Wishing all sailors the happiest of New Years

See you at the Change of Watch Dinner & Meeting.

January 18, 2020

Cambridge Yacht Club

essasailing38@gmail.com 

ESSA Yearbook Advertisers needed!

ESSA is in its final days of assembling the 2018/2019 yearbook.

Members can help by recruiting advertisers.
Consider who you patronize.
Who would profit by promoting their business to our members?

Ads start at $50,00.

Rates:

____ $150.00 - full page, Black/White    ___$250 full page, Color

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____ $50.00   - 1/3 page                                ___$75    1/3 page, Color

                                  ____$500 Back cover, Color

Step-up, help ESSA.  
We are more than Wednesday or Thursday night.

Click Here for Advertising Form

Click here for Graphic spec sheet. 

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ESSA BRIDGE MEETING MINUTES December 17, 2019

ESSA BRIDGE MEETING MINUTES

December 17, 2019

Meeting called to order at 4:33pm.

Present:

Deke Sheller

Pete Genero

Mark McIver

Judith Stribling

Dave Buchanan

George Breig

Jerry Gerlitzki

Neill Carey

Bridge Meeting minutes from Nov 17, 2019 approved.

Annual Meeting minutes from Dec 17, 2019 approved.

Treasurer’s Report:

As of Nov 1, 2019 ESSA had a balance of $8645.05.

Treasurer’s report approved.

Fleet Reports:

Choptank Fleet:

Currently working on revising the preplanned race course selections and relocating race mark F.

Tangier Fleet:

Working on the transition to the new fleet captains Kevin and Rhonda.

Old Business:

Change of Watch Dinner:

The C.o.W. dinner will be held at the Cambridge Yacht Club on Saturday, January 18^th. Social hour begins at 5:30pm and dinner starts at 6:30pm. Final details on the menu and price are being finalized. Once the details are set a RSVP email will be sent out to the membership.

 

Racer’s Aid:

George Breig is preparing a laminated sheet of racing information for each fleet. The sheet will include such info as heading and distance between marks, local waters chart, starting horn sequences, flags, etc. The projected cost of the laminated sheets will be $3.00 each but will be available for free to members who have their dues by the Change of Watch dinner.

Yearbook:

Yearbook ads are coming in, but more are needed. Also, Jerry Gerlitzki needs any photos or stories of any sailing activities by ESSA members. Ads and content for the yearbook can be sent to: jerry@gerlitzkidesign.com

He needs them by Jan. 1^st in order to get the yearbook published on time. Our yearbook has received compliments as being the best around, all thanks to Jerry’s efforts. Please help him with your stories and pictures!

New Business:

Winter Luncheon and General Meetings:

The first Winter Luncheon Meeting will be held in Salisbury at La Tolteca restaurant on Feb 15^th, 2020 starting at 12:00 noon.

The second Winter Luncheon Meeting will be held in Cambridge on March 14^th, 2020. Location and time TBD.

Next Bridge meetings:

The next Bridge meetings are scheduled for:

Jan 13^th , 2020 at Deke Sheller’s house staring at 4:30pm

Feb 10^th , 2020 at Neill Carey’s house (104 Elizabeth St, Salisbury) starting at 4:30pm.

Meeting adjourned at 5:40pm.

Sub: PG

2019 ESSA Annual Meeting Minutes, November 22, 2019

2019 ESSA Annual Meeting Minutes

November 22, 2019

Meeting called to order at 7:13pm.

Present: 78 members and guests

Agenda: Election of 2020 ESSA Bridge officers

Proposed slate:

Commodore – Neill Carey

Vice-Commodore – Pete Genero

Secretary – Dottie Holoubek

Treasurer – Mark McIver

Choptank Fleet Captains – Trevor Carouge, Bob Gallagher

Tangier Fleet Captains – Kevin McKenzie, Rhonda Ford

Nominations from the floor: None

Votes for proposed officers: Unanimous

Votes against proposed officers: None

ESSA 2020 Bride Officers:

Commodore – Neill Carey

Vice-Commodore – Pete Genero

Secretary – Dottie Holoubek

Treasurer – Mark McIver

Choptank Fleet Captains – Trevor Carouge, Bob Gallagher

Tangier Fleet Captains – Kevin McKenzie, Rhonda Ford

Meeting adjourned at 7:43PM.

