The Chowder Chatter Monthly Newsletter of the Caloosahatchee Marching and Chowder Society

Next Full Moon: August 9 August 2006

"HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME"

The countdown to the SUMMERSET 2006 41st ANNUAL SAILING REGATTA has begun! This year, Forrest Banks, and his Committee have gone OVERBOARD! The door prizes are fantastic! Some REGISTERED skipper (either racing or cruising-- who is out Saturday morn) will win a handheld GPS valued at $1200! Another lucky skipper will win a $500-600 haulout at Olson's Marine! PLUS, many more valuable prizes-- that's worth the entry fee alone! Summerset invitations-entry forms are in the mail NOW! CRUISERS: come race the West Marine Coastal Race on Saturday. Then, on Sunday, cruisers will be having an "island party" with Waite & Mary. SNOWBIRDS: you may want to book a flight BACK to FL for this eventful weekend! REMEMBER, sponsors will be out Saturday morn to SEE all the pretty sailboats going by. (So will the newspa-pers.) Since we need these sponsors, WE NEED YOU to come out & race or cruise with us 9:30 am. on Sat, 9/2. NEW TO RACING? We feel your pain (just kidding). Stop by the clubhouse on Tuesday, August 15 for Carol Robinson's "5 EASY RULES FOR RACING" Seminar (it's FREE). For those who have more "indepth” ques-tions, Carol will stay longer & make everyone feel confident & READY! The Board voted last month to KEEP the CMCS racing fleet. What does this mean to you? NO PHRF Certificate is needed! It's especially for NEW RACERS-- the scoring is more like a bowling average. Racers are a friendly bunch.. so "jump in".. the water's warm! Crew looking for a spot?? Boat owner looking for crew? Email me: DianeFlr@aol.com, and I will keep the "matchmaking" going. OTHER NEWS: Check out our new CMCS WEBSITE today — www.cmcs-sail.org. Susan Burton and Jason Pim have been burning the midnight oil to get it right! The look is sleek, professional and INFORMATIVE! Stay cool & see YOU on the water, Diane Fowler, CMCS Commodore

COMMODORE Diane Fowler 540-0016

Diane was the 2005 Fleet Champion winner for the True Cruising Trophy. This beautiful trophy was one of the late Truman Morris’ trophies and was generously donated by Trudy Morris. Tru-man and Trudy were long time members of CMCS.

Sincere Congratulations, Diane

Rear Commodore Forrest Banks 936-0857

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41st Annual Summerset Regatta “Sail the Tradition”

Sponsored by CMCS Labor Day Weekend 2006

Race, Cruise, Party

Come join in the FUN!! I hope you all read the Summerset promotional letter. West Marine raised the bar when they encouraged Garmin to give us their new 478 GPS for a door prize. I have a 176 and it’s good, but this one is great and comes preloaded. I’ve not seen one yet!! When you add it to the Olsen haul-out and the rest of the things from West Marine and Sailing Services, the value of a door prize ticket, based on 60 boats, with a tee shirt is more than the Cruising Application Fee of $45.00! It may even get better. So if the prizes and shirts are worth more than the application fee, we have to be sure the en-tered boat makes it to the line. Cruisers will ask, "How do we qualify for the GPS drawing?" First, let me tell you that the winner in all of this is the Club and youth sailing. Second, our sponsors tell me if they see participation and a good turn out, they will be back bigger and better next year. Now, what we asking you as a cruising entry and want to qualify for the 478 GPS drawing that you either make a 0900 start or a start after the racers. Even if you do not race, we would appreciate seeing you on the course. What would really be great is if you would participate in the West Marine Coastal Race. You can either get a PHRF rating or call Jerry Pim at 542-0560. He and the CMCS group will give you a handicap. Give them some time to figure your handicape before the application dead-line of August 29. We’ll figure something out for trawlers and other powerboats that cruise down. Summerset has, in the sponsor and door prize phase, far exceeded anything I could have imagined. We have a great committee. If we can turn out 60 boats, no telling what we can do in the future. Plus, we are really going to give much needed support to youth sailing.

