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The Chowder ChatterThe Official Newsletter of

The Caloosahatchee Marching and Chowder SocietyCape Coral / Fort Myers, Florida

www.cmcs-sail.orgNext Full Moon: January 24 P.O. Box 101268, Cape Coral, Fl. 33910 January 2016

Commodore’s Message

2015 CMCS OfficersCommodore: Allen Fiske Vice Commodore: Don LawsonVice Commodore – Summerset: Steve Romaine Rear Commodore – Cruising: Kim BrownRear Commodore – Racing: John Churchill Fleet Yeoman – Bev DuffFleet Purser – Bill Cook Past Commodore – Diane Fowler

Chowder Chatter Editor—Steve Roake

Wow! That had to have been the fastestyear in my life! I guess what they say istrue. The older you get, the faster thetime goes. It seems like we just had theChange of Watch Dinner and now, wehave it planned again.

This has been a very interesting year forme. Being relatively new to the club, Iwas faced with the usual feeling of beingan outsider. My plan was to get involvedin the running of the club and thereby getto know the key people from the insideout. It worked and I encourage any ofyou to try the same thing. Once you gain

the confidence of the key people, you can relax and really startenjoying all that our great club has to offer.

My biggest regret is that I was not able to take part in more of ouron-water activities. There is truly a smörgåsbord of activitiesranging from helping with the Summerset Regatta, helping withthe River Romp Regatta, Racing to Key West or spending arelaxing Thanksgiving in Cabbage Key. This club has somethingfor every kind of Sailor and this Sailor will make a better effort in2016 to take a more active part on the water.

We had quite a few accomplishments in 2015. DeDee Cheektook on the task of assembling and updating the Job Descriptionsfor Officers, Directors and Committee Heads. This is super im-portant because it allows anyone who is interested in gettingmore involved in the running of the club to see what they wouldbe getting themselves into. She did a fantastic job and the resultcan be found on our website, when you log in as a member,under Hints and Tips for Event Coordinators. Thanks DeDee.

Rodger Pfeiffenberger motivated us to form the Club Develop-ment Committee to try to help us get a better handle on recruitingand grooming members to take on responsibility within the club.It sure can't hurt to be looking and thinking ahead. ThanksRodger.

Stephanie Webb and Bev Duff took on another daunting task,that of bringing our Club Bylaws up to date. Getting the wholeBoard of Directors involved in looking at the wording and mean-ing of each line was very tedious and took much time, but theend result is a very comprehensive set of guidelines. Thank youStephanie and Bev.

Along the line we were able to congratulate our Senior HonoraryMember Steve Colgate on both his induction into the NationalSailing Hall of Fame and running his Offshore Sailing School for50 years.

In addition one of the young sailors the club has sponsoredthrough the Edison Sailing Center, Jack Gower, was very suc-cessful racing in the Laser Fleet on the National Level, finishingin the top 10% of three major regattas. As a result, he has beeninvited to attend Olympic Development Clinics. Go Jack!

The last big thing we accomplished was hosting the 50th AnnualSummerset Regatta. Most of the credit goes to Steve Romaine,who almost single-handedly assembled a list of over one hun-dred sponsors, and seventy participating yachts, generating over$20,000.00 that we will be able to dole out to Youth Sailing Pro-grams up and down the West Coast. But he could not make ithappen alone. He has had a dedicated committee, spearheadedby people like Suzanne Aguilara, Kathleen Vance, Carol Pimand of course Cindy Carlino who have been with him for five ormore years. It was truly a fantastic accomplishment accentuatedby an Awards Dinner at the Diamond Head Resort attended byover one hundred seventy-five people. Steve, we just can't thankyou enough!

What a year! All in all, it has been a very interesting experience.How could I go wrong hanging out with a bunch of people whoLove Sailing as much as I do? The only thing left on my 2015club calendar is the Change of Watch Dinner on Jan 9. It makesfor a Super Special Occasion when you bring together the groupof members who care enough to really get involved and helpmake things happen. I an eager to see if they like the BluesBand that I picked out!

