JIB Sheet - February 2011

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The Good Side

The past month was somewhat of a blur for me. My first membership meeting as Commodore, immediately followed by the Recognition Dinner, and then just 2 days later, chairing my first board meeting stared me in the face. I must say that although it was somewhat hectic, Nancy and I have thoroughly enjoyed serving our club this past month.

Centennial Bricks for SAIL!Choose your brick, print the form and bring your order to the club!
Download Brick Order FormIf you were not able to addend the Recognition Dinner, you missed out on an enjoyable evening and a good dinner. There was a nice combination of tradition and humor offered by our presenters. This really helped move the night along. The generous servings of wine by head bartender Ted, didn’t hurt either! The Oliver True Memorial Trophy for Outstanding Service was presented to Past Commodore Doug Young, the Shark Trophy Skipper of the Year was awarded to John Madison and the George Shade Memorial Jr. Sailor of the Year went to Chloe Beck.

As you may recall, I addressed some membership con- cerns in my last Jib Sheet entry. This led to a spirited discussion at our January membership meeting. Two of the suggestions offered were to suspend the 70% in town/30% out of town rule for a period of 2 years or expand the geographic area that is considered as being an in town member. The issue was tabled with a suggestion that the flag and board review the matter and return back to the membership with recommendation in the near future.

Another idea brought forward to help increase our mem- bership: If you have guests that frequently spend time at our club and enjoy what it has to offer, please present them with a membership package. They are available at the bar and through the club officers. If you don’t ask, they can’t say yes!

Although this is a slow time at our club, please be sure to stop over. Upcoming events include the BYOS early in the month, followed by 2 Sunday events (“Soup”er Bowl Snacks and Daytona 500 Snacks), Friday night snacks on the 12 and a Junior Sail Fundraiser put on by our sail fleet on the 26th.

See you on the good side of the bridge!

Commodore Geoff Bailey