Sub: Pete Genero

ESSA EVENTS: SAVE THE DATES!

Change of Watch Dinner & Meeting
January 18, 2020,
at the Cambridge Yacht Club.
Social hour will start at 5:30pm and dinner and installation will start at 6:30pm.

ESSA Members Meeting-
February 15, 2020,
The Winter Luncheon Meeting will be held in Salisbury at La Tolteca Restaurant.
starting at 12:00 noon.

ESSA Members Meeting - 
March 14, 2020, 
The second Winter Luncheon Meeting will be held in Cambridge 
Location and time TBD.

ESSA Tangier Fleet Meeting - TBA

ESSA Choptank Fleet Meeting - TBA

First Practice Races - (subject to change.)
Choptank- May 6
Tangier-May 7

Series One Begins -
Choptank- May 13
Tangier- May 14

LAST CALL: THIS FRIDAY, ESSA AWARDS DINNER.

ESSA Annual Awards Dinner and Meeting

72 have confirmed their attendance.

Click here to RSVP

• Friday, November 22, 2018
• Annual Awards Meeting and Dinner; 
• Worcester Room 
• Commons Dining Hall - Salisbury University. 
• 1313 Camden Ave.
• Parking at 327 Dogwood Dr.
• 5:30 PM, Cash bar and Hors d' Oeuvres 
• 6:30 PM, Buffet Service, $35.00 per person, gratuity included
• Meeting and Elections at 7:30

Family Fun Day at Ruark Boatworks

         
Family Fun Day at Ruark Boatworks
Saturday, November 2
103 Hayward Street
10am to 4pm
(FREE EVENT)
Explore the boat building heritage of Dorchester County through
exhibits and hands-on activities.

Tours 10am to 4pm
Youth Activities 10am to 11am & 1pm to 2pm
Youth crafts, pirate themed 1pm to 3pm

A companion event to Smithsonian "Water/Ways" in Cambridge through November 30th.

For more information, contact:
410-221-1871 or info@richardsonmuseum.org

ESSA Annual Awards Dinner and Meeting, Friday, November 22, 2019

ESSA Annual Awards Dinner and Meeting

We need your RSVP.  Boat, names, and number in your party

Click here to RSVP

• Friday, November 22, 2018
• Annual Awards Meeting and Dinner; 
• Worcester Room- 2nd floor
• Commons Dining Hall - Salisbury University. 
• 1313 Camden Ave
• 5:30 PM, Cash bar and Hors d' Oeuvres 
• 6:30 PM, Buffet Service, $35.00 per person, gratuity included
• Meeting and Elections at 7:30
• Annual Awards Dinner RSVP 

Dinner Menu

~/)~ ~ Garden Salad

~/)~ ~ Sliced roast beef with mushroom wine sauce

~/)~ ~ Herb-roasted chicken breast

~/)~ ~ Pesto penne pasta

~/)~ ~ Cheddar mashed potatoes

~/)~ ~ Vegetable medley

~/)~ ~ Garlic cheddar biscuits

~/)~ ~ Dessert - Chocolate mousse or Caramel apple cheesecake

Essasailing38@gmail.com

Barcelona Regatta, DEJA VOUS, DEJA VOUS,

Trieste, Italy. (Sounds like the Choptank Cup.)

Olympic sailing crews, boating enthusiasts, and excitement-thirsty locals packed Trieste’s piers, old-world cafes, and vast square facing the sea.

Everything was in place.  Except for the wind. “Not a breath of it,” 

Last year, the 50th anniversary of the Barcelona, as the race is called, included 2,689 boats with 16,000 sailors, making it the largest regatta in the world by some counts. 

