October 4,
2016
Latest
Racing Results
Bridge
and Award Nominations Sought
Annual
ESSA Awards Banquet
Calendar
for Fall, Winter, early Spring
ESSA
Members in Governor’s Cup
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Latest Racing Results
Cambridge Wednesday Nights Series
3:
Spinnaker Fleet: 1st,
“Phone,” Jay Weaver; 2nd, “Lazy Ethel,” Dotty Holoubek; 3rd, “Nothing
Artificial,” Joe Brooks.
Non-Spinnaker: 1st,
“Reveille,” Tim Mulcahy; 2nd, “Touche’,” Bob Dickey; 3rd,
“Tango 22,” George Breig.
Tangier Thursday Nights Series
3:
Tanzer 22 Fleet: 1st,
“Lolly,” Deke Sheller; 2nd, “Peace of Heaven,” Paul Hull; 3rd,
“Phantom,” Betsy Cottingham.
PHRF Fleet: 1st,
“Boatini,” John Motsko; 2nd, “TL Sweeny,” Bruce Franz/Neill Carey; 3rd,
“Sonshine,” Kirk Vestal.
Cambridge Fall Series, Sunday
Mornings
Spinnaker Fleet: 1st “Phone,”
Jay Weaver; 2nd “Nothing Artificial,” Joe Brooks; 3rd
“Javelin,” Tom Moore.
Tangier Frost Bite Series,
Sunday Afternoons
No
official scores kept but you know who you are.
Congratulations
to all winners and a big Thank You to everyone who participated this season. Additional thanks to Ron Freund and crew for
Committee Boat duty in Cambridge, and to Judith Stribling for scoring and to Barry
Hall for keeping up the after-race food in Tangier.
Deal Island Captain’s Cup
This
Tangier Fleet event is sailed every Labor Day in connection with the Skipjack
Race. Due to possible heavy weather only
“Lolly” with skipper Deke Sheller participated.
Kudos to “Lolly” et al for keeping a long standing ESSA tradition alive.
Bridge
Officer Nominations Now Open
The ESSA Bridge invites you to
recommend members to serve as Bridge Officers for 2017 and for four special
awards for 2016. Bridge Offices seeking nominees are Commodore, Vice Commodore,
and Cambridge Fleet Captain. The current
Secretary, Treasurer, and Tangier Fleet Captain have agreed to serve in the
coming year. Thank you. ESSA members are asked to recommend
candidates or
volunteer themselves. Please submit
nominations to Vice Commodore, Dave Buchanan. (xlz642@verizon.net)
Nominations for Special
Awards Being Accepted Through October 8.
The nomination period for
three Special ESSA Awards is now open.
These awards recognize individual achievement and outstanding contributions
to our Association.
Promotional
Award: To the person who has done the most to promote sailing on
the Eastern Shore. The nominee need not be an ESSA member.
Blue
Water Cup: To an ESSA boat captained by its owner
sailing the most miles offshore but not less than 300 miles.
Great
Shoals Lighthouse Trophy: The
Great Shoals Lighthouse Trophy is to be awarded to any member of the Eastern
Shore Sailing Association who has demonstrated the most outstanding sailing accomplishment
or performed the highest level of meritorious service in the promotion and
support of sailboat racing, or a combination thereof.
Award nominations should be submitted to
Commodore Chris Wilde (wildesailing@hotmail.com)
or to any bridge member by October 8,
2016.
Annual
Awards Banquet and General Meeting
Members watch your email Inbox
for the invitation to the Annual Awards Banquet beginning with cocktails at
5:30, dinner at 6:30 PM November, 19 at the
Cambridge Yacht Club. Please respond with number attending by
November, 13. Here’s the chance to
collect your hardware or congratulate your competition on theirs. There will also be a short general meeting.
Fall
and Winter Activities and Events
Many ESSA activities are scheduled
for the rest of this year and early next year.
Here is a summary of what is coming up.
Details will be provided prior to each event. Mark your calendar!
October 8: Special
Awards Nominations Due
October 8: Wild
Goose Chase, Cambridge 9 AM*
October 9: Grey
Goose Race, Tangier 2 PM*
October 15: Choptank
Cup, Cambridge 9 AM*
October 16: Gosling
Race, Tangier 2 PM*
*
Possible need to
reschedule due to weather, check with Fleet Captain.
November 19: Awards Dinner and
General Meeting, 5:30 PM, Cambridge Yacht Club
January 21: Change
of Watch Dinner, Brew River, Salisbury 5 PM
February: General Meeting, Time/place TBA
March: General Meeting, Time/place TBA
ESSA
Sailors and Boats Compete in 2016 Governor’s Cup
The 43rd annual
Governors Cup was a wild ride with the wind on the nose all night. Gusts
exceeded 22 knots periodically for the fleet racing from Annapolis to Historic
St. Mary's City. Those boats who pounded through the night were welcomed to the
historic waterfront with sunshine, music, great food, and beer. John Moore in “Seahawk”
placed 3rd in PHRF B and 1st
in the alumni fleet. Bob Dickey in “Touche’”
came in 5th, and Mark
McIver in “Tamarind” 7th out of the 12 boats competing in PHRF N. Congratulations
to skippers and crew, it was a great showing from ESSA and we look forward to
next year.
