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DAY SAIL TWO |
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DAY SAIL TWO |
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No need to travel far for great winds! Barnegat Bay has them, especially on a summer afternoon. Join us at Nelson’s Sailing Center in Island Heights for a great day on the water. It’s close, convenient, and a perfect opportunity to put your skills to work or learn some new ones. Nelson’s operates a fleet of sloops from nineteen to twenty-eight feet, of which we have reserved five. All are sloop rigged and tiller steered. All have outboards, mostly electric. For additional information on Nelson’s Sailing Center, visit their website (http://www.nelsonsailingcenter.com/).
Pack a lunch. We may eat under way or at anchor as a group in a cove north of Cedar Creek. Before departing the creek, weather permitting, we may have time for a cooling swim. The return north is usually a broad reach or run, but who knows from where the winds will blow? Returning we may have time to sail west past Nelson’s on the very scenic Toms River before returning to the docks.
Upon our return to Nelson’s we will head over to a local restaurant for a casual social/cocktail hour to share our day’s adventures (restaurant details will be shared prior to the day of the sail). The cost of this trip is $85. The trip price covers charter fees, insurance, fuel, porta-potty on each boat, and appetizers at the post-trip gathering. Full payment is due with the reservation form. Checks should be made payable to The Sailing Club, Inc. and mailed with your completed reservation form to Kathleen Moriarty at the address below. You must be a club member to participate. Reservations will be processed beginning on April 9, 2010 with a random draw of those received by that date. All reservations received after that date will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Club-qualified skippers and first mates may reserve an entire boat with payment of $340 (four people), subject to boat availability. The event will be held rain or shine, but in the event of extreme weather a rain date may be scheduled. When signing up, be sure to indicate your crewmate preferences, if any. This is likely to be a popular event, so don’t delay! |
Trip Leader |
Assistant Trip Leader |
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Kathleen Moriarty
113 Beacon Hill Drive, E25 Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522 914-419-0270 (cell) kam903@aol.com |
Mia McCroskey
19 Manor House Drive, K12 Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522 914-693-0074 miamc@aol.com |
Our charter starts at 9:00 AM., after an
8:00 AM. skipper’s briefing. It ends by 3:00 PM. Given the usual winds on
Barnegat Bay, we plan to go east on Toms River, using our piloting skills to get
past the shoals at Good Luck Point, and then sail south on the Bay, usually a
beat or a reach.
CREW ARRANGEMENTS: Each boat will have a crew of four, with one person
designated as the skipper. The requirements for skippers on this trip are
different from our extended trips (please contact the trip leader for
information if you are interested in skippering a boat). Crew rosters will be
distributed in advance just like our multi-day trips, but each crew is
responsible for their own independent pre-trip meeting or email/phone
communication to work out lunch menus and car pools. Directions and parking
locations will be sent to each skipper for distribution to the crew. Car pools
are encouraged.