February 2015 Chowder Chatter

The Chowder Chatter
The Official Newsletter of
The Caloosahatchee Marching and Chowder Society
Cape Coral / Fort Myers, Florida
www.cmcs-sail.org
Next Full Moon: February 3
P.O. Box 101268, Cape Coral, Fl. 33910
February 2015
Commodore’s Message
Greetings mates! We are off and
running with the new year. The
Change of Watch was a great
success with almost one hundred people attending. What a
fun evening of drink, food, music
and dancing.
We all got a
chance to see what we look like
dolled up! What a classy group!
Thanks again Elise Missall for
the great job of organizing and to
Barb and the Ballistics for the
February brings the Edison Gulf Regatta which is
our first regatta where you can accumulate points
toward Boat of the Year. There is usually great
wind in February, so this should be fun. There will
be a house party after this race. Look for a notice
announcing where it will be.
Our goal this year is to get as many members as
possible involved in planning, implementing and
enjoying our many races, cruises and social events.
The more you get involved, the better you get to
know people and the more you feel like a part of
what is going on. We will appreciate your efforts.
The weekend of February 20-22 brings the Edison
Parade of Lights. Slips at the Legacy Harbor Marina are already filling up, so you better get your
name in to make sure you are there to take part in
the Oyster Feast and Edison Grand Parade.
Commodore
Allen Fiske
great music.
Most of our hard work was done in the past few
months lining up the correct people to take the leadership positions and planning our Calendar for the
year. Everyone should have theirs by now. Now
we can relax and get to the fun part, the cruises,
races and social events.
By the time you receive this, we will have had the
first racing event of the year, the Chili Cook-Off Regatta and Dinner. I missed this last year, so I am
really looking forward to tasting all those different
Chili recipes.
On the 12th of February, we will be having a Day
Sail for those of you who don't have boats. As of
this writing, my boat (Minimum Balance) and Diane
Fowler's (Windy City) will be available. There may
be more. Just give one of us a call to get your
name on the list.
Our February Membership Meeting will center
around Membership Appreciation with sign-up
sheets for Committees as well as Races and
Cruises. We are always in need of dedicated volunteers to act as Race Committee Helpers and power
boats for Race Committee and Mark Boats.
Finally, John Churchill, our Vice Commodore of
Racing, has reached out to us for some support. He
needs help with some of the aspects of reporting
activity to the Membership and BOD. Think seriously about pitching in. We don't want to lose him.
Your new Commodore,
Allen Fiske
s/v Minimum Balance
2015 CMCS Officers
Commodore: Allen Fiske
Vice Commodore: Don Lawson
Vice Commodore – Summerset: Steve Romaine
Rear Commodore – Cruising: Kim Brown
Rear Commodore – Racing: John Churchill
Fleet Yeoman – Bev Duff
Fleet Purser – Bill Cook
Past Commodore – Diane Fowler
Chowder Chatter Editor—Steve Roake
CMCS Chowder Chatter
February 2015
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Rear Commodore of Racing’s Report
Change of Watch Dinner Recap
Hello Sailors, welcome to
the 2015 CMCS racing season. It is with great anticipation that I have taken on the
role of Rear Commodore for
Racing. I would like to thank
Stan Dale and Steve Roake
for assisting with the transition and Tony Solgard for
agreeing to be our Official
Rear Commodore– Racing Scorer.
If you were not there you missed a good time. We
had 91 folks sign up and they dined and danced
their way through the evening to the music of Barb
& The Ballistics. Sadly, 3 couples were not able to
attend due to the nasty Flu going around.
John Churchill
Our first race of the year
was intended to be the Chili Cook off Regatta on
January 24. Unfortunately, I failed my first task as
Rear Commodore by not scheduling favorable
weather for the event, and the regatta was cancelled due to anticipated high winds. It has not
been rescheduled at this time.
Our next race will be the Edison Gulf Regatta on
February 7. This is a Caloosahatchee Boat of the
Year Event, so we hope for a big turnout. This regatta will take place off of Ft. Myers Beach in the
Gulf of Mexico. The starting area will be in the usual
spot, in the vicinity of Marker 2, entrance to San
Carlos Bay. The race format will be up to three buoy
races. Plan on a skipper/crew party after the race.
