Ship #956 - Clearwater, Florida

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	. . Meeting - Team Building Night - November 27, 2006 Tonight was originally supposed to be an inside educational night but unfortunately the Quarterdeck was unable to organize enough activities. Dan decided that it would be best to spend the evening as a fun sail but upon arriving at the Marina the Quarterdeck decided that the wind was no right for a sailing evening. It was decided that we would change the night into an impromtu field trip team building dinner at the local "Kelly's" Restaurant. Attendance included: Emily, Dan, Katie, Justin, Mike, Donna and Curtis, Sean, Sabrina, Andrew, and DJ. Meeting - Educational Night Sail - November 20, 2006 In celebration of highschoolers being off school for the week of Thanksgiving Ship 956 planned a late (Midnight) educational sail for the evening. Upon arrival at the marina it was noted that the wind was blowing 15 to 20 and the original plan to go offshore and round Clearwater was rediscussed. Upon second examination it was determined that the group would take Loree Anne and would venture out of Hurricane Pass to have a look and would turn around if conditions warranted. The crew left the Marina with reefed main and motorsailed North through the channel. Upon entering the channel to transit Hurricane Pass the waves began to break and the chop got heavier. Several of the youth were nervous of the rollers breaking on the sand bar and suggested that we turn back. Dan turned the boat to begin the journey back inland just as a rolling wave crested along the beam of the boat. The wave through water over the boat and even managed to pretty well douse the cabin. Wet and Cold the crew decided that it was best to spend a little while sailing inshore before returning to the Marina. The night was called off a few hours early ending just after 2200. Attendance included: Sabrina, Dan, Will, Sean, Katie, Justin, Mr. Klein and DJ. Meeting - Official Business Meeting - November 13, 2006 Called to Order 7:10pm Attendance: Sean, Sabrina, Katie, Dan, Tristen, Justin, Emily, Donna, Mr. Klein, and DJ Dan discussed going to see the play Barnum at Palm Harbor High. Sean mentioned we currently have two broken boats but either boat could be used if needed. The overnight sail group should be in by 12 noon on Sunday. Sean discussed the ideas for summer trip this year. The Ship could leave from Ft. Lauderdale, go on a cruise, or up North. The vote for summer trip will be next month. Dan discussed that a Sea Scout ship from Hudson would like to meet up with our Ship the weekend after Thanksgiving to sail around spoil islands. Sean discussed the party December 2nd at his house. Anyone attending should email him and bring a side dish. Dan brought up the importance of having Scouts volunteer to put out the flags. Scouts should volunteer to do certain dates. The Ship recently had donated enough money to restore the Ericson. We also had two winches donated and are being sent a GPS with plotting capability. In the near future the Ship will be having an Educational Night sail learning to use the new GPS. Mr. Klein announced his retirement from the Ship. He will step down in January. He will still be involved with the racing team and we be available to Ship 956 if the Ship ever needs an adult leader. Discussion on finding new skipper. DJ volunteered to step up. The Ship needs a female leader as well. Justin discussed dues which are not due until January. Dues are $71 dollars a year. The Ship does need the money so Scouts are encouraged to pay ASAP. Sean discussed his need for volunteers to help check boats to make sure they are in working order. This will only take a few minutes and will count for work hours. The Ship is going to plan an inside Team Building night. This will include knots, boxing the compass, and will have other stations. DJ talked to Rob from the City of Dunedin and the Ship will be able to use the Sunfish they own if we fix them up and help clean up around pram shack. The Ship approved this. Business cards need to be created for the Ship. Katie is currently working on Class ”C’ shirts. Mr. Klein is working on up dates on Class “B” shirts. Adjourned 8:21 pm Work Day October 11, 2006 Today Mr. Klein and a few youth met at the Marina to repiar Mongoose. The flooring that had given way under the mast step was removed and replaced with a custom support provided by Zeke with Ensign Spars. Quarterdeck Meeting October 06, 2006 Called to Order: 9:15 pm Katie discussed possibility of getting the Ship ‘Class C’ t-shirts. These would be the Sea Cow and Sea Bull shirts. Mr. Klein discussed the overnight sail coming up 11/18. The sail will be after Andrew’s performance at Palm Harbor High School. The cost