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September 1, 2003 Marina Single Sailing Club

FROM THE HELM

By Stan Dounn, BTS Editor

Thanks to everyone for making our Sunday Sails part of your summer routine (however, our events are not routine). A special thanks to those Skippers that have made their boats available for Sunday Sails, cruises to Redondo Beach, and Catalina. And a hardy thanks to the MSSC members and guests who have crewed to make it possible for the Skippers to sail our great Santa Monica Bay.

Although this warm summer of 2003 is behind us, a reminder that MSSC is a year-round activities group, thanks to Southern California’s year-round Mediterranean climate.

Please clip and review the MSSC schedule for the remaining months of 2003. Lots of things are going on and we don’t want you to miss a single event.

We would love for you to join our Board meetings. As members and prospective members, your ideas for future activities are welcome. The next Board meeting will be on Thursday, September 11 at Jim Provost’s boat, Rapallo, D-1305, behind the Pacific Mariners Yacht Club, on Panay Way at 7p.m. For directions, call 310-866-9439. Be a part of the decision-making for your club.

MEMBERSHIP   

Thanks to everyone for making our Sunday Sails part of your summer routine (however, our events are not routine). A special thanks to those Skippers that have made their boats available for Sunday Sails, cruises to Redondo Beach, and Catalina. And a hardy thanks to the MSSC members and guests who have crewed to make it possible for the Skippers to sail our great Santa Monica Bay.

Although this warm summer of 2003 is behind us, a reminder that MSSC is a year-round activities group, thanks to Southern California’s year-round Mediterranean climate.

Please clip and review the MSSC schedule for the remaining months of 2003. Lots of things are going on and we don’t want you to miss a single event.

We would love for you to join our Board meetings. As members and prospective members, your ideas for future activities are welcome. The next Board meeting will be on Thursday, September 11 at Jim Provost’s boat, Rapallo, D-1305, behind the Pacific Mariners Yacht Club, on Panay Way at 7p.m. For directions, call 310-866-9439. Be a part of the decision-making for your club.

Nominations and Election

MSSC nominations and elections will be held in November and December. Commodore Shelly will appoint a nominating committee in October. Interested? Contact Shelly at:

shelly-s@woldnet.att.net, (310) 548-9131, or at next Sunday Sail September 13th..

Website – John Toellner

Have you seen your picture on our website yet? The Sailing Schedule, info on club events, contacts, the newsletter and more are on the website at www.marinasinglesailors.org

Our webmaster, John Toellner, keeps the site up to date. We could use more pictures. Got some? Send them to John at: jdtelder@socal.rr.com or bring to a Sunday Sail. John will scan them in to the web site.

Sailing Schedule For 2003 - [Click the title or select from the home page]

Any questions on Club Schedule call Shelly at (310) 548-9131

Social Activities

Our next event, in the planning, is the Avalon Jazz  Cruise to Catalina, October 17, 18, & 19. If you would like to contribute to the final planning, contact Commodore Shelly at shelly-s@worldnet.att.net or speak to her at the Sunday Sail, September 13th.

Don’t forget our wine and cheese social hours after Sunday Sails. It’s a chance to extend a great day of sailing and spend more time outdoors--mixing and sharing great stories of your sailing.

Fleet Captain

Please don’t forget, at 10:45a.m. each Sunday Sail, there will be a short Skipper’s Meeting to discuss the day’s activities and other items. At the next Sunday Sail, our discussion will focus on our next cruise and the day’s sail.

If you have ideas, please don’t hesitate to contact Ben at home, (310) 396-8141, or by e-mail at: Foolaround@dslextreme.com

SAFETY & EDUCATION

Getting more experience on the water--for novices and experienced sailors.

BY Jim Provost jspro@gbronline.com.

The next Safety & Education session will have you out on the boats at Burton Chace Park Guests Dock. Some of the members have asked to get more instruction/experience on the water. There will be short sails for novices and experienced sailors. Please call me at (310) 866-9439, for this session, so I will know how many member and guests will attend..

Place – Guest Docks at Burton Chace Park. Please be there September 13, at 10a.m. I will be there with my boat, RAPALLO. Lou Weiss will have his 2-man 16 footer there also.

Anyone needing directions, please contact me at (310) 866-9439. We look forward to seeing you there on September 13.

See ya!!

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If you know of past members who may still be interested in MSSC (or potential members) and would like to receive ‘BTS’, please send their e-mail address to Stan.

Got ideas or suggestions for events, procedures and any other Club business? They are always welcome.

Also, articles for the ‘BTS’ relevant to sailing are always welcome. Please address articles and comments to Stan Dounn, Editor, at SouthBendDounn@AOL.COM