Allen FiskeS/V Minimum BalanceCMCS Commodore 2015

CommodoreAllen Fiske

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Rear Commodore of Cruising’s Report

Thanks to everyone who raisedtheir hand and volunteered thispast year. The many hands madelight work. From Rose Ann andPaul making EPOL happen at thestart to Carolyn and Dan ringing inthe New Year, I have been blessedwith a fleet of cruise leaders andvolunteers. In the course of theyear we had 72 different boats take

part in one or more of the club’s 15 ‘official cruises’.Individual boat participation ranged from 1 to 12cruises with the average per boat just over 3. Wehad 18 boats that ‘qualified’ on the cruising side forBomgardner consideration. That meant they partici-pated in at least 5 cruises.

The Club is really lucky to have Jean Blessing herd-ing the cats (and monohulls ;-) this coming year.However, just like I couldn’t do it alone, neither canshe. So please raise your hand. Certainly, everyone of those 18 boats that ‘qualified’ for Bomgard-ner can offer to do at least one cruise. Look at nextyear’s calendar and make the offer to Jean beforethe begging begins. Pay it forward.

I think everyone generally had a good time this pastyear which I considered the goal. I am sure Jeanwould like to hear suggestions for the New Year.What surprised me the most this past year is howlittle the opportunity there is to ‘innovate’. Work onthe calendar begins the June before in order to co-ordinate scheduling with racing. The calendar is putto bed long before the new rear commodore takesover. The list of marinas and slots that can andwant to accommodate 15+ sail boats is not long.Same on anchorages reasonably close. We haveover the last couple of years had a tough time fillingthe ‘longer’ cruises. This past year was no excep-tion.

I am constantly amazed that weather is not more ofan issue. This is a great climate with only the sum-mer being a challenge. We know enough to sched-ule ‘plug-in’ cruises for those months. We do getrained on but only very rarely is it enough to spoilthe whole weekend. And often the rain is inland or intown but not in Pine Island Sound. This is not tosay you should feel secure in building your DangerIsland Chowder shack out of cardboard. ;-). Perfectweather is the enemy of good enough when decid-ing whether to go. On a ‘too windy’ Thanksgivingwe had a blast sailing to Cabbage Key (and weeven sailed about halfway back on Sunday). Wehad Alice’s Restaurant on the stereo and followedthe sail with ‘a Thanksgiving Dinner that couldn’t bebeat‘. We suffer so……

Rear Commodore-Cruising

Kim Brown

Rear Commodore of Cruising’s Report

Thanks for letting me serve. Good luck to Jean.

We’ll see you on a cruise.

Kim BrownRear Commodore-Cruisings/v TrustMe !!!!!

Thanksgiving Cruise Recap

For the long Thanksgiving weekend the weathergods provided us with sunny skies, perfect tempera-tures, and fast sailing winds which provided somerecord fast passages up to Pelican Bay.

As is typical for this cruise, and as expected for ourunique little society, boats came and went as fit theirpersonal desires.

When the cruise leaders (i.e. the members that saidthey'd keep an inventory of attendees) arrived onTuesday, they found six boats starting the cruise aday early - Air Boss, Blank Check, Bridget O'Toole,Freestyle, Lionheart, and Zydeco. As is the traditionfor this cruise, we gathered every evening on abeach at sunset.

Wednesday evening six more boats had joined thecrowd. Jolly Mon, Kestrel II, Never Say Never, ProRe Nata, Rum Daze, and Seamist. As you canguess, after exploring the State Park, and the bay,we again gather on a beach to celebrate yet anotherday in paradise.

By Thursday we had four more join us. Four Sea-sons, Mischief,Trust Me, andVayu arrivedjust in time forour terrific 2 PMThanksgivingdinner, with allthe traditional trimmings, at Cabbage Key. All to-gether we had 28 Society members for dinner.

Friday and Saturday saw six more boats arrive.Ariel, Barefeet, Chase the Clouds, White Star, Sam-phire, and Tyrolia. We can safely say that everynook and cranny of the bay, the park, and thebeaches were explored. Much food and drink wasconsumed. And many tales were told – whether trueor not, no one really cares. All told, 22 vesselstransporting 45 members ventured out.