Where's Waldo?

Red Sky skippered by Ron Freund was the Committee Boat.  His boat is in the upper right-hand corner of the photograph.

UGRR Regatta 2018- 2019

ESSA, Cambridge Yacht Club, Richardson Maritime Museum, Ruark Boat Works, Harvesting Hope, and Marine Arts Workshop teamed to stage this two-day event.

The link is a video from the 2018 event.

The event was repeated in 2019.

Video of The Underground Railroad Regatta

Many Thanks to the ESSA skippers that made this an enjoyable event.  
~/) ~~ Dudley DoRight - Dave & Sue Buchanan
~/) ~~ If... - Greig and Linda Mitchell
~/) ~~ Sawdust - Bill and Sue
~/) ~~ Jitterbug - George Breig
~/) ~~ Gabrielle - Branden Spear (2019)

See you in August 2020.   essasailing38@gmail.com

Choptank Fleet Complete Race Results for 2019

The entire season's race results can be viewed using the following link.

Click here for Choptank Fleet Race Results.


See you at the Annual Awards Dinner.
RSVP's and details will be posted as soon as they are available.

essasailing38@gmail.com 

Choptank Cup. October 20, 2019

Was it windy? YES!   WAS IT WET?  YES!

They sailed anyway. 

Congrats to Dave Carouge and the crew of Whistle Jacket.

ESSA Choptank Cup 2019

Results as of 13:13 on October 22, 2019

Race Results - N-Spin Class - October 20, 2019

Start: Start 2, Finishes: Finish time, Time: 9:40, Distance: 31.9 NM, Course: I - Sharps Island- I, Wind dir: NE, Ave wind: 10-20 Knts

Boat	Boat Type	HelmName	Class	SailNo	PHRFTOT	Rank	Start	Finish	Elapsed	Corrected	BCE	BCR	Ave speed	Points
Whistle Jacket	J-34C	Dave Carouge	N-Spin	18	117	1	9:40	15:32:05	5:52:05	5:16:43	0:00:00	117	5.436 kn	1.0
Gabrielle	J-29	Branden Spear	N-Spin	21613	126	2	9:40	16:00:00	6:20:00	5:37:17	0:23:10	169.886	5.037 kn	2.0
Jitterbug	Catalina 270	George Breig	N-Spin	319	216	3			DNF					3.0

Sailwave Scoring Software 2.19.8
www.sailwave.com

Tangier Fleet: SUNDAY

I am pleased to say Barry and Barbie Hall have offered to prepare brats and sauerkraut for an after-race cookout on Sunday!  And the perpetual vodka bottle has been unearthed :) !

Please bring a dish to share (side dishes and dessert welcome), and bring your own drinks.

Also, we will have utensils, plates, etc., but if you can bring your own reusable stuff that would be great.    I'd love to see our fleet transition to no-waste events as much as possible.

See you soon!
Judith

Tangier Fleet: Still Racing.

Four boats managed the course on Sunday with light winds from EVERY possible direction, sun, rain, and pleasant temps.

Order of finish: 
Puff Daddy, Phantom, Thomas S Sweeney, and Just a Splash.

Next week is the Gray Goose reverse start race.  
Hope everyone can make it!

Judith

The Sequoia departs from Cambridge

Sequoia is on its way to Belfast, ME for restoration.

The Tug Sea Coast is currently (Oct. 15) doing 7.4 knots 

in the South end of Long Island Sound near New Rochelle.

Video on the Sequoia

You can track Sea Coast on the app "MARINE TRAFFIC"

On board and ready for the trip to Belfast. Maine

Sequoia in tow on the Choptank.
Photo by Chesapeake Pearl near Tilghman Isnad

Tug Sea Coast in the lead.

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HIGH TIDE on the Choptank, October 12, 2019

How High was it?

2 feet and 7 inches higher than Mean-High-High-Water Level.

