January 2010 Vol. 40 No. 1

January In This Issue: Mon 11 BOD meeting 6:30 Commodore’s Dinner Sat 23 SMSA-Washington Capitals Trip Sat 30 Awards Banquet 6-11 SMSA Annual Gala Awards Banquet

Freeze Your Bucc Off!

And Awards SMSA Trip to Caps Game Classifieds

January 30, 2010 Training Calendar GPS for Mariners Jan 4, 6, 13, 18, 20, 25

6-11 pm

80 ships set sail! SMSA Christmas Walk & Open House On December 4th We welcomed many members and guests during the Christmas walk many young sailors to be built 80 kits and raced their very own model “Minnow” . The party was fun for members and guests, with standing room only from time to time. We followed up that night with a Saturday night where members braved wind and rain to enjoy each other’s company and the tunes of Ben Connelly. “The Minnow”

Annual Gala TAM 6 pm – Cash Bar Open Certification and check in For reservations: Send Class 7 pm- Buffet Dinner Payment for number of featuring: people in your party to:

Sliced Round of Beef Donna Taylor, PO Box 51, Scotland, MD 20687 Want to assist SMSA Friday Au Jus Night Social Volunteers? At- by January 23, 2010 Southern Maryland Chicken Breast tend a one-day course in Febru- Association ary 2010 to become TAM Stuffed w/Apples & Brie Certified. Sign up by sending January 30, 2010 Seafood & Pasta Rooms have been reserved your name to for that night at the Sleep [email protected]. If at 6-11 pm Dessert: Maggie Weir’s Inn (next door to Lenny’s). least 10 members sign up, the Burgee Spice Cake class will be held at the SMSA Lenny’s restaurant Call 301.737.0000 by Janu- clubhouse. 11023 Three Notch ary 22nd and mention SMSA to reserve a room at a spe- Rd. Music and Dancing cial rate of $95+tax. California, MD following awards GPS for Mariners ceremony Course

$40 per person (seating Taught by the Coast is limited) Guard Auxiliary Registration On Site The Commodores Dinner 7:00-9:00 PM This month’s Commo- SMSA Clubhouse dores Dinner will be Jan 4, 6, 13, 18, 20, 25 "Comfort Food" Bring you Thursday, January best home style recipe, 21 be it an appetizer, main dish, or desert. What- Doors Open at ever you think you can 6:00 share and enjoy with you fellow sailors. PAGE 3 THE CLEW

SMSA Trip to Washington Capitals Game! Attention hockey fans! of $90 per ticket. The seats For those of you wonder- Kate and Chris Miller are are on the club level in Sec- ing what hockey has to do organizing an SMSA group tion 214, rows J, K and L. with sailing, it’s one more trip to Washington DC on These are great seats and chance to experience a Saturday January 23, 2010 for those of you that have- great sport on the water – to watch the Washington n’t been to a CAPS game, so what if it’s frozen!! Capitals take on the Phoe- they are awesome in per- Rock the Red – Let’s Go nix Coyotes. The game son! If you’re interested in CAPS! starts at 7pm, and we’ll be going, call Kate or Chris at setting up carpools from 410-586-8246, or e-mail Southern Maryland as the us at date gets closer. There are cmmil- 14 tickets available, first [email protected]. come first served, at a cost

CANCELLED: SMSA SKI WEEKEND AT SEVEN SPRINGS Due to lack of response, we unfortunately have to cancel this years SMSA Ski Week- end. We will get this trip organized much earlier next year allowing more time to schedule plans and get deposits submitted. We’re very sorry for the false start and the short fuse. However, the mountain is open all winter. Just get out there and do it. Jim Keen VOLUME 40 ISSUE 1 PAGE 4

FREEZE YOUR BUCC OFF! It was December 12, a cold were there for. We were 2 races in before the wind morning, the race marks going to race. completely died out again have been pulled for the It was a small event, we and just before our fingers season. The high for the were expecting up to 6 completely froze. day was supposed to be 44 boats, but only 3 showed The big surprise of the day degrees, but by noon it was up by race time. When we was the event winner. “BY NOON IT only about 34. Glenn & shoved off, the winds were Robert Herbig, on a bor- WAS 34 DEGREES, Terry Walters, were pack- very light, probably 2-3 rowed boat, took the right AND I WAS ing up their Albacore for knots, which made for a shift and the first ever tro- PICKING ICE OUT some winter tune ups. very slow drift out of the phy for the first ever OF MY BOAT” Gyorgy was working creek, and we were con- “Freeze Your Bucc Off” on his Buccaneer, Nina, cerned that we might not regatta. and I was picking the ice be able to race. We were You probably wonder why out of my boat. The sun wrong. was shining and it seemed we would go out in the like a great day to pack up Within minutes of leaving cold to play this silly the creek, a nice breeze our boats for the winter. game….but we really fig- But that’s not what we filled in across the whole river. We managed to get ured, why not?

BUCCANEER 18 FOR SALE 2000 for The Buccaneer North sale, $5000, good condi- American Championship is tion, with sails & trailer, coming to SMSA this June, this boat is extremely com- get your boat and be ready! nd petitive, won 2 place in Contact Jimmy: 240-434- Buccaneer NA’s in 2000, 1312 and has been very success- ful in local and regional regattas ever since.