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Saturday, January 20, 2024; 5:00 PM
Cambridge Yacht Club
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SAVE THE DATE!
Change of Watch Dinner
Saturday, January 20, 2024; 5:00 PM
Cambridge Yacht Club
$50 per person on-line, $55 at check-in, Cash Bar
RSVP and details to follow.
Saturday November 18, 2023/5-6 PM cocktails/dinner at 6PM
401 E. Naylor Mill Rd., Salisbury, MD 21804
$50 Per person. Gratuities included.
Cocktails: cash bar.
Agenda:
Check-in 4:30 - 6:00
5:00 Reception check-in, Social gathering- bar open
6:00 Welcome and Dinner
7:00 Awards
8:00 Meeting, Nominations, Elections
9:30 Adjourn
LAST CALL
Step One: RSVP form.
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Step Two: Pay Online (or at the check-in desk)
Pay for Awards Dinner on-line:
Pay ESSA Awards Dinner- Nov 18, 2023
We need active sailors to step-up to do the work.
Section 2. The Vice Commodore shall assist the Commodore and assume the Commodore'swith the Executive Committee approval, appoint all committee chairmen. He is an ex-officiomember of all committees except Nominating and Auditing.
duties in his absence or inability to perform.
correspondence under the Commodore's direction. He shall obtain a membership list from theTreasurer and mail notices of General and Special Meetings to all members.
designated by the Executive Committee. He is to pay all E.S.S.A.'s bills which have priorapproval of the Executive Committee or any committee chairman, expenditures by virtue ofExecutive Committee appropriations. He shall keep a true and complete record of all receiptsand disbursements of E.S.S.A. and submit a report of these at the annual meeting as well asthe amount in his possession at that time. Each January, he shall send every member a duesstatement for the following year and submit a list of delinquent members to the Executive
Section 5. The Fleet Captains shall recommend, implement, and supervise all fleet cruising,Committee by the February General Meeting.
social, and racing activities as well as submit a tentative calendar for the upcoming year at the
December Bridge Meeting. They shall also advise the Bridge at its monthly meetings ofactivity results and schedule variations.
Bridge Officer Nominations Now Open
The ESSA Bridge invites its members to recommend members to serve as
- Bridge Officers for 2024
- Commodore - Liz Principe will advance from Vice Commodore
- Vice Commodore Need a volunteer or nomination
- Treasurer Need a volunteer or nomination
- Secretary Need a volunteer or nomination
- Choptank Fleet Captain George Breig has volunteered
- Tangier Fleet Captain Barry Hall has volunteered
- Nominations for Special Awards
- Great Shoals Lighthouse Award
- Demonstrated a long-term interest and activities in sailing that resulted in benefits to ESSA, CBYRA, US Sailing and/or other organizations that have similar benefits to the sport of sailing and yachting.
- Leadership positions in ESSA should be important criteria in the selection process.
- Can be awarded to an outstanding ESSA sailor, one who has competed at the local, national and international level of racing, made an ocean crossing or several long coastal cruises.
- An individual who has made a single outstanding contribution that has a significant effect on ESSA.
- To a former member of ESSA who has made a significant contribution to sailing in an area deemed appropriate by the Committee or
- The trophy can be awarded for an action of courage that resulted in a lifesaving situation or the development of a safety device.
- Bluewater Cup Awarded to an ESSA boat captained by its owner sailing the most nautical miles offshore during the calendar year, but not less than a total distance of 300 nautical miles. A copy of the ship's log is to be submitted to the Bridge by their October Meeting.
- ESSA Promotional Award - Awarded to the person who has done the most to promote sailing on the Eastern Shore. Membership in ESSA is not a prerequisite. Previous winners are eligible. Recipient to be determined by nominations submitted to the bridge from the membership.
- ESSA Spirit of Sailing Award -Awarded to a member of ESSA, sailor, or volunteer who is dedicated to spirited sailing at all costs and who demonstrates the utmost sportsmanship throughout the various sailing events he/she competes or volunteers in.
ESSA members are asked to recommend candidates or volunteer themselves.
Please submit nominations to Commodore Paul West at essasailing1@gmail.com as soon as possible.
ESSA Sailors, Mark your calendars, Call your crew.
RSVP's will be emailed shortly. You are encouraged to pay on-line.
Saturday November 18, 2023/5-6 PM cocktails/dinner
at 6PM
401 E. Naylor Mill Rd., Salisbury, MD 21804
$50 Per person. Gratuities
included.
