Thank you Richard: With six decades behind me of messing around in boats at various yacht clubs, Shattemuc, American, Plymouth, and as a former member (circa 1980) and an occasional guest-interloper at Nyack, and as the owner of Zoom, I would like to say that I value the privilege of participation in the NBC races and would like to see an expansion of reciprocal activities in the greater Zee. I am a member of two clubs, so I know that there is never unanimity on any issue. I think that reciprocity is one of the things we all pay for even if we don't use it, and even if it sometimes comes with additional fees. I also think that it is is one of the core values and of the essence of our sport. I have been racing in Haverstraw on Wednesday evenings for about 6 years. We talk occasionally about coming to Nyack for a change. This past Wednesday our race lasted 45 minutes and it took as long to get there. I would guess that you got 2 if not three races in. I pay HRYRA dues and a nominal fee to the cruising fleet, and would not be adverse to paying more, but money is the last thing I want to think about when I am out on the River. In past years, we had an informal Friday evening race at SYC. We lost one of our key racers, and that has not started this year yet. I am intrigued by your developing Friday night program, and may be able to muster 2 or 3 boats for around the buoys or a moonlight race, and we could end up at SYC for takeout. The view from the SYC deck is spectacular. . Charlie Brieant -----Original Message----- From: Richard Feldman via Cruisingfleet <cruisingfleet@maillist.nyackboatclub.org> To: Lee <luce01@optonline.net> Cc: Cruising Fleet Racers <wednightracing@maillist.nyackboatclub.org>; Cruising Fleet <cruisingfleet@maillist.nyackboatclub.org> Sent: Fri, Jun 19, 2015 12:41 pm Subject: Re: [Cruisingfleet] Cruising Fleet Meeting Minutes June 12, 2015 Item #7 - Not only should they be welcome, more of them should be invited to attend our Sunday and Wednesday night series, as well as our awards dinner. NBC is the premier sailing club in the lower Hudson Valley and we need to continue acting that way. Just sayin... On Friday, June 19, 2015, Lee via Cruisingfleet < cruisingfleet@maillist.nyackboatclub.org> wrote: The Cruising Fleet had a mid-season meeting Friday night, June 15th. It was a very muggy hot night, so we met at the picnic tables on the south lawn from 8 – 9:25 pm. Fifteen members attended including Lou Spitz John Michael Deb Hertzog Patty Lukes Ernie Schlesinger Joe Glogiewicz Paul Kisala Tony Martin Morris Azar Lee Luce Howie Rinehart Matt Lydon Vince Troia Tony Sasmaz Lloyd Aanonsen The following issues were discussed: 1. Request from a member: “Please consider Cruising Fleet purchasing remote moorings – NOT Block Island. Montauk is $600/year, Orient Pt, Jamestown, Port Jeff, Stonington, etc. all possible, and more likely to be used. “Discussion points – not that many members cruise the Sound, and $600 is 25% of the Cruising Fleet budget. It was not known whether the $600 was a one-time or annual fee. There was no resolution because all of the facts were not known. Locations discussed included Stonington Harbour, Oyster Bay, Northport and Shelter Island. 2. “I'm sure a number of cruising fleet members, like me, don't have a dinghy, but might like to have one available when deciding to go off on a cruise for a week or two. If there's enough interest, I thought we might get a couple or "fleet" dinghies that members could reserve for cruises over the course of the season -- perhaps for a fee to defray the cost of purchase and maintenance. Worth a discussion to see if there's interest?” Discussion points – the group felt that there were enough dinghies that could be borrowed for a cruise, and that buying a couple of Fleet dinghies might be too expensive. Not to mention the cost of outboard motors. 3. “Another suggestion would be to have available on our website the list of clubs where we have reciprocal privileges -- with contact information, etc., and perhaps some comments from members that have visited.” Lee has made copies of all of the reciprocal yacht clubs posted on the bulletin board. She will contact Gary Schneidman and Eric Baumes to set up a new Cruising Fleet web site. If it could be interactive, then members could post cruising information when they wish too. Many yacht clubs still charge a mooring or launch service fee, so a reciprocal agreement with another Club doesn’t mean the services are free. 4. “Please have someone purchase decent radios for the Race Committee!” Howie Rinehart reported this has been taken care of. The RC has new radios. 5. Proof of Insurance - all Cruising Fleet members, especially cruising Fleet racers, must have proof of third party insurance. Please send a copy of your insurance, or the company and identification number, to Fleet Captain - Racing John Michael. Note that proof of insurance is not just a Fleet rule, but a very important Club rule. 6. Combining Racing Divisions – The question of combining the non-spinnaker divisions #2 and #3 into one racing unit was discussed. This year it looks like Division #3 will have only three boats racing and that’s not enough to make a separate division. Division #2 has seven boats racing. The option of moving some boats from Division 2 into Division 3 was soundly rejected by those who would be involved. Paul Kisala was in favor of keeping the divisions the way they are, and actively trying to recruit new members into Division 3. Lee said she and Paul would look at what would happen to the scoring if the five Wednesday Night races to date were combined into one division. Since both Divisions race on the same course, one could assume equal conditions for the academic exercise. A major down side of combing divisions might be having more than 10 boats on the line, but John Michael felt the RC could make a longer line. He didn’t feel that more than 10 boats at one start was that excessive, especially compared to other fleets at other yacht clubs. 7. Outside Racers – Paul Kisala felt that the two or three Shattemuc boats that sometimes join us for Sunday racing should not be allowed. He felt they are taking advantage of our Club program without paying for the privilege of membership. Everyone besides Paul felt being open and inviting others to join our racing program was a positive thing for both the Fleet and the Club. This extends to boats from other yacht clubs, as well as non-member crews. 8. Cruising Plans – Fleet Captain – Cruising Joey G discussed the success of the two cruises to Bowline Point so far this year, the June 20-21st summer solstice cruise to Croton and the Clearwater Festival, the fireworks at Bowline on July 3rd, the potential cruise to Block Island in July, the Peekskill Fireworks on August 1st, and the Pier Party/Cruising Fleet BBQ August 8th. 9. Friday Night informal sailing - the last topic discussed was encouraging informal Friday night sailing at 6 pm. The plan is to sail for a while and then come in for dinner and socialize on the patio. Some nights we might have racing around the buoys, or maybe a challenge of “single-handed” sailing if the air is right some evening. The whole idea is to have fun on the water and enjoy our Club at the end of the work week. Watch your e-mail in-basket for information. We hope to see you all there. Respectfully submitted, Lee Luce, Cruising Fleet Secretary June 19, 2015 -- Rick Feldman 845-548-9679 Sent from Gmail Mobile _______________________________________________ Cruisingfleet mailing list Cruisingfleet@maillist.nyackboatclub.org http://maillist.nyackboatclub.org/mailman/listinfo/cruisingfleet_maillist.nyackboatclub.org