• Social

    Social – June 2023

    June 30, 2023 - By 

    It is hard to believe that it is June already!

    I hope you have enjoyed our events thus far.  You may have noticed that we are trying to include some vegetarian options in the mix.

    Big thank you to David and Anne Marie Knapp for hosting Memorial Day.  The DJ has several people shaking their groove thing into the night.  The Orndorff’s hosted Father’s Day again and we enjoyed a Bloody Mary Bar along with some fabulous sides!  Tony Rice always does a great job on the grill!

    The club will provide the main course and beverages for social events.  We ask that attendees bring a dish to share in true pitch-in fashion.

    We are still looking for Host/Hostesses for Kid’s Day, Labor Day, and the Chili Cookoff.  Please reach out if you are interested in earning some work credits and helping with any of the social events.

    You may find all social and private events on the ECSC calendar located on the website.  Below is a quick snapshot of the season’s events.  Those in bold font require RSVP and Pre-payment.  More details to come closer to the events.

    • Father’s Day – Sunday, June 18th – 11:00 am – Hosted by the Orndorff’s
    • Kid’s Day – Saturday, July 1st – 11:00 am – Host/hostess needed
    • Beach Party – Saturday, July 15th – 6:00 pm – Hosted by Nick Mates and crew
    • Labor Day – Saturday, Sept 2nd – 6:00 pm – Host/hostess needed
    • Lobster Fest – Saturday, Sept 23rd – 6:00 pm – Hosted by the Orndorff’s
    • Chili Cookoff – Saturday, Oct 7th – 6:00 pm – Host/hostess needed
    • Final Bash – Saturday, Nov 4th – 6:00 pm – Hosted by Ki and Erin Hickok

    Thank you in advance to those willing to volunteer their time to assist in making our club a more enjoyable place to be.

    Vickie Greenough – Social Chair

    Jennifer Curtis – Asst. Social Chair

  • Racing

    Racing – June 2023

    June 30, 2023 - By 

    Racers and Non-Racers

    ​The racing program is off and in full bloom.  The successful running of the Mayor’s Cup is the traditional marker each year that all the capacities of our program are up and running.  A big thanks to all our volunteers who have made this possible.  Congratulations to all those that won trophies and awards at the Mayor’s Cup this year.

    ​We have a full summer of upcoming ECSC and non-ECSC racing events this summer.  The Chasing Bubbles Event is coming up on June 17th and will offer various social and sailing events that all members are invited to attend even though the event is put on by the Chasing Bubbles Foundation and is a celebration of their mission and achievements.   Please check the ECSC website and Facebook page for details.  Then on July 15th is the ECSC Regatta followed by the ECSC Beach Party. In August we will have the Ladies Regatta and the Single-Handed Regatta.

    ​The new Primary Racing Officer race management program is going very well with great participation by all that are involved.  We have also had some super volunteers this year that are giving more than their share of volunteer hours to our racing efforts.  Many thanks to them.  The Sunday race committee effort is also drawing more attendance than last year, and we are hopeful this venue will continue to grow as more racers experience the value of this offering.

    ​Always looking for more non-racing volunteers to get a chance to participate in the race committee work on the water.  This is a very easy way for many to see racing firsthand without having to race your boat.  Come out and have some fun with us by volunteering by giving Nancy Goff or I a call.

    John Kohne

    Nancy Goff

  • Publicity - Uncategorized

    Publicity – May 2023

    May 15, 2023 - By 

    Pictures

    If you have pictures from the club – social events, racing, out cruising – and you wouldn’t mind sharing them with us we would love to be able to put them on the site and/or to include them in telltales articles.  You can send them to publicity [at] ecsail.org and if you would like credit to be given please let us know with the images how you would like them attributed.

    The next version of the website and struggles with the current version

    Work continues on the new version of our website.  We’ve been facing some issues with the publication of the newsletter and proper formatting of the newsletter particularly for archived editions of the telltales.

    While we hope to have the new version of the site ready soon the current version keeps absorbing time and taking away from the time available to develop the newest version of the site.

    We appreciate your patience as we work through the issues on the current site and continue to work on the new version of the site and ask that if you spot any issues at all with the website to please reach out to us at publicity [at] ecsail.org and let us know.

    Thanks!

    Michael Denney
    Phyllis Gillingham
    ECSC Publicity

  • Junior Program

    Junior Sailing – May 2023

    May 15, 2023 - By 

    ​Well, Boys and Girls:

     

     

    Jr. Sailing Camp 2023

     

    All three class weeks are fill up..

     

    (But check back on the Web Page, there might be some late opens.)

     

    The 8-12 age group filled up with-in 2 weeks. This year we were limited to 60 kids, we lost Two instructors this year due to moving and going to college. We require they pass the US Sailing Level 1’s, Instructors course, CPR and Red Cross certificates. Those that pass the first time, will have US Sailing Level 1’s fee’s reimbursed. They can start at age 15, also must have Indiana Power Boat Permit.

     

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    Jr. Team News

     

    Wayne’s World : The weather man said, Cold and light wind both days.

    Boy did he get it right, wind out of the south east…shift… south west.