Cocktails: cash bar.
Agenda:
5:00
Reception check-in, Social gathering- bar open
6:00
Welcome and Dinner
7:00
Awards
8:00
Meeting, Nominations, Elections
9:30 Adjourn
Hor d’Oeuvres
·
Fruit & Veggie Tray
·
Meat & Cheese Deli Tray
Entrée-Buffet
·
Roasted Rotisserie Chicken over rainbow potatoes
·
Summer Grilled Salmon over peppers and onions
·
Sides: Green Beans; Sweet Potatoes
·
Garden salad
·
Bread
Beverages
Iced tea, coffee, and water
Cash Bar (set up in main room)
Beer, wine, and liquor
Bridge Officer Nominations Now Open
The ESSA Bridge invites its members to recommend members to serve as
ESSA members are asked to recommend candidates or volunteer themselves.
Please submit nominations to Commodore Paul West at essasailing1@gmail.com as soon as possible.
Several ESSA skippers and their crews have been racing in other events on the Chesapeake.
Rocket J Squirrel on right at Annapolis |
Dotty and Anastasia trimming the sails |
Starting with light wind on a downwind start, it was uncertain that the fleet could reach Sharp's Island Light in time. As the wind increased, the rain became more intense saturating all crews. Strong but manageable gusts faced the boats on the approach and return from the Lighthouse. All boats made the turn. As the wind shifted to the east, it became necessary to tack back to Cambridge. A wet and windy day.
Congratulations to the. Branden Spear and the crew of Gabrielle, the winners of the 2023 Choptank Cup.
The Choptank Cup is a long-standing event that tests the endurance of Skippers and Crews.
The race is a non-spinnaker race from Cambridge Creek to the Sharps Island Lighthouse and back to Cambridge Creek. The traditional and full course length is approximately 33.2 Nautical Miles.
PHRF non-spinnaker CR ratings will be used to score all boats using PHRF TOT.
The starting horn sequence will begin at approximately 9:24 AM on Saturday, October 14th, 2023.
The race will begin at 9:30 AM (unless changed by the Race committee.)
Boat | Boat Type | HelmName | Class | SailNo | PHRFTOT | Rank | Start | Finish | Elapsed | Corrected | BCR | Ave speed | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gabrielle | J-29 | Branden Spear | N-S CC | 21613 | 126 | 1 | 09:30:15 | 15:57:30 | 6:27:15 | 5:43:43 | 126 | 5.144 kn | 1.0 |
Paprika | Pearson Flyer 30 | Curt Weist | N-S CC | 30972 | 138 | 2 | 09:30:15 | 16:04:36 | 6:34:21 | 5:43:55 | 138.394 | 5.051 kn | 2.0 |
Blur | J-105 | Trevor Carouge | N-S CC | 51682 | 87 | 3 | 09:30:15 | 15:50:57 | 6:20:42 | 5:58:35 | 114.566 | 5.232 kn | 3.0 |
Rosina | Landing School 26 | Peter Barclay | N-S CC | 3 | 237 | 4 | 09:30:15 | 17:39:00 | 8:08:45 | 6:12:37 | 303.183 | 4.076 kn | 4.0 |
Jitterbug | Catalina 270 | George Breig | N-S CC | 319 | 225 | 5 | 09:30:15 | 18:14:17 | 8:44:02 | 6:45:42 | 364.775 | 3.801 kn | 5.0 |
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The granddaddy of races, 30 plus Nautical Miles, rounding Sharp's Island light. This is a classic Non-Spin PHRF race.
Click Here for Choptank Cup NORSI
The line is forming |
"It ain't over until it's over."
Boats will be gathering just north of the Cambridge Creek Bridge by Snappers on Wednesday.
The horn goes off at 6:00 PM .
This is strictly for FUN!
Turn your radio to channel 72.
EASTERN
SHORE SAILING ASSOCIATION
Bridge
Meeting Agenda
September 18, 2023 7:30 PM, Steve Adams Office, Cambridge
·
Call to
Order
·
Bridge Attendance:
Present/Absent
·
Review
Minutes of the Meeting of 8-7-23
·
Website
Status – Peter Barclay
· Can we move to ESSASailing.com and if so what will it take?
· How much will Peter charge to maintain & finalize?
· Move George’s info to site
· Add blog page for each fleet & bridge?
· Add way for fleets to add pictures?
· History section
· Need crew needed and volunteer section
Membership and Racing
Applications ok on website? George
Do we want random people to
join via website w/o approval from Bridge?