AHOY!!! 'GOODIE' GATHERERS NEEDED The deadline is fast approaching for the collection of in-kind/skipper's bag items--August 29th. We're looking for items donated by vendors that can be placed in all the skipper's bags of all registered rac-ing and cruising Summerset skippers. We need at least 75 Coozies, pens, sunscreen samples, key rings, etc. as we anticipate 75 participants in the greatest Regatta of the year! Dee Vaigl has volunteered to be the collector of such goodies--contact her at 945-6146 to make arrange-ments for collecting your donations. Let’s fill those bags and show the Summerset partici-pants that CMCS can really throw a party!!

'Goodie' Gatherer Collector Dee Vaigl 945-6146

SUMMERSET TO DO LIST Have you received your Entry Brochure? If you haven’t received your copy, give Forrest Banks a call. Have your bought your raffle ticket(s) yet? Commit-tee members and Board members have tickets to sell. Donation $5 each or 3 for $12. The lucky ticket holder will win an Offshore Sailing School’s Class Course for two valued at $1,990.00! Reserve a slip at the Naples City Dock and/or con-tact Bob Gerry at 275-4827. If needed, have you reserved a room at the Bayfront Inn on 5th in Naples? Call (239) 649-5800 and ask for CMCS Regatta. Deadline is August 2!!! Registration deadline is Tuesday, August 29 for race entries as well as dinner and cocktail party reservations. RE-MEMBER, NO entries will be accepted at the Skipper’s Meeting. Door prizes are greatly appreciated. Give Elise Missall a call at 489-0422 if you would like to donate one or two or….. 'Goodies' for each Skipper’s Bag are needed. Give Dee Vaigl at 945-6146 a call. Check out the NEW CMCS WEBSITE (www.cmcs-sail.org) for all the latest information on the Summer-set Regatta. Rules and application will also be available on the website.

DOOR PRIZES NEEDED And while you are booking your room, we need you to think about Door Prizes!!! We are looking for gift certificates, baskets of cheer or fragrances, hair and nail care, restaurant offers, etc. Any Door Prize that is valued at $200.00 RETAIL will be able to have the Door Prize Sponsor on the t-shirt. All other Door Prize Sponsors will be recognized on the table tent cards at the Sunday Awards Dinner. The deadline for Door Prize Sponsors on the t-shirt is NO LATER than August 1, 2006. Talk to your business contacts, your service providers and anyone else that would like to support CMCS and have their business recognized. YOU CAN DO IT!!! We're looking forward to seeing you at Summerset 2006. Call me if you have questions. Elise Missall, Director and Summerset Sidekick 489-0422

2006 Summerset Regatta

Door Prize Form

DOOR PRIZE___________________________________________________________

COMPANY NAME____________________________________________________________

CONTACT___________________________________________________________________

VALUE $__________________ Please complete and mail this form to: Elise Missall 13163 Tall Pine Circle Fort Myers, FL 33907

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FOURTH OF JULY CRUISE We had a great turnout. Russell and Kathleen did a terrific job organizing this Fun Cruise. The South Seas Cruise has been cancelled and noth-ing has formally been planned to replace it. The weather has been hot and stormy of late. If anyone is interested in doing something, give me a call. We will see if we can generate some interest. Ron

Elise Missall, Director and Summerset Sidekick 489-0422

Rear Commodore of Cruising Ron Maddix 482-0281 (please change incorrect telephone number in your 2006 calen-

Fleet Recruiter Deedee Cheek 541-1106

This month, we have a whole column devoted to our NEW CMCS Members!! Please see Page 4 to read about each one and their interests. Give them a welcome call (many are new to this area) or say “hi” when you see them at the meetings and socials. UPDATE: Harold and Val Fahs have a new boat!! A 42’ Ta-yana. Her name will be La Buena Vida. Looking forward to seeing you on the water.

