Hello to all you Cruisers
out there!
Here is the list of
cruising opportunities for 2019. These
cruise dates are jointly hosted by the Cambridge Yacht Club, The Power
Squadron, ESSA, and Fleet 10.
Friday, March 29, 2019
Thursday, March 28, 2019
This is how it's done!
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Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Reminder from the Choptank Fleet Captain
SAVE THE DATE!
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3rd, 2019, 6 PM.
CAMBRIDGE YACHT CLUB
As a reminder, we have a Choptank Fleet meeting rapidly approaching. It is to be held on April 3rd at 6pm at the Cambridge Yacht Club. I hope that each of you makes time to attend because we will be holding a vote on the following items that will affect your upcoming season:
1) Utilizing predetermined race courses in an effort to simplify race committee duties and eliminate potential course confusion for racers (picture one letter on display which references a pre-determined course)
2) Division of the spinnaker and/or non-spinnaker fleets instead of messing with PHRF ratings
Friday, March 22, 2019
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Attention! Cruisers aka Racers who use their sailboats more than once per week.
Cruising opportunities:
ESSA is working with the Power Squadron, and the Cambridge Yacht Club to produce a schedule of Cruise Dates.
The schedule will be published in the next few weeks, The first cruise date will be the weekend of May 26, 27, 28. So, save the dates.
The cruises will be a mix of anchorages and marinas. Some locations will be close by and some more distant. You can join the cruising fleet for a day or a night. maybe you will use the dates to begin your personal cruise or end it. Anyway, you will be rafting with sailors like you.
Some locations that are on the proposed schedule:
La Trappe Creek, San Domingo Creek, Tilghman Island, Plain Dealings Creek, Oxford, Leadenham, Dunn's Cove, St. Michaels, Swan Creek, and Peachblossom Creek.
Another group, Fleet 10, has a one week cruise scheduled which visits Cambridge Municipal Marina on Wednesday, June 26. Their cruise begins at Herrington Harbor North, then Wye River, Knapps Narrows, Poplar Island, Cambridge, Oxford, and concluding on Saturday, June 29 at San Domingo Creek.
Get ready to raft. If you are interested, let me know at
essasailing38@gmail.com
ESSA is working with the Power Squadron, and the Cambridge Yacht Club to produce a schedule of Cruise Dates.
The schedule will be published in the next few weeks, The first cruise date will be the weekend of May 26, 27, 28. So, save the dates.
The cruises will be a mix of anchorages and marinas. Some locations will be close by and some more distant. You can join the cruising fleet for a day or a night. maybe you will use the dates to begin your personal cruise or end it. Anyway, you will be rafting with sailors like you.
Some locations that are on the proposed schedule:
La Trappe Creek, San Domingo Creek, Tilghman Island, Plain Dealings Creek, Oxford, Leadenham, Dunn's Cove, St. Michaels, Swan Creek, and Peachblossom Creek.
Another group, Fleet 10, has a one week cruise scheduled which visits Cambridge Municipal Marina on Wednesday, June 26. Their cruise begins at Herrington Harbor North, then Wye River, Knapps Narrows, Poplar Island, Cambridge, Oxford, and concluding on Saturday, June 29 at San Domingo Creek.
Get ready to raft. If you are interested, let me know at
essasailing38@gmail.com
A message from the Choptank Fleet Captain, March 13, 2019
Dear ESSA sailors,
A number of months ago, I addressed our membership base with a few key objectives that I wanted to tackle for the 2019 season. The highly condensed version being: A) Cooperation and competition with the Tred Avon Yacht club, B) Re-ignition of the relationship with CYC, C) Exploration of options for simplifying racecourse identification while recruiting additional committee boat crew, D) A decision on if and how fleets should be split, and E) Invitation of new boats.
I challenged the membership base to help recruit four new boats for the 2019 season. There have been no new boats identified that I didn’t already know about. This is a bit discouraging. Either ESSA currently enjoys every single competitively natured sailor on the Choptank as a member (which I highly doubt), or no one has made an effort to find new boats/members. Please help me reach out to other sailors and try to invite/encourage them to race this coming season. If you have tried, I appreciate it greatly and thank you.
That being said, some progress has been made with regards to the above goals. Bernie Schroeder, the Rev. at Christ Episcopal Church in Cambridge, has agreed to try to help us with committee boat duties during May (Ron Freund will not be home from the Bahamas then). If you know Bernie or run into him, please thank him for his willingness to help. He is a CYC member, and he enjoyed putting races together a long time ago for his home town club. By the way, he loves martinis!