Respectfully submitted by cruise leaders,

Glen & Paula Vetters/v Freestyle

Rear Commodore of Racing’s Report

Upcoming Racing Events


Vice Commodore—Summerset’s Report

CMCS is in need of a new ViceCommodore-Summerset as myretirement from this position isimminent!

Thanks to all who have helpedmake The Summerset Regattathe premiere regatta in South-west Florida.

Let’s keep up the tradition!!

Vice Commodore-SummersetSteve Romaines/v Air Supply

Vice Commodore-Summerset

Steve Romaine

The 2015 CMCS racing sea-son ended on a somewhatdisappointing note. Fore-cast high winds and smallcraft warnings necessitatedcanceling the Commodore'sCup Regatta which hadbeen scheduled for Decem-ber 5th. Many thanks toDave Dumas who hadplanned to be the PRO, andDan Green and Carolyn Wil-son for arranging to be theCommittee Boat, and Bob Kuhn and Eric Milbrandt,volunteers for mark boat duty. There are no currentplans to reschedule the Regatta.

Our 2016 racing season opens with the famous ChiliCook-off Regatta, our first buoy races, on January23rd. There is currently no Rear Commodore ofRacing arranged for 2016. I have offered to fill in ona limited basis for the next couple of races, but theclub would benefit from someone volunteering totake on this role.

Rear Commodore-RacingJohn Churchills/v Nurdle

Rear Commodore– RacingJohn Churchill

HELP WANTED

Volunteers needed for our race committee!

For EACH Regatta in 2016We need a signals boat, mark boat, Race Offi-cer, race officer helpers, & mark boat helper.

Please help keep our sailing program healthy!

If we can get enough volunteers it will onlyrequire one day per season for each volunteer!

Please contact John Churchill, Joe Barch, EricMilbrandt or Ian Davis at the next meeting for

full details.

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Cape Coral Caring CenterHoliday Food Drive

‘Tis the season to be jolly andgenerous and CMCS lived upto that challenge this year.

George and Pixie Noyes,Don Lawson and JoanPerkett delivered two full carloads of donated goods to theCape Coral Caring Center fordistribution to those less for-tunate during the holiday sea-son. CMCS members do-nated 252 pounds of cannedgoods, $200 and two large grocery carts overflowingwith toys following the annual Christmas Party. Lastmonth members donated 113 pounds of food and$290 for the Thanksgiving food drive.

A huge thank you to everyone who participated anddonated food, toys and cash.

(The photo is one of the center pieces created forthe annual Christmas party. This one was createdby Sigrid Diedricksen.)

Don Lawson

2016 Officers, Directorsand Committee Chairs

FLAG OFFICERSCommodore - Don LawsonVice Commodore – Elise MissallVice Commodore Summerset - Ad Hoc CommitteeRear Commodore Cruising - Jean Blessing

Rear Commodore Racing - OPENPast Commodore - Allen FiskeFleet Purser - Tom PattersonFleet Yeoman - Kathleen Vance

DIRECTORSTwo Year Term: Jason Pim – Bill Cook – Eric Milbrandt – Russell VanceOne Year Term: Joe Barch – George Noyes – Paul Corzatt – Larry Jack

Committees of The FleetAnnual Yearbook/Calendar - Wendy CookAwards and Recognition - Rose Ann HoffmanChowder Chatter - Steve RoakeCDC Elise MissallPrograms - Diane FowlerMembership - Bev SlagerHistorian - Carol PimLadies Bridge Club - Rose Ann Hoffman

and Rose Young

Legislative - Jason PimLiberty Ashore - Bev SlagerPublic Relations - OPENSailmate - Diane FowlerSunshine Over the Yardarm - Sigrid DiedricksenWebmaster Glen VetterStorekeeper - Connie & Sonny

Ridout

At the December General Membership meeting and Christmas Party, The new officers and directors for 2016were unanimously elected. Also, the following people agreed to chair the Committee’s of the Fleet for 2016:

Is it time to renew your Boat US Membership?Remember to use the CMCS Group ID

# GA82335B on your application,and save half the price of your annual membership fee

Membership and Recruitment

Bev SlagerMembership and Fleet Recruiters/v Salty Soul


Full Members:Scott and Lena Summerill residein North Fort Myers. They movedto the Fort Myers area from SanDiego, California approximately 8months ago. They have lived invarious places across the U.S.Scott and Lena have 4 years sail-ing experience and a Gemini105Mc named White Star. Theymoved to the Fort Myers areabecause they wanted a launchingport from which they could set sail

to exciting new locations. Both Lena and Scott arewriters/editors. They are interested in cruising andsocializing with other CMCS members.

