1/09: Commodore Clay led the first meeting of the year. Rob came to his second fleet meeting!
1/09: Secretary Sheila
1/09: Bob
1/09: John
1/09: Salvador and Nina
1/09: Clay led a discussion about future meeting programs and cruise themes
1/09: Charles, John, Pat, Bob, John, Gary
1/09: Joy, Vice Commodore Joe, Patrick, Phyllis, Salvador, Nina, Sheila, Robert, Treasurer Rob
2/09 ?: grainy picture but I like the angle. Next time will be better.
2/09: John and Steve check out the pizza offerings
2/09: Meri, Keith, Sue
2/09: Commodore of Vice, Joe
2/09: Commodore Clay
2/09: Steve and Meri
2/09: 22 in attendance
2/09: Chuck of the Sailboat Shop talked about the boat show, boat sales business, and how to buy and sell a boat.
2/09: Chuck of the Sailboat Shop
2/09: Patrick, Steve, and Rob
3/09: Commodore Clay
3/09: Joe talked about the April 11 Marine Swapfest
3/09 Meeting
3/09: Joe explains the parts swap fest on April 11 at Dodd Street. (CL)
3/09: Listening to Steve S. report. (CL)
3/09: Rob, Lane, Jane
3/09: Sue, Joe
3/09: Steve gave us an Introduction to the GPS, while Clay used his AV equipment to project the GPS demo on the TV screen.
3/09: Steve shows us how GPS waypoints can be plotted on a map every 30 minutes to track your course. (CL)
3/09: Steve explains how to read off chart longitude and latitude as well as estimate length of the channel sea wall. (CL)
3/09: Steve demonstated how to use a GPS with a map of Port Aransas
4/09: Speaker was Mark G. Mitchell
4/09 Meeting
4/09: Commodore Clay
4/09: Charles, Joe (chairman of the Swap Meet), and Sue
4/09: Joe (speaker next month), Tom (new member...welcome!)
4/09: Mark Mitchell told us about Robert Sieur LaSalle and his ship, La Belle
4/09: La Belle sank in Matagorda Bay in 1686. Found in 1995, excavated in 1997. It is being restored at a Texas A&M campus.
4/09: Fleet Meeting
4/09: Tom likes beer too. (CL)
4/09: Our presenter Mark printed out pictures to pass around. (CL)
4/09: Mark answered lots of questions. (CL)
4/09: History can be fun too. (CL)
4/09: Mark visited the excavation site of the La Belle in 1996. (CL)
5/09: Commodore Clay kicked off the meeting
5/09: VC Joe told us about the successful swap fest
5/09: Keith is funny
5/09: Joe Thiel (USCGA) talked about Marine Radio Communications
5/09: Joe spoke about UHF radio use. (CL)
5/09: Nina and Salvador are the cruise hosts for May
5/09: Patrick, Bob, Karen, Sue, Keith, John listen to the program
5/09: Clay, Steve, Cheryl smile for the camera. (CL)
5/09: Steve. (CL)
5/09: Joe knew a lot about Coast Guard procedures.
5/09: Patrick, Bob, Karen, Sue, John. (CL)
5/09: Steve, Cheryl, Kathi, John. (CL)
6/09: Salvador tries the Hawaiian Pizza at Mangia's (it's good)
6/09: Fleet Meeting
6/09: VC Joe
6/09: Social Co-chair, Salvador
6/09: Gary gave us details on how to get to the Luau by land or by sea
6/09: Our program for June
6/09: Adan Ballesteros told us about the Sea Scouts. He's the Skipper of a “Ship” in Pflugerville.
6/09 Robert was 2nd in D Class at Turnback Regatta. (CL)
6/09 Salvador reports on cruises. (CL)
6/09 Gary invites us all to the upcoming Luau Cruise. (CL)
07/09: Surf Sailing the Web
8/09: The Elissa Story begins in 1877!
8/09: The Elissa in March 2009 with nearly all her sails up (19 possible)
8/09: The Elissa volunteer crew do nearly all the maintenance to preserve her.
8/09: The Elissa was restored and preserved by the Galveston Historical Society.
8/09: Our speaker was Mr. Ed Green, Elissa Crew Member
8/09: Mr. Green is beginning his 5th year in the training program.
8/09: Ed Green told us the Elissa's story.
08/09: Great turnout (31)
08/09: Paulette and Gary
08/09: New member Steve and VC Joe
08/09: New member Akiko
08/09
08/09: New members
8/09: Robert takes notes while John looks at the slides.
8/09: Members were paying close attention to the presentation and donated a total of $250 to help Elissa!
9/10: We had great participation in the Shanty singing. (CL)
9/09: Joy, singing shanties
09/10: Joy was our singing “Shanty Man” (CL)
9/09: Joe demonstrates pullng on the line for the shanty, “Haul Away Joe”
9/09: Joe told us the history of Shanties and led a singing of roll along Joe!
9/09: Fleet Shanty Sing-a-long
09/09: We arranged the chairs and tables to better listen to Joy. (CL)
9/09: Commodore Clay
9/09: New members Susie and Danny. Welcome!
9/09: New member Todd. Welcome!
9/09: Charles and Pat
9/09: Nice smile Patrick!
9/09: Newlyweds, Annette and David (Feb, 2009). Congratulations!
10/09: Robert & Sheila, Treasurer and Secretary
10/09: Pizza!
10/09: Table 1
10/09: Table 2
10/09: Old Salt Panel, Gary told us about sailing his C22 on its side from the high lines to Starnes Island in the Memorial Day Flood 1981.
10/09: Keith told us about sailing across the Gulf
10/09: Joe told us about his first boat
10/09: Pizza line around the room.
10/09: Gary on deck with a story.
10/09: Audience listens to all the advice.
10/09: Keith, Gary, and Joe all had sailing wisdom to share.
11/09: Commodore Clay led his last meeting of the year.
11/09: Social Chairs Nina and Salvador
11/09: Gary told us about the upcoming Corpus Christi Cruise
11/09: Chuck of the Sailboat Shop with Calvin of Leisure Craft Upholstery
11/09: Commodore Clay
11/09: We had a good turnout
11/09: John sailed in the Biscayne Bay Columbus Day Regatta with his brother. Look at all those boats!!
11/09: Sue and Keith sailed in Turkey, Alaska, Mississippi, Chesapeake, Texas, BVI, and more!
11/09: Keith and Sue told us about their 50 years of sailing (on various boats in various locales)
11/09: Bob and Karen talked about sailing along the coast of Maine
11/09: Todd told us about boating in Desolation Sound in British Columbia, near Vancouver Island
11/09: Todd, boating in Desolation Sound. The scenery is gorgeous.
