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2019-20 OSC OFFICERS

Commodore:Tim Fischer

Vice Commodore:Bob Hay

Treasurer:Jan Cole

Secretary:Lisa Edens

Your Commodore,

Tim Fischer

APRIL 2020 Club Events CANCELLED Apr. 9th (Thur) Buccaneer CANCELLED Latino Y Mas / Ocala Apr. 17th (Fri) CANCELLED/ Gatos Joe’s / Ocklawaha Apr. 18th - 19th (Sat & Sun ) Regatta CANCELLED / Kiwanis Club

Apr. 23rd (Thurs) Potluck Dinner CANCELLED / Charlene & Bernie’s Election of Officers Apr. 26th (Sun) Spring Rum Race / CANCELLED / Sims Beach

Voila! ——————

People ... People who need sailing ...

Are the luckiest people in the world! ...

See our Website at: www.ocalasailingclub.orgor also see us on www.facebook.com/Ocala-Sailing-Club

Webmaster: Jan Schumacher Racing Commodore: James Edens

Newsletter: Art Twitchell

Ahoy, my dear, fellow steadfast prisoners of fate! When first I pitched this prefatory line to my besty Babs, she hummed into a most hypnotic melody. “My dearest Timmy Toe (her pet name for me), it’s a sweet ditty but let’s work on these lyrics to open the piece to our whole hurting world”! “Oh Funny Girl (my pet name for her), but that will never fly”. So off she went, and for the second and last time in my life I was so wrong. To her enchanting cri-de-coeur I commend and beseech you, cue it up NOW! Blessed and lucky are we indeed. But let’s be real, Babs, really WE NEED SAILING!! Oy Vey! My dear fellow bon vivants, I do hope you all are well and patiently coping with this solicitous confinement of late. Sensibility aside, our judicious sundering weighs heavy on the delicate heart of yours truly. Yet I recommend no better days than these to copper your bottoms and hunky your dories, froth ye merry mugs and wad ye righteous meerschaums, and effort to accomplish Your Commodore’s campaign pledge #[whatever] to cherish with steadfast affection your significant other, in hearty anticipation for the preparatory signal of our next jovial touch at the wet! Until then I wish your minds to enjoy fresh breezes in daylight and red skies at night ! PS - You are all encouraged to please contribute your news, compositions and artistry to this first-class newsletter. Simply submit your gems to Art.

2020 APRIL / NEWSLETTER

April Newsletter reports on The Ides of March Flexibility of Events !

TREASURER’S REPORT FOR THE APRIL 2020 NEWSLETTER

SECRETARY’S REPORT FOR THE APRIL 2020 NEWSLETTER

Respectfully submitted,

Lisa Edens Secretary

Respectfully submitted,

Jan Cole Treasurer

Treasurer’s Report from March 2020

Beginning Balance 3/1/20 $1883.69 Check issued 3/8/20 Early registration discount (Tim Fischer) Harpoon Regatta -10.00

Ending Balance 3/31/20 $1873.69

Minutes of Potluck Meeting March 19, 2020

Due to the coronavirus suggested directive of not having large gatherings, the OSC Potluck Dinner/Meeting which was to be held at Art & Mai Twitchell’s in Ocklawaha was CANCELLED on March 17th.

Perhaps things will pick-up later in April. 🤞

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APRIL BirthdayS ☀☀☀☀☀ Nancy McGuckin 4/9

☀ Art Twitchell 4/18☀ Bob Hay 4/1 ☀ Beth Gassoway 4/8 ⚓

March Buccaneer’s Night Review“Pho Sai Gon”

Exotic Food ….. Lots of Conversation about nominations! March 5th, 2020 (Photos by Art Twitchell)

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CONSENSUS of the Napkin Nominations:Commodore:Tim FischerV. Commodore: Roger RoddySecretary: Lisa EdensTreasurer: Jan Cole

Additional Nominations &Final Voting to be at next Potluck Dinner / Meeting.

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The Ides of March were just beginning as far as virus cautions emerging, but we had our Buccaneer night as scheduled with no apparent health mishaps. The restaurant was great with friendly service and good Vietnamese faire. Nominations were applied with vigor to napkin (papers) that were hustled around in all but exacting fashion. Lines seemingly appeared and disappeared magically, but the process reached an informal consensus…… Additional Nominations & Final Voting will take place at our next Potluck Dinner Meeting.

OSC Restaurant Cruise on Lake Weir March 7th

This cruise to a restaurant was originally going to be on Lake Harris, but the last couple years we encountered so much grass in the lake it was decided that we could have a very nice Restaurant Cruise right here on Lake Weir. But one might argue that the Ides of March were upon us as in the morning of the planned cruise high winds were creating white caps on the lake and it was decided in prudence to be flexible and cancel.