Perhaps the highest since Hurricane Isabel.

Click here for the NOAA site.

Choptank Cup Postponed until Saturday October 19, 2019

The Choptank Cup Race has been postponed until Saturaday, October 19, 2019.
All participants should re-acquaint themselves with the NOR &SI.

The decision to postpone proved to be wise as the winds last Saturday were mostly less than 5 knots.
With any luck, maybe the winds will be 10 knots or better on October 19.
The fleet captain will decide if any adjustment to the course will be applied.

This is an opportunity for other boats to participate.  If you would like to join the race,

Send a note to essasailing38@gmail.com  

Choptank Cup 2019: Revised NOR & SI

Note that the scoring method has been re-defined.

Other changes may be introduced at the Skipper's Meeting before the Race.

Yachts will be scored according to the PHRF/ESSA handicap rating System. Recipient of the Choptank Cup will be determined by the best performance in class on corrected time in the following fashion. The time of each class winner will be compared to the average corrected time of the 2nd and 3rd place boats in that class. The class winner with the greatest time differential over the class average will receive the Choptank Cup.

Essasailing38@gmail.com

Choptank Cup NORSI for October 12, 2019

So far, six boats will be racing. 

Touché, If... , Whistle Jacket, Jitterbug, Reveille, Aura.

Please reply to essasailing38@gmail.com if you will be racing.

We are still looking for a committee boat just to start the race. (Racers will record their own finishing times.)

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 Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions

 Click Here for a printable copy of the Choptank Cup NORSI

2019 ESSA CHOPTANK CUP RACE INSTRUCTIONS

Saturday, October 12th, 2019 (bad weather date, Saturday, Oct 19)

www.essasailing.com

http://essasailing.blogspot.com/

GOVERNING RULES

The racing rules and regulations of US Sailing shall govern except as modified by the Chesapeake Bay Yacht Racing Association, the ESSA 2018 Yearbook and these Race Instructions.  As always the most important rule is to AVOID COLLISIONS.

PARTICIPATION

Any member or non-member who has paid their $10.00 racing fee and is sailing a boat that has received a rating from ESSA or a valid PHRF certificate of the Chesapeake may enter a race.  All boats must check in with the Race Committee boat at least 5 minutes before the start of the race.  Boats not acknowledged by the Committee Boat within the time frame will be scored DNS.              

TIMEKEEPING

       Committee Boat will start the race and then retire due to other obligations.  All participants must individually record their GPS finish time and report it by email. (Or Text 443-521-9920) to the Choptank Fleet Scorekeeper George Breig (essasailing38@gmail.com) by Sunday, October 13, 2018. The time of day should be reported: hour, minute, and seconds. Example 3: 22: 35 PM. Use GPS time, please.

SKIPPERS’ MEETING

A skippers’ meeting will be held at the Cambridge Yacht Basin Gazebo at 08:30. The $10.00 race fee will be collected at that time.

Any final notices before the race will be made on Channel 72 which is not wattage limited. Channel 72 will be monitored after the race begins.

START LINE

Between the Race Committee boat and ESSA "I –G 25".

FINISH LINE & SHORTENED COURSE

The finish line will be abeam of, and within six boat lengths of, the starting course mark (e.g. ESSA “I – G-25) or in case of a shortened course when abeam of a course mark, listed below.  The course can be shortened by finishing at a course mark or by turning around at the mark and finishing at the starting line. The position of the lead boat will be used to decide if the course is to be shortened.

The finish line is where a boat passes abeam of the finish mark within six boat lengths on the heading between the last two marks.  

STARTING SIGNALS

Race will start promptly at 9:30 hours GPS time:

                                                            TIME                                    SOUNDS                            

Courtesy Warning            6 min     09:24                    5 Short blasts                    

Starting                            5 min     09:25                    1 Long horn blast                                           

Sequence                          4 min     09:26                    1 Horn blast                                     

                                         1 min     09:29                    1 Horn Blast                                     

                                          Start      09:30                    1 Long Horn Blast                           

DELAYED STARTS, RACE ABANDONMENT,  TIME LIMIT

Barring special circumstances, three boats must enter before a race will be held.  Any postponement will be announced at the Skippers’ Meeting.