Additionally, Team Jambo made a New Year's resolution to compete at least every other week in Oxford on Friday nights. This is the Tred Avon Yacht Club’s version of our Wednesday night races. The crew of Gabrielle has also expressed interest in doing so. Please contact me if you’d like more information on these informal and casual races. I see this as an opportunity for other competitive ESSA boats to maybe hand over the tiller to younger skippers for a go at racing!
Furthermore, I have asked that ESSA be an agenda topic for the upcoming CYC Board meeting. As a board member, I will encourage the yacht club to cooperate more with ESSA. Perhaps CYC can design a ‘sailor special’ menu for ESSA members once a month that can be included in the weekly dinner rotation for after races. Believe it or not, dedicated sailors are beginning to permeate the club at a leadership level. Branden and I are both on the board as well as Nancy Johnson (who helps run races with Ron). Linda Kranz, a CYC board member’s wife also helps Ron on the Committee boat. Let’s dust off our shoulders and work together with this great asset in our community and have some fun. I envision races being finished between the yacht club flag pole and an ESSA marker. A true partnership. We should support CYC as they are truly supporting us.
As a reminder, we have a Choptank Fleet meeting rapidly approaching. It is to be held on April 3rd at 6pm at the Cambridge Yacht Club. I hope that each of you makes time to attend because we will be holding a vote on the following items that will affect your upcoming season:
1) Utilizing predetermined race courses in an effort to simplify race committee duties and eliminate potential course confusion for racers (picture one letter on display which references a pre-determined course)
2) Division of the spinnaker and/or non-spinnaker fleets instead of messing with PHRF ratings
Finally, please mark your calendars for this year’s Admiral Byrd Regatta sponsored by CYC! This regatta begins on 7/19 and ends 7/21. PHRF races are held on Saturday and Sunday. Please make an effort to race in this fun, local and competitive regatta. Get your boats out of the slip and race!!!
Best,
Trevor Carouge
Choptank Fleet Captain, ESSA
Monday, March 11, 2019
ESSA March 16, 2019 Meeting
Location: Cambridge Yacht Club,
Saturday, March 16, 2019
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Our Speaker: Amanda Kurland of Cruise Annapolis
Amanda will discuss the abundance of options presented by yacht chartering.
Cruise Annapolis
"We maintain a fleet of 23 new and nearly new yachts of different configurations. Our fleet ranges in size from 38’ to 58’ with a mix of monohulls and catamarans. The Chesapeake Bay offers over 5,000 miles of navigable, protected coastline with incredibly diverse cruising opportunities. It provides forgiving conditions for beginners with a soft bottom, gentle and predictable winds, and protected harbors within easy reach of almost every corner. Quiet, pristine anchorages, historic and scenic ports, and the Sailing Capital of America (Annapolis) all call the Chesapeake Bay home.
The mid-Atlantic cruising season starts in early April and lasts well into October. Whether you’re looking for a short getaway or a 2-3 week cruising vacation, the Chesapeake Bay is among the world’s top cruising and sailing destinations."
For a full list of boats currently in the fleet: https://cruise-annapolis.com/fleet/
Thinking about cruising in a power boat?
Bayliner Ciera Classic HT -
24' + Diving Platform total L0A 26' 2005
Asking Price: $ 32,000.
Displacement 5,500 lbs
Beam 8'6" Draft 3'
Engine: MerCruiser 5.0 (gas) 193 hours (approx)
Bimini Top: Canvas Blue - Full vinyl sides (all new)
Galley Features:
Sleeps four
Refrigerator
Sink [hot - cold]
Microwave - Tappan (never been used)
Stove- Origo 4300E, two burner electric/ non-pressured alcohol stove (never used)
Water heater - Atwood L20 v
Closed Head - 10 gal holding tank
AC --Jalley
Stereo- 6 speakers four in cabin, two on stern- CD player AM/FM
20 gal fresh water - 20 ga| holding tank
Bridge:
Trim Tabs
Garmin- G.P.S. 500 series+ depth sounder
Ship/Shore Radio
Fish holding tank
Stern:
bench - Table
Shore Power Cables (2)
Flag Staff
Mooring hook docking poles (2)
Shower h/c with extender
Diving Platform with ladder
USCG Life Jackets (5)
Call: 1-301-953-7523
[photos available- boat launch scheduled for April 20, 2019
Friday, March 8, 2019
Save the date! March 16, 2019
The next winter General Meeting is scheduled
for Saturday, March 16th
When: 12:00 noon to 2:00pm
Where: At the Cambridge Yacht Club.
