FOOT, TACK & CLEW East Coast Sailing Association

P.O. Box 372054 • Satellite Beach, FL 32937-0054

http://www.ecsasail.com BOAT/US Coop Number GA81299B

August 2013

THE OFFICIAL LOG OF THE EAST COAST SAILING ASSOCIATION

Board of Governors

Flag Officers Commodore

Joe Coleman 321 – 773 – 3265

Vice Commodore

Donna Oyer 321 – 243 – 0088

Rear Commodore

Chip Worster 321 – 773 – 5851

Secretary

JoAnn O’Sullivan 321 – 745 – 0764

Treasurer

Marci Hutson 321 – 432 – 4715

Elected Governors Del Wiese 321 – 773 – 4884

Tom O’Shea 321 – 986 – 8772

Don Theriault 321 – 254 – 4624

Committees Advertising

Lynde Edwards 321 – 704 – 1413

Publicity

Lynda Geraci 321 – 773 – 1437

Hospitality

Marjorie McIlree 321 – 600 – 4197

Pamela Worth 321 – 536 – 8790

Membership

Karen Coleman 321 – 773 – 3265

Newsletter

Nancy Keane 612 – 481 – 6285

Mary Ann O’Shea 321 – 986 – 8772

Programs

George Schorn 321 – 783 – 8297

Directory

Bob Wiley 321 – 773 – 4613

Website

Bob Wiley 321 – 773 – 4613

Awards

Chip Worster 321 – 773 – 5851

Cruising Fleet

Brad Stowers 303 – 819 – 8478

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.

August Calendar of Local Sailing Events 10 MYC Dragon Point Race

11 MYC Small Boat Sunday

16 MYC Summer Rum Race #4

17-18 ECSA Rendezvous at Scott’s Cove

17-18 MYC Men’s Small Boat Regatta

23 MYC Full Moon Race

24 MYC Women’s Dragon Point Race

25 MYC Small Boat Sunday

30 MYC Summer Rum Race #5

31-Sep 2 ECSA Fort Pierce/Loggerhead Cruise

September Calendar of Local Sailing Events 8 MYC Small Boat Sunday

13 MYC Summer Rum Race #6

14-15 ECSA Marker 21 Cruise

14-15 MYC Mermaid Regatta

21 MYC Dragon Point Race

22 MYC Small Boat Sunday

27 MYC Fall Rum Race #1

28 MYC Women’s Dragon Point Race

Next General Membership Meeting Wednesday, August 14, 2013, at 7:00 p.m.

Fort Lauderdale to Sydney by Sailboat and Cruise Ship

by Don Bosley

Satellite Beach Civic Center, 565 Cassia Blvd Latitude 28º 09' North, Longitude 80º 36' West

VIEW FROM THE VICE

COMMODORE

Donna Oyer

Camaraderie — and Lightning The other night we had an ECSA gathering at Captain

Katanna’s restaurant on the river in Melbourne. There were

actually only two boats that braved the afternoon thunder-

storm warning, and docked at the restaurant, but plenty of

ECSA members attended the dinner. I am not a fan of thun-

derstorms, and especially lightning.

When I was young, very young, maybe five or six, I lived in

Baltimore where I was raised with my family. My brother and I

were sitting on the floor in front of our huge black and white

console TV one night during a horrible thunderstorm. We

were watching one of the only three stations broadcast at that

time, and suddenly the thunder roared, and the lightning fol-

lowed. The lightning hit the antenna that was on our roof, our

TV blew up and then a fire ensued. Of course my brother

and I screamed bloody blue murder, and my father immedi-

ately called the fire department. (Pre-911) The fire depart-

ment arrived quickly, and the fire only destroyed the TV, part

of the flooring and a chair that was near. So when we are out

on our boat with our mast standing 52 feet in the air just dar-

ing the lightning, you will not find me at the helm where I love

to be, but huddled somewhere below with pillows over my

head. I will not be found on top of the mast like Lieutenant

Dan screaming at God saying, “You call this a

storm?” (Forrest Gump)

When we went to the Bahamas on Believe a few years ago,

we experienced thunderstorms that were just indescribable.

