To All – Thanks everyone for coming to the Awards party last night! We had a standing-room only crowd and their wasn’t much food left. (Next year we need to reduce the number of salads, and increase the number of hot dishes!) As usual the food variety was awesome, and if you missed Gurz Gungil’s home-made baklava well – maybe – he’ll make it again next year. So here’s the problem: everyone at the party got an embroidered Cruising Fleet baseball cap and a Fleet flag to fly from your starboard spreader. But a lot of you weren’t at the event, so Morris has many hats and flags left over. PLEASE CONTACT MORRIS TO RECEIVE YOUR STUFF (sailor1205@ aol.com), or phone him at 201-679-4598. Many thanks to John Michael for emceeing the event, to Mark English for keeping track of who checked in, and to Arlene Levinson for helping out with the raffle tickets. The raffle goodies from Samalot Marine and West Marine were really great, and new member Bob Huott won the 50/50 raffle pot of $154. Nice going, Bob. Have a great winter. If you have Cruising Fleet events you would like to have happen in 2017, please let us know before the NBC program meeting in early January. >From us all – happy holidays! John Michael – Cruising Fleet Captain - Racing Morris Azar – Cruising Fleet Captain – Cruising Lee Luce – Cruising Fleet Secretary Mark English – Cruising Fleet Treasurer