The Chowder ChatterThe Official Newsletter of

The Caloosahatchee Marching and Chowder SocietyCape Coral / Fort Myers, Florida

www.cmcs-sail.orgNext Full Moon: February 3 P.O. Box 101268, Cape Coral, Fl. 33910 February 2015

Commodore’s Message

2015 CMCS OfficersCommodore: Allen Fiske Vice Commodore: Don LawsonVice Commodore – Summerset: Steve Romaine Rear Commodore – Cruising: Kim BrownRear Commodore – Racing: John Churchill Fleet Yeoman – Bev DuffFleet Purser – Bill Cook Past Commodore – Diane Fowler

Chowder Chatter Editor—Steve Roake

Greetings mates! We are off andrunning with the new year. TheChange of Watch was a greatsuccess with almost one hun-dred people attending. What afun evening of drink, food, musicand dancing. We all got achance to see what we look likedolled up! What a classy group!Thanks again Elise Missall forthe great job of organizing and toBarb and the Ballistics for the

great music.

Our goal this year is to get as many members aspossible involved in planning, implementing andenjoying our many races, cruises and social events.The more you get involved, the better you get toknow people and the more you feel like a part ofwhat is going on. We will appreciate your efforts.

Most of our hard work was done in the past fewmonths lining up the correct people to take the lead-ership positions and planning our Calendar for theyear. Everyone should have theirs by now. Nowwe can relax and get to the fun part, the cruises,races and social events.

By the time you receive this, we will have had thefirst racing event of the year, the Chili Cook-Off Re-gatta and Dinner. I missed this last year, so I amreally looking forward to tasting all those differentChili recipes.

February brings the Edison Gulf Regatta which isour first regatta where you can accumulate pointstoward Boat of the Year. There is usually greatwind in February, so this should be fun. There willbe a house party after this race. Look for a noticeannouncing where it will be.

On the 12th of February, we will be having a DaySail for those of you who don't have boats. As ofthis writing, my boat (Minimum Balance) and DianeFowler's (Windy City) will be available. There maybe more. Just give one of us a call to get yourname on the list.

The weekend of February 20-22 brings the EdisonParade of Lights. Slips at the Legacy Harbor Ma-rina are already filling up, so you better get yourname in to make sure you are there to take part inthe Oyster Feast and Edison Grand Parade.

Our February Membership Meeting will centeraround Membership Appreciation with sign-upsheets for Committees as well as Races andCruises. We are always in need of dedicated volun-teers to act as Race Committee Helpers and powerboats for Race Committee and Mark Boats.

Finally, John Churchill, our Vice Commodore ofRacing, has reached out to us for some support. Heneeds help with some of the aspects of reportingactivity to the Membership and BOD. Think seri-ously about pitching in. We don't want to lose him.

Your new Commodore,Allen Fiskes/v Minimum Balance

CommodoreAllen Fiske

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Rear Commodore of Racing’s Report

Hello Sailors, welcome tothe 2015 CMCS racing sea-son. It is with great anticipa-tion that I have taken on therole of Rear Commodore forRacing. I would like to thankStan Dale and Steve Roakefor assisting with the transi-tion and Tony Solgard foragreeing to be our OfficialScorer.

Our first race of the yearwas intended to be the Chili Cook off Regatta onJanuary 24. Unfortunately, I failed my first task asRear Commodore by not scheduling favorableweather for the event, and the regatta was can-celled due to anticipated high winds. It has notbeen rescheduled at this time.

Our next race will be the Edison Gulf Regatta onFebruary 7. This is a Caloosahatchee Boat of theYear Event, so we hope for a big turnout. This re-gatta will take place off of Ft. Myers Beach in theGulf of Mexico. The starting area will be in the usualspot, in the vicinity of Marker 2, entrance to SanCarlos Bay. The race format will be up to three buoyraces. Plan on a skipper/crew party after the race.Time and location to be announced as this datedraws closer.