Fierce thunder boomers, accompanied by tropical-storm force

winds, and enough lightning to brighten almost any darkened

sky. These storms lasted for hours at a time, and for a couple

of days. We would “run for cover,” but as most of you know,

there aren’t too many places to run and hide in the Bahamas.

So I created hysteria, and Jim does what he does best, he

chilled out. Our heavy old boat pitched, the anchor chain

screamed (or was that me?) and the storms eventually

passed. There was a catamaran in the anchorage that was

hit by lightning and lost all of their electronics. Lightning is not

my friend.

This article was not really going to be about storms, or my fear

of them, but about my observation at Captain Katanna’s.

Each ECSA gathering brings back so many wonderful memo-

ries. From our costume parties at Pinedaville, to the many

memorable bus trips to the Miami boat show, or our long

weekends at the St Pete boat show. Of course our many en-

joyable weekend raft ups on the river at our special anchorag-

es. ECSA members always have fun and make memories.

Each member makes a difference, and adds a memory.

Captain Katanna’s was no different. Many longtime members

joined us, but there were also a few new members. There

were an abundance of stories, a great deal of laughter, and

the feel of sincere camaraderie. Looking up camaraderie,

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THOUGHTS FROM

YOUR COMMODORE

Joe Coleman

Once upon a time…… Isn’t that the way most fairy tales go? You know, the ones

with happy endings. If that is the case, then “Once upon a

time,” we set sail for Georgia with a group of other boats on

our Summer Sailstice cruise. I actually started planning and

preparing for this trip months in advance. You read about the

installation of the new battery charger and inverter in a previ-

ous article. On top of that, I had the stern ladder rebuilt, the

dinghy overhauled, and the bottom cleaned, including the

running gear. I broke out the extra fuel and water cans from

the attic and placed them on the boat. We even had new can-

vas (actually Stamoid) installed on the dodger and bimini.

New turnbuckles replaced the old ones on the standing rig-

ging and I refreshed the marks on the anchor chain. Marine

Pro even came out and serviced the engine to ensure smooth

“sailing.” What could possibly go wrong?…

That question was answered soon after we left the dock. (I

don’t mind telling everyone about my screw ups but I will not

tell on others, like if someone went aground or lost their din-

ghy - you will have to get that from them.) As we rounded the

dragon, I checked the depth sounder and found that I was in

42 feet of water. I knew that was wrong, but no matter what I

did, it stayed at 42 feet. Then I did what no man ever admits

to doing: I looked at the installation and operating book. Ap-

parently when it is showing 42 feet of water, it is in “demo”

mode, meaning that it is not getting a signal from the trans-

ducer. I wish I had read that before I emptied the quarterberth

and played with the placement of the transducer for an hour.

So I pulled out the connector, put a bit of Corrosion Block on

it, and reinserted it - voila, all was working well. When we got

to Titusville, granddaughter Allison and I checked its accuracy

by dropping a weighted line in the water, measuring the depth

and matching it against the readings. It was spot on. Mission

accomplished.

We spent the next night anchored north of the last bridge in

Daytona. It is a very nice anchorage with good water, solid

holding, and plenty of swing room. When anchoring there you

don’t have to worry about the bridge’s restricted times in the

morning. As we were making preparations for leaving, Karen

was at the windlass pulling up the anchor when, all of a sud-

den, the front of the boat dipped down about four feet (actually

it was probably only a foot, but it’s my story). She immediate-

ly released the pressure on the chain and the bow came back

up. We slowly tried to raise the anchor again and the same

thing happened. Reluctantly I jumped into the water, grabbed

the anchor chain and followed it to the bottom. When I was

able to touch the bottom, I still could not feel the anchor fluke -

it was buried. Knowing that this was going to take more than

a couple of seconds, I broke out the hookah rig and went back

down to dig the anchor out. What I found was that the anchor

had grabbed the mast of a fifteenth century Spanish galleon

loaded with gold and silver. It was either that or a large log,

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TREASURER'S REPORT

Marci Hutson

Income Statement Year to Date

REVENUE Jun ‘13 Jan -13 - Jun-13

Activities Income 18.00 3,187.00

Membership Dues 105.00 3,970.00

Merchandise Income 66.00 951.00

Advertising Income 144.00 576.00

Miscellaneous Income (50.00) (50.00)

