SailTime Channel Islands Sailing Newsletter - September 2009
Avast!
August was perhaps the most idyllic sailing month I have ever seen here. We were blessed with warmth, a fair amount of sunshine and near perfect sailing conditions day in and day out. Now the fun really begins! Late Summer and Fall can produce conditions sailors around the world seek out. So, make sure you schedule some fun sailing time into your life this month!
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TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SailTime - - - Fast growing group of great sailors and sailtime members and owners. There is something new everyday on Twitter!
MEETUP:www.meetup.com/SailTime-Channel-Islands - - - this is our NEW social calendar on the web. If you have not joined up here yet, please do so. That way it will be easy to RSVP the FMF and other regularly occurring events. Its one click to say - yes or no - to event participation, so please join today if you have not already.
FACEBOOK:www.facebook.com/SailTime - - - This is the NEW SailTime fan page on Facebook. Many local SailTime members have joined Facebook recently and are having a lot of fun connecting with each other as well as the family and long lost friends. This page is where we are loading all of our photos from trips near and far. Its very easy for you to add photos to trips that already have an album or start your own photo album.
FACEBOOK STCI Fan Page: SailTime Channel Islands also has a NEW FAN PAGE on FaceBook - Click Here to Visit
UPCOMING EVENTS
There are all sorts of sailing events planned for this Summer. Use this as a guide to help you plan!
Sept 12 - September Frolic - Close out the Summer Season with a Frolic. If you want to Captain or crew you contact Dwight Landis Click to RSVP
Oct 8-11 - 3rd Annual SailTime Catalina Rendezvous - Make plans now and reserve your boat for this fun yearly SoCal SailTime event
Oct 17 - Owners Challenge - First Ever Fleet Race with Owners Captaining and members crewing followed by a full blown Frolic Dock Party. Starts at 1pm Click to RSVP
Nov 5-12 - 5th Annual SailTime BVI Flotilla - We are full up for this annual event. If you couldn't go this year make sure its next year!
May 8-22 - 4th Annual Captain Cruise - We are headed for Sicily and the Aeolian Islands. We book the boats this month so let us know your interest level.
NOTICES
New Members! Please give a hearty welcome to new Varekai Members, Ken and Cathy Beyer. We are excited you made the decision to become sailors!
Frolic Notes: The Frolic in September is on the 12th so that it did not interefere with your Labor Day plans. Enjoy the last of the sundown/twilight sailing as we will plunge into darkness the next time this is an evening event. Bah! In October the frolic will come out in full sunlight for our first ever "Owners Challenge" when all boats will compete in a fun race followed by an afternoon dock party on Oct 17th. This is guaranteed to be fun for all!
"Heads" Up! - We had a rash of head clogging in the month of August. 3 out of 5 boats were hit with this malady. In all three cases, when we took the head apart we found evidence of a Tampon being flushed down the toilet. Please make sure you instruct your guests on the use of the head and what doesn't go down there. This comes with a $100 charge top the offending member so please take care to inform.
Sicily 2010 - Final planning is underway, books and charts are ordered, flights are beginning to be considered. About mid month this month we will reserve the boats to get the best possible pricing. Imagine 2 full weeks of sailing through history when we visit the Aeolian Islands and the North Coast of Sicily. This truly will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience which we hope you will join us on.
Current Membership Space Availability - Tell your Friends!
Imagine - 1
Rainbow - 2 space
Varekai - 2 spaces
Bodacious 1 space
1421 - 2
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