Rear Commodore-RacingJohn Churchills/v Nurdle

Rear Commodore– RacingJohn Churchill

Upcoming Racing Events

February 7 Edison Gulf RegattaMarch 14 Shrimp Festival Regatta

Change of Watch Dinner Recap

If you were not there you missed a good time. Wehad 91 folks sign up and they dined and dancedtheir way through the evening to the music of Barb& The Ballistics. Sadly, 3 couples were not able toattend due to the nasty Flu going around.

Stan Dale, Rear Commodore of Racing awardedtrophies to the 2014 racing winners. TheBaumgartner Award waspresented to Steve Ro-maine and Cindy Car-lino.

Susan Reekie, RearCommodore of Cruisingpresented the Cruising &Exploration Award toKim Brown & JudyAnderson.

Bev Duff, Past Commodore, presented the GoodSamaritan Award to Mel Rudd.

Commodore Diane Fowler introduced the new FlagOfficers and Board members and bestowed uponnew Commodore, Allen Fiske, the beloved Cap-tain's hat and the lethal sword.

It was fun to see longtime members and some newfaces enjoying the evening and everyone lookingquite elegant, as well.

My special thanks go to Sue Stier and Connie Ri-dout for working the Welcome table and checkingeveryone into the party.....good job!!

Fair Sailing,Elise MissallPast Commodore, 2000

Golden Conch Regatta

The Golden Conch Regatta was hosted by the Plati-num Point Yacht Clubon January 17-18,2015. 25 boats par-ticipated in the regattain Charlotte Harbor offof Burnt Store Marina.In the True Cruising“B” Division (7 boats)Diane Fowler’s WindyCity was first overall. In the Non-Spinnaker Division(7 boats), Roger Horton’s Wicked Wicked Wayswas fourth overall and Steve Romaine’s Air Supplywas fifth overall. Congratulations to CMCS Racers!

New Full Members:

Patrick and Gay O’Keefe currently reside in Matla-cha and have lived in the Fort Myers area for 11years. They have 30 years of boating experience,25 sailing and 20 years of cruising. Patrick and Gaylearned of CMCS while Pat served as a volunteerranger at Cayo Costa. They are interested in cruis-ing and socializing with other CMCS members andgetting involved with the club. Pat is a retired edu-cator and Gay is retired from Verizon.

Bev Slager

Membership and Recruitment

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Rear Commodore of Cruising’s Report

Thanks to John and Susanfor a great year. We can onlyhope to have half as muchfun this year. Having finishedup the New Year’s cruise(and started the New Year)with 2 absolutely perfectnights on the hook in PelicanBay, TrustMe!!!, at least, isoff to a good start. Susan’sfull report is elsewhere.

EPOL is coming up fast. Paul Steinman and RoseAnn Hoffman are again heading the effort of themany. Please say yes if they ask you to lend ahand. Contact them directly if you haven’t alreadysigned up on the list. Those that can will start thecelebration on Friday night. Care should be takenwhile heading to Legacy on Friday the 20th. It is the150th anniversary of the Battle of Fort Myers thatday and Confederate sympathizers may be about.Oysters at high noon (1200 hrs for you nauticaltypes) Saturday. I have been sharpening my shuck-ing knife. Then a potluck at 1800 (see I can do nau-tical). Seems like every year there is one dish thatshows up a lot. What it is varies from year to year(remember the meatball year?) Makes you wonderif there is a CMCS cooking channel that everyone isgoing to for their inspiration. By boat or car - bethere for the grand parade Saturday night. Remem-ber to light up your boat as we honor one of the firstof too many tourists from NJ.

March has us heading to Pelican Bay the 20th

through the 22nd. No fancy sign up sheet- just showup for a good time.

I will be arm twisting at the February meeting. I amlooking for a few good cruise leaders to fill out thecalendar. I have a number of ‘regulars’ who aretaking a break this year so opportunities are avail-able. Back in the ‘old days’ when I raced, the rule ofthumb was that if you raced you were more thanhappy to be committee boat at least once in theyear. So, if you cruise, you should be more thanhappy to help out. If you don’t cruise, you should.

For you long range planners, the holiday cruise ismore days away than I can count (Steve Romainemay know). BUT we have 15 slips lined up for NewYear’s at Fisherman’s Village in Punta Gorda. Theearly alert is because this usually has a wait list.Reservations are to be made ONLY with RandyChevalier at Fisherman’s Village. Phone 941-575-3000 or contact randy@fishville.com Credit card isrequired with reservation.

