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2 MARCH 2017 I * I CMCS Chowder Chatter October, 2017 Page 2 Contents CMCS Newsletter October 2017 COLUMNS BOATS & GEAR 3 Commodore s Update 4 Summerset Update 13 Boats & Gear - something for everybody depending what you looking for? CLASSIFIED 4 Fort Myers Boat show 5 Cruising Report 6 Membership & Recruitment 7 Gyseas in Paradise Cruise 8 Liberty Ashore Update 11 CMCS Officer Election Form - Its time to identify Our leadership team for CMCS Event Calendar 14 Sailboat Accessible Canal House - This one has a dock and a boat lift for powerboat and a sailboat CRUISE FLYERS 9 Summerset Regatta - at Fort Myers Beach 10 Halloween Cruise - 12 Thanksgiving Cruise - at South Seas Resort ON THE COVER It s Calusa time for James Gallagher and crew on his Beneteau 423

3 CMCS Chowder Chatter October, 2017 Page 3 Commodore Sandy Canning Ahoy sailors, As I write this, I am sweating, still without power after Hurricane Irma. I m sure that we are all very happy to have dodged that bullet and the 9-10 storm surge predicted did not materialize, due to a more Eastward track. Hopefully, everyone has recovered and things are back to somewhat of a normal routine. The only CMCS activity that occurred since last month was the Gypsies in Paradise Cruise to Naples, which was a fun time with great margarita s! The South Seas Kayusa Cup regatta and cruise were canceled due to the impending arrival of Hurricane Irma. The last Board of Director s meeting was one in which a proposed 2018 budget was developed and dues set for next year. A little history first, before launching into what was accomplished: In 2011 CMCS had approximately four times the annual operating budget in its bank accounts. It was decided at that time that, as a 501C(7) Club, best practices were to reduce the reserve to two times the annual operating budget. To do that, dues were reduced and some activities were subsidized to allow our membership to enjoy the excess. We have been enjoying those activities for several years now and just this year achieved a reduction to that two times level. We have also had a reduction of membership numbers since 2011, accelerating the reduction. That brings us to the Board meeting Sept. 18, where the Board had to make some big decisions on what action to take. We can not continue to operate at a deficit. The options discussed at the Board meeting were to cut some of the Club s programs to reduce expenses, raise dues enough to maintain all of our great programs, and ways to find cost savings. Already this year, anticipating this financial situation, we have cleaned out our storage unit and moved to a smaller, less expensive unit. Our Commodore s Message Racing Commodore, James Gallagher, kindly offered the use of his conference room for Board meetings next year at a zero cost. So, the good news is, it was decided by the Board that with a nominal dues increase, $20 a year for General membership and $10 a year for Crew membership, we are going to be able to keep all of the great events and parties our membership has come to expect. That s less than the cost of 5 cups of Starbucks spread over the full year! And we are making plans for some new, fun activities too. Things like actually MARCHING (you know, as in the M in CMCS!) in the Cape Coral night parade. Your dues allow us to continue to operate. We have to pay for our meeting room, activity rooms and insurance. While hearing something is going to cost more is never good, I hope everyone can appreciate that the Board and I want this Club to continue to be fun and a group you want to belong to and it is still a bargain. RENEWAL LINK The 52 nd Summerset is just around the corner and it will be going off as planned! So far, we have received very few entries, so please, do not wait until the last minute to put your entry in. October 1 is the deadline and it s approaching very quickly. We definitely need to be better at planning ahead to allow our event organizers to do their jobs well. It s difficult to plan on how many people will attend, and we need to give our venues numbers of people for dinners, racing, cruising, etc. The Halloween Cruise is coming up also on October 27-29, so make sure to sign up early. In November the Thanksgiving Dinner at Cabbage Key has limited seating, so get those reservations in early! Fair winds and following seas Sandy Canning Commodore