Time and location to be announced as this date
draws closer.
Stan Dale, Rear Commodore of Racing awarded
trophies to the 2014 racing winners. The
Baumgartner Award was
presented to Steve Romaine and Cindy Carlino.
Upcoming Racing Events
Susan Reekie, Rear
Commodore of Cruising
presented the Cruising &
Exploration Award to
Kim Brown & Judy
Anderson.
February 7
March 14
Bev Duff, Past Commodore, presented the Good
Samaritan Award to Mel Rudd.
Rear Commodore-Racing
John Churchill
s/v Nurdle
Edison Gulf Regatta
Shrimp Festival Regatta
Golden Conch Regatta
The Golden Conch Regatta was hosted by the Platinum Point Yacht Club
on January 17-18,
2015. 25 boats participated in the regatta
in Charlotte Harbor off
of Burnt Store Marina.
In the True Cruising
“B” Division (7 boats)
Diane Fowler’s Windy
City was first overall. In the Non-Spinnaker Division
(7 boats), Roger Horton’s Wicked Wicked Ways
was fourth overall and Steve Romaine’s Air Supply
was fifth overall. Congratulations to CMCS Racers!
Commodore Diane Fowler introduced the new Flag
Officers and Board members and bestowed upon
new Commodore, Allen Fiske, the beloved Captain's hat and the lethal sword.
It was fun to see longtime members and some new
faces enjoying the evening and everyone looking
quite elegant, as well.
My special thanks go to Sue Stier and Connie Ridout for working the Welcome table and checking
everyone into the party.....good job!!
Fair Sailing,
Elise Missall
Past Commodore, 2000
CMCS Chowder Chatter
February 2015
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Rear Commodore of Cruising’s Report
RC-Cruising’s Report—Continued
Thanks to John and Susan
for a great year. We can only
hope to have half as much
fun this year. Having finished
up the New Year’s cruise
(and started the New Year)
with 2 absolutely perfect
nights on the hook in Pelican
Bay, TrustMe!!!, at least, is
off to a good start. Susan’s
Rear Commodore-Cruising
full report is elsewhere.
Kim Brown
Cancellations less than 72 hours prior to reservation
will result in charge of one night’s dockage. Carolyn
Wilson is promising to punch you on arrival. I think
that involves rum but only if you behave.
EPOL is coming up fast. Paul Steinman and Rose
Ann Hoffman are again heading the effort of the
many. Please say yes if they ask you to lend a
hand. Contact them directly if you haven’t already
signed up on the list. Those that can will start the
celebration on Friday night. Care should be taken
while heading to Legacy on Friday the 20th. It is the
150th anniversary of the Battle of Fort Myers that
day and Confederate sympathizers may be about.
Oysters at high noon (1200 hrs for you nautical
types) Saturday. I have been sharpening my shucking knife. Then a potluck at 1800 (see I can do nautical). Seems like every year there is one dish that
shows up a lot. What it is varies from year to year
(remember the meatball year?) Makes you wonder
if there is a CMCS cooking channel that everyone is
going to for their inspiration. By boat or car - be
there for the grand parade Saturday night. Remember to light up your boat as we honor one of the first
of too many tourists from NJ.
March has us heading to Pelican Bay the 20th
through the 22nd. No fancy sign up sheet- just show
up for a good time.
I will be arm twisting at the February meeting. I am
looking for a few good cruise leaders to fill out the
calendar. I have a number of ‘regulars’ who are
taking a break this year so opportunities are available. Back in the ‘old days’ when I raced, the rule of
thumb was that if you raced you were more than
happy to be committee boat at least once in the
year. So, if you cruise, you should be more than
happy to help out. If you don’t cruise, you should.
For you long range planners, the holiday cruise is
more days away than I can count (Steve Romaine
may know). BUT we have 15 slips lined up for New
Year’s at Fisherman’s Village in Punta Gorda. The
early alert is because this usually has a wait list.
Reservations are to be made ONLY with Randy
Chevalier at Fisherman’s Village. Phone 941-5753000 or contact randy@fishville.com Credit card is
required with reservation.
