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ECSC Members and others at the 2016 Governors Cup[/caption]
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Early morning Fog over our secluded harbor[/caption]
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Winter Chair Party[/caption]
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Welcome to new members:
Mike and Jill Overton of Indianapolis. They will be sailing a Compac 19 as they will become
co-owners with Jane Schmidt.
Kevin and Mary Crothers of Indianapolis sailing a Catalina 22.
We’ve had a very active year at ECSC with 26 new members joining since 1/1/16, bringing our present total membership # to 255. This total breaks down as follows:
168-Family; 62-Regular ; 16-Social; 4-Lake ; 4-Lifetime; 1-Race Fellow
During 2016, Christy has conducted 3 different New Member Orientation sessions as well as many individual tours of the club site for prospective member. Jane and Christy will continue to head up the membership activities in 2017 and will continue the above activities as well as the following: annual mailing of dues statements, entering all the incoming data into the data base, sending out new decals and keys, compiling data for the harbormaster to use in the assignment of slips, pulling data together for the printing of the membership booklet, preparing lists for committee heads to use in tracking work credits throughout the year and compiling the list needed by the harbormaster to count boats at the end of the season.
As this sailing year winds down, we look forward to the next sailing season. Late in January, you will be receiving your 2017 annual dues statement, wet slip form and winter storage form. Due date for the return of those, along your check for payment, will be February 28, 2017.
Please take this chance to notify us of any change in mailing and/or email addresses so that your renewal forms will reach you in a timely manner. ecsc_membership@yahoo.com. Feel free to call 317-575-9837 with any questions regarding membership.
[one]MEMBERSHIP JANE SCHMIDT CHRISTY MERRIMAN[/one]
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ECSC - Our slice of paradise - Photo Credit Kate McMillan[/caption]
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"Starboard" - Commodore Larry Conrad tacking to avoid Dr. Bob on Starboard during the 2016 Governors Cup. Photo Credit - Terry Holland[/caption]
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Larry, Bob and Rick doing some fly fishing....or preparing to remove the RIB hoist. You make the call.[/caption]
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No Report [one]Kenny Chapman[/one]
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Hello ECSC Members, I have been elected to the Board of Directors and have accepted (read - arm twisted) heading up the Ship’s Store. I need to learn more about its current operations (my predecessor is giving me good info) before making changes to its operation; nevertheless, Larry has talked to me about the possibility of our outsourcing the process as many other sailing clubs do. Nothing is confirmed; I need to do some more exploring. Keep your eyes on this bat channel. If anyone has thoughts for the Store feel free to email me – lmilleriyps@gmail.com or talk to me at the club.
For those of you that don't know me, I first sailed on a family owned Penguin (11’ wooden boat) around 10 years old. After that, I sailed a Hobie 16’, Jim Lloyd’s Racy Lady (I witnessed the wooden mast breaking that is still celebrated with our club's broken mast award.) and several larger boats on Lake Michigan. This my second year with the club; I appreciate the way everyone (except Kenny, of course ...haha) has made my wife, Amy, and me feel right at home.
[one]Your new Ships Store chair,
Lester C. Miller[/one]
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J24s at the Governors Cup in years past.[/caption]
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J24 Row[/caption]
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Hello ECSC members, followers and wanna-be's,
Somehow I managed to convince Geoff Endris to switch roles with me at the club for the upcoming season. I thought I pulled one over on him.....until I started learning about Mailchimp, and wordpress, and FTP, and ...well, you get the idea. So, as I prepare the November newsletter, I realize two very important things: 1) I have a lot to learn, and 2) ECSC owes Geoff Endris a BIG THANK YOU for the work he has done over the previous couple of years to enhance our club's profile and run the publicity department.
As for my plans for publicity, I would like to generate more media content on both our Facebook Page and our website. Our newsletter articles will also contain more media. So please forward any "appropriate" media to me at publicity@ecsail.org . Also remember that our website should be your one stop shop for any and all information about our club.
As Publicity chair, I am responsible for sending out club email blasts and generally communicating with our membership. If you are not getting emails from the club, let me know at the above email, and I will try to rectify the situation.
[one]Best wishes for the holiday season.See you on the water. Rick Graef[/one]