of the performance is $10.00 Mr. Klein will be working on the boats this Saturday morning the 11th from around 9-12. All ship members are encouraged to go. Sean discussed the need for summer trip ideas to be presented by the next business meeting. Job of coxswains further outlined to keep communication in ship. Justin discussed that dues are going to be due by next months business meeting. Dues are $71 for the entire year. Dan proposed having business cards for ship members to give out to new recruits. Everyone is welcome to come up with a design for the cards. DJ talked to head of the Dunedin pool, Rob, who also is in charge of the Sunfish. They are working up a deal where the Sea Scouts fix up the Sunfish then the ship would be able to use the Sunfish the city of Dunedin owns. Mr. Klein announced that a Sea Scout Ship north of Clearwater will be sailing in our area and would like to meet up with our ship. This would be over Thanksgiving weekend. Adjourned 9:42 pm Meeting - Fun Sail- November 06, 2006 Tonight the group decided to take both Loree Anne and Floating Bear. Loree Anne was designated the "youth" boat and took Sean, Sabrina, Justin, and Emily while Floating Bear took Mr. Klein, DJ, Dan, Will, and Mike. The group decided for a change they would head south and sail for the new Clearwater bridge. The wind was variable but ranged from 8-12 kts. After reaching the bridge and heading back for the night Loree Anne experienced a stiff gust. As Emily fought the rudder the housing that connects the tiller to the rudder snapped. To our suprise we looked back and found that the rudder was chasing us in the water behind the boat. Luckily the rudder was tied on and Sean recovered it and started the engine. Sabrina took us a large part of the way home using only the outboard to steer. As we approached the marina we got a hail on the radio from Floating Bear. They had spun the cotter pin that connects the outboards propeller to it's shaft. They were unable to make forward way. The night concluded with two broken boars, Loree Anne towing Floating bear in without a rudder, and Floating Bear being town in without a working outboard. Both boats are slated to be repaired ASAP. Meeting - Fun Sail- October 30, 2006 Tonight was the Ship's monthly fun sail. There was little wind but the crew that showed up enjoyed a relaxing evening of ghosting along in the intracoastal. Sean spent almost all the night on the helm while Tristen and Sabrina cuddled up for warmth and a little extra sleep. Mike spent a lot of the night dosing off as well. Attendance included: Tristen, Sabrina, Mike, Sean, Mr. Klein and DJ. Pirate Themed Haloween Sail - October 29, 2006 In celebration of the upcoming holiday Ship 956 threw a pirate themed day sail. Members of the Ship dressed in hillarious pirate outfits and set out from the marina at 1:00 pm. The crew spent the day pulling boats over and offering them candy. Later they wound up at Caladesi island and spent several hours running around the island offering everyone they saw more candy. We even bartered with the snack shack to receive french fries in return for some of our candy. After Caladesi the Ship headed back in after a fun filled day of candy slinging pirate filled mania. Attendance included: Sabrina, Emily, Katie, Justin, Will, Donna, Dan, and Mr. Klein For pictures of the trip CLICK HERE! Meeting - Team Building (Work Night)- October 23, 2006 The QD decided that tonight would be changed to a work night to prepare Floating Bear for Sail. The Ship started by cleaning out everything from the cabin of Floating Bear. Next, members sprayed down the interior and scrubbed it down. After that was complete the water was suctioned out and only those items that will be sold with the boat were replaced. The topsides were cleaned quickly. Loree Anne was waxed and the topsides were also cleaned. Sean took many of the parts we are keeping from Floating Bear to put on the Ericson. The night ended about 8:45. Attendnace included: Sean, Andrew, Tristen, Sabrina, Dan, Emily, Mike, Mr. Klein and DJ. Meeting - Education Night Sail - October 16, 2006 Tonight was our monthly Educational Night Sail. Tonights activities included briefly practicing knots before we set out on the boats for the evening. Dan decided that all 8 members in attendnace would take one boat and opted to take Loree Anne. Once out in the sound the crew spent most of the evening practicing man over board drills. We need more practice. The wind was stiff and provided a decent practice environment for such drills. Travis was able to join us for the first time in quite a while and we were all glad to see him back. The ship returned to port early at about 8:45. Attendnace included: Travis, Dan, Will, Tristen, Sean, Donna, Mr. Klein and