Sales Tax - -

Sunshine Fund - -

Total Revenue 283.00 8,634.00

EXPENSES

Activities Expense - 4,255.13

Bank Service Charge 2.00 12.00

Dues & Subscriptions - -

Insurance - 1,212.47

Miscellaneous - 213.03

Merchandise - 2,282.31

Office Supplies - 130.78

Postage/Delivery - 182.00

Printing/Repro - 929.86

Rent - 180.20

Sales Tax - 67.82

Sunshine Fund - 69.51

Lazowska Fund - -

Total Expenses 2.00 9,535.11

Net Income 281.00 (901.11)

BANK BALANCE 7,117.68

Proposed Bylaw Changes

The ECSA Board of Governors proposes the

following changes to the Bylaws. A 30-day no-

tice to the general membership is required for

any bylaw changes. Voting will take place at the

September general membership meeting.

ARTICLE III: DUES AND ASSESSMENTS

Section 1 reads:

The entrance fee and dues for associates and

voting membership for the coming year shall be

recommended by the board of governors in Oc-

tober and any changes must be approved by

two-thirds of the general membership present

and voting at the November meeting.

Change to:

The entrance fee and dues for associates and

voting membership for the coming year shall be

recommended by the board of governors in Sep-

tember and any changes must be approved by

two-thirds of the general membership present

and voting at the October meeting.

Section 3 reads:

Membership dues are due and payable as of

December 1. Any member’s dues unpaid for a

60-day period following January 1 cancels his

right of membership.

Change to:

Membership dues are due and payable as of

January 1. Any member’s renewal unpaid by

March 1 cancels his right of membership.

Hospitality! Thank you to the following volunteers for

bringing refreshments to the next couple

of meetings:

August 14 Robin Blankenship

Gail Oliver

September 11 Joanne Theriault

JoAnn O’Sullivan

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Secretary’s Report

JoAnn O’Sullivan

EAST COAST SAILING ASSOCIATION

General Membership Meeting

July 10, 2013

Board Members Present: Joe Coleman, Donna Oyer,

Marci Hutson, JoAnn O’Sullivan

Elected Governors present: Don Theriault and Tom

O’Shea

CALL TO ORDER: Commodore Joe Coleman called the

meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. He then continued with

introductions of the board members, fleet captains, pro-

gram chairs and past commodores.

NEW MEMBERS:

Renewal: Gerhard Pietsch, Swift Sure Commodore

Olad, Grand Canal.

SECRETARY/TREASURER REPORTS: A motion was

made, seconded and carried to approve the June

minutes as published in the July Foot, Tack, & Clew. A

motion was made, seconded and carried to approve the

May Treasurer’s report as published in the July Foot,

Tack & Clew.

GUESTS: Clay Bernichon introduced Ron and Dianna

Sageser. Mike McClain introduced Hamilton Sirls and

John Beasley.

COMMODORE Joe Coleman:

Reminded members of the up and coming events.

Capt Katanna’s July 20 - 21

Scott's Cove Aug 17-18

Labor Day Cruise, Jesse will provide more info at the

next general membership meeting

VICE COMMODORE Donna Oyer: Scott's Cove, Dog

Days of Summer. Donna and Jim will host Pizza Party.

Members can bring a side dish. Dinner will be served at

5:30 and on Sunday a pot luck breakfast at 8:30.

Brad Stowers: Capt Katanna’s ; please sign up for din-

ner reservations. Dinner reservations are at 5:30. Pot

luck breakfast on Sunday at 8:30.

Page Proffitt: Banana River Power Squadron is offering

classes in Diesel engine repair.

50/50 drawing: Gerhard Pietsch

Thanks to all who provided a dish for this pot luck.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:15p.m.

Respectfully submitted by JoAnn O’Sullivan, Secretary

Cruise the Erie Canal in 2014 Bring your camera as you rediscover the past aboard your Canal Cruiser. Vistas

of natural beauty will pass slowly before your viewfinder – peaceful historic villag-

es, that have changed very little this century, unfold as you round each bend.