Ian Davis is looking for “club members who don't
mind sharing a cruising boat with strangers for a
couple of days and nights to get in contact with me.”
Ian is trying to become a reformed racer and to
cruise this year – see calendar for contact info.
Note for anyone who is planning a longer journey
(Bahamas, Keys, Points North) I’d be glad to plug
same in hopes of matching you with like minded
boats. Better than eHarmony, I promise. And if you
are journeying please keep us updated so we can
live vicariously through your adventures and misadventures.
Theme for the year is no whining. We live in a
beautiful area and get to enjoy it in ways others can
only dream of. So relax; go with the flow and enjoy.
I love good ideas and consider ‘complaint’,
‘suggestion’, and ‘idea’ all to be synonyms for
‘volunteer’.
Fair winds,
Kim Brown
s/v TrustMe!!!
Upcoming Cruises
February 20-22
March 20-22
April 9-12
April 24-30
EPOL Cruise
Pelican Bay Cruise
Cape Haze / Palm Island Cruise
Panther Key & Points South Cruise
Membership and Recruitment
New Full Members:
Patrick and Gay O’Keefe currently reside in Matlacha and have lived in the Fort Myers area for 11
years. They have 30 years of boating experience,
25 sailing and 20 years of cruising. Patrick and Gay
learned of CMCS while Pat served as a volunteer
ranger at Cayo Costa. They are interested in cruising and socializing with other CMCS members and
getting involved with the club. Pat is a retired educator and Gay is retired from Verizon.
Bev Slager
CMCS Chowder Chatter
February 2015
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Vice Commodore—Summerset’s Report
VC—Summerset’s Report Continued
In 1965 the Pontiac GTO was introduced. The Pontiac brand is
gone, the original GTO ended production in 1974. The Summerset
Regatta also started in 1965 and
we are still going strong, 50 continuous years later. This year we
celebrate the success of Summerset by the traditional distance and
buoy races off Fort Myers Beach,
wonderful parties, great door
Vice Commodore- prizes for participants, special
Summerset
“Golden Jubilee” caps and shirts,
Steve Romaine
and super grant fund and financial
assistance to youth sailing.
Starting in February, collared short-sleeve Summerset shirts will be available. These will come in three
colors, with the 50th Anniversary Summerset Logo
and your boat name embroidered on it. We will also
have personalized caps in navy blue, all in celebration of this anniversary year. Each will be specialordered and must be paid for in advance. We will
have samples to show you at the February 17th
general membership meeting at the Cape Coral
Yacht Club.
The dates of the 50th Summerset Regatta are October 9th – 11th, with the shore-side events at Bonita
Bills, Pink Shell
Pool, and Diamond Head Resort. Every one
of us will be involved this year,
as a committee
member, sponsor,
volunteer, or participant. This will
ensure that our
guests, (of which
there are many,
and who are very supportive of our major events)
have the opportunity to enjoy this fantastic event. It
is possible to have 75 boats for our anniversary
year, and we wish to put our best foot forward for
the enjoyment of everyone. Your planning committees will be working hard to see that this will be the
regatta to remember.
Less than 250 days left until the 50th Summerset
Regatta!
Steve Romaine
Vice Commodore-Summerset
SGRomaine294@gmail.com
482-6280
PS – Sponsor News! Check out the Offshore Sailing School’s new website, OFFSHORESAILING.COM. Very complete, very informative, great
pictures and video by a very professional company.
We are proud to call the Offshore Sailing School
one of our Platinum/Name sponsors for many years.
Due to great support in 2014, 35 youth sailing
grants, more than the year before, are available at
the Edison Sailing Center. Our ESC Grant Fund
Administrator, Marla Parker (910-0554) stands
ready to process applications. Distributions have
been made to youth sailing programs in Tampa Bay,
Charlotte Harbor, Naples and Marco Island. Thankyou notes have been received from these established training centers, acknowledging our support
from the profits of the 49th Summerset Regatta.
West Marine Community Day will be held on
Wednesday, April 8th, 2015. Port Supply prices will
be honored and our support will be vital in order for
West Marine to exceed last year’s sales of $32,000,
five percent of which goes to the Edison Sailing
Center.
