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    Membership

    Membership June 2021

    June 9, 2021 - By 

    The summer has started and the club is in full gear now. We currently have 271 active memberships which is a healthy number at this time of year. We have had 9 new memberships since the beginning of January and over the last 10 years we have averaged 20.5 new memberships a year. This means that we are likely to break last year’s all time high of 278 memberships. It is important to keep in mind that in recent years an increasing percentage of our membership core are social memberships which is an excellent option that many long time members have chosen to take in recent years.

    I would like to extend a warm welcome to David and Brenda Bartle, and Jason and Allison Terry as our newest members to the club.

    Thanks,
    Perry Cameron
    Membership Chair

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    Junior Program

    Junior Program June 2021

    June 9, 2021 - By 

    Well, June is here…about time!

    What a busy month for us, Junior Sailing Camp has started…it’s 5 weeks long this year. We have more than 85 juniors signed up for various weeks.

    PLEASE take care driving at the club this month, there will be many kids on our property!

    On the road June 4 – 9, it’s the US Sailing Level 1 & 2’s certifications at Mentor, Ohio.

    Then, we have three weekends on the road with races at Hoover, North Cape, and Cleveland to finish off the month.

    I wish to say Thanks and a Job Well Done to Katie Degrella for taking on the duties of Assistant for our Junior Sailing Camp 2021.

    Check out our Junior Sailors page on Facebook (click here) for more pictures and updates for June.

    Wayne Myers
    ECSC Junior Program

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    Safety & Education

    Safety & Education June 2021

    June 9, 2021 - By 
    Hello ECSC sailors!
    Safety & Education wishes to hear from those of you interested in learning more about boat sailing, handling, docking, engine maintenance, etc.
    How can we help you be a more confident & knowledgeable sailor?
    Please email John George with ideas, questions, or points of interest.
    Happy Sailing
    Safety & Education
    John George
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    Publicity

    Publicity June 2021

    June 9, 2021 - By 

    Hello!

    It’s been fun getting to meet new people while distributing the 1/4 zips to the 100+ members that bought them. I’ve recruited some family assistance from my mother, Katie Williams, in helping sell the new apparel.  A huge thank you to her for the assistance!

    As I mentioned in my last article, I have some T-Shirts being made as we speak.  I will likely do the sales a bit differently this time around.  For anyone interested in paying $6-$8 or so in shipping, I’ll just take orders online and ship everyone their T-Shirts.   I’m sure we’ll have many shirts leftover that we can bring to Wednesday night festivities, Sunday racing, and all the social events.  But I thought a 100% streamlined, online sales process could be easier.   We’ll see if that’s true!

    Please see the Letter-to-the-Editor submission from Rich Fox at the bottom of the Harbormaster article.  Everyone is welcome to contribute an article to the Telltales.  If you’re interested, please send your article to publicity@ecsail.org.

    EJ Williams

    Publicity Chair

     

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    Apparel can be purchased through Coral Reef Sailing’s website.  They custom print or embroider our logos onto the clothes they have available.

    Click here to access the Ship’s Store

     

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    Commodore

    Commodore May 2021

    May 5, 2021 - By 

    I love Spring. It is invigorating to watch our club come back to life. I love to meet new members and to catch up with old friends. But, what I love most is observing fellow members helping each other prepare for the season. When we help each other we are volunteering our services. In fact, helping each other is a central part of our sport and what our sailing club is all about.

    Worded another way, we are volunteering. But, what does that really mean? According to Merriam Webster, a volunteer is “a person who expresses a willingness to undertake a service.” Being a volunteer means that you are offering something – something that is not required nor an obligation.

    You might volunteer because the optimist inside you, perhaps the idealist, spies a glimmer of hope. You see that your time is worth it…you believe that you are capable of inciting change and making progress.

    Most of the time, to volunteer means that you are working with others which connects you as you are working toward a common goal. You are connected with both the problem and the solution, and you are benefitting others as well as yourself.

    But where to start, you ask. What special skills or talents do you bring to the table? Are you a strong communicator? Do you work well with your hands? Are you creative? Do you like to study laws and policies? Do you want to use the same skill set you use during the workday when you volunteer? Perhaps you want to go in a completely different direction.

    Quite simply, our club is run by volunteers. Remember that volunteers are busy people. They often have jobs, families, and obligations outside of our club…so please treat them kindly.

    Being a volunteer means that even the smallest gestures make a big difference. So, get out there and help to make the world and our club a little brighter and kinder. Decide what being a volunteer means to you and run with it. If you would like to help in any way, please reach out to a club officer. We would be happy to find a way to get you plugged in.

    See you at the club
    Chuck Goff
    Commodore

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    Social

    Social May 2021

    May 5, 2021 - By 

    We are well on our way to planning the season events. Based on the feedback from the recent survey, our normal social events will be modified for yet another year. We are forgoing any and all pitch-in style events for the time being, and will be offering either catered or food truck options. With catering and food trucks being more costly than our typical pitch-in events, we have opted to eliminate the pig roast scheduled for July 3rd. For all other events, to ensure the safety of our members, we will need volunteers to help sanitize tables after each use. The following is the current social schedule:

    May 9th – 11:30am to 2pm – Bring your own brunch. We will have tables dressed in the upper shelter. The first 24 Mom’s receive a special gift. Please check in at the race shed to pick up your special gift.

    May 29th – 3:30pm start time – Memorial Weekend – Come at your leisure. We are finalizing a food truck so it will be best to come in waves. Tables will be dressed in the upper shelter for seating.

    June 20th – Father’s Day – Details to come

    July 17th – Beach Party – Catered – We will need volunteers who are vaccinated to be servers

    Sept 4th – Labor Day – Food Truck TBD

    Sept 18th – Lobster Fest – Working on confirming J’s Lobster Food Truck

    Oct 17th – Chili Cookoff – Tentative. Observing CDC guidelines for this type of event

    Nov 6th – Final Bash – Details to come

    We are also looking at adding some small bring-your-own picnics with music around the lower shelter. Stay tuned and keep your eye out for announcements at the club, on Facebook, and via E-Mail blasts. If you have suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact Vickie Greenough or Amy Miller.

    Happy Sailing!

    Vickie

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    Harbormaster

    Harbormaster May 2021

    May 5, 2021 - By 

    As more boats go onto the water, we have more parking available. Please park your cars inside the car corral. Please do not park in front of
    someone’s boat because you don’t understand that people need to get their boat in. So, with that said, get your boats out of the car corral and into your wet slip.

    If you don’t plan on using your slip this year, please contact Dennis Robertson or me so we can help some new members get onto the water. As
    of May 1st, you will get $77 less for your reimbursement for your unused slip. It goes down $77 per month, so don’t wait too long to help others out. Please respect other members of this club…your membership number means nothing to me no matter how low it is (unless you want a slip change).

    Please understand, we are a group of people who love sailing…so don’t make it hard on others in our group.

    I am going to make some motions at the board meeting. One is: If you don’t use your slip all year (unless sublet) you lose it. The second
    is: If you keep more than one SAILBOAT out here, you will have to pay more dues for that second boat. I would like the board to come up with a number for a second boat stored all year on club property. Now, if you have a third or fourth boat, it should be an extra $400 dollars per boat…or more depending on the size and number of boats. This is up to the board of directors as far as how much members should pay for a number of boats on the property we rent from the city. This may not take effect until next year’s dues.

    Please do not forget to pay your dues on time (before the end of February each year) or you may lose your slip and membership number.

    Please respect all members.

    Kenny Chapman
    Harbormaster