Rear Commodore-CruisingKim Brown

Cancellations less than 72 hours prior to reservationwill result in charge of one night’s dockage. CarolynWilson is promising to punch you on arrival. I thinkthat involves rum but only if you behave.

Ian Davis is looking for “club members who don'tmind sharing a cruising boat with strangers for acouple of days and nights to get in contact with me.”Ian is trying to become a reformed racer and tocruise this year – see calendar for contact info.Note for anyone who is planning a longer journey(Bahamas, Keys, Points North) I’d be glad to plugsame in hopes of matching you with like mindedboats. Better than eHarmony, I promise. And if youare journeying please keep us updated so we canlive vicariously through your adventures and misad-ventures.

Theme for the year is no whining. We live in abeautiful area and get to enjoy it in ways others canonly dream of. So relax; go with the flow and enjoy.I love good ideas and consider ‘complaint’,‘suggestion’, and ‘idea’ all to be synonyms for‘volunteer’.

Fair winds,Kim Browns/v TrustMe!!!

Upcoming Cruises

February 20-22 EPOL CruiseMarch 20-22 Pelican Bay CruiseApril 9-12 Cape Haze / Palm Island CruiseApril 24-30 Panther Key & Points South Cruise

RC-Cruising’s Report—Continued

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Vice Commodore—Summerset’s Report

In 1965 the Pontiac GTO was in-troduced. The Pontiac brand isgone, the original GTO ended pro-duction in 1974. The SummersetRegatta also started in 1965 andwe are still going strong, 50 con-tinuous years later. This year wecelebrate the success of Summer-set by the traditional distance andbuoy races off Fort Myers Beach,wonderful parties, great doorprizes for participants, special“Golden Jubilee” caps and shirts,and super grant fund and financial

assistance to youth sailing.

The dates of the 50th Summerset Regatta are Octo-ber 9th – 11th, with the shore-side events at BonitaBills, Pink ShellPool, and Dia-mond Head Re-sort. Every oneof us will be in-volved this year,as a committeemember, sponsor,volunteer, or par-ticipant. This willensure that ourguests, (of whichthere are many,and who are very supportive of our major events)have the opportunity to enjoy this fantastic event. Itis possible to have 75 boats for our anniversaryyear, and we wish to put our best foot forward forthe enjoyment of everyone. Your planning commit-tees will be working hard to see that this will be theregatta to remember.

Due to great support in 2014, 35 youth sailinggrants, more than the year before, are available atthe Edison Sailing Center. Our ESC Grant FundAdministrator, Marla Parker (910-0554) standsready to process applications. Distributions havebeen made to youth sailing programs in Tampa Bay,Charlotte Harbor, Naples and Marco Island. Thank-you notes have been received from these estab-lished training centers, acknowledging our supportfrom the profits of the 49th Summerset Regatta.

West Marine Community Day will be held onWednesday, April 8th, 2015. Port Supply prices willbe honored and our support will be vital in order forWest Marine to exceed last year’s sales of $32,000,five percent of which goes to the Edison SailingCenter.

Vice Commodore-Summerset

Steve Romaine

Starting in February, collared short-sleeve Summer-set shirts will be available. These will come in threecolors, with the 50th Anniversary Summerset Logoand your boat name embroidered on it. We will alsohave personalized caps in navy blue, all in celebra-tion of this anniversary year. Each will be special-ordered and must be paid for in advance. We willhave samples to show you at the February 17thgeneral membership meeting at the Cape CoralYacht Club.

Less than 250 days left until the 50th SummersetRegatta!

Steve RomaineVice Commodore-SummersetSGRomaine294@gmail.com482-6280

PS – Sponsor News! Check out the Offshore Sail-ing School’s new website, OFFSHORESAIL-ING.COM. Very complete, very informative, greatpictures and video by a very professional company.We are proud to call the Offshore Sailing Schoolone of our Platinum/Name sponsors for many years.