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“Did anyone bring a spare outboard?” The third most exciting cruise of the year, the fourth of July Cruise to Franklin Locks, was a huge success. We had slips with electric power for all our boats. The fol-lowing yachts arrived between June and July: Shadowfax Kestrel II Bridget O’Toole Fidelis Island Time Judy Judy Thor’s Hammer Zydeco and Ariel Also arrived: Mullins’, Reekie & Maddix’s mobiles Bobby Lee on a HD Jack & Cyn, the Catalina 27 Eric & Holly mobile Gordon’s family mobile As usual CMCS “ruled” the Locks. We had all the boat slips, the covered picnic area with four large tables and the giant grill for our massive “gang” BBQ’s. Our cock-tail parties were followed by great food every night. On Sunday morning, 10:06 sharp, we loaded our dinghies and set out for Hickey Creek. After a short trip up the river, we made the turn in to the creek. Shirley Maddix was the first person to spot the camel, winning a great prize. The dinghy cruise continued at a moderate pace through the winding creek. Unfortunately, a heavy growth of arugula fouled all the props, making headway more dangerous than imaginable. Along the way, we saw bison and several breeds of horses. We returned to the shelter of the picnic pavilion for the Skip Bo tournament, only to be driven to our boats by a deluge and 30 knot winds. Later that evening, we had a fantastic BBQ and pot luck dinner. Monday, after a late breakfast, we set out for a dinghy cruise upriver. Several outboard motors were feeling the strain from the Hickey Creek arugula fiasco, and refused to perform to CMCS standards, thus requiring many tows. Tuesday, July 4th, Independence Day – We headed down the river. A few boats headed home, while the majority anchored off Ft. Myers for the fireworks. Everybody was invited over to Judy Judy for an ice cream social, com-plete with chocolate syrup and a fresh tray of brownies, provided by Carolyn of Kestrel II. Carolyn Wilson of Bridget O’Toole entertained us each evening at sunset with her beautiful bagpipe music, often accompanied by Ben Preston on the harmonica, and Russell on the verbals. We look forward to next year, for another great trip up to the locks. If you missed it this year, let me know as soon as possible if you intend to join us next year so we can make the necessary reservations.

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Russell & Kathleen Vance Cruise Directors Franklin Locks, 7/1-6/06

Membership column continued from Page 3

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

We are proud and excited to introduce you to some really nice people who have chosen to join CMCS bringing our total membership to 247!! David Gentile 4818 Triton Court West, Cape Coral, FL 33904 239/573-4663 davidgentile@lycos.com 27’ Com-Pac, Boat Name: Mady Cai David a 299 PHRF rating and application says interested in racing & cruising. He is in the Marine Canvas trade here in the Cape and used to be a Registered Nurse. Back in 1975, he sailed with a past member, Alan Hazelton, so he’s famil-iar with CMCS. In 1976, David was sailing the CMCS spon-sored St Pete to Ft. Myers Beach race when his boat was dismasted. He credits the fast thinking of Eleanor Hazelton with saving his life! Doug and Terry Floyd 3932 SW 27th Ct., Cape Coral, FL 33914 239/945-2940 Dlfloyd7@yahoo.com Catalina 320, Boat Name: Makin’ Memories Doug and Terry are interested in cruising and racing. They keep their boat in FMB close to other CMCS members and have been coming to the Cape for many years visiting rela-tives. They moved from Illinois to Tennessee where they lived for three years. They used to race on the lakes on La-sers and then 18’ Lightning’s and are looking forward to learning the local waters. Don Lawson & Joan Perkett 3105 SW 22nd Place, Cape Coral, FL 33914 239/542-5918 donandjoan@miindspring.com Don and Joan are interested in cruising, racing, crewing and our socials. They moved to the Cape in May from Broom-field, CO after having vacationed here for several years. They started sailing about three years ago when they took some basic boating classes. In Colorado, they sailed their Precision 18 on the local lakes and hope to buy a sailboat as soon as they get to know the local waters. They have two Great Danes and one West Highland Terrier. Dennis and Suzanne Aguilera 1785 Four Mile Cove Parkway, #315, Cape Coral, FL 33990 239/574-0959 saguilera@swfla.rr.com They are interested in cruising, racing, crewing, and our so-cials. They plan to purchase a boat in Florida when their 40’ Benetau “Restless Lady” sells in the BVIs. They moved to the Cape five months ago from Sacramento CA and have done a lot of traveling, camping, water skiing and sailing in the Caribbean. They have been sailing for 30+ years, but are new to racing!

