AUGUST 2002 TheCHANNEL Coconut Grove Sailing Club BOAT OF THE MONTH 2002-2003 Officers and Committee Chairmen Margaritaville Flag Officers Margaritaville Commodore ................. Andrea Stringos Vice Commodore................... Bud Price Rear Commodore.............. Manny Pacin Secretary ..................... Jean Anne Davis Treasurer ..................... Jeffrey Zirulnick Fleet Officers Fleet Captain .......................Will Bourne Fleet Chaplain ...................Cal Schofield Fleet Surgeon ....... Dr. Nicolaus Martens Board Members Charlie Abell Jose Hernandez L. B. Carpenter Steve Hawkins Lionel Baugh Bill Mauk Vladimir Stroleny Mike Lovelady Jack Hamm Reggie Nicholson Club Manager - Chuck Burns A San Juan ‘28 (1981) has been owned by Larry Committee Chairmen Whipple [Past Commodore] Adult Sailing Instruction ........Dick Crisler BBYRA Rep ........................... Dave Kurtz since 1984. He has raced this st By-Laws........................... Dave Goldberg boat for 18 years, winning 1 C-Gulls............................ Krisan Lamberti Place trophies over the years Chamber of Commerce.. Dominic Lamberti in the Lime Cup, BBYRA and Channel Editor .............. Deborah Mitchell Columbus Day Regattas. Cruising&Rendezvous ................Jo-Ann Pszenny & Elaine Long His partner, Susan Entertainment ......................... Marc Buller Walcutt, has also earned firsts Executive ....................... Andrea Stringos in various WYRA races over Finance .......................... Jeffrey Zirulnick the past five years, including Future Development ............ Brian Bishop the C-Gull Cup, Coral Cup House ..................................... Jack Hamm Jr. Racing Development .............Kay Voss and Nielsen-Morin Cup. Marine Council ........................ Carl Straw These above pictures were taken during the 2002 C-Gull Cup Regatta, where Membership ...................... Richard Crisler Margaritaville took a 2nd Place under the leadership of Susan Walcutt, with Dugan Moorings .......................... Gonzalo Bellini Patchett [Past Commodore] as skipper, and crew members Jennifer Kila, Gabby Orange Bowl Regatta ......... Art Auwaerter Milley and Andrea Stringos. Property .................................... Bud Price Protocol ............................. Dugan Patchett Larry Whipple is currently Chairman of Miami’s 2002 Columbus Day Regatta; Public Relations ....................... Love Levy Susan Walcutt is Treasurer of the Regatta. Anyone who wants to assist or be a part Race ...................................... Will Bourne of the Columbus Day Regatta should get in touch with them through the Club. Rack ...............................Rob Quinlivan & .............................................Charlie Abell Strip .................................... Karen Young Want to be famous? Submit a 5x7 photo (either digital or regular) of your boat and a Web Master..................... Beth Hernandez short paragraph or two about the vessel and we'll attempt to showcase your boat on Volume 58 Issue 2 the front page of the Channel (provided Editor's discretion). 2990 South Bayshore Drive • Coconut Grove, FL 33133 • Tel: (305) 444-4571 • Fax: (305) 444-8959 website: www.cgsc.org A Not-For-Profit Corporation e-mail: [email protected] COMMODORE'S NOTE: REPORT General Membership Meetings will be held on the 4th Friday The City of Miami’s - Water- beginning August 23, 2002 front Advisory Board held a public meeting on July 11th regarding the Technical Assistance Team (TAT) NOTE: Report on the establishment of a man- aged mooring/anchorage field in the Board of Directors Meeting Coconut Grove Area. The report is time changed to 7:00 PM available on-line at <www.ci.miami/ fl.us>. Look under “Citizen Information” and click on “Technical Assistance Team Report” and you can download the report. Copies are also available at the City Clerk’s Office at 3500 Pan American Drive in Coconut Grove. In brief, the report calls for replacing all moorings and anchorage’s (including our own mooring field) with VICE COMMODORE’S REPORT screw down moorings. The TAT believes that they can get Federal funding through grants to cover the cost of the new moorings. The choice of the screw down moorings system relies on the belief that To insure that our Club facilities and equipment are kept in good it is both environmentally safer for the sea grass, and that it is reputed repair and order, I will be assembling a six member Property to be hurricane safe. The TAT believes that with hurricane-proof Committee this year. We will be meet once a month and my goals at moorings, boats will not have to leave the area during a hurricane this time are to: implement a plan for outboard motor scheduled watch or warning, and that this will lead to more boat ownership in maintenance and replacement; develop a repair and replacement the bay. The TAT envisions as many as a thousand boats on schedule for the roof, the boat docks etc. Anyone who is interested in serving on this committee, please