VC—Summerset’s Report Continued

Editors Note: The Ostego Bay Foundation is one of the recipi-ents of CMCS’ support from the Summerset Regatta proceeds.Please help support their programs.

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New Officer Biographical Sketches

Captain Allen Fiske, Commodore

Allen comes from a small town incentral Massachusetts and spentmost of his summers on CapeCod and Rhode Island beachesand waters. His dad built him anine-foot sailing pram when hewas ten years old.

He lived in Massachusetts for 28years and graduated from Ameri-

can International College in Springfield with a BS inBusiness Administration.

He lived in Connecticut for about 15 years, owningthree sailboats during that time ranging from 24' to30' and did much sailing on Long Island Sound. Hehad a dream of moving to a warm climate, living ona sailboat and eventually taking a year or two to gocruising.

At age 36 he was in a car wreck and became aparaplegic. He figured that was the end of hisdream and sold his boat.

Ironically, at about the same time, a sailor fromNewport, Rhode Island by the name of Harry Hor-gan became a paraplegic and started Shake-A-Leg,developing an accessible sailboat called the Free-dom Independence Twenty. Allen sailed for a cou-ple of years with them in Newport and then decidedto move to South Florida. Coincidentally, in 1990,Shake-A-Leg opened a branch in Miami.

Allen was hired as Outreach Director for Shake-A-Leg Miami in 1994 and over a twelve year periodheld many positions ending up as Director of Wa-tersports and Fleet and Facility Maintenance untilretiring in 2006. During his time there, he helpedMiami’s Community Sailing Center and Shake-A-Leg to become the nation’s largest disabled sailingprogram.

Don Lawson, Vice Commodore

Don Lawson and his wife, JoanPerkett, have been membersof CMCS since 2006. Theyjoined the club after moving toCape Coral from Coloradowhere Don worked for Sybase/SAP for 20 years as Director ofReal Estate for the Americas.Don’s work gave him the op-portunity to travel extensively

in North America as well as into Latin and SouthAmerica. He graduated from the University of Ne-braska at Kearney with a BS degree in BusinessAdministration, Economics and Journalism. Duringhis college years he worked in radio and televisionand later became a reporter, editor and photojour-nalist for various newspapers. Before joining Sy-base/SAP he worked in purchasing and contractsadministration for Teknetics. a supplier and manu-facturer of mil-spec power supplies.

Don and Joan learned to sail in Colorado on CarterLake taking courses through the American SailingAssociation. Their first boat was a 19 foot Precisionthat they used extensively before moving to Floridaand becoming full time residents. They now have a31 foot Hunter and also enjoy traveling and campingin their 33 foot Tiffin Allegro Open Road motorhome. They have two children, two grandsons andtwo dogs – a Great Dane and a West Highland Ter-rier. He is an active Amateur Radio operator, li-censed as KB0LPM, and a member of the FortMyers Amateur Radio Club and ALERT – the AllLee Emergency Response Team. He is also amember of the Cape Coral CERT organization.

Don has held a variety of positions in CMCS – His-torian and Photographer, Chowder Chatter editorand Director. Joan has served as Yeoman, FleetRecruiter, Vice Commodore of Summerset, ViceCommodore and Commodore.

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Kim Brown, Rear Commodore of Cruising

Kim and Judy just kept movingSouth. They were raised in Min-neapolis and Wisconsin respec-tively. After marrying, they spent8 years in St. Louis before arriv-ing in Ft. Myers in 1981. Theyhave not looked back. Castingabout for something outdoorsyFlorida to do, they signed up for

an adult-ed class on sailingtaught by John Guzzetta. They have been activeCMCS sailors ever since. Their first sailboat was aMirage 20 (UffDa) in the early 80’s and they havemoved up over the years through a succession of

T rus tMe ’s . The cur rentTrustMe!!!, a C&C 35, earnedthe name as Kim bought it with-out Judy ever having laid eyeson it. They are still married.Their daughter Marta started outsailing in a car seat strapped tothe mast below. She currently isin Seattle where she performsand teaches acrobatics. Kimand Judy are strictly cruisers

now but a little known fact is thatKim was once young enough and light enough towork foredeck on a local J-24.