Time Limit –The first boat must finish by 17:00 hrs (5:00 pm).  All boats not finishing by 18:00 (6:00 pm) shall be scored DNF 

CLASSES / EQUIPMENT

There will be a Spin and Non-Spin class as long as there are at least 3 boats registered in each class. If there are not enough entries for two classes all boats will race non-spin.

COMMUNICATION

There will be no radio communications unless an emergency exists, the race is being abandoned, shortened or a boat is abandoning a race or other communication from the Acting Committee Boat.  The Acting Committee Boat shall monitor Channel 72 during the race for emergencies.  Telephone calls usually work better: Trevor Carouge (443) 786-1051 (or George Breig: (443)521-9920)

PROTESTS

      Any yacht protesting another yacht must follow US Sailing Rules with the following provisions and exceptions:

1)            Any yacht may exonerate herself for the infraction of a Rule in Part 2 of “The Racing Rules of Sailing” by getting clear of other boats as soon as possible & promptly completing one 360 degree turn including one tack and one jibe.

2)            Present a written protest on a standard protest form to the Acting Committee Boat within one hour after the Acting Committee Boat has docked. Protesting vessels must fly a red flag.

EQUIPMENT

All equipment for Race Category 6P as outlined by PHRF of the Chesapeake Bay is required, and failure to comply is basis for disqualification.  http://www.phrfchesbay.com/eastdscert.pdf

These are the minimum requirements recommended by PHRF of the Chesapeake, Inc., for short races in protected (rivers and creeks) waters.

Note: 

If the course must be shortened, it will be at one of the marks of the course, unless changed by the race committee.

Outbound

I -25       PORT - START

G-19A                   STARBOARD

R-16                      PORT

R-14       PORT

Choptank Light   STARBOARD

R-12       PORT

R-10       PORT

Sharps Island Light           PORT

              

Inbound

R-10       STARBOARD

R-12       STARBOARD

Choptank Light   PORT

R-14       STARBOARD

R-16       STARBOARD

G-19A    PORT

I -25       Starboard FINISH

Course Distance 31.90 Nautical Miles

SCORING

All scoring will be on corrected time utilizing the PHRF (TOT) Time-Over-Time method with a low point scoring system (first place = 1pnt etc.) DNF will be scored last place +1. 

Yachts will be scored according to the PHRF/ESSA handicap rating System. Recipient of the Choptank Cup will be determined by the best performance in class on corrected time in the following fashion. The time of each class winner will be compared to the average time of the 2nd and 3rd place boats in that class. The class winner with the greatest time differential over the class average will receive the Choptank Cup. 

Shortened course options:

G25>>>R12 port>>>G25 = 22.40 NM                       

G25>>>Choptank Light starboard>>>G25 = 14.6 NM       

G25>>>R14 port>>>G25 = 13.00 NM                       

G25>>>G19 starboard>>>G25 = 7.00 NM

Choptank Cup, October 12, 2019

SAVE THE DATE!

CHOPTANK CUP, 

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2019. 

Bad weather date: Saturday, October 19, 2019

ESSA Fleet,

This is the granddaddy of the Choptank Races.  A 31.90 Nautical Mile round trip from Cambridge to Sharp's Island Light.  Last year, 2018, the wind and weather did not co-operate causing a shortened race. Let's hope this year is a repeat of 2017.

Please reply to essasailing38@gmail.com if you intend to compete.

All participants must pay a $10 fee payable before or at the Skipper Meeting.

Checks should be made payable to ESSA.

This is a PHRF event. depending on the participants, it will be a spin or non-spin event.

We will need a volunteer Committee Boat to start the race. Skippers mark their own finish times.

