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SPRING 2007 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR would like to restore her to her place in personnel. We welcome both of these history and keep her sailing the Chesapeake organizations and are happy that they are Finally Spring has Bay. In this effort, we are hoping to find now Part of Navy Sailing. arrived in Annapolis. a single sponsor or multiple sponsors to Navy Sailing has its partner with us in this endeavor. If you or Earlier this spring I visited several locations plans in place and has your corporation are interested, please give on the West Coast and can report that Navy begun sailing in almost us a call. Sailing is going strong on the “other” coast. every location. This The Naval Academy has moved two of its spring brings many new As always, we continue to promote Navy 44’ Sail Training Craft (STC) to San Diego. activities and you can Sailing to everyone who will listen. Our This summer, the Command, Seamanship, read about many of efforts are paying off. The Chief of Naval Navigation, and Training Squadron them in this newsletter. We have initiated Education and Training (CNET) has turned (CSNTS) will send midshipmen to the West four new activities for 2007. The first is around 180 degrees and is now striving to Coast for their summer leadership training our efforts to help our wounded comrades keep sailing a vital part of Naval officer aboard these STC. The various blocks recovering development. A new CNET Instruction is of two-week periods will work their way at Walter under review and should be issued in the north and finish in San Francisco late in the Reed and near future. This is a major step forward; summer. The boats will be moved to Seattle Bethesda the requirement for sailing had been to be used by the NROTC midshipmen at by giving dropped a few years back. We like to believe the University of Washington. them a day that our efforts have helped on of R&R keep sailing a part of our Naval heritage. June 29 & August 10 on the Chesapeake Bay. We have arranged a full day of activity, As you have read, resources sailing, picnicking, swimming, and fun to are scarce in the military get them out and about, away from the world, especially for non hospital and their day-to-day lives in this war-connected items. We difficult time. The first outing is in June, need your help to keep the and we plan to have a second in August. sailing assets available. We We are looking for volunteers and money have for some time sought to to get this project going and possibly have keep boats, sails, etc. going to it grow it into a larger program. Call us the NROTC and NJROTC more information. Donations to this effort programs. The Naval should be earmarked, “Vets on the Bay.” Academy has identified 23 Lasers that will be donated to This year we will attempt to put the Intrepid, this effort. As liaison, USNSA Navy 44 being reassembled in San Diego by Dennis Irelan, Bernie Roeder, and Herb Zoehr. a 1960s Navy Luders Yawl, back in the is coordinating the transfer of water. She is currently on the hard. We these boats to various Units around the country. This plan U.S. NAVAL SAILING FOUNDATION will extend the lives of the Lasers and assist what’s inside the Units in their sailing programs. At its annual meeting, the Trustees of All-Services Single-Handed the U.S. Naval Sailing Foundation voted Championship & After Guard We want to welcome two new Branches unanimously to elect CAPT Robert D. Regatta ................................................... 2 as members of USNSA, the Freedom McWethy and CAPT Bernard W. Moulton CNET ...................................................... 2 Sailing Association and Chesapeake Region honorary members of the Foundation in NROTC .................................................. 3 Accessible Boating (CRAB) organization. NJROTC ................................................. 3 recognition of their more than 35 years of The Freedom Sailing Association was service to Navy Sailing. At the Mid-Winter Yearbook .................................................. 3 formed at Ft McPherson, Ga., and will be News from Member Branches .................. 4 Awards Banquet held in the Chesapeake sailing on Lake Allatoona. CRAB is based Cruising Updates ..................................... 7 Room of the Naval Academy on January Bits & Pieces ............................................ 