Kim works with small tech companies as a freelanceCFO and Judy is a counselor. Both are counting thedays to retirement.

Now

Then!

New Officer Biographical Sketches

John Churchill, Rear Commodore of Racing

I grew up as a boat crazy kidfar from salt water in Indi-ana, learned to sail on myfirst boat, a Sailfish at age12, then on to a Snipe. Builta few boats along the way,from 8 to 20 feet, did somechartering while in school,then got my first big boat, aCape Dory 26 which I sailedfrom Virginia to Bermuda

and back singlehanded, followed by a Bristol Chan-nel Cutter that I cruised from Maine to the Bahamas,as a warm up for a transAtlantic with my father, end-ing in Norway. I have had a pile of boats in betweenas well, usually projects of some sort. Now I live onSanibel, work in Ft Myers as a pediatric orthopedicsurgeon when I am not fooling around with NUR-DLE, my Bristol 35.5 CB. I joined racing as a way tobuild my skills while making sure that I cram somesailing into my hectic schedule.

Chili Cook-Off Dinner Recap

CMCS hosted its annual Chili Cook-Off Dinner atthe Cape Coral Yacht Club on Sunday, January 25.As usual, Candice Thiele did a superb job organiz-ing this event.A l m o s t o n e -hundred peopleenjoyed the effortsof twelve chilichefs. Competi-tion was brokendown into fourcategories: HottestChili; Best Tradi-tional Chili; BestOriginal Chili; and Best Decorated Booth. SandyCanning won the award for hottest chili. KathleenVance won the award for best traditional chili.George and Pixie Noyes won the award for bestoriginal chili, and Sigrid Diedricksen won the awardfor best decorated booth. Carolyn Preston won thelifetime achievement award for best apron! Mostimportantly, all went home well fed after having agreat time!

Steve Roake

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Ladies Bridge Club

The next gathering for the LadiesBridge Club will be February 10thfrom 3:30-5 PM at the Callusa Na-ture Center and Planetarium, 3450Ortiz Avenue, Fort Myers.

Director Heather Preston will do aNavigation show/orientation for usfrom 4pm to 5pm. This is open tothe men in the club as well.

Lou Tilley's Atocha coins will be at the Cape Coral Histori-cal at 544 Cultural Park Blvd. Saturday 1/31 from 10amto 4pm at a cost of $5.00 per person

RSVP Rose Ann Hoffman or Rose Young(239) 540-1911 or (239) 540-5836

Ladies Bridge ClubRose Young &

Rose Ann Hoffman

LBC Wicked Dolphin Rum Distillery Recap

The Ladies Bridge Club and their guests gathered atCape Spirits, Inc. near Pine Island Road following thearrangements made by Eileen Correll. Nineteen CMCSmembers sauntered up to the still in the Wicked Dolphin’sproduction room at 3 PM on Monday January 6th. Wewere treated to an explanation of the finer points of a rumdistillation process that uses exclusively Florida productsat this recent addition to the Cape Coral business commu-nity. In the best tradition of Southern hospitality thewomen and men (yes, they were included for this tour)enjoyed some Wicked Dolphin Punch during the early partof the tour. Multiple questions that were fielded by ourwell-versed guide gave us a better understanding of theprocess that creates their delectable liquids. We closed

out the day’s informational tour by gathering in the giftshop where we were offered samples of the distillery’sCoconut Flavored Rum, Golden Spiced Rum, and Blue-berry Rumshine.

We are happy to report that the entire “crew” was on itsbest behavior! This pleased the Wicked Dolphin staff somuch that they gave us nearly unlimited access to pur-chase their bottled rum, a variety of brightly colored shirts,and other pretty things that could be traded with the na-tives who inhabit the Cape.

Holiday Cruise Recap

The holiday cruise was blessed with warmer than usualweather for the end of December. We arrived at PelicanBay on the 27th to find Zydeco, Barefeet and Silver Seaalready anchored for the evening.

On the 28th Kestrel II, Samphire and Chase the Cloudsjoined the CMCS fleet. Zydeco was the party boat forhappy hour that night, many thanks to Linda & Mike.