There will be a buffet style lunch of
assorted sandwiches and sides for $15.00 with a cash bar. Remember, all are
invited and bring a guest!
Cambridge Sail & Power Squadron offers courses at the Cambridge Yacht Club
Below are the details on the upcoming classes the Cambridge Sail and Power Squadron will be teaching.
America's Boating Course - is planned for 3 Sunday afternoons 1-4 pm, 10, 17, 24 March at the Cambridge Yacht Club. Cost is $10 per person with a $20 refundable book loan fee. Family members may share books. This class is open to the public. This is our basic course and we need a minimum number of students (6) to teach the class and I need to know by March 6th. Students need to confirm their desire to attend by phone at 302-629-4658
or email werigby@yahoo.com.
We also plan to teach the SAIL class starting 5 May thru 9 June; also Sunday
afternoons from 1-4 pm at the Yacht Club. The course covers everything from basic concepts to heavy weather sailing. Cost is $60 to USPS members and members of CYC.
Non-members may take the class for $130 which includes the United States
Power Squadrons (USPS) membership. Additional family sharing books will be $30. USPS members will have an on-the-water day at the end of the class on USPS boats and CYC members may arrange on-the-water training with the Yacht Club. Due to the need to order books, the cutoff date is 21 April with a minimum of (6) students
needed for the class to go forward.
Use above phone numbers and email to reserve a spot.
Cambridge Waterfront Development
"After 30 years, the path seems clear to redeveloping 25 acres of waterfront property in a manner that provides public access and creates a much needed mixed-used economic engine
for the City of Cambridge and Dorchester County."
for the City of Cambridge and Dorchester County."
Click on the link to read more about the Cambridge Waterfront.
Friday, March 1, 2019
Telltale February 28, 2019
New Bridge Meets
ESSA Yearbook
Winter General Meetings
Fleet Meetings
Boat for Sale
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NEW BRIDGE MEETS:
While it still might be just a little too cold to get out on the boat, there is still a lot of activity going on in the ESSA fleets:
The new bridge had its’ first meeting at Deke Sheller’s house on Feb.19th. A wide range of plans for the coming season was discussed including schedules for the upcoming season, more cooperation with the Cambridge Yacht Club, and the ESSA website.
Greg Mitchell has been the website administrator and has been doing a great job for a very long time. He has decided to step down and Cindy Haughtaling has graciously agreed to take over. THANK YOU, Greig, for a job well done!
The ESSA website is THE information source for ESSA:
On it you can find all the rules and regulations that govern our association, membership and racing forms, dues information, the latest news, event schedules (Click on the “Calendar” tab in the upper right corner) and lots and lots of photos!
The next Bridge meeting will be held on March 19th, 4:30pm at Deke Sheller’s house and any ESSA member is welcome to attend.
ESSA YEARBOOK:
Jerry Gerlitzki has once again volunteered to put together the ESSA Yearbook. If you have any pictures, stories, documents, etc., new or old, PLEASE send them to Jerry at: Essasailing1@gmail.com
WINTER GENERAL MEETINGS:
ESSA holds two General Meeting luncheons during the winter. The February General Meeting was held on Feb. 16th at LaTolteca in Salisbury. Over 35 people attended and were treated to great food and a very informative talk by Jonathon Bartlett from NorthSails.
The next winter General Meeting is scheduled for Saturday, March 16th
When: 12:00 noon to 2:00pm
Where: At the Cambridge Yacht Club.
There will be a buffet style lunch of assorted sandwiches and sides for $15.00 with a cash bar. Remember, all are invited and bring a guest!
FLEET MEETINGS:
Prior to the start of the racing season each fleet (Tangier and Choptank) holds a fleet meeting to discuss items of interest to the fleet and to vote on the rules and schedule for the upcoming season.
The Tangier fleet meeting will be held on Saturday, March 30th
When: 4:00pm
Where: Judith Stribling’s house,
3984 Texas Rd, Bivalve, MD 21814
Food will be provided but side dishes are always welcome and BYOB.
The Choptank fleet meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 3rd,
When 6:00pm
Where: At the Cambridge Yacht Club.
BOAT FOR SALE:
After a long and illustrious (i.e. winning) career, Paul Hull has decided to put his boat “Peace of Heaven” up for sale:
Tanzer 22: Fully equipped and Race ready
Excellent race record
No leaks and Lightly used sails
$4000.00
Contact: Paul Hull
Contact: Paul Hull
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