Cruising

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EYC Cruising Committee 2012 Summary Report

Submitted by Bob Arias, 25 October 2012

2012 saw the cruising committee coordinating about 16 on-water cruises events for the club, plus a number of seminars and social events.  Many were “come by land or sea,” enabling members to come by land yacht, if needed. We’re happy to again report that quite a few new and younger EYC members (or at least new to cruising) have joined the “regulars.”

We continued having a Cruising Steering Committee, to help in planning and come up with some new ideas. Tom Baugher, Dorothy Jagen, Ron and Dawn Hughes, Rob and Carroll Greve, Bill and Anne Sieling, and Wally and Jean Gribbin volunteered and were very helpful.

The cruises rendezvoused at many locations which included cruises to the Magothy, the Rhode, the Wye, Baltimore, St Michaels, Rock Hall, Plum Creek, Cambridge, the Pokomoke, and the Chester. We had at least 4 entries in the Leukemia Cup “cruising” class.

Of special note, Cyndy and Roger Feldman volunteered their home for the kickoff potluck dinner in March, in lieu of over-filling Juanitiaville's limited space. And we stayed in the Magothy for the first cruise, filling Deep Creek's lower dining room!  And we enjoyed the tall ships and Blue Angels in Baltimore for the "Star Spangled Sailabration."

Due to construction, we skipped the Chesapeake Cruisers Inter-Club Rendezvous year, but plan on doing it again in August  at the club, inviting about 30 yacht and sailing clubs from the middle bay. 

The Thursday evening cruising ‘rendezvous’ at the club for dinner has grown in popularity with 20-30 cruisers participating each week.  At least 3 impromptu weekend cruises started at these dinners.

We hosted some land events, including several pot luck dinners, and seminars on boating topics during the winter, which were well attended.

The Memorial Day cruise continues to be popular, and this year, the weekend found some 40+ club members and over 20 boats and land yachts gathering on the Wye River for two days of great activities.  We called it "WyeIsland 2.0" for the new and innovative games and events. Nevertheless, attendance was down about 10% from previous years, and the event lost a little money. Many thanks to all the volunteers from EYC, the Bristol and the Magothy River Sailing Clubs for making it such a great weekend.  The combined effort of three clubs in the Annapolis area ensured a successful Memorial Day event.

We want to thank all the volunteers who acted as cruise coordinators and anchor boats this year.  These include Wally and Jean Gribbin, Roger and Cyndy Feldman, Paul and Judy Chatterton, Tom Baugher, Dorothy Jagen, Rob and Carroll Greve, Jae Sherwood, Ron and Dawn Hughes, Pete and Jane Chambliss, and Bill and Anne Sieling.  And a special thanks to Kathy Arias for helpful advice and putting up with my crazy ideas.