Editors Note: The Ostego Bay Foundation is one of the recipients of CMCS’ support from the Summerset Regatta proceeds.
Please help support their programs.
CMCS Chowder Chatter
February 2015
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New Officer Biographical Sketches
Captain Allen Fiske, Commodore
Allen comes from a small town in
central Massachusetts and spent
most of his summers on Cape
Cod and Rhode Island beaches
and waters. His dad built him a
nine-foot sailing pram when he
was ten years old.
He lived in Massachusetts for 28
years and graduated from American International College in Springfield with a BS in
Business Administration.
He lived in Connecticut for about 15 years, owning
three sailboats during that time ranging from 24' to
30' and did much sailing on Long Island Sound. He
had a dream of moving to a warm climate, living on
a sailboat and eventually taking a year or two to go
cruising.
At age 36 he was in a car wreck and became a
paraplegic. He figured that was the end of his
dream and sold his boat.
Ironically, at about the same time, a sailor from
Newport, Rhode Island by the name of Harry Horgan became a paraplegic and started Shake-A-Leg,
developing an accessible sailboat called the Freedom Independence Twenty. Allen sailed for a couple of years with them in Newport and then decided
to move to South Florida. Coincidentally, in 1990,
Shake-A-Leg opened a branch in Miami.
Allen was hired as Outreach Director for Shake-ALeg Miami in 1994 and over a twelve year period
held many positions ending up as Director of Watersports and Fleet and Facility Maintenance until
retiring in 2006. During his time there, he helped
Miami’s Community Sailing Center and Shake-ALeg to become the nation’s largest disabled sailing
program.
Don Lawson, Vice Commodore
Don Lawson and his wife, Joan
Perkett, have been members
of CMCS since 2006. They
joined the club after moving to
Cape Coral from Colorado
where Don worked for Sybase/
SAP for 20 years as Director of
Real Estate for the Americas.
Don’s work gave him the opportunity to travel extensively
in North America as well as into Latin and South
America. He graduated from the University of Nebraska at Kearney with a BS degree in Business
Administration, Economics and Journalism. During
his college years he worked in radio and television
and later became a reporter, editor and photojournalist for various newspapers. Before joining Sybase/SAP he worked in purchasing and contracts
administration for Teknetics. a supplier and manufacturer of mil-spec power supplies.
Don and Joan learned to sail in Colorado on Carter
Lake taking courses through the American Sailing
Association. Their first boat was a 19 foot Precision
that they used extensively before moving to Florida
and becoming full time residents. They now have a
31 foot Hunter and also enjoy traveling and camping
in their 33 foot Tiffin Allegro Open Road motor
home. They have two children, two grandsons and
two dogs – a Great Dane and a West Highland Terrier. He is an active Amateur Radio operator, licensed as KB0LPM, and a member of the Fort
Myers Amateur Radio Club and ALERT – the All
Lee Emergency Response Team. He is also a
member of the Cape Coral CERT organization.
Don has held a variety of positions in CMCS – Historian and Photographer, Chowder Chatter editor
and Director. Joan has served as Yeoman, Fleet
Recruiter, Vice Commodore of Summerset, Vice
Commodore and Commodore.
CMCS Chowder Chatter
February 2015
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New Officer Biographical Sketches
Kim Brown, Rear Commodore of Cruising
John Churchill, Rear Commodore of Racing
Kim and Judy just kept moving
South. They were raised in Minneapolis and Wisconsin respectively. After marrying, they spent
8 years in St. Louis before arriving in Ft. Myers in 1981. They
have not looked back. Casting
about for something outdoorsy
Florida to do, they signed up for
Now
an adult-ed class on sailing
taught by John Guzzetta. They have been active
CMCS sailors ever since. Their first sailboat was a
Mirage 20 (UffDa) in the early 80’s and they have
moved up over the years through a succession of
TrustMe’s. The current
TrustMe!!!, a C&C 35, earned
the name as Kim bought it without Judy ever having laid eyes
on it. They are still married.
Their daughter Marta started out
sailing in a car seat strapped to
the mast below. She currently is
in Seattle where she performs
and teaches acrobatics. Kim
and Judy are strictly cruisers
Then!
now but a little known fact is that
Kim was once young enough and light enough to
work foredeck on a local J-24.