    Saturday’s wind was predictable, a time shift!

    When the wind comes across the dam, check your watch,

    in about 2-3 minutes watch for the shift!

    On to the race, we got in 5 races, 8-10 out of the south…

    Reagan Lessick show her speed and knowledge of Eagle Ocean.

    Olivia DeGrella was fast down wind, but her team mate Reagan did her job to finish 1st overall. Tony Hubbard finished 3rd. After 2 capsizes going up wind. Ralph Merriman pulled him out with in our 45 second time rescue duty. (cold water, NO wet suit)

    Our hat is off to Kenny Chapman and Bob Hickock also.

     

    Many Thanks to all the help you guys!

     

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    For more update news and pictures check us out on facebook:

    ECSC Junior Sailing Team

  • Commodore

    Commodore – May 2023

    May 15, 2023 - By 

    Commodores report –

     

    Lease renegotiation –

     

    Brittany Davis – I emailed mid April regarding the need to get a meeting on the books as lease expires at the end of 2023.  Have not heard back yet.

     

    After discussions with member Jim Weir, who has been involved in numerous lease renegotiations, he gave us the contact of Don Colvin who has is a deputy director at Indy Parks.  Ej has reached out to him also.

     

    We have had a real estate appraisal done by Mark Ratterman of Resource LLC.  This was done so that we have our own independent appraisal as opposed to just using the City’s.  For the last 2 lease renegotiations, the city has done an appraisal and set our rent at 10% of Appraised Value.  From 2005 to 2012 it was set at $40,500. From 2013 to the present it was set at $47,150.  Our independent appraisal came in at about 20 percent increase from our current levels.

     

    In the past we have argued unsuccessfully that we should not have to pay the standard retail rate of 10% of assessed value as we are not a “for profit” business and in fact our lease states that we and our members cannot receive compensation.  As many of you also know, we were established in partnership with the City when the reservoir was formed as the city leaders at that time want a reservoir with sailboats and a family atmosphere.  

     

    We will remind the city of all these things, but will likely still be dealing with paying our rent at 10% of valuation.

     

    EJ has continued to work on getting the gate at the top of the hill automated (as the rest of the parks gates are) however, we feel that until we are on solid ground with the city/lease it isn’t prudent to make any major capital expenses.  In fact, my last email regarding lease renegotiations stated that we have several large ticket capital expenses ready to go but want to ensure that the lease is going smoothly before committing to things like gates, docks and other major capital expenses.

     

    I will discuss lease renegotiation expenses in new business and the DEI initiatives in old business.

     

  • Social

    Social – May 2023

    May 15, 2023 - By 

    Thank you for all who attended the Mother’s Day Brunch!  A big shout out to Les and Amy Miller for hosting!  They continue to contribute volunteer hours to the club supporting multiple committees.  This is what makes ECSC such a great place to sail and socialize.  We are looking forward to kicking off Memorial Day weekend with our kickoff event on Saturday evening, May 27th.  Along with our typical pitch in, we will have a DJ so make sure to wear your dancing shoes!! 

     

    The club will provide the main course and beverages for social events.  We ask that attendees bring a dish to share in true pitch-in fashion.   

     

    We have already had several requests to reserve the upper shelter.  When planning an event at the club, please take into consideration that we are on a septic tank and have limited parking.  Having guests carpool is ideal.  We do require a $250 deposit that is refundable or applied to assessed damages. Please submit your requests to the Commadore for approval. 

     

    You may find all social and private events on the ECSC calendar located on the website.  Below is a quick snapshot of the season’s events.  Those in bold font require RSVP and Pre-payment.  More details to come closer to the events.

     

    Memorial Day – Saturday, May 27th – 6:00 pm – Host/hostess needed

    Father’s Day – Sunday, June 18th – 11:00 am – Hosted by the Orndorff’s

    Kid’s Day – Saturday, July 1st – 11:00 am – Host/hostess needed

    Beach Party – Saturday, July 15th – 6:00 pm – Hosted by Nick Mates and crew

    Labor Day – Saturday, Sept 2nd – 6:00 pm – Host/hostess needed

    Lobster Fest – Saturday, Sept 23rd – 6:00 pm – Hosted by the Orndorff’s

    Chili Cookoff – Saturday, Oct 7th – 6:00 pm – Host/hostess needed

    Final Bash – Saturday, Nov 4th – 6:00 pm – Hosted by Ki and Erin Hickok

     

     Thank you in advance to those willing to volunteer their time to assist in making our club a more enjoyable place to be. 

     

     Vickie Greenough – Social Chair

    Jennifer Curtis – Asst. Social Chair

     

  • Secretary

    Secretary – May 2023

    May 15, 2023 - By 

    The Board of Directors meeting dates and times are available the club’s website calendar. If you want to be on the distribution list to receive a copy of the Minutes of the Board of Directors meetings, you may send your request by email to ecsc_secretary@yahoo.com. Minutes are not posted on the website. 

     

    If you have an interest in serving on the Board of Directors when elections come around in November, you may always contact a current Director to let them know or send me an email identifying your interest. Please be sure to read Article III / Section 2 of the Bylaws. 

     

    Rich Fox

    Secretary