Travel down the Erie Canal and enjoy "Life in the Past Lane."

Explore some of the oldest water routes in North America and follow in the wake

of history. The legend of the grand Erie Canal flows as strongly today as it did when it was opened in 1825. Travel

through New York’s Heartland, gliding past lush farmland, famous battlefields, scenic port towns and thriving wild-

life preserves.

The narrow Old English design of the canal boats makes them easy to handle by the novice operators with mini-

mal training. The New York State Canal System is a relatively safe body of water, protected by close land and

easily accessible anchorages, and it is easily navigated by the channel markers placed and maintained by the

State of New York, making it preferable for family vacations. The historic orientation of such a vacation puts the

vacationers not only in touch with each other but also with the roots of their forefathers, as they become the adver-

tisement for future business.

Now that the Georgia trip is over, Karen and I have decided to take a trip down the Erie Canal next summer. Ten-

tatively we are planning the trip in late June or early July before the hurricane season gets going. If you have an

interest and want to be kept in the loop, please email me at joecoleman@cfl.rr.com.

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Cruising Notes

The Dog Days of Summer

Pizza Party at Scott’s Cove

August 17-18

Jim and Donna Oyer

Join us for a relaxing weekend at our old stomping

grounds, "Pinedaville," or the official name, "Scott's Cove."

Saturday, bring your kayaks, canoes, dinghies, floats, and

we can just relax on or in the river. Don't forget your chairs

and umbrellas for the beach, and just sit back and enjoy

the day. The pizza will be delivered at 5:30 p.m., so please

bring a side dish to share. There will be a sign up sheet

provided at the August meeting. Get your boat out and

enjoy a weekend of fun and relaxation.

Sunday morning breakfast will take place back on the

beach at 8:30 a.m. Please bring a breakfast item to share.

If you are unable to make the August meeting, please

email us, or call and let us know if you will be attending.

Our email address is: jimdonna@cfl.rr.com or call 321-

243-0088. Come out and enjoy the weekend with great

friends, great food, and great fun! See you there!

Labor Day Cruise to Ft Pierce

August 30 - September 2

Jesse and Carmen Camp

Come join us for the 2013 Ft Pierce City Marina Labor Day

Weekend Cruise. For those coming Friday, we can meet

at the tiki bar by the Marina office at 7 p.m. Saturday

morning is the Farmers’ market, with excellent breakfast

delights and Arts-Craft fair 8-12 a.m.

At 5 p.m. Saturday we can bring appetizers and libations

for sharing at the building in the northeast corner of the

marina. (We will have Pina Coladas-Strawberry Daiquiris).

Dinner on your own (if you still have room).

Sunday we can meet for breakfast at the restaurant down

the street at 9 a.m., and sail over to Loggerhead Marina in

Vero Beach. The Marina is about 2 miles north of the Vero

Beach municipal marina on the western shore of the ICW.

We can meet again at 5 p.m. for a cookout. Bring your

meat and a side item for sharing; a grill will be provided.

Monday at 9 a.m. we meet for shared breakfast and then

head back to our home slips.

Please contact the Ft Pierce City Marina at (772) 464-

1245 to make your reservation for Friday and Saturday,

August 30-31.

Please contact Loggerhead Marina at (772) 770-4470 for

Sunday, Sept 1.

Tell both marinas you are part of the ECSA group and

BoatUS. for a better rate.

Loggerhead has a swimming pool and Clubhouse as well

as limited supplies, but no restaurant. Don’t forget your

swimsuit and chairs!

Sign up at the August general membership meeting or

email Jesse at jessecamp@bellsouth.net.

Cocoa Village Fireworks

Cruise Review David and Gail Cordial

ECSA members and friends were once again treated to a

fabulous fireworks display in Cocoa Village to celebrate

July 4th. They were joined by a few hundred of their clos-

est friends, and as always the Brevard Symphony kept

everyone’s foot tapping. While many areas of the country

had to cancel their events due to rain, we even avoided

our typical afternoon thunderstorm. It was a hot but

breezy day allowing some members to actually put up

their sails during the journey.