Goals for this year fall/winter
· Advertising flyers & posters to place on boats, local restaurants
& schools
· More social activities, learning events with speakers – Pat Seidel has
agreed to give talk about all the different rating systems
· Promote racing in CBYRA races and ask those racing to fly ESSA burgees
· Add/promote cruising class. Need rules & details for flyer
· Partner with CYC to hold CBYRA Race(s) and advertise our club
· Fall series on the Choptank Sunday afternoons?
· Promote Jr. Sailing –
· Additional thoughts?
·
Set
General Meeting Agenda & Date – Still need to set date Friday November 10
or 17 or ??
· We need to send out some Telltales this year.
· Jerry Gerlitski may not be able to do the Yearbook this
year. May need a backup.
· Need to think about nominations for special awards ie:
· Finalizing Bylaws
· Discuss cruising class.
· Discuss membership requirements ie: we used to make
people have a sponsor in the club, but we eliminated that in our last bylaws
revision. Now, on the website anyone can join at any time and I'm not sure that
is a great idea.
Next Bridge Meeting
Task List:
By George Sheller
My brother, Deke, was one of the founding members of the Eastern Shore Sailing Association (ESSA) in 1974 (and the last one alive!). Deke served as commodore three times: 1982, 2003, and 2019.
I gave my brother our AYC burgee about 17 years ago, and he finally sent me his in August of this year! The saying, “better late than never” certainly applies in this scenario.
The granddaddy of races, 30 plus Nautical Miles, rounding Sharp's Island light. This is a classic Non-Spin PHRF race.
Click Here for Choptank Cup NORSI
Boat | Boat Type | HelmName | Class | SailNo | PHRFTOT | Rank | Race 1 May 17, 2023 |
Race 2 May 24, 2023 |
Race 3 May 31, 2023 |
Race 4 June 7, 2023 |
Race 5 June 14, 2023 |
Race 1 Jun 28, 2023 |
Race 2 July 5, 2023 |
Race 3 July 12, 2023 |
Race 4 July 19, 2023 |
Race 5 July 26, 2023 |
Race 1 August 9, 2023 |
Race 3 August 23, 2023 |
Race 5 Sept 13, 2023 |
Total | Nett |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3-6-9 | Capri 30 | Liz Principe | N-Spin | 63066 | 111 | 1st | 1.0 | 1.0 | (4.0) | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | (13.0 DNC) | (3.0) | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 35.0 | 15.0 |
Touche | Comet 36 | Bob Dickey | N-Spin | 53462 | 129 | 2nd | (13.0 DNC) | (13.0 DNC) | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | (13.0 DNC) | 60.0 | 21.0 |
Crazy Brit | Morgan 27 | Sarah Freund | N-Spin | 43346 | 183 | 3rd | (13.0 DNC) | 2.0 | 2.0 | (3.0) | (3.0) | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 42.0 | 23.0 |
Rosina | Landing School 26 | Peter Barclay | N-Spin | 3 | 237 | 4th | 2.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | (13.0 DNC) | 2.0 | 4.0 DNF | 4.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | (5.0) | (5.0) | 55.0 | 32.0 |
Jitterbug | Catalina 270 | George Breig | N-Spin | 319 | 225 | 5th | 3.0 | 5.0 | (13.0 DNC) | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | (13.0 DNC) | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | (13.0 DNC) | 7.0 | 4.0 | 89.0 | 50.0 |
Dudley DoRight | Hunter 336 | Dave Buchanan | N-Spin | 93359 | 156 | 6th | 4.0 DNS | 3.0 | 5.0 | (13.0 DNC) | 5.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 DNF | 3.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | (13.0 DNC) | 8.0 | (13.0 DNC) | 91.0 | 52.0 |
