Letter Log
July 2019
30° 25.60’N 86° 35.58’W
Commodore's Report
Well, the month of June sure brought a flurry of activity to FWYC.
Regattas are in full swing for both the PHRF (large boats) and the
Portsmouth (small boats) fleets with great participation. The Krewe
of Bowlegs used the club as a launch point for their invasion of the
city. That event went very well and all of our staff and volunteers
should be congratulated on a job well done. The ECSA sailing camps
also started with 30+ kids in each of the weeklong sessions. Paul
Beaudry, our sailing director, has hired a staff of young adults that
are ensuring the kids all learn sailing in a safe and fun environment.
Paul has also been holding Learn to Race sessions on Saturdays to get
the young Opti sailors ready for regattas.
The practice has paid off as you can find elsewhere in the Letter Log.
All of this has exposed our club to many people that have indicated
they would like to be part of this organization. The offering of various
membership categories that the Membership Committee set up last
year has shown great appeal to these prospective members as is
evidenced by our application board again overflowing.
For July, activities will be continuing with our Rear Commodore
offering various activities. I will be hosting the Commodore's July 4th
Summer Celebration with food, games, friends and a great venue for
fireworks (see the Flyer and come on down). In concert with
Independence Day, there will a Sundown Ceremony on Friday, July
5th at 6:00 pm with the Eglin Color Guard performing the flag
lowering.
Hope to see you at one or more of these events.
Smooth Sailing to all,.
Craig
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