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THANKS SO MUCH TO OUR JULY SPEAKERS

Instructor and Public Relations Director of the United States Power Squadron John Hodgkinson, talked to us on the issue of Safety, and CMCS Mem-ber Captain Joe Hanko presented Part 1 of the “Hanko’s Family Sailing Adventures.” Both were very informative, and everyone in atten-dance greatly enjoyed both presentations.

Liberty Ashore Monica Smith 699-9678

Ladies Bridge Club Susan Reekie 540-5422

Annual Picnic

Saturday, July 29, 4:00 — 8:30 PM

Ft. Myers “Picnic Point” at The Landings

McGregor Blvd. south of the Cape Coral Bridge in Ft. Myers. Ask for directions when you come the gatehouse at The Land-ings.

Cash Bar will be open YOU bring your Meat/Main Dish

We’ll have the Heat! (charcoal will be provided)

Last names A - L: Desserts M - Z: Salad/Side Dish

PLEASE, ENOUGH TO SHARE WITH YOUR

BUDDIES

Also, bring your games: Bocce Ball, Croquet, Frisbee, Badminton or any game you have that will be fun to play. Thank you sincerely to Waite & Mary Alexander for the use of this beautiful outdoor covered facility overlooking the River, located at the Marina Office.

We will be holding a Pot Luck at 1800 hours on Tuesday, August 15. The potluck will be held be-fore the Membership Meeting at 1930 hours. Bring a dish to share; your last name will bring the following course: A-L Main Dish

M-S Salad T-Z Desserts

Get out that famous recipe you’ve been dying to share with fellow club members. Come, meet and socialize that night with new and “old” (seasoned) members and guests. Enjoy a deliciously great time with your fellow mates!

PHOTOGRAPHER EXTRAODINAIRE Jay Light, CMCS Member, S.V. Alborada, has a beautiful photograph featured in the August 2006 edition of "Latts & Atts" on page 69. For the locals, it was shot at Picnic Island last Thanksgiving morning at dawn. “Well, whatever I've accomplished by achieving lo-cal infamy has now been transcended by my fifteen minutes of national fame.”

A NEW PADDLE CLUB IS

FORMING

When: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 Where: Backwater Outfitters in Matlacha 4643 Pine Island Road, NW Time: 6:00 p.m. Be in on the ground floor of organizing a new local club for those who love to paddle (kayaks, canoes and other paddle boats) in the wonderful Florida wa-ters. We plan to meet on the dock at the Backwater Out-fitters Store in Matlacha. Bring a chair and bug spray (if needed). Feel free to email me or call (321-480-1989) if you need any further information. Hope to see ya there. Diane LaPell-Batchelor P.S. After the meeting, plan on going down to Bert’s for a bit of getting acquainted and listening to the Yard Dogs.

The Firecracker Night Race

came close to a fizzle without a bang!

However, despite dire warnings, the weather cooperated and we had a great race. Even using Government marks, we were able to use the buoy ratings. The weather leg was a beat for the most part, and the 2nd leg was a spinnaker run. Because of concerns about weather ( rightly so ), Jerry Pim on Gopher Baroque was left to race in a class by himself. To his credit, he sailed the entire course despite being offered a chance to have the Race Committee shorten the race for him. He’s a winner! Forrest Banks on Midnight Rider really sailed that boat well and easily won the Spinnaker Class. A new member of CMCS, Greg Davis, finished 2nd in his Beneteau 393, Kokopelli Too and another new member, Joel Andrews, 3rd. On Desperado — Beneteau 343. Joel won the Sunworshippers Race and thought he would give others a chance this time. Beautiful trophies will be awarded at the next General Meeting on Tuesday, August 15. All who participated are urged to attend this meeting to receive adulation and these wonderful objects. Tom Gore