Tami and Fred Hathaway reside in Cape Coral.They moved to the Fort Myers area approximately 3months ago from St. Paul, Minnesota. Tami andFred have 30 years boating experience. They havea Larson Cabrio 27 named Sol Adventure. Fredand Tami are interested in cruising and socializingwith other CMCS members.

Crew Members:Karen Pettigrew resides in Fort Myers and has livedin the area for 3 years. She is a Showroom Man-ager at Miromar Design Center. Karen has beencrewing for Ned Christensen. Karen is interested incruising, racing, crewing and socializing with otherCMCS members.

Ladies Bridge Club

Membership andRecruitmentBev Slager

On Dec 2 CathyFriedel hosted theLBC holiday party inher new home. Wehad 25 ladies arrivewith Hors d' oeuvres,dessert, and pre-sents. Cathy hadwine set up and con-ducted house tours.The home was beau-tifully decorated for

the holidays. Then everyone took a number and thePirate Swap started. Rose Young took pictures.

Thank you Cathy for having the affair in your homeand thank you Rose for being the photographer.

Saturday, Jan. 9th - Weavers of Char-Lee display atCape Coral Library. Reception 11;00 to4;00PM expect to find masks made by CMCSers!

Monday, Jan. 11th "Wet & Wild" Swamp Walk. Oa-sis Visitor's Center, 52105 Tamiami Trail, Ochopee,Florida 34141 10:00am departure for 2 hourwalk. Be there by 9:30 am. Eight people havesigned up so far. Wear shoes that "tie", bug spray,hats, sun screen, change of clothes and a plasticbag for wet clothes. Lunch at Camellia Street Grill,202 Camellia Street, Everglades City, Florida 34139As usual, the men of CMCS are welcome.

Rose Young and Rose Ann Hoffman

Ladies Bridge ClubRose Young &

Rose Ann Hoffman

EPOL Cruise / Oysterfest

At the time of publication of the January 2016 edi-tion of the Chowder Chatter details of the EPOLCruise and Oysterfest in February were not avail-able. Please watch your e-mail for details as marinareservations usually fill rapidly and oysters must beordered ahead.


Please RSVP with payment to:

Commodore Allen Fiske, 15590 Ocean Walk Circle #109, Ft. Myers, FL 33908No later than December 28, 2015

Make checks payable to CMCS Number in your party Attending:_______

Please select: Chicken Pork Seafood Dinners @ $25.00 /person = $________

Attendees names:_______________________

_______________________

The Officers and Directors of the

CALOOSAHATCHEE MARCHING AND CHOWDER SOCIETYCordially invite all members of the organization and their guests to

The Change of Watch and Awards DinnerSaturday, January 9th at 6:00 p.m.

at

The BallroomThe Marina at Edison Ford

2360 West First StreetFort Myers, Florida 33901

This is a semi formal evening to celebrate, and congratulatethe Leaders of CMCS ~ please come join us!

The cost of the dinner buffet is $25 per person with a cash bar available

Music provided by "Pitbull of Blues Band ".

RESERVATIONS DEADLINE IS DECEMBER 28,2015You may make reservations through the CMCS Eventbrite site and pay by credit card.

(Information for doing this to follow via e-mail)or

You may make reservations by mail and pay by check.

(Please, No outside beverages allowed)

Sunday, January 24th, 2016 5 p.m.

Cape Coral Yacht Club Pavilion

The weather, the race, THE FOOD…It’s Chilly...So Let’s Make Some Chili!

We need APPETIZER COOKS, CHILI COOKS and DESSERT COOKS for theCHILI COOKOFF

There will be 3 categories in which to enter your concoction & win “oohs & aaahs”,“delicious”, and prizes for:

BEST TRADITIONAL CHILIMOST ORIGINIAL CHILI

HOTTEST CHILI

For the chili cooks we’ll provide a table space and all the hook-ups…….just bring your chiliin a crock pot with a serving ladle and anything else YOU need to make your space

unique…..just have it ready to serve!