Paprika | Pearson Flyer 30 | Curt Weist | N-Spin | 30972 | 138 | 7th | (13.0 DNC) | 6.0 DNF | (13.0 DNC) | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 DNS | 5.0 | (13.0 DNC) | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 95.0 | 56.0 |
Chupacabra | Beneteau FC 8 | Mike Stewart | N-Spin | 63186 | 165 | 8th | (13.0 DNC) | (13.0 DNC) | (13.0 DNC) | 13.0 DNC | 13.0 DNC | 13.0 DNC | 4.0 DNF | 13.0 DNC | 13.0 DNC | 13.0 DNC | 5.0 | 2.0 | 13.0 DNC | 141.0 | 102.0 |
Callinectes 2.0 | Catalina MKII | Brad Stevens | N-Spin | 156 | 9th | (13.0 DNC) | (13.0 DNC) | (13.0 DNC) | 13.0 DNC | 13.0 DNC | 13.0 DNC | 13.0 DNC | 13.0 DNC | 13.0 DNC | 13.0 DNC | 13.0 DNC | 13.0 DNC | 13.0 DNC | 169.0 | 130.0 | |
Lazy Ethel | Catalina 27 | Dottie Holoubek | N-Spin | 877 | 213 | 9th | (13.0 DNC) | (13.0 DNC) | (13.0 DNC) | 13.0 DNC | 13.0 DNC | 13.0 DNC | 13.0 DNC | 13.0 DNC | 13.0 DNC | 13.0 DNC | 13.0 DNC | 13.0 DNC | 13.0 DNC | 169.0 | 130.0 |
Crew Room | Tanzer 22 | Collins | N-Spin | 240 | 9th | (13.0 DNC) | (13.0 DNC) | (13.0 DNC) | 13.0 DNC | 13.0 DNC | 13.0 DNC | 13.0 DNC | 13.0 DNC | 13.0 DNC | 13.0 DNC | 13.0 DNC | 13.0 DNC | 13.0 DNC | 169.0 | 130.0 | |
Sawdust | Catalina 34 | Bill Lachenmyer | N-Spin | 1037 | 162 | 9th | (13.0 DNC) | (13.0 DNC) | (13.0 DNC) | 13.0 DNC | 13.0 DNC | 13.0 DNC | 13.0 DNC | 13.0 DNC | 13.0 DNC | 13.0 DNC | 13.0 DNC | 13.0 DNC | 13.0 DNC | 169.0 | 130.0 |
Boat | Boat Type | HelmName | Class | SailNo | PHRFTOT | Rank | Race 1 May 17, 2023 |
Race 2 May 24, 2023 |
Race 3 May 31, 2023 |
Race 4 June 7, 2023 |
Race 5 June 14, 2023 |
Race 1 Jun 28, 2023 |
Race 2 July 5, 2023 |
Race 3 July 12, 2023 |
Race 4 July 19, 2023 |
Race 5 July 26, 2023 |
Race 1 August 9, 2023 |
Race 2 August 16, 2023 |
Race 3 August 23, 2023 |
Race 4 September 7 2023 |
Race 5 Sept 13, 2023 |
Total | Nett |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nothing Artificial | J-29 | Joe Brooks | Spin | 267 | 111 | 1st | 1.0 | (2.0) | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | (4.0) | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | (4.0) | 27.0 | 17.0 |
No Mas | J-29 | Bill Brooks | Spin | 25666 | 111 | 2nd | 2.0 | (3.0) | (5.0) | (3.0) | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 38.0 | 27.0 |
Blur | J-105 | Trevor Carouge | Spin | 51682 | 75 | 3rd | (8.0 DNC) | (8.0 DNC) | 1.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 DNF | 5.0 | 4.0 | (8.0 DNC) | 59.0 | 35.0 |
Epicure | J-29 | Jack Brooks | Spin | 31628 | 111 | 4th | 3.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 DNF | 5.0 | (8.0 DNC) | (8.0 DNC) | (8.0 DNC) | 3.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 63.0 | 39.0 |
Aura | J 100 | Bob Gallagher | Spin | 93487 | 87 | 5th | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 DNF | 5.0 | 2.0 | (8.0 DNC) | 4.0 | (8.0 DNC) | (8.0 DNC) | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 74.0 | 50.0 |
Gabrielle | J-29 | Branden Spear | Spin | 21613 | 126 | 6th | (8.0 DNC) | (8.0 DNC) | (8.0 DNC) | 8.0 DNC | 8.0 DNC | 8.0 DNC | 1.0 | 8.0 DNC | 8.0 DNC | 8.0 DNC | 8.0 DNC | 8.0 DNC | 8.0 DNC | 8.0 DNC | 3.0 | 108.0 | 84.0 |
Ethyl Alcohol | Far East | Dotty Holoubek | Spin | 93 | 96 | 7th | (8.0 DNC) | (8.0 DNC) | (8.0 DNC) | 8.0 DNC | 8.0 DNC | 8.0 DNC | 8.0 DNC | 8.0 DNC | 8.0 DNC | 8.0 DNC | 8.0 DNC | 8.0 DNC | 8.0 DNC | 8.0 DNC | 8.0 DNC | 120.0 | 96.0 |
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