The crew of Mrs. C (David and Gail Cordial) arrived on

Wednesday evening to make certain things were in prop-

er order for the festivities. They were joined on Thursday

by cruise co-host Bob Wiley aboard Judith III; Roland and

Barbara Norris on Captiva; Denise Hoffman and crew

Dave Keane on Flyin’ D; Glenn, Lisa and Sophia Parker

aboard Wanderer; Ken, Pam, Brandon and Jessica Wind-

sor on Imagine and Al Budding and Jennifer Beach on

Tanden. Everyone enjoyed the beautiful marina facilities

with no ECSA boats anchored out – probably a first!

It was a nice afternoon for hanging out at the marina to

enjoy a cold beverage and some snacks, maybe a nap.

For dinner, we had a crew of 29 at Norman’s and then

slowly wandered back to the marina or to the band shell.

Attending by car were John and Loretta Schnitzius, Don

and Joanne Theriault, Ralph and Winnie Crawford, Karen

and Joe Coleman, George and Terry Schorn, Kay Spar-

row (he’s still waiting for Joe Coleman to pay his bill),

Pete and Cindy Seaman, Paul and Julie Greenway.

There was a beautiful breeze on the docks and the fire-

works did not disappoint.

On Friday morning a few brave souls (the crews of Wan-

derer, Judith III and Mrs. C) enjoyed breakfast at Os-

sorio’s. The omelets, homemade cinnamon rolls and egg

croissants are worth the trip! It was great to see old and

new friends for a front row seat at the fireworks. Don’t

forget to join us next year.

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but as I said before, this is my story. I dug through very

soft muck and sand and finally freed the anchor. After a

quick wash, we weighed the anchor and were on our

way.

Up to this point we were able to motorsail almost all the

way up to St. Augustine, making very good time. Alibi

had never been farther north than the city marina, and

we had the Bridge of Lions schedule to contend with. So

while waiting, we drifted along with an outgoing tide in 32

feet of water, and BAM! we hit something below the wa-

ter. It wasn’t the bottom and it was hard enough to raise

the side of the boat up. Later in Brunswick while the

boat was hauled (that story is coming…) we noticed that

it hit to the rear of the keel on the port side, putting a

gash in the fiberglass (see Bob’s photos of the trip). I

relate this to the principle that if a car spins off the road

into a field, and there is only one tree in the field, the car

will hit it.

If you subscribe to the theory that bad things happen in

threes, then you might figure that we were done. We

had the depth sounder issue, the anchor getting hung

up, and Alibi hitting something under water. The rest of

the trip should have been a piece of cake. It should have

been. Later in the day Karen remarked that the toilet

was backing up with sea water even in the dry bowl posi-

tion. It was only a minimal amount at first but as the

head was being used, the amount of water flushing back

increased. I tried to close the thru-hull but the gate valve

(yes, I know, never use a gate valve) broke off in my

hand. I assumed (and later confirmed) that the flapper

valve was leaking water back. We were still able to use

the holding tank, but had to switch the lever back to the

sea side so that the holding tank didn’t leak back into the

toilet. There was no way this could be fixed without a

haul-out and valve replacement.

This prompted a change in our itinerary and we headed

directly from St Mary’s to Brunswick. We needed to get

there during a working day instead of the weekend as we

had planned. We arrived at Brunswick Landings on

Thursday night and arranged with the dock master to

have the boat hauled out at 8:00 the next morning. I was

warned that when replacing the valve, if the thru hull

moved, they would have to reseal it and not put the boat

back into the water for 48 hours. Although 5200 will cure

in the water, their insurance will not allow them to put a

boat back until the 48-hour air drying time.

The next morning we were at the lift and Alibi was pulled

out of the water. I immediately noticed the gouge on the

bottom from whatever it was that we hit in St. Augustine.

I also noticed that my zincs were shot and needed to be

replaced. The people at the marina did an excellent job

and were able to remove the old gate valve and replace

it with a new ball valve. The thru-hull never moved at all.

I replaced the flapper valve, and by 11:00 we were back

COMMODORE’S THOUGHTS (Continued from page 2)

in the water heading to our slip.

As far as problems with the boat go, that was it, ex-

cept for a blown fuse in the battery charger after St.