contact me through the Club moorings. Shore services and amenities, under one scenario of the Manager. report, would be provided by the Coconut Grove Sailing Club. Hurricane season is here. If you do not already have a plan for During the public meeting portion, questions were raised about removing your boat from the moorings or off the strip, now is the the issue of how truly safe the moorings would be. One speaker time! It is important both for the protection of our Club and your boat pointed out that should they fail during a hurricane, the damage to the that we must ask you to leave the property. If you are a new member shoreline would be immeasurable, and indeed mentioned that it was and are having trouble formulating a plan, please talk to some more irresponsible to encourage boat owners to leave their boats in an senior member for advice. I am sure anyone you speak with will be exposed area during a hurricane. The TAT representatives insisted happy to share their strategies with you (if not their secret spot). that the screw down moorings are hurricane proof. Questions were Any comments? Please let me know. also raised about enforcement issues, which one speaker said seemed weak at the moment. A representative from the city’s Bud Price Marine Patrol spoke and stated that there is an active enforcement Rear Commodore program in the anchorage area and security is not a problem. As Commodore of the Coconut Grove Sailing Club, I stated that we have been a proven “managed mooring facility operator” for 55 years and offered to share our expertise by assisting the City and the The Coconut Grove Sailing Club is anchorage in working out an amenable plan. I also noted that no financial information had been included in the proposal and pointed scheduling a Luxury Cruise on out that mooring facilities are not highly lucrative operations. Vice Carnival’s Fascination for 3 Nights. Commodore Bud Price spoke about our children’s and adult sailing The dates are Friday, November 15 programs and mentioned that extra land would be needed if we were through Monday, November 18, 2002. to include additional amenities for the anchorage at our site. We are getting the lowest group rate of At this point, the city’s planning process is just starting, and I am $308. sure that there will be many adjustments and changes to the initial This price includes Port Charges, tax and extra TAT proposal. The club is actively researching mooring facilities amenities. and investigating all options. The impact on CGSC is unclear at this time, but many see a natural partnership between us and the anchor- Deposits are needed in early August. age, so it is clear that we will have to be involved in the development We shall have a GREAT TIME. and planning phases. If you are interested in these issues, please e- Contact: Eda Umpierre at mail me at [email protected]. or call me at 305-662-7020. 305.238.9919 August 2002 - Coconut Grove Sailing Club Calendar Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat 1 23 Tuesday Nights Social Night Friday/Saturday/Sunday Grill Open 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Office & Bar Social Night BBYRA Closed BBYRA One Design #8 Meeting- MYC KBYC 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 BBYRA BBYRA Office & Bar Social Night Board Meeting Cruising #8 One Design #8 Closed Name the Bar 7:00 p.m. CGSC KBYC Night 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Office & Bar Social Night Adult Sailing #1 Closed General Meeting 7:30 p.m. Conch Cup - MYC HURRICANE PARTY 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Adult Sailing #2 Office & Bar Closed Social Night BBYRA - Make Up Day Quota Meeting 7 PM AAA GLASS & MIRROR Monthly Boat Bottom & Cleaning at CGSC GLASS ETCHING BY ANTHONY Call MIRRORS - GLASS ENCLOSURES Mary Anne Boyer CHARLES (BUD) PRICE, 10581 N.W. 53 ST., SUNRISE PRES. PHONE: (954) 741 -0143 445-8536 10980 BISCAYNE BLVD. C.E. PRICE CORP.COMPANIES Sailboat Racing Anyone? I urge you to try racing. You will never look back. So, what is keeping you? Let’s examine at your excuses, one by one… ‘I don’t know if I would enjoy it’. Trust me, you will. Racing is a riot. It involves teamwork. It is exciting. It is challenging. It is social. You work with other people. You’ll make new friends. It is a matter of connecting with the right fleet and the right boat. Believe me, exchanging ‘high fives’ after a good race is a real thrill. We, the officers, ‘I am a beginner. I don’t want to let the team down by making a "Pledge Our Allegiance" mistake’. Name a sailor who didn’t start as a beginner. Almost any racing boat can use a novice to provide weight and help out. You will on the 4th of July be given assignments commensurate with your level of experience. Your participation will be appreciated. L to R: Jean Ann Davis, Secretary; Manny Pacin, Rear Commodore, and ‘I don’t have the budget’. You can spend as much or as little as you Commodore Andrea Stringos wish. It costs nothing to crew. ‘I don’t like being shouted at’.