FCA
J
ust got back from the State FCA meeting at Pelican Yacht Club (Ft Pierce, FL)...Except for the 1000 mile round trip....
we had a great time. In addition to a short course in How to Make an Effective Presentation by P/C John Slattery, we also
had an opportunity to visit the newly renovated and upgraded Navy Seal Museum..
“On 6 June 1943, the Naval Combat Demolition Unit (NCDU) training school was established at Ft. Pierce, Florida and
organized by LCDR Draper Kauffman. He assembled volunteers from the Bomb and Mine Disposal School, Washington,
DC (which he organized), and the Civil Engineering Corps and Naval Construction Corps (Seabees) School at Camp Peary
near Williamsburg, Virginia to fill the first training classes. ..”
And so it began.......
These were the guys who trained in Ft Pierce and did their work in bathing suits and swim fins.
FCA Foundation The Foundation was busy in 2016 supporting Sonar 1 (Brad Ken-
dal and the crew) in the Paralympics and Paige Railey in the in Laser Radials at Rio
Olympics.
We remain committed to encouraging and supporting amateur sailing, sail training
& education.
We are always looking for donations to continue our programs and remember that
donations to the FCA Foundation, Inc are tax deductible.
Our next State FCA meeting will be July 21 - 22, 2017 at Sarasota Yacht Club
~ P/C Tom Reynolds
Upcoming Races
Wednesday Night Fun Races
May 3rd ~ May 10th ~ May 17th ~ May 24th ~ May 31st
May 13th
Lenny
Thomas
Regatta
15
May 27th
Double
Handed
Regatta