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CAPTAIN ─ NANCY SHIVERS
Today we had one charity represented
St. Petersburg Free Clinic was presented by Barbara Townsend. The Free Clinic is five organizations in one. Food Bank, Free Clinic, We Help, Women's Shelter, and Beacon House. They provide all kinds of assistance from food to medical help to shelter. For more information, please check out their website at www.stpetersburgfreeclinic.org.
GUESTS: No guests today.
CO-CAPTAIN ─ SANDY RIPBERGER
Today, Helen Larson conducted the Candy Cane Regatta. We had 15 pram sailors competing. The weather was nice and warm and there was a light breeze. We conducted 3 races.
1. The Christmas Tree race (sailing out to retrieve an ornament off the floating tree, sailing around a mark and then returning the ornament and placing back on the tree.)
1st place - Carol Hansen
2nd place - Sue Davidson (way to go!!)
3rd place - Nancy Kadau
Last place - Joann Chamberlain
2. The Candy Cane Race (everyone sailed to 4 different stops and grabbed as many candy canes as possible)
1st place - Carol Hansen (260 candy canes)
2nd place - Charl Hadfield (222 candy canes)
3rd place - Iris Mastry (202 candy canes)
3. The Poker Run - (sailing to get a poker card at five different stops)
1st place - Barbara Arnold with a Royal Flush
Lots of other winners with great hands, too.
January 4th, we will start a new pram series. Beginning January 11th we will begin a 3 week series for the Maggie Mug Trophy in the Ideals for the Skippers Hats only. There will be 2 skippers in each boat. Also, there has been interest in holiday sailing on Dec. 21st and 28th. If you have interest in sailing you can sign-up next week and the prams and Ideals will be available for our use. Maridell will be here for that as Sandy will be away for the holidays.
Sandy and Kathy presented awards for the last pram sailing series:
100% Participation - Carol Hansen (sailing); Vicki Posner, Connie Smith, Vicki Steinwender (Race Committee)
1st place - Barbara Watson
2nd place - (tied) Betty Proper & Nancy Strite
3rd place - Nancy Kadau
HOSPITALITY ─ ROZ BECKOFF
Birthdays
| DEC. 10 ANNE O'DELL DEC. 11 MARION BALLARD DEC. 12 FRAN STEVENS DEC. 13 BARBARA SANSONE |
WED. DEC. 14 RAMONA UPDEGRAFF THURS. DEC. 15 GLORIA DAVIS MON. DEC. 19 MADGE LaVOY MON. DEC. 19 KRISTINA THYRE |
FWSA ─ NANCY STRITE
Salty Sisters hosted an interclub on Dec. 6th. We had seven clubs attending, with 14 Prams, 9 Sunfish, and 13 Race Committee/helpers. Unfortunately, there was no wind, so after floating and paddling out of the basin, the races were cancelled. We had a very nice lunch at the club
AWARDS ─ KATHY AHERN
FWSA Dec. 7th:
Sailors - Tove Kullman and Martha Metcalf
NAUTICATS ─ NINA GLOVER
The NautiCats have a busy schedule this Holiday Season. We are singing at 6 retirement homes and twice at the club. The homes include; Westminster Palm, The Allegro, Magnolia Gardens, Philip Benjamin Tower, and Bon Secour Place. Nina read a very nice message from Jan Davisson (who just joined this season). After the first performance, Jan was so touched with the smiles and tears from the residents we sang to. "It was so beautiful."
SOCIAL ─SUSAN HUFF
Next week will be the Christmas Party. Please remember to sign up! If you haven't signed up yet, please email Susan.
Click here to see announcement
CRUISE ─ CHARLOTTE HOFMANN
Endeavor Catamaran Yachts tour has been rescheduled for Thursday, January 12th. 11:00 AM,
Briny Brothers welcome. Please sign-up if you have interest in this trip.
STORES ─ KAREN LEIBERMAN & SHEILA MOORE
Stores are open and scarves are in. Lots of new merchandise.
Next Tuesday, December 13th at 3:30, Stores will be open for Salty's and Briny Brothers for Christmas shopping in the Regatta Room
ANNOUNCEMENTS
LINDA MEEHAN reported on the American's Regatta for the Disabled that was held last weekend. Jen French and J.P. Creignou raced on a Scud 18 and finished in First Place!! Jen also won the award for Top Female Sailor!! This was an international regatta with three classes. Jen and JP are now down in Punta Gorda training for the 2012 IFDS Worlds, held January 7-15. They will be training there for about a month. Then it's on to the OCR 2012 in Miami from January 22-28. If they finish highest US sailor overall, they will go on to represent the United States in the 2012 Olympics.
The two of them have been working very hard the past few months and the costs are tremendous. To read about them or to become an sponsor on their "Road to London", please check their website at http://www.j2racingusa.org/The Board Meeting will be here in the Regatta Room right after lunch.
PHOTOGRAPHY ─ LISA AVILA, RENEE’ ATHEY, TRISHA BIRKENSTOCK, BARBARA WATSON
Photo Albums: Check the Picasa web site for more photos:
http://picasaweb.google.com/SaltySistersRock. Photos from 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 are now posted on this site.Barbara W's photos http://gallery.me.com/watknots2#100163 ─ http://gallery.me.com/watknots2#100237
Ducky Photos ─ http://gallery.me.com/watknots2/10024
BROAD REACHERS - CHARL HADFIELD
For $25 you can be a "Salty Broad!"
Check the website for application and information. http://broadreachers.org/