DJ. Meeting - Official Busines Meeting - October 9, 2006 Called to Order 1915 Attendance included Sean, Andrew, Katie, Dan, Will, Tristen, Justin, Emily, Anthony, Mike, Mr. Klein, and DJ. Dan introduced guests who are interested in starting their own Sea Scout Ship in the St. Pete area New naming policy discussed for naming policy of the Ericson. The naming of the ship will go to the donor who donates the most money to the ship. Mr. Klein suggested a formal letter be sent to all parents of the ship’s youth. Importance of fixing up Floating Bear to be sold brought up by Sean. The 23rd will be a work night for this purpose. Dan brought up pirate themed day sail we will be having. Justin clarified that will be trick-or-treating while on the boats. Mr. Klein suggested we offer the other boats treats and see if the other boats have anything they could share. Katie also suggested each youth bring a bag of candy. Katie also suggested we have a pirate flag for the ship. This event will take place October 29th from around 1–4 pm. Dan said pirate costumes are mandatory. Last chance for a community involvement officer to step up. Sean announced he has found someone willing to donate parts to a Morgan 25. Some parts are a winch and a mainsheet. Mr. Klein said the two sunfish that were out Sunday at the Sunfish sail were in good condition and so is the Sunfish trailer. Discussed Troup 10 and Venture Crew 10 Tristen announced she is currently working on researching the summer trip to the US Virgin Islands. Mr. Klein suggested talking to city of Dunedin about using their Sunfish that are in good shape. Loree Ann needs new bow and anchor lights. The 20th of November was suggested to be a late night sail into the Gulf. November 18th the ship is planning to attend Andrew’s performance at PHUHS. After this there would be an overnight sail. Dan stressed the importance of calling in your absences to get them excused. Justin’s Purser report stated that the racing crew has $199.40 and Ship 956 has $397.43. Dues for the new year should start to be turned in. They are $ 71 for the entire year. Skipper’s Minute Mr. Klein suggested for youth to pay more attention to the calendars. Stresses the idea of Sea Scouts is to “have fun and learn something on the way.” New Crews Discussed and youth should remember the purpose of the crews is to create a phone tree. Katie’s crew consists of Donna, Chris, Justin, Bryce, Emily, Julia, Barchan, and Anthony. Will’s crew consists of Sean, Travis, Andrew, Mike, Sabrina, MJ, and Jacob. Next weeks meeting will be knot tying and man overboard drills. Mike welcomed to the ship. Adjourned 2000 Sunfish Day - October 8, 2006 The Ship planned a Sunfish sail for today. Beacuse of many prior arrangements only Mr. Klein and Dan were able to make it to the event but they both had fun taking the boats out for a fun day in the sun. The weather was clear and the breeze was brisk. They sailed around St. Joseph Sound near Hurricane pass for serveral hours. Quarterdeck Meeting October 2, 2006 Called to Order 2103 Discussed items needed for Ericson and what items will cost. Discussed how to get Ericson out of water so we are able to fix her up. Voted that uniforms will be mandatory for next weeks business meeting. Agreed that new fun sail policy went well on its first try. Naming Of Ericson discussed and name may go to the person(s) who donate the most money for the ship. Discussed crews and where youths should be placed. We still need a community involvement officer for the ship. Our ship will be having a Sunfish sail this Sunday at the Causeway from 1300 till ? Winter Trek is discussed. The Ship may try to go to the Carolinas or Tennessee. Next years Summer Trip discussed. Adjourned 2128 Meeting - Fun Sail - October 02, 2006 Tonight was the Ship's montly fun sail. Because of attendance we took both boats. Loree Anne had Will's guest David aboard as well as former member and guest Curtis. Floating Bear had guest Mr. Murphy aboard. Both boats sailed North and engaged in a friendly cat and mouse game of chase for part of the night. In celebration of Emily's Birthday Dan's mom baked cupcakes that both vessels enjoyed during the night. Winds started heavy and subsided as the night progressed. After the meeting the Quarterdeck held its monthly meeting. Attendance included: Dan, Will and guest David, Mike, Tristen, Donna with guest Curtis, Katie and dad, Emily, Justin, Sean, Sabrina, and DJ. For pictures of the trip CLICK HERE! Overnight Fun Sail: Sept 29-30, 2006 In celebration of Mr. Klein's birthday the Ship planned an overnight sail. Meeting at the marina at 7:00pm it was decided that two boats would be needed. DJ took Dan and Will on Loree Anne while Sean, Donna, Mr. Klein, and Holly took Floating Bear. Both boats powered