Carol Pim's Gopher Baroque with crew members GordonCoffman & two boy scouts arrived on Monday. As ourgroup grew Bev & Bob Duff graciously hosted happy hourthat night aboard Chase the Clouds.

Tuesday morning we awoke to thick FOG. Were Dot &Eric on Samphire homesick? The fog lifted about noonand Kestrel II, Silver Sea, Samphire and Lazy Susanmade our way north to Fishermen's Village Marina inPunta Gorda. Already there were the Corrells on Breezin'Up.

New Years Eve arrivals were Gopher Baroque, Grateful,Jazzy, Chase the Clouds and Trust Me !!! We all gath-ered in the boaters' day room for a pot luck dinner with 40CMCS members & guests in attendance. The marinaprovided live music again this year and some of us wereactually able to stay awake until midnight to welcome in2015.

New Years Day the club boats headed home with somespending the night in Pelican Bay. Sailing with greatfriends was a wonderful way to start the NEW YEAR!

Smooth Sailing,

John & Susan Reekies/v Lazy Susan

LBC Wicked Dolphin Rum Distillery Tour

The usual suspects!

FOR SALE1996 Hunter 25

1996 Modified Hunter SloopThis is a highly modified Hunter sloop built in1996 and well cared for. Boat has self-steering (Autohelm tillermaster) and a 20 hp4-stroke (2008) electric start engine. Boat isin the water in Cape Coral.

SpecificationsLOA: 25’9” LWL: 23’2” Beam: 9’Draft: Min 30”

SailsFull batten main, furling jib, 150% genoa.asymmetric spinnaker with an ATN sock/snuffer. The main has reef points and jiffyreefing.

MotorPowered by an electric start 20 hp 4-strokeMercury (2008) the boat easily moves at aspeed of 6.8 kts. Motor also has hand-startin case you ever need it. The motor ismounted on a Garelick counter-balancedlifting mount which allows it to be lifted out ofthe water when not in use.

ElectronicsVFH radio, depth meter, Furuno radar, Gar-min 176C color chartplotter.

Price: $14,000 Call Rich at 541-2479richmullins@comcast.net.

12/14

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Edison Sailing Center Sailing Grants Availablefor Summer 2015 Session

CMCS graciously and gener-ously supports youth sailingthrough its scholarship pro-gram.

CMCS members are invitedto submit scholarship appli-cations for children, grand-

children, nieces, & nephews, or known kids in yourcommunity, ages 8-17, for Edison Sailing Center‘s2015 sailing sessions.

Please visit Edison‘s websitewww.edisonsailingcenter.org for detailsabout the sailing program.

Marla Parker (mparker579@gmail.com) overseesthe grant process within CMCS.

Stephanie Webb (stephaniewebb46@aol.com) isthe Edison Sailing Center contact.

There is no personal financial information re-quested.

Applicants must know how to swim and have a lifevest.

Applications are co-approved by CMCS and ESC.

Look for further information on our website in thecoming weeks for the Edison Sailing Center’s 2015summer calendar schedules.

Sailing Grant Administrator:

Marla Parker1510 Braman AveFt Myers, FL 33901

Cell 239-910-0554

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EDISON FESTIVAL OF LIGHT / OYSTERFESTCRUISE (EPOL)

February 20—21, 2015

Legacy Harbor Marina, Ft. Myers, FL

Reservations have been made at Legacy Harbor Marina for Feb 20 & 21 at the CMCS rate of $2.75 per foot. THESLIPS ARE GOING FAST. Please include your NAME, BOAT name, LENGTH, BEAM, DRAFT, 30 OR 50 AMPPower.

Please contact Rose Ann Hoffman at: (239)540-1911rasails22@gmail.com or paul.steinman@yahoo.com .

FRIDAY NIGHT: Cocktails at 1700hrs at the Tiki Hut area. Please bring an appetizer to share. Dinner is on your own - onyour boat or at one of the many restaurants in the area

SATURDAY: All you can eat oysters for all those who have signed up and paid in advance, 1200hrs at the front of C-Dock. CALLING ALL OYSTER SHUCKERS, please bring your knives and gloves. The club will provide plates, napkins, uten-sils and condiments. Volunteers for setting up tables and chairs will be most welcome.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Pot Luck Dinner at the Tiki Hut 1800hrs. Please bring a dish to share and your favorite drink. Again,plates, napkins, utensils etc will be provided.