I grew up as a boat crazy kid
far from salt water in Indiana, learned to sail on my
first boat, a Sailfish at age
12, then on to a Snipe. Built
a few boats along the way,
from 8 to 20 feet, did some
chartering while in school,
then got my first big boat, a
Cape Dory 26 which I sailed
from Virginia to Bermuda
and back singlehanded, followed by a Bristol Channel Cutter that I cruised from Maine to the Bahamas,
as a warm up for a transAtlantic with my father, ending in Norway. I have had a pile of boats in between
as well, usually projects of some sort. Now I live on
Sanibel, work in Ft Myers as a pediatric orthopedic
surgeon when I am not fooling around with NURDLE, my Bristol 35.5 CB. I joined racing as a way to
build my skills while making sure that I cram some
sailing into my hectic schedule.
Kim works with small tech companies as a freelance
CFO and Judy is a counselor. Both are counting the
days to retirement.
Chili Cook-Off Dinner Recap
CMCS hosted its annual Chili Cook-Off Dinner at
the Cape Coral Yacht Club on Sunday, January 25.
As usual, Candice Thiele did a superb job organizing this event.
Almost
onehundred
people
enjoyed the efforts
of
twelve
chili
chefs.
Competition was broken
down into four
categories: Hottest
Chili; Best Traditional Chili; Best
Original Chili; and Best Decorated Booth. Sandy
Canning won the award for hottest chili. Kathleen
Vance won the award for best traditional chili.
George and Pixie Noyes won the award for best
original chili, and Sigrid Diedricksen won the award
for best decorated booth. Carolyn Preston won the
lifetime achievement award for best apron! Most
importantly, all went home well fed after having a
great time!
Steve Roake
CMCS Chowder Chatter
February, 2015
Ladies Bridge Club
The next gathering for the Ladies
Bridge Club will be February 10th
from 3:30-5 PM at the Callusa Nature Center and Planetarium, 3450
Ortiz Avenue, Fort Myers.
Ladies Bridge Club
Rose Young &
Rose Ann Hoffman
Director Heather Preston will do a
Navigation show/orientation for us
from 4pm to 5pm. This is open to
the men in the club as well.
Lou Tilley's Atocha coins will be at the Cape Coral Historical at 544 Cultural Park Blvd. Saturday 1/31 from 10am
to 4pm at a cost of $5.00 per person
RSVP Rose Ann Hoffman or Rose Young
(239) 540-1911 or (239) 540-5836
LBC Wicked Dolphin Rum Distillery Recap
The Ladies Bridge Club and their guests gathered at
Cape Spirits, Inc. near Pine Island Road following the
arrangements made by Eileen Correll. Nineteen CMCS
members sauntered up to the still in the Wicked Dolphin’s
production room at 3 PM on Monday January 6th. We
were treated to an explanation of the finer points of a rum
distillation process that uses exclusively Florida products
at this recent addition to the Cape Coral business community. In the best tradition of Southern hospitality the
women and men (yes, they were included for this tour)
enjoyed some Wicked Dolphin Punch during the early part
of the tour. Multiple questions that were fielded by our
well-versed guide gave us a better understanding of the
process that creates their delectable liquids. We closed
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Holiday Cruise Recap
The holiday cruise was blessed with warmer than usual
weather for the end of December. We arrived at Pelican
Bay on the 27th to find Zydeco, Barefeet and Silver Sea
already anchored for the evening.
On the 28th Kestrel II, Samphire and Chase the Clouds
joined the CMCS fleet.
Zydeco was the party boat for
happy hour that night, many thanks to Linda & Mike.
Carol Pim's Gopher Baroque with crew members Gordon
Coffman & two boy scouts arrived on Monday. As our
group grew Bev & Bob Duff graciously hosted happy hour
that night aboard Chase the Clouds.
Tuesday morning we awoke to thick FOG. Were Dot &
Eric on Samphire homesick? The fog lifted about noon
and Kestrel II, Silver Sea, Samphire and Lazy Susan
made our way north to Fishermen's Village Marina in
Punta Gorda. Already there were the Corrells on Breezin'
Up.
New Years Eve arrivals were Gopher Baroque, Grateful,
Jazzy, Chase the Clouds and Trust Me !!! We all gathered in the boaters' day room for a pot luck dinner with 40
CMCS members & guests in attendance. The marina
provided live music again this year and some of us were
actually able to stay awake until midnight to welcome in
2015.
New Years Day the club boats headed home with some
spending the night in Pelican Bay. Sailing with great
friends was a wonderful way to start the NEW YEAR!
Smooth Sailing,
John & Susan Reekie
s/v Lazy Susan
The usual suspects!
out the day’s informational tour by gathering in the gift
shop where we were offered samples of the distillery’s
Coconut Flavored Rum, Golden Spiced Rum, and Blueberry Rumshine.
We are happy to report that the entire “crew” was on its
best behavior! This pleased the Wicked Dolphin staff so
much that they gave us nearly unlimited access to purchase their bottled rum, a variety of brightly colored shirts,
and other pretty things that could be traded with the natives who inhabit the Cape.
LBC Wicked Dolphin Rum Distillery Tour
CMCS Chowder Chatter
February, 2015
Edison Sailing Center Sailing Grants Available
for Summer 2015 Session
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FOR SALE
1996 Hunter 25
CMCS graciously and generously supports youth sailing
through its scholarship program.
CMCS members are invited
to submit scholarship applications for children, grandchildren, nieces, & nephews, or known kids in your
community, ages 8-17, for Edison Sailing Center‘s
2015 sailing sessions.
Please visit Edison‘s website
www.edisonsailingcenter.org for details
about the sailing program.
Marla Parker (mparker579@gmail.com) oversees
the grant process within CMCS.
Stephanie Webb (stephaniewebb46@aol.com) is
the Edison Sailing Center contact.
There is no personal financial information requested.
Applicants must know how to swim and have a life
vest.
Applications are co-approved by CMCS and ESC.
Look for further information on our website in the
coming weeks for the Edison Sailing Center’s 2015
summer calendar schedules.
Sailing Grant Administrator:
Marla Parker
1510 Braman Ave
Ft Myers, FL 33901
Cell 239-910-0554
1996 Modified Hunter Sloop
This is a highly modified Hunter sloop built in
1996 and well cared for. Boat has selfsteering (Autohelm tillermaster) and a 20 hp
4-stroke (2008) electric start engine. Boat is
in the water in Cape Coral.
Specifications
LOA: 25’9”
LWL: 23’2”
Beam: 9’
Draft: Min 30”
Sails
Full batten main, furling jib, 150% genoa.
asymmetric spinnaker with an ATN sock/
snuffer. The main has reef points and jiffy
reefing.
Motor
Powered by an electric start 20 hp 4-stroke
Mercury (2008) the boat easily moves at a
speed of 6.8 kts. Motor also has hand-start
in case you ever need it. The motor is
mounted on a Garelick counter-balanced
lifting mount which allows it to be lifted out of
the water when not in use.
Electronics
VFH radio, depth meter, Furuno radar, Garmin 176C color chartplotter.
Price: $14,000 Call Rich at 541-2479
richmullins@comcast.net.
12/14
CMCS Chowder Chatter
February, 2015
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EDISON FESTIVAL OF LIGHT / OYSTERFEST
CRUISE (EPOL)
Legacy Harbor Marina, Ft. Myers, FL
February 20—21, 2015
Reservations have been made at Legacy Harbor Marina for Feb 20 & 21 at the CMCS rate of $2.75 per foot. THE
SLIPS ARE GOING FAST. Please include your NAME, BOAT name, LENGTH, BEAM, DRAFT, 30 OR 50 AMP
Power.
Please contact Rose Ann Hoffman at: (239)540-1911
rasails22@gmail.com or paul.steinman@yahoo.com .
FRIDAY NIGHT: Cocktails at 1700hrs at the Tiki Hut area. Please bring an appetizer to share. Dinner is on your own - on
your boat or at one of the many restaurants in the area
SATURDAY: All you can eat oysters for all those who have signed up and paid in advance, 1200hrs at the front of CDock. CALLING ALL OYSTER SHUCKERS, please bring your knives and gloves. The club will provide plates, napkins, utensils and condiments. Volunteers for setting up tables and chairs will be most welcome.
SATURDAY NIGHT: Pot Luck Dinner at the Tiki Hut 1800hrs. Please bring a dish to share and your favorite drink. Again,
plates, napkins, utensils etc will be provided.
The Edison Parade starts at Ft Myers HS at 7:00pm and travels to the Downtown River District, so there is plenty of time for
dinner and then a short walk to the parade area.
SUNDAY: No formal breakfast is planned, so either eat on your boat or walk to one of the nearby restaurants.
The Edison Parade of Lights is a very special occasion in the Ft Myers area. Please continue the CMCS tradition
of lighting your boat to honor Thomas Edison. Plan on decorating your boat with white" Christmas" type lights
while at the marina. If you have extra lights to share please bring them.
FOR ALL LAND CRUISERS: Legacy Harbor Marina, 2044 West First St, Ft. Myers 239 461 0775
2015 Edison Festival of Light / Oyster Fest
February 21, 2015
Names of people attending: ________________________________________
All you can eat oysters: No. of people to eat oysters: _____@ $15.00/person
Total amount enclosed:
$_____________
Please make check payable to CMCS and mail to:
Paul Steinman, 302-1 Tudor Dr., Cape Coral, FL 33904
The deadline is Friday, February 13th – sorry, no exceptions!
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C.M.C.S . CHANDLERY
Buy, sell, trade
Members, to advertise your boating-related items free in the CMCS Chandlery, e-mail
Steve Roake, Chowder Chatter Editor at steve@theroakes.com
or use your roster for telephone information.
Your ad will be listed for 3 months unless you notify me to take your listing out sooner.
Non-members are welcome to advertise their items at a price of $30.00 for 3 months.
Business cards or business related listings sent in digital format only :
Members: 3 months, $25.00
Non-members: 3 months, $50.00
Send a check made out to C.M.C.S. to :
Chowder Chatter Editor, P.O Box 101268, Cape Coral, FL 33910
FOR SALE
SIGMA 41 “VIXEN”
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FOR SALE
SEAWORTHY 10'2" 2002 Hyperlon Inflatable
with inflatable floor. Great condition, used less
than 2 years. Want to trade for smaller size.
Maxwell 8mm Chain stopper $25
West Marine foul wx pants, (lg. & med.) $10ea.
Ronstan half moon articulated block $180
Shore power adapter: 50A-250V / 2-30A125V $180
George Noyes
svsilversea@yahoo.com
904.479.0458
239.989.6239
FOR SALE
Garelick Adjustable / removable outboard motor
bracket w/ slide-in bracket for small 2-stroke outboard - $20. Great for small sailboat or trolling
motor on Power Boat.
SIGMA 41, “VIXEN” FOR SALE.
"Vixen" has been continually upgraded and is in
excellent condition.
She has earned numerous local "Boat of the
Year" awards and still has the amenities of a
comfortable cruiser.
A 6kw generator, heat and air and in-motion satellite TV, recent Awlgrip and laminate sails, new
ports and hatches just start the list of upgrades.
Open to serious offers.
Brock Johnson, 239-246-6295,
vixen@earthlink.net
Harken Deck Organizers #1501 (3-sheave) used one
season 2@$30.00 ea. Or $50 for both.
Steve Roake
(239)549-2434
steve@theroakes.com
Is it time to renew your Boat US Membership?
Remember to use the CMCS Group ID
# GA82335B on your application,
and save half the price of your annual membership fee
CMCS Chowder Chatter
February, 2015
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CMCS SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
February-March 2015
February 7
February 10
February 17
February 20-22
February 23
March 10
March 14
March 15
March 17
March 20-22
Edison Gulf Regatta
CMCS Board of Directors Meeting
CMCS General Membership Meeting
EPOL Cruise / Oysterfest
Chowder Chatter Deadline
CMCS Board of Directors Meeting
Shrimp Festival Regatta
Shrimp Festival Dinner
CMCS General Membership Meeting
Pelican Bay Cruise