out of the marina and north through the Dunedin bridge. After about an hour of motoring both vessels fell off the wind and began sailing. The wind was NNW about 6-8 dropping slowly as the night progressed. Just before midnight both ships approached Three Rooker bar. After some careful surveying it was decided that both boats would tuck in between the islands two sand bars for the night. Both boats were made fast and the crew settled in for the night. About 7:00 am the next morning all crew were up and about. It was decided that we would power up to Anclote where everyone could get off the boats and walk the island for a little while. After exploring the island and cleaning the bottom of Floating Bear the crews disembarked for a day of offshore sailing. Sailing out the Tarpon Spring channel both boats sailed several miles off shore down and around Honey Moon island. About 1:30pm we sailed into Hurricane Pass and began the trip back to the Marina. Both vessels arived back at the marina about 3:00 pm where they were cleaned before everyone called it a day. Meeting - Team Building- Sept 25, 2006 . Because of the lack of an adult, Dan canceled tonight's meeting. . Meeting - Educational Night Sail- Sept 18, 2006 . Tonight the Ship took out both Loree Anne and Floating Bear. Dan decided it was time the team worked on mooring under sail. Each vessel took it's turn attempting to come as close as possible to a mooring buoy and then imitated securing to it. After each team took two attempts the call was made to spend the rest of the evening enjoying the great weather. Winds were SW at 6-9 and the temperature was pleasant. Loree Anne spent much of the evening introducing Mike, our newest member to the basics, he caught on very quickly. Both ships met at the enterance to the marina for a quick tow-in which ended a pleasant evening on the water. Attendance included: On Loree Anne: Dan, Will, Mike, Sean and DJ. On Floating Bear: Donna, Sabrina, Anthony, Tristen, Andrew, and Mr. Klein. . Meeting - Official Business Meeting- Sept 11, 2006 . Called to Order 1920 . Attendance: Donna, Sabrina, Katie, Will, Sean, Dan, Tristen, Justin, Andrew, Emily, Mr. Klein, and D.J Sean cleared up the confusion on the long boat badge. New Quarterdeck patches passed out by Sean Dan discussed importance of finding a new community involvement officer. The job is open for anyone who feels they are up to it. Sabrina offered to split the job with someone if the Ship was unable to find anyone else. Andrew offered to help spilt the job if he had to. Sign the new copy of By-Laws New letterhead approved Tristen talked about Winter Trek. Talked about how it is located in New Hampshire, how much fun it is, and how it was a great experience. Mr. Klein mentions there are other options. For example North Carolina has skiing. If interested contact Tristen within two weeks. Discussed new policy for fun sails. Youth will now sail on one boat with the adults following them on fun sail nights. This will help youth become less dependent on the adults. Mongoose was fixed up this week by Dan and Will. Crew 816 is encouraged to help out on Mongoose workdays. Workdays are great opportunities for volunteer hours. Every crew member must have 12 volunteer hours by the end of the year. September is the start of our year. Dan opens the floor for suggestions for ship activities Sabrina suggests sailing in Halloween costumes. This would be a “Sea Scout trick or treat day sail” Mr. Klein suggests October 28th or 29th from 1-5pm. Sabrina suggests a Secret Santa for the Christmas Party on December 18th. Dan suggests trying to have it at someone’s house Mr. Klein purposes October 8th be a Sunfish day from 1-4pm on the Causeway. Tristen purposes another camping trip in November on a spoil island Andrew purposes we go to his play Barnum the 18th or 19th. We could sail the Sunday after that. Mr. Klein discusses new shirt design. The Class B shirt will now have yellow, red, and white. The word “venture” will try to be changed to Sea Scouts. Katie discussed how she is going to reprint the sea cow and sea bull shirts. Justin announced we now have $1153 in the bank. Sean discussed the conditions of the Ericson. The interior and exterior have been cleaned. Everything we need has been priced at West Marine. The projected total is about $800. We are able to take some of the supplies off Floating Bear. The Ericson still needs to come out of the water and be painted. Mr. Klein announced we have been donated a library of knowledge. We have also received a never been used Sextant. Anyone wanting to learn to use it may borrow it and the books that come with it. The voting of the name for the new boat was a tie between Justified Expense and Nauti Cow. We will have a vote taken by email. The