Rear Commodore of Racing Tom Gore 334-0673

Firecracker Night Race Results

Boat Owner RLC BOUY Distance Start Finish Elapsed Seconds Correction C. Sec. C. Hr. Place Windy City D. Fowler 192 DNS ##### ###### 0 ##### ##### Gopher BaroqueJ. Pim 217 8 18:01 19:25:54 0.059 5094 1736 3358 0.933 1st Sunseeker 111 A. Eastman 245 DNS ##### ###### 0 ##### ##### Midnight Rider F. Banks 117 8 18:01 19:06:51 0.046 3951 936 3015 0.837 1st Kokopelli Too G. Davis 159 8 18:01 19:17:25 0.053 4585 1272 3313 0.92 2nd Macushla J. Andrews 99 8 18:01 19:13:00 0.05 4320 792 3528 0.98 3rd No Name P. Perisho 75 DNS ##### ###### 0 ##### ##### Please note: The Firecracker Race results also appear on the NEW CMCS WEBSITE at www.cmcs-sail.org. Check it out!!

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DOCK AVAILABLE FOR RENT NOW AVAILABLE

Fort Myers Beach DEEP WATER GULF AC-CESS. Located on Cutlass Drive across from Boardwalk Caper. Available for sub-lease 3 May — 1 November 06. Electricity and water included.

$$$ Price Negotiable Call Ray at (239) 565– 9989

HELP!!! I recently bought a Sunfish hull that came with the rudder/tiller and a dagger board. What's missing is the sail and spars and a mast!! Any leads on locating these items would sure be nice!!! If you can help me out, call or email Bob Soter Phone: (239) 992-8000 RSoter@sfwdb.org

5/06

CMCS CHANDLERY

Chandlery (n) chan”dler*y def: great place to spend money on the stuff you and your boat

really need! Looking for a boat? What about gear? Great deals on used and barely used equipment. Want to sell your unneeded boating equip-ment? Email or call The Chowder Chatter Edi-tor: marylou@swfla.rr.com / (239) 541-2479 to insert your ad, update your ad or have it can-celled.

5/06

Kayak 2 person "sit in"

Used twice. $195.00

Bob Duff 850-8701, 278-5551

MUST HAVE ITEMS FOR SALE

MAIN SAIL: Mylar/Kevlar racing sail. P=34, E-10.9, 2 Full & 2 Partial RBS Battens. Condition is BRAND NEW! Must sell—would make existing boat exceed hull speed. Original price of 3-sail package was $5,100. Price: 950. DESTROYER WHEEL: Edson, stainless steel 42”, 1-inch bore. A “must” when boat is in reverse. Price: $250. Contact Russell Vance, (239) 574-4704, or email: vances105@earthlink.net

6/06

GPS For Sale!

Garmin GPS Map 175 w/map 2G-chips for FL Keys to GA! Soft carrying case, instruction man-

ual, portable mounting equiment and an addi-tional external antenna for use below decks. Unit works flawlessly. Just $200.00!!! Don Czech 565-7570

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NEW ADS ADDED EVERY MONTH.

DON’T HESITATE TO GIVE OUR BUYER AND

SELLERS A CALL. MAKE A DEAL!