Augustine City Marina lost power during a thunder

storm – a minor issue. Read Bob’s article about the

Brunswick cruise with its many highlights, and you

will see that after two weeks of traveling, we all re-

turned home “and lived happily ever after…….”

Happenings!

Are you planning a cruise? Would you like company?

Send an email to maoshea@bellsouth.net

if you would like to share your itinerary in the newsletter.

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Captain Katanna’s Review Brad and Angie Stowers

Saturday started off with an ugly little storm blowing

through the area, so most ECSA members chose to take

their land yachts to Captain Katanna's for dinner (at least

that's the story they were telling). Brad & Angie Stowers

waited until the weather passed and then made a mad

dash up the river for Katanna's in their boat Santé, arriv-

ing just before Don Theriault and Bob Wiley dispatched

search parties for the oh-so-fashionably late hosts. Also

attending by boat was new member Nate Miller and his

mother Mary.

After many a tall tale were swapped, the much put-upon

wait staff at Katanna's served up an excellent dinner to

all. Following that, more outrageous lies sea stories were

heard far and wide, and Joanne was forced to settle

down some of the more boisterous in the crowd. The

evening slowly wound down as members boarded their

land yachts for the long cruise home. Nate & Mary and

Brad & Angie retired to the end of Katanna's dock for the

evening.

Sunday morning breakfast was a black tie affair, with

Angie serving up mimosas and made-to-order omelets

topped with shaved truffles on Santé's lido deck. It was

well attended by Brad (if you don't believe it, well then I

guess you should have showed up). Nate and Mary also

put in an appearance later in the morning and spent a

few hours swapping more war stories. Eventually, Nate

had to head out to collect the rest of his crew (wife Wen-

dy and their two children) for an afternoon BBQ. The

Stowers' set sail for parts unknown and were last seen

heading east out of Sebastian Inlet with Angie dangling

from the main halyard trying to heel the boat over

enough to clear the bridge and Brad singing "15 Men On

A Dead Man's Chest" and taking long swigs from a

questionable looking jug.

Members attending by horseless carriage included Don

& Joanne Theriault, Bob Wiley, Simon Koumjian & Ei-

leen Kiesel, Dean & Patti White, Adrianne & Bob Gold-

stein, Jim & Donna Oyer, Joe & Karen Coleman, John &

Lynda Geraci, Tom & Mary Ann O'Shea, John Boyd, and

Marie Carney. Also attending as guests of Brad & Angie

were Don & Christine Richards.

Brunswick, GA, Review as told by Bob Wiley

Once upon a time (actually, let's say 15 June 2013), four

ECSA boats (let's say Alibi, Impulse, Judith III, and Sea-

quel) left the no-tide, no-current waters of the Indian

River Lagoon on a quest for the summer solstice in the

land of 7-foot tides and 1.5+kt currents of Brunswick,

GA. This is Bob's story of that voyage. It needs to be

compared carefully with Joe Coleman's version. You'll

be on your own to decide what really happened.

First, the facts, just the facts. Crew: Alibi – Karen and

Joe with granddaughter, Allison Savage; Impulse – Jo-

anne and Don; Seaquel – Tim and JoAnn; Judith III –

Bob and his high school classmate, Jim Leslie. Itinerary

– Titusville, Daytona Beach, Marineland, Palm Cove, St

Marys, Brunswick, and return via Cumberland Island,

Palm Cove, St. Augustine, Daytona Beach, Titusville.

Total mileage (for Bob) – 443.9 nm. Activity highlights:

At Marineland, Karen, Allison, Tim, JoAnn, Bob and Jim

took a sunset kayak tour of part of the wildlife refuge.

Ask Tim about what happens when someone 'surprises'

a sleeping manatee in shallow water. Tim grilled some

delicious ribs at Brunswick to coincide with the club's

Summer Sailstice dinner at Grills back home. There

was a walking tour of Cumberland Island which we

reached via dinghy. The 2nd ECSA Golf Tournament at

St Augustine was lots of fun and won by Tim. Jim came

in 2nd. The photos on the website provide far more de-

tail on how much fun and adventure we shared.

