ESSA 2005 AwardsESSA 2005 Awards

February 24, 2006

City Bistro, Salisbury MD

Choptank Series 1Choptank Series 1

3rd Place Adventure Kwest

2nd Place Reveille

1st Place Nepenthe

Choptank Fleet Series 2Choptank Fleet Series 2

3rd Place Adventure Kwest

2nd Place Reveille

1st Place Nepenthe

Choptank Fleet Series 3Choptank Fleet Series 3

3rd Place Reveille

2nd Place Adventure Kwest

1st Place Nepenthe

Choptank OverallChoptank Overall

3rd Place Adventure Kwest

2nd Place Reveille

1st Place Nepenthe

Tangier Fleet Series 1Tangier Fleet Series 1

3rd Place Rhumb Line

2nd Place Thomas L. Sweeney

1st Place Lolly

Tangier Fleet Series 2Tangier Fleet Series 2

3rd Place Thomas L. Sweeney

2nd Place Lolly

1st Place Rhumb Line

Tangier Fleet Series 3Tangier Fleet Series 3

3rd Place Puff Daddy

2nd Place Rhumb Line

1st Place Lolly

Tangier Fleet OverallTangier Fleet Overall

3rd Place Thomas L. Sweeney

2rd Place Rhumb Line

1st Place Lolly

Club Race WinnersClub Race Winners

Choptank Fleet

Stedman Smith Cup 2005Stedman Smith Cup 2005

Adventure KwestAdventure Kwest

Wild Goose Chase Wild Goose Chase Reverse PHRF 2005 PHRF 2005

What’s NextWhat’s Next

Choptank Cup 2005Choptank Cup 2005

3rd Place Touche

2nd Place Superstition

1st Place Odyssey

Club Race WinnersClub Race Winners

Tangier Fleet

Captain’s Cup 2005Captain’s Cup 2005

3rd Place Paper Doll II

2nd Place Puff Daddy

1st Place Lolly ( Keith Staton)

Deal Island Skipjack RaceDeal Island Skipjack Race

LOLLYLOLLY ( with Captain Keith Staton)

Tangier Frostbite SeriesTangier Frostbite Series

3rd Place Lolly

2nd Place Paper Doll II

1st Place Happy Ours

Nanticoke River Tanzer Nanticoke River Tanzer TrophyTrophy

Rhumb LineRhumb Line

Bluewater AwardBluewater Award

No winners in 2005

ESSA Promotional AwardESSA Promotional Award

Donated By Stedman W. Smith

ESSA Promotional AwardESSA Promotional Award

Presented to those who have done the most to promote sailing on the Eastern Shore.

ESSA Promotional Award ESSA Promotional Award Recipients 2005Recipients 2005

Del WalterDel Walter-master sailing instructor-

Tim FuhrmannTim Fuhrmann-webmaster par excellence-

2006 ESSA Survey Results2006 ESSA Survey Results

18 Members Responding

What we like about ESSA– The people, their warm and helpful attitude and the ability to

meet like minded people– The low key leadership and membership ( not a yacht club)– After sail parties– I learned more about sailing by racing– The ability to share and solve boat problems– Sailing, cruising, racing with others– The racing/cruising schedule forces me to use my sailboat

Survey—How to Improve ESSASurvey—How to Improve ESSApage 1page 1

Increase Awareness in the local community to attract new members Improve “spectator” participation by providing a better understanding of what’s

going on during the racing. ( especially in Cambridge) More Social events during and after the season Include some post race cook outs vs. restaurants ( once a month) Include children in at least one event per year ( e.g. “Fun in the Sun”) Field a boat and crew for the Governor’s Cup Race Offer more education opportunities :

– Establish a lending library for the North U series on sail trim, racing, Weather for sailors, cruising and seamanship

– Utilize our own experts for regular sailing, racing, maintenance seminars– Explanation of the rules of racing– Provide information regarding chartering boats outside of our area

How to improve ESSA-How to improve ESSA-CruisingCruising

Increase Cruising Opportunities– More Weekend Cruises– Day sailing and afternoon raft ups ( e.g. Sunday

afternoons in Oxford or at Roaring Point)– Summer Solstice Sunset evening cruise– Family day cruises, including children– ESSA supplies the burgers “you supply the boat

and beverages” day sails

ESSA 2006 GoalsESSA 2006 Goals

Improve participation in both fleetsIncrease the visibility of ESSA to the

communityAttract new membersAchieve a balance between racing and

cruisingHave a great time sailing

ESSA Membership MeetingESSA Membership Meeting

Sunday March 26th

Brew River Restaurant 2 PM- 4 PM

“ Course Management and Race Starts” Presented by Deke Sheller Lunch and beverages on your own More information to follow in the Telltale

Thank You !!!Thank You !!!

Ken Kundell, Yearbook Editor