Tangier Fleet, Captain's Cup, September 29, 2019

NORSI for Captain's Cup

NORSI Captain's Cup Reverse

Entry Form for Captain's Cup

Attached is the course for the Captain's Cup to be held this Sunday - 9/29/19 - with a skipper's meeting at 1:00 PM at the Cedar Hill Marina.  The course attached may be run in reverse order at the discretion of the Race Committee.  A decision will be announced at the skipper's meeting.  The race will start at 2:00 PM to end before cocktail hour.  Also attached is an Entry Form which must be completed with your current PHRF rating and submitted to the Race Committee along with a $10.00 entry fee.  If you do not know your PHRF rating, one will be assigned by the Race Committee.

This race is open to all ESSA members whether they have paid racing fees or not and awards are provided through the entry fee.  Address any questions to:

Deke Sheller, PRO

jdeke@comcast.net

The Sequoia at Cambridge

The Sequoia was the Presidential yacht for presidents from Herbert Hoover to Jimmy Carter.

The Sequoia will be here for a few more days at Ruark Boat Works which is located near Maryland Avenue.  It will be transferred to a barge which will transport it to Maine for a multi-million dollar restoration.

Some facts: Kennedy spent his last birthday on the Sequoia. 

Nixon played "God Bless Ameria" all night on the piano while drinking scotch before he resigned.

Sorry, there are no tours or guides

Click here for more information on the Sequoia

September TellTale, 2019

Sept 26, 2019

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Eastern Shore Sailing Association

TellTale

 What a racing season! With a total of 36 races scheduled between both fleets, only ONE had to be canceled. Even Hurricane Dorian couldn’t put a damper on the fun! Congratulations to overall winners Lolly, Peace of Heaven and Rhumbline (Tangier Fleet), and for the Choptank Fleet: Nothing Artificial, Flossie and Epicure (Spinnaker) and Reville, Tamarind and Touche’ (Non-Spinnaker).

But wait, the end of the racing season doesn’t mean an end to the fun. The coming months have a number of events scheduled. For the Tangier Fleet, we have the “Frostbite Series” of fun races every Sunday (Start time 2pm) capped off by the Grey Goose and Gossling races and parties (Oct 20^th & Oct 27^th). Also, on Sunday, Sept. 29^th, is the Captain’s Cup. It is open to ALL ESSA boats (whether racer or not, $10 per boat entry fee) and will feature a 10-mile course around the Nanticoke River. Captain’s meeting is at 1:00pm with the start at 2:00pm. The NORSI has been sent out via email, if you didn’t get a copy please contact Deke Sheller  (jdeke@comcast.net).

And that’s not all! Over on the Choptank they just finished the Wild Goose Chase (Congratulations Jambo!) and have the Choptank Cup coming up on Oct. 12^th.

Election time already?

No, not that election, the ESSA election. Each year a new ESSA bridge election is held at the annual Awards Dinner in November. The positions are Commodore, Vice-Commodore, Tangier and Choptank Fleet Captains, Treasurer and Secretary. If you are interested in running or nominating someone, contact Deke Sheller (jdeke@comcast.net) or your fleet captain by October 15^th.

Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner

Always a great time, ESSA’s Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner will be held in Salisbury on Friday, November 22^nd (Location TBD). In addition to the racing awards, a number of special awards will be given out. These include the Great Shoals Lighthouse, Blue Water Cup and others. You can find the full list of awards and criteria in the ESSA yearbook. Again, send any nominees to Deke Sheller.

Yearbook!

Jerry Gerlitzki is once again putting together the ESSA yearbook. Jerry needs pictures, articles, anecdotes, tall tales; anything that might have anything to do with sailing in general and ESSA in particular. Also, advertising space is available, which helps defray publishing costs. The yearbook will be published next spring so please get anything you have to him as soon as possible at jerry@gerlitzkidesign.com

Jerry does a fantastic job on our yearbook so please help him out!

SEE YOU AT THE AWARDS DINNER!