coral Sail & Power Squadron Safety At Sea Through Education Marge Maciag; Commander www.ccsaps.org Contact: Capt. Betti captbetti@at-your-command.com or call the cape coral squadron office 239-549-9754 Mon-Sat. 9-noon
SAIL COURSE Sail is a complete sail course created to serve the needs of the novice and experienced sailor, as well as the nonsailor, for basic skills and knowledge. The course starts with basic sailboat designs and nomenclature, rigging, safety, and sail processes and then tackles the physical aspects of sailing forces and techniques, sail applications, marlinespike, helmsmanship and handling of more difficult sailing conditions, navigation rules, and an introduction to heavy weather sailing. Appendices provide an introduction to sailboat racing and sailing in Canadian waters. Start Date: Tuesdays, 9 October 2018 Room 203 Location: 914 SE 47 th Terrace, Cape Coral, FL Time: Start 1900, End 2100 with a 10-minute break Duration: The class will begin on Tuesday, 9 October 2018 Test: Final Exam will be given on Tuesday, 20 November, 2018 Materials: Classroom USPS Sail Text Basic Sail Cost: $64.00 Member Cost Instructor: Capt. Seaby Bess, AP $89.00 Non-Members Proctor: Capt. Betti Garcia, AP 630-327-9772 847-602-7695 Seaby.Bess@Kone.com captbetti@at-your-command.com
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2017 GULF COAST SAILING CLUB MEMBERSHIP JOIN OR RENEW! GULF COAST SAILING CLUB 2018 MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY IS HERE! The 2018 Gulf Coast Sailing Club Membership Directory is now available. You can get your copy at the next membership meeting on June 13th at Harold s Place. Effective July 1, 2018 the annual dues will be $95. All current memberships are good until June 2019. It s easy to register and pay on-line at www.gulfcoastsailingclub.org with Pay Pal. Otherwise, please send your completed membership form and check payable to Gulf Coast Sailing Club to: Gulf Coast Sailing Club, Attn: Membership, PO Box 2121, Naples, FL 34106-2121. We look forward to seeing you on the water or at our next membership meeting.