‘86 Catalina 22 For Sale Pop top, 5 hp Mercury

Trailer (old tires) Brand new—never used—main

100 jib 130 jib

$2,300.00

Pat Olkowski , St. James City 239 443-7532 or 785 845-6497

8/06

WANTED TO BUY

ANCHOR - FOR 32’ SAILBOAT

Call Ron M. - 482-0281 7/06

5/06

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NO SCORES, BUT A GREAT TIME!! Had a great turn-out last month, but due to racing all day in the rain, the paper the RC was using to keep track of things disintegrated!!! So we have no scores. BUT - everyone had a great time, there was steady, shifty wind, and the light rain (with NO lightening) kept everyone really cool. Who knows what the summer weather will dish up for us this Sunday (July 23), but no matter what, we will have a good time, so come on out and sail! Next month, Sunfish Races are scheduled for Sunday, August 20 at the Edison Sailing Center. We will have a Skipper meeting at noon, start at 1 pm and race until we get tired, usually around 4:30 or 5. $10 entry fee plus $10 if you want a club boat - just let me know so I can reserve one for you. John Kremski, CCIM Direct: 239-425-6017 FAX 239-425-6004

John Kremski Sunfish Guru 277-9352

NEW MARKETPLACE AD

6/07

4TH OF JULY CRUISE ON SPINDRIFT WOW, what a 4th of July we spent on Spindrift. Took a chance and called the Ft. Myers Marina (Centennial Harbour Marina is now called Legacy Harbour Marina) on Monday, July 3. Figured they would be booked solid months in advance. No, they had plenty of slips available. The Cape Coral Sailing Club had reserved 12 slips - only 5 of their boats showed up. The marina was more than half empty! Called friends visiting from CT and left a message - did they want to sail up to Ft. Myers for the fireworks and spend the night.....absolutely! We were in our slip ($38) by noon on the 4th, had lunch on the boat, swam in the pool and were sitting at Joe's Crab Shack bar at 3:00 p.m. for the World Cup soccer game, then a delicious dinner. The fireworks barge was being loaded less than 200 yards from our slip! I was glad when they finally hauled it out to the middle of the river! They had a variety of bands all afternoon at Centennial Park - again about 200 decibel-friendly yards from us. Just as the first volley of fireworks went up in front of us, a young entertainer started singing America the Beautiful. Goose bumps. The fireworks were EXCELLENT, and they played patri-otic music the entire fireworks display. The a.c. for our boat had been sitting in the garage 3 1/2 years - never used. Dick & Glenn put it in the hatch-way - plugged it in - worked perfectly. LIFE IS GOOD. Mary Lou & Dick Mullins — s. v. Spindrift

FIRE EXTINGUISHER SAFETY Our July speaker, John Hodgkinson, recommended that we hold our boat fire extinguishers upside down and listen for the powder falling to the opposite end. If you do not hear anything after a couple of attempts, it’s probably time to replace / invest in a new fire extinguisher. A new acronym for fire extinguisher use is as follows: Pull the pin at the top of the extinguisher that keeps the handle from being accidentally pressed. Aim the nozzle toward the base of the fire. Stand approxi-mately 8 feet away from the fire. Squeeze the handle to discharge the extinguisher. If you release the handle, the discharge will stop. Sweep the nozzle back and forth at the base of the fire. Af-ter the fire appears to be out, watch it carefully since it may re-ignite!

Congratulations -- you did it!!!

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CMCS Chowder Chatter c/o Mary Lou Mullins 5010 SW 11th Avenue Cape Coral, FL 33914

CMCS Schedule of Events For August / Early September 2006

August 9 Full Moon August 9 1900 hours CMCS Board Meeting Power Squadron August 15 1800 hours Pot Luck Supper Power Squadron 1930 hours Membership Meeting Power Squadron August 19 1200 hours Chowder Chatter Deadline August 20 1200 hours Sunfish Races Edison Sailing Center August 29 Summerset Regatta Deadline — none accepted at Skippers Meeting August 30 1800 hours Summerset Committee Skipper Packet Meeting Power Squadron August 31 1900 hours UHLER and VERTICH Financial Planners Summerset Skipper & Crew Meeting Power Squadron September 2 0925 hours WEST MARINE Coastal Race Ft. Myers Beach to Naples 1830 hours Cocktail Party Bay Front Inn on 5th Naples September 3 0925 hours Buoy Races (two) in Gulf of Mexico Vicinity of Naples Pier September 3 1800 hours Banquet & Awards Ceremony Naples Sailing & Yacht Club September 4 Whenever Stagger Home