Here’s the deal… if you’re going to enter a chili, please call or e-mail Candice Thiele byWednesday, January 20, 2016 so we know how many cooks we have.

If you’re NOT going to participate in the chili contest, please bring an appetizer, salad or des-sert to share!

As usual, CMCS will supply the tables, power/extension cords, & paper products.

ALL ATTENDEES: BYOB!

You’re on to bring the chili & decorate your booth as you want!

Volunteers are always needed to help set up, clean up, or whatever arises.If you would like to volunteer to help with the event, please call/e-mail BevSlager at 239-677-9358, [email protected] so we know how manyvolunteers we can count on. As always, all help is greatly appreciated!

HAVE FUN…LET’S EAT!!!

Details/Info Candice Thiele—(239) 292-6472 candicem2@yahoo,com

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C.M.C.S . CHANDLERYBuy, sell, trade

Members, to advertise your boating-related items free in the CMCS Chandlery, e-mailSteve Roake, Chowder Chatter Editor at [email protected]

or use your roster for telephone information.Your ad will be listed for 3 months unless you notify me to take your listing out sooner.

Non-members are welcome to advertise their items at a price of $30.00 for 3 months.Business cards or business related listings sent in digital format only :

Members: 3 months, $25.00Non-members: 3 months, $50.00

Send a check made out to C.M.C.S. to :Chowder Chatter Editor, P.O Box 101268, Cape Coral, FL 33910

FOR SALE

Race or Cruise

1976 27’ O’Day Sloop RestoredNew Sails- Main, Jib, Tri-Color Spinnaker w/ 11.5

ft. deck mounted poleNew Pro-Furl, all new sheets etc.

A4 Inboard 30 h.p. gas engineComplete upgrade 11/2014 to

Alternator, Distributor, coil, plugs, condenser,elec. fuel pump

Fort Myers Beach, Florida$7250 OBO

Call Gus 239-560-9656No texts please.

Nov 15

SERVICES

Jan 16

Dec 15


FOR SALE

1999 26X MacGregor Sailboat

Gin pole mast lowering for 10ft bridge clear-ance, 50HP 20mph Merc OB. Water ballastsystem & trailerable bottom paint. Roller furl-ing Genoa, Bimini, Garmin GPS, cockpitcushions, enclosed head, trailer, shorepower, dock lines w snubbers, bow roller &anchor. Upgraded with 4 opening ports withscreens, microwave, two 12 Gallon fueltanks. Spacious interior, lots of extras , largesettee, V berth and large stern berth.

$18,500(10% Discount for CMCS members)

Call Jane and Rodger 303-909-2337

Jan 2016

FOR SALE

Classic 1968 "All American"

16 ft. Larson

Fun....perfect for canal running, fishing and

sunset river cruises. INCLUDES trailer, good

running original 55HP Johnson OB (engine

updated electrical harness and rubber), troll-

ing motor, rod holders, fish/depth finder,

dock lines & anchor and rode.

Stored in garage

$3,400(10% Discount for CMCS members)

Call Jane and Rodger 303-909-2337

Jan 2016

FOR SALE

Never Used 35 Lb. Delta Anchor for sale. Cur-rently, $290 at West Marine, offered for $125.

Gerald Canning (775) 846-4600 Jan 2016


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CMCS SCHEDULE OF EVENTSJanuary - February, 2016

CMCS Chowder Chatter EditorP.O.Box 101268Cape Coral, FL. 33910

January 9 Change of Watch DinnerJanuary 12 CMCS Board of Directors MeetingJanuary 23 Chowder Chatter DeadlineJanuary 23 Chili Cook-Off RegattaJanuary 24 Chili Cook-Off DinnerFebruary 9 CMCS Board of Directors MeetingFebruary 13 Edison Gulf RegattaFebruary 16 CMCS General Membership MeetingFebruary 19-21 EPOL CruiseFebruary 23 Chowder Chatter Deadline

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