CANCELLED due to High Winds 🌬

The Ides of March Flexibility starts kicking in…

Spring Rum Race #2 / Flexibility

POSTPONED due to Lack of Wind … Teamwork on Sims’ Dock construction progress &Aiding Steve Jeffess with centerboard cable replacement.

We had the fixin’s for a rum race shaping up but the wind was not cooperating…..

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… Jeff, Roger, Charlene & Art ventured out to test the waters with hopes we could have a few races, but, as predicted the wind was dying, so we came in..

We re-grouped on the porch with the other sailors to assess a teamwork project for continuing on the progress for Sims’ dock project. As we did, Steve Jaffes arrived.

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… Steve explained to the group what he wanted to do to repair his center-board cable on his 17’ Catboat. It required some strong sailors to turn his catboat 90º sideways on the beach so he could attach a new cable to the centerboard which would then be accessible for the repair. Since there was no wind for sailing this was an opportune time for the operation… And…. we have learned to be so Flexible ! ….

The repair having been accomplished, Steve with his electric motor made for Bird Island where he docks his sailboat.

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Sims’ Dock ProjectThe OSC Team then turned our flexible energies back to the dock project:

Most of the decking was finished on the dock and walkways. Our day was well served, even though we had to be flexible and postpone the second Spring Rum Race. Mark Ciraco’s safety boat, as seen here, is the first boat to be tied up to Sims’ dock.👇

This is CANCELLED; There will be an Evite if we do anything. Otherwise NO Event will be happening as was planned for in April. Be Flexible 🙂

⚓⚓ Miscellaneous ⚓⚓Some members have been doing some outdoor activities informally during this time where keeping social distancing is necessary and kept, but still want to get out there in the fresh air and on the water.

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Our next Upcoming Buccaneer Night

Was planned for April 9th, 2020

Thursday @ 6:30 pm at Latinos Y Mas

2030 South Pine AvenueOcala, FL 34471

352-622-4777

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Kayaking Deep Creek in March Deep Creek is east of Palatka and is tidal waters with the St John’s River. It runs through some very beautiful canopied landscape. We encountered some fisherman and other kayakers but it was very serene ……

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Mark and Bobbie Ciraco and Art Twitchell had a great day kayaking Deep Creek. Page 13

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⚓⚓ More Miscellaneous ⚓⚓ While working on Sims’ dock, we got to observe the neighbor taking to the sky and eventually returning for this series of photos: ……

Ocala Sailing Club 2020 (Jan-May) Calendar

DATE EVENT LOCATION Jan 9, 2020 / Thurs Buccaneer Night 6:30 P MAI Beer & Tapas / Ocala

Jan 18, 2020 / Sat Bonfire Potluck Meeting 5P Sims’ Beach

Feb 6, 2020 / Thurs Buccaneer Night 6:30 P Braised Onion / Ocala

Feb 15, 2020 / Sat Potluck Dinner Meeting 3P Edens’ / Gainesville

Feb 16, 2020 / Sun Spring Rum Race #1 11:30A Sims’ Beach

Feb 29, 2020 / Sat Trans-Monroe Race LMSA / Sanford

Mar 5, 2020 / Thurs Buccaneer Night 6:30 P OSC Napkin Nominations Pho Saigon / Oxford

Mar 15, 2020 / Sun Spring Rum Race #2 11:30A Sims’ Beach

Mar 19, 2020 / Thurs Potluck Dinner Meeting 6:30P Twitchell / Ocklawaha

Mar 28-29, 2020 / Sat-Sun Mt. Dora Regatta MDYC / Mt Dora

Apr 9, 2020 / Thurs Buccaneer Night 6:30 P Latinos Y Mas / Ocala

Apr 17, 2020 / Fri Regatta Sail Practice / Gator Joes 6:00P Lake Weir

Apr 18-19, 2020 / Sat-Sun 15th Annual

Lake Weir Invitational & Harpoon Nationals

Kiwanis Club Beach

Apr 23, 2020 / Thurs Potluck Dinner Meeting 6:30P OSC Officer Elections Johnson & Linnartz / Ocklawaha

Apr 26, 2020 / Sun Spring Rum Race #3 11:30A Spring Series Awards to follow Sims’ Beach

May 2-3, 2020 / Sat-Sun Mug Race Rudder Club / St John’s River

May 7, 2020 / Thurs Buccaneer Night 6:30P Little Joey’s / Summerfield

May 9, 2020 / Sat Last Meeting of Season

OSC Officer Induction Potluck Dinner Meeting 4:30P

Fun on the Lake 1-4P Sims’ Beach

May 13-17, 2020 / Wed-Sun 11th Annual Bone Island Regatta (Sailboat Race to Key West)

Tampa/Sarasota start

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