7 here in Annapolis and provides boating 31, 2007, CAPT McWethy and CAPT opportunities for physically-challenged Moulton were recognized as honorary SPRING 2007 - US NAVAL SAILING ASSOCIATION members of the Foundation. Attending a Navy home for the ceremony were VADM Doug Katz, the boat. It turned Commodore of Navy Sailing, and RADM out that the new Ted Walker, CAPT Jerry Farrell, and CAPT branch, Freedom Pete Roberts, Trustees of the Foundation. Sailing Association, See photo at right. was looking for a boat to use for During December the Foundation worked teaching. Allen with Mr. Ron Byer who had contacted the Faurot inspected Foundation seeking to donate his J-24. the J-24, and the Meanwhile, the Association was working owner repaired the with a new branch being organized in trailer. Rich White, Atlanta, Ga. When dealing with potential the Commodore of donations, the Foundation works to find Freedom Sailing, picked up the boat US Naval Sailing Association in New Jersey and trailered it back Commodore down to Atlanta. Navy Sailing waives one year of dues for VADM Douglas J. Katz, USN (Ret.) Navy Sailing’s newest branch will have a good boat for individuals who contribute $50 or more to the Foundation. Vice Commodore teaching sailing on Lake Allatoona this CDR Dixon R. Smith, USN spring. ALL SERVICES CHAMPIONSHIP & Treasurer The U.S. Naval Sailing Foundation thanks AFTER GUARD REGATTA CDR Richard F. Emmett, USN (Ret.) all those who have donated generously to the McWethy Fund. Donations totaled This year’s All Services Championship and Rear Commodores $12,931 through March 31. If you haven’t After Guard Regatta for lasers and dinghies LCDR Jeffrey A. Bennett, II, USN donated, please consider writing a check, will be held at the Naval Academy 26 May. CDR Nicholas V. Buck, USN CAPT noting in the memo section, “McWethy The All Services will determine the military MAJ Kelly G. Dobson, USMC Fund,” and sending it to the Foundation at competitor for the National Single-Handed CDR Gavin J. Giddings, USNR 58 Bennion Road, Naval Support Activities, Championship, the O’Day Trophy, to be CAPT Joseph C. Lodmell, USN Annapolis, MD 21402. Participation is the held in August. Mr. Ray Moon key to successful fund-raising efforts. Please CDR Louis P. Partida, USN participate. The All Services Championship is open to Mr. Michael C. Rowe all Active duty, Reserves, National Guard CDR Robert Spencer, USN (Ret.) The Foundation now has 11 sailboats at and Coast Guard members Let’s have all various Naval MWR facilities, two at Marine branches of service be represented in this Executive Director Corps Community Services, four sailboats important event. LCOL Robert L. Howe, USA (Ret.) at NROTC Units, and one at an NJROTC Unit. The Foundation works with MWR Commodores, please encourage any of your CNET Liaison facilities and schools to make sailboats club members who are proficient in these CAPT Dan Cain, USN available to military families and students sail craft to participate. The After Guard for training and recreation. The Foundation Regatta will be for bragging rights among BUPERS Liaison does this through the generosity of the past competitors or team mates from their CAPT Bruce Sherman, USN (Ret.) members of Navy Sailing who donate their college dinghy sailing days. Contact us or boats to the Foundation. Your donation see our website, www.navysailing.org, for USNSA/NAVSTA of boats, sails or cash is tax deductible to more details. 58 Bennion Road the extent permitted by law and is used to Annapolis, MD 21402-5054 benefit the military family. Consider Navy CNET 410 293-2130 Sailing through the Foundation in your fax 410 293-4845 estate planning. Navy Sailing Instructor Certification DSN 281 2130/2341 We continue to strive to upgrade the level Another way members of Navy Sailing of sailing instruction that Navy programs www.navysailing.org can help the Foundation is to make a offer worldwide. We do this by certifying [email protected] donation when renewing your membership. 2 US NAVAL SAILING ASSOCIATION - SPRING 2007 Navy sailing instructors. We Meanwhile, the Naval Academy cuyrrently have two classes officials told Bob Howe that they programmed. had 23 Lasers that Navy Sailing could distribute to its Branches and The first will be held in Commands. Again, West Ashley Washington at Bolling Air stepped up and asked for four Force Base. This course is Lasers. offered through our Pentagon Sailing Club PSC branch. The Mr. Darryl Hickman volunteered second is going to be at the his truck and trailer, and the Parker Short Stay Navy Recreation 21 and four Lasers were loaded Area on Lake Moultrie near on the trailer here in Annapolis. Charleston S.C. Chives Woodhead, one of the West Ashley cadets, helped with the These two classes will certify heavy lifting. As you can see from more than 30 individuals to the picture, they did an incredible be Navy Certified Sailing Instructor Training Class Bolling AFB job of loading the trailer. Mr. Instructors (all standards must Hickman and MC Strickland drove be met). If you, or any of all safely to Charleston. members of your organization, is interested CAPT Allsopp, a USNSA member since in becoming a certified Navy Sailing l975, holds an Navy Masters Skippers YEARBOOK Instructor, contact us. (E-MS) qualification and is a certified Navy Instructor Trainer with a Racing In early March sent out a notice requesting NROTC endorsement.