The Edison Parade starts at Ft Myers HS at 7:00pm and travels to the Downtown River District, so there is plenty of time fordinner and then a short walk to the parade area.

SUNDAY: No formal breakfast is planned, so either eat on your boat or walk to one of the nearby restaurants.

The Edison Parade of Lights is a very special occasion in the Ft Myers area. Please continue the CMCS traditionof lighting your boat to honor Thomas Edison. Plan on decorating your boat with white" Christmas" type lightswhile at the marina. If you have extra lights to share please bring them.

FOR ALL LAND CRUISERS: Legacy Harbor Marina, 2044 West First St, Ft. Myers 239 461 0775

2015 Edison Festival of Light / Oyster FestFebruary 21, 2015

Names of people attending: ________________________________________All you can eat oysters: No. of people to eat oysters: _____@ $15.00/person

Total amount enclosed: $_____________

Please make check payable to CMCS and mail to:Paul Steinman, 302-1 Tudor Dr., Cape Coral, FL 33904

The deadline is Friday, February 13th – sorry, no exceptions!

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C.M.C.S . CHANDLERYBuy, sell, trade

Members, to advertise your boating-related items free in the CMCS Chandlery, e-mailSteve Roake, Chowder Chatter Editor at steve@theroakes.com

or use your roster for telephone information.Your ad will be listed for 3 months unless you notify me to take your listing out sooner.

Non-members are welcome to advertise their items at a price of $30.00 for 3 months.Business cards or business related listings sent in digital format only :

Members: 3 months, $25.00Non-members: 3 months, $50.00

Send a check made out to C.M.C.S. to :Chowder Chatter Editor, P.O Box 101268, Cape Coral, FL 33910

Is it time to renew your Boat US Membership?Remember to use the CMCS Group ID

# GA82335B on your application,and save half the price of your annual membership fee

FOR SALE SEAWORTHY 10'2" 2002 Hyperlon Inflatable

with inflatable floor. Great condition, used lessthan 2 years. Want to trade for smaller size.

Maxwell 8mm Chain stopper $25 West Marine foul wx pants, (lg. & med.) $10ea. Ronstan half moon articulated block $180 Shore power adapter: 50A-250V / 2-30A-

125V $180

George Noyessvsilversea@yahoo.com904.479.0458239.989.6239

FOR SALESIGMA 41 “VIXEN”

SIGMA 41, “VIXEN” FOR SALE.

"Vixen" has been continually upgraded and is inexcellent condition.

She has earned numerous local "Boat of theYear" awards and still has the amenities of acomfortable cruiser.

A 6kw generator, heat and air and in-motion sat-ellite TV, recent Awlgrip and laminate sails, newports and hatches just start the list of upgrades.

Open to serious offers.Brock Johnson, 239-246-6295,vixen@earthlink.net

FOR SALEGarelick Adjustable / removable outboard motorbracket w/ slide-in bracket for small 2-stroke out-board - $20. Great for small sailboat or trollingmotor on Power Boat.

Harken Deck Organizers #1501 (3-sheave) used oneseason 2@$30.00 ea. Or $50 for both.

Steve Roake(239)549-2434steve@theroakes.com

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Summerset GOLD PLUS Sponsors

CMCS SCHEDULE OF EVENTSFebruary-March 2015

CMCS Chowder Chatter EditorP.O.Box 101268Cape Coral, FL. 33910

February 7 Edison Gulf RegattaFebruary 10 CMCS Board of Directors MeetingFebruary 17 CMCS General Membership MeetingFebruary 20-22 EPOL Cruise / OysterfestFebruary 23 Chowder Chatter DeadlineMarch 10 CMCS Board of Directors MeetingMarch 14 Shrimp Festival RegattaMarch 15 Shrimp Festival DinnerMarch 17 CMCS General Membership MeetingMarch 20-22 Pelican Bay Cruise