Jim and I tried to find nice restaurants and the group

enjoyed several group meals documented in the photos.

Anyone who has traveled with Karen knows that we also

visited the very best ice cream parlors in every town.

Of course we couldn't control the weather and it did

make for a few interesting hours on several days. Par-

ticularly when crossing the inlet of St Andrews Sound

and entering Brunswick via St Simons Sound and on the

return trip almost every afternoon from St Augustine to

home. Joe did his best to keep us informed of what XM

weather was showing. One of the problems I encoun-

tered was my Garmin failed to recognize the XM anten-

na was connected until the last afternoon in the middle

of a storm which didn't help me avoid it at all.

I believe that Impulse was the only boat that did not ex-

perience any equipment 'adventures'. I'll let Joe tell you

about his ordeals. Tim lost the control 'joystick' of his

GPS chartplotter when it was in a non-functional mode,

but using a toothpick one night he managed to get it

useable for the rest of the trip. My adventures are the

subject of next month's article.

In spite of the adverse 'Welcome Home' the Sunday

storm gave us, Jim and I look forward to the next ECSA

cruise adventure.

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some of the definitions are: brotherhood, companionship,

community. Yes, all of those words apply. That is the

recipe for ECSA. A teaspoon of brotherhood, a table-

spoon of fellowship, and the ECSA community thrives. It

thrives because of people like you, who participate, vol-

unteer, and who donate your time.

Jim and I will be hosting the August cruise to Scott’s

Cove this month. We will be having pizza delivered, so

we are calling it a “Pizza Party.” Please get your boats

out of their slips, and join us for a weekend of camarade-

rie, fun, and lets all make some memories. Bring your

flotation devices: kayaks, canoes, dinghies, floaties,

whatever, and lets just have some summer solstice sail

and slumber. We look forward to seeing you there.

I save my prayers for important issues, BUT I sure would

appreciate a non-lightning weather weekend. Otherwise,

Jim will be your host…..

Happy Sails to You,

Donna

VICE COMMODORE’S VIEW (Continued from page 2) Member Classified Ads

• 1989 Catalina 30 Sailboat, very good condition, wing keel. Includes newer 135 Genoa with furler, full batten main, dodger, bimini with side panels, newer interior upholstery, inflatable dinghy, davits, 4-hp 2-stroke Suzuki OB, CD stereo, VHF, new head. Beautiful! $36,000 or B.O. Call Jesse Camp 407-620-7813.

• Two Duracell EGC2 6V batteries. Wired in series to give 12V, these make great house batteries. 20 amp hour rate: 230, minutes at 25 amps: 448. Batteries were bought new May, are in great condition, and are still covered under 12 month warranty. Includes battery boxes to fit the GC2 size and cabling for connecting in a series. $140 for the pair. Contact Brad Stowers at 303-819-8478 or email brad.stowers@gmail.com.

• 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 321-757-1409.

SLIP FOR RENT:

• Dock space available for 20 to 40-ft. sailboat. Banana River near Mather's Bridge, Indian Har-bour Beach. Call Dick Tillman 773-4711 or 759-2608.

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Mary Ann at maoshea@bellsouth.net

ECSA Sports

Update The second ECSA miniature golf tour-

nament was held at the St Augustine Putt Putt course

on June 26th. With dry conditions and a slight breeze

off the ocean, nine of ECSA’s finest took to the course

in the early evening. As usual the course was in excel-

lent shape and the greens were fast and slick. Com-

petition was tough this year with Bob Wiley, Tim

O’Sullivan, Karen Coleman and Joanne Becker Theri-

ault all having holes in one. Taking the award this year

was Tim O’Sullivan with a score of three under par 43.

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Upcoming 2013 ECSA Events

Date Event Contact

Aug 17-18 Rendezvous at Scott’s Cove Jim & Donna Oyer

Aug 31 - Sep 2 Labor Day Cruise to Fort Pierce and Loggerhead Jesse & Carmen Camp

Sep 14-15 Marker 21 Cruise Don & Joanne Theriault

Oct 12-13 Boy Scout Island Cruise Jennifer Clendinen

Check out http://www.sail-race.com for up-to-date racing information.

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