4 CMCS Chowder Chatter October, 2017 Page 4 Vice Commodore of Summerset Report Vice Commodore of Summerset Allen Fiske Well, tonight is the official kickoff of this years 52 nd Annual Summerset Regatta. It should be a fun night with a Commemorative Cake, a Contest to see who has the oldest Summerset T-shirt and an appearance by Steve and Doris Colgate, founders of Offshore Sailing School, our longest running Platinum Sponsor. All three of our venues, Bonita Bills, The Original Shrimp Dock (formerly Bootleggers) at Salty Sam's Marina and the Ballroom at the Diamond Head Resort are in readiness. The event t- shirts are getting ready to be printed. The custom boat bags are in the process of getting printed. The invitations to the Saturday Night Cocktail Party are in the mail. To date we have raised more than $15,000 in Cash and In-Kind Sponsorships and are hoping beyond hope that we can still get a great turnout of Competitors. We realize that many boats in Naples and Marco Island sustained damage in Hurricane Irma but are hoping that some can still make it. Boats from Punta Gorda and North weren't as affected. Our local boats fared pretty well. By the time you see this, our event will be history. We will be extremely thankful that we can once again support Youth Sailing here on the West Coast of Florida. Allan Fiske Vice Commodore of Summerset FORT MYERS BOAT SHOW Fort Myers Boat Show Mark your calendars! Nov pm CMCS always has a booth. Our presence at the boat show gets our club in the eye of the boating community. We need club members to be in the booth. Here s how it works: One to four of our club members are present in the booth for a twohour time slot to talk to show attendees. Slots fill up fast because this is really an easy gig! You get free admission to the boat show in exchange for the really tough duty of having to talk to enthusiastic boaters about boating. How cool is that? Contact Paul Corzatt to sign up, txt or paulzot@hotmail.com CMCS Officers Commodore: Sandy Canning Vice Commodore: Bob Duff Vice Commodore Summerset: Allen Fiske Rear Commodore Cruising: Theresa Roake Rear Commodore Racing: James Gallagher Fleet Yeoman: Kathleen Vance Fleet Purser: Tom Patterson Past Commodore: Don Lawson

5 CMCS Chowder Chatter October, 2017 Page 5 Rear Commodore of Cruising Report Rear Commodore Cruising Theresa Roake I hope this finds all of you recovered from Hurricane Irma. We were very fortunate and our home and sailboat weathered the storm well. My heart goes out to all who suffered. We are still in Illinois after evacuating the evening before the storm. Shelters were pretty much at capacity so we put our generator fuel in the back of the truck and just headed north. We re looking forward to coming home and putting everything back together again next week. Rear Commodore of Cruising Report -bage Key per the restaurant s request. Thank you again to Cathy and Bob Friedel for hosting such a fun cruise over Labor Day at the Naples Boat Club. There were margaritas at the tiki bar, in the pool and in the beautiful club house. Bob just kept em coming all weekend! Good food, long strolls, and great conversations made for a wonderful time. That s all for now. Hope to see you out on the water. Theresa Roake Rear Commodore Cruising s/v Lionheart As a result of the storm, we had to cancel the South Seas Cruise which was to take place September I am happy to report that South Seas suffered minimal damage and they were able to reopen September 20 th. This cruise will not be rescheduled as we are going to the same destination for Halloween. Julie and Barry Long will be your hosts for the Halloween Cruise. Please make your reservations directly with South Seas and let Julie and Barry know you are coming so they can plan accordingly. Don t forget spooky decorations for your boat and candy for the trick or treaters. Lionheart had 60 kids come by for treats last year. Better treats that tricks! There s more fun coming up. After Halloween, it s almost time for Thanksgiving. Susan and John Reekie will be your hosts at Pelican Bay from November Dinner on Thanksgiving Day will be at Cabbage Key. They do a lovely turkey dinner with all the fixings. Please make your reservations with Susan for dinner at Cab- LADIES BRIDGE CLUB Ladies Bridge Club Chairpersons Rose Ann Hoffman and Rose Young like to plan for next year. Luncheon will be order off the menu. Ahoy ladies and gents! I have made rese r v a t i o n s a t Rumrunners Restaurant for a luncheon get together to talk a b o u t w h a t CMCS Ladies Bridge Club events we would Place: Rumrunner s Restaurant 5848 Cape Harbour Drive Cape Coral, FL Date is: October 11, 2017 Time: 1:00 pm RSVP to Rose Young at: Rose Ann Hoffman & Rose Young

6 CMCS Chowder Chatter October, 2017 Page 6 Membership and Recruitment Membership and Recruitment Chairperson Bev Duff AHOY CMCS members! Yes, FALL IS HERE! OK, it still may be hot but then the morning air is a little crisper & there are falling leaves everywhere. Forget that they are from trees felled by Hurricane Irma. Summerset Regatta season is in full force and we encourage everyone to participate in this, CMCS s biggest event of the year. Boats from all over SW Florida will be participating in racing and cruising our beautiful area. Welcome aboard to new members Hugh & Deborah Marlor their boat Simplicity, a Beneteau 38. They live aboard at Legacy Harbour Marina in Fort Myers. They eager to participate in CMCS activities. Also welcoming back Seaby Bess, Betti Garcia. Her boat is Bethi Too a Dehler Sprinta Sport. They are looking forward to participating in all activities of CMCS. Fall is also the kick-off time for Annual Renewals for CMCS. Dues notices are going out via the Chowder Chatter, the mail and available online at the CMCS web site. As Fleet Recruiter, I encourage everyone, no matter how long you ve been member, to please complete the Renewal applications. Members can pay online via Pay Pal or the traditional way of a check... You will note there is a dues cost increase this year to $ for renewals ~ it was a difficult decision for the Board, however, to continue to offer all the FREE services to membership only functions, it is a necessary cost evil. So much is provided to our members and we want to continue that culture. The deadline for dues renewal is December 1 st so that everyone can make the Annual Calendar. Membership and Recruitment The cost for a new Full/ Boat membership is $ which includes the CMCS Burgee Thank you, all members, for wearing your CMCS name tags to the meetings and other functions. It is so helpful for us to get to know one another! If you need a new name tag, please advice so we can have one ready for you at our next meeting in October following the Summerset Regatta. The best way to get to know others in the club is to attend the functions we offer throughout the year! Now that fall has arrived (I know you can t tell by the temps yet) CMCS activities really are kicking back into gear with the Summerset Festivities. Check the Chowder Chatter for the details. Look forward to seeing the CMCS burgees flying from your boats! Fair Winds, Bev Duff, Fleet Recruiter Link for RENEWAL Only!

7 CMCS Chowder Chatter October, 2017 Page 7 Gypseas in Paradise Cruise Report Our club member Roger Horten was already staying at the marina and was able to help us tie Gypseas in Paradise Cruise Report Saturday had some rain showers but members were still able to enjoy the pool and explore the Naples area. Barefeet was due to arrive after the dock master had closed up. Members were eager to assist and the CMCS dock crew got them tied up and plugged in with ease. Cocktail up. All boats docked without mishap. We all met hour was moved into the air conditioned Captain s lounge. Sunday was another leisurely day. Cocktail hour and pot luck dinner were held in the Captain s lounge. Some members brought stuff to grill but the marina propane tank was empty. So Ambiance provided one of her tanks. at the poolside Tiki bar for drinks and snacks. Margaritas were served thanks to We CMCS members are ever resourceful. Monday some members were up and underway at dawn. Barefeet was able to sail all the way home. We all had a great time. Thanks to all who attended. Cathy & Bob Friedel s/v Ambiance Steve Roake lending us his concoction machine.

8 CMCS Chowder Chatter October, 2017 Page 8 Gypseas in Paradise Cruise Report Steve Roake lending us his concoction machine. Saturday had some rain showers but members were still able to enjoy the pool and explore the Naples area. Barefeet was due to arrive after the dock master had closed up. Members were eager to assist and the CMCS dock crew got them t i e d u p a n d plugged in with ease. Cocktail hour was moved into the air conditioned Captain s lounge. LIBERTY ASHORE Liberty Ashore Chairpersons Wendy Cook and Julie Long Ahoy, Maties! Wendy and Julie are back from their summer jaunts and hurricane adventures with tall tales to tell as the winter sets in! We'll be preparing for CMCS' final 2017 holiday bash - counting down to Christmas day in about 90 days - believe it or not! We hope you had as much fun as we did over the summer -- let's swap stories the next time we meet up at a membership meeting or other club event! Wishing you smooth sailing always Wendy Cook and Julie Long Liberty Ashore Chairpersons m/v Calypso and s/v Gone with the Wind Sunday was another leisurely day. Cocktail hour and pot luck dinner were held in the Captain s lounge. Some members brought stuff to grill but the marina propane tank was empty. So Ambiance provided one of her tanks. We CMCS members are ever resourceful. Monday some members were up and underway at dawn. Barefeet was able to sail all the way home. We all had a great time. Thanks to all who attended.

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10 CMCS Chowder Chatter October 2017 Page 10 CMCS HALLOWEEN CRUISE OCTOBER 27 TO OCTOBER 29, 2017 SOUTH SEAS RESORT This year s Halloween Cruise will be to South Seas Resort on Captiva Island. Your hosts will be Barry and Julie Long. The resort has special Halloween activities including trick or treating for the hotel guests children (and others) around the resort, including on the docks in the marina. Last year there were over 60 children making the rounds! This is a Spooktacular event!! Costumes, prizes, food, fun, and frolic the entire weekend with lots of company at South Seas. Early birds arrive on Friday for pumpkin carving (bring your own pumpkin). Decorate your boat and await the many trick or treaters on Saturday. A Halloween party follows on the lawn with many activities. Relax by the pool or go to the beach, go for a trolley ride, sample the local restaurants and enjoy sunset at the beach. On Friday evening we ll do cocktails and snacks at 5:00 on the dock (BYOB and a snack to share) followed by dinner on your own. There are grills in the marina or enjoy one of the many area restaurants. On Saturday, decorate your boat for the Halloween night contest. In the evening Halloween treats will attract local trick or treaters from all over the world! A perfect time for cocktails and appetizers. Best boat decorations and costumes may win prizes! After the trick or treaters leave, we ll do a pot luck dinner on the dock. Bring a dish to pass and your own libations. Reservations must be made directly with the Resort. Call the dock master, Charles Martz at (888) Our group rate is $2.35/ft plus electric. After you have reserved your spot at the marina let cruise leader Julie know via jsandersweb@gmail.com For any questions contact Julie Long at (678)

11 CMCS Chowder Chatter October 2017 Page 11 CMCS ELECTION PROCEDURES Bob Duff CMCS Vice Commodore Club Development Committee Chair It s that time of year when we start preparing to turn over leadership of CMCS to a new team. The process has actually been going on all year long by the Club Development Committee (CDC). Our process also includes seeking nominations from the general membership. If you have been thinking about getting involved or you know someone who would be a great addition to the leadership team now is the time to act. A nomination form is being published in this issue of the Chowder Chatter. Any member of CMCS in good standing is eligible to serve as long as there is no conflict of interest. If you are nominating someone we do ask that you also have that person sign and date the form. We want to make sure that people do want to serve. Directors are elected to serve two years. Flag Officers serve for one year. These are the positions we will elect:: Commodore Vice Commodore Vice Commodore-Summerset Rear Commodore-Cruising Rear Commodore-Racing Fleet Yeoman Fleet Purser 4 two-year Directors Nominations should be submitted no later than November 1. The Club Development Committee has been working to develop a new team throughout the year. The CDC will present its slate of officers and directors at the November meeting of the Board of Directors. At the December meeting if there are individuals nominated in addition to the CDC recommended candidates, voting will be done by paper ballot. If there are no contested positions, voting will be done by majority vote with a show of hands. Nominations may also be made from the floor at the December meeting before the vote takes place. Each membership has one vote. A Credentials Committee consisting of two CMCS members will be appointed to conduct the election. CMCS NOMINATION FORM FOR FLAG OFFICER OR BOARD MEMBER I nominate for the position of for the year Nominated by: (Print name) (Signed) Candidate s name and signature: Mail to: Vice Commodore Bob Duff 3705 McKinley Fort Myers, FL to: bob@welcomefl.com Forms MUST be received by the Vice Commodore no later than November 1, 2016

12 CMCS Chowder Chatter October 2017 Page 12 CMCS THANKSGIVING CRUISE 2017 NOVEMBER 22-26, 2017 Once again we are heading North to Cayo Costa/Pelican Bay. This is a very flexible cruise, as some boats may arrive days before Turkey Day or arrive anytime after. Cayo Costa State Park has a tram to the beach and several hiking trails. There are also bike rentals available. Please remember the $2 entrance fee to the park. This time of year we have happy hour at 4:00PM on "Dog Beach" (you do not have to have a dog to join in!) if this is your first cruise just follow the dinghies, if you don't have a dinghy just flag one down. Reminder -- Please fly your CMCS burgee so we don't miss anyone. Don't forget your drinks and a snack to share. We have made arrangements for Thursday 2:00 PM CMCS Thanksgiving Dinner at Cabbage Key. Dinners this year are $23.00 for adults and 15:00 for kids under12yrs. The restaurant policy is one check so please bring CASH. The deadline for a reservation is NOV. 8. PLEASE DO NOT CALL CABBAGE KEY DIRECTLY, in the past the reservation counts were not correct. Please call or the cruise leaders only: John & Susan Reekie s/v Lazy Susan lazysusan13@embarqmail.com home cell

13 CMCS Chowder Chatter October 2017 Page 13 C.M.C.S. CHANDLERY Buy, sell, trade Members, to advertise your boating-related items free in the CMCS Chandlery, Bob Friedel, Chowder Chatter Editor at 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 , Cape Coral, FL FOR SALE - $29,000 FOR SALE Like New Lifeline GPL-31T AGM deep-cycle battery. Group volt, 105 amp-hours, Never used. Combination lug or auto style posts. Excellent for auxiliary windlass battery, trolling motor, etc. Originally $295. Will sell for $150 or best offer. Contact Steve Roake: steve@theroakes.com Policy clarifications for accepting classified advertising in the Chowder Chatter. Members may advertise in the Chowder Chatter at no cost. If the advertisement does not have the member's name and contact information but someone else's who is not a member of the club - then there would be a charge for it. A member must be the owner of merchandise they are selling - If you want to advertise the sale of a boat or car for a friend or neighbor then there would be a charge. If it is your car or boat and you are a member of CMCS then the ad is free. If a member wants to take issue with the policy they may present their case to the full board for a final decision Heritage Yacht Corp West Indies 36' Sailboat Perkins Diesel Engine. Low hours after being reconditioned in 2017 Domestics Refrigeration, 3 burner stove, (Propane) Air Conditioning---Brand new partially installed, never hooked up 2000 Watt Inverter/Charger New Bimini Needs some cosmetic work New Batteries, New Solar Panel, New Wind Generator.Many extras Contact Bill Sheets at

14 CMCS Chowder Chatter October 2017 Page 14 For sale: 2540 el dorado pkwy west** sailboat access preserve view Just $850,000. Call Diane Fowler.

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16 CMCS Chowder Chatter Editor P.O.Box Cape Coral, FL CMCS SCHEDULE OF EVENT October/November/December 2017 October 6-8 October 10 October 11 October 17 October ` November 4 November 14 November 16 November December 5 December 12 December 18 December 26-1/1 Summerset Regatta Board Meeting Ladies Bridge Club Membership Meeting Halloween Cruise Festival of the Islands Regatta Ladies Bridge Club Fort Myers Boat Show Thanksgiving Cruise Ladies Bridge Club Christmas Party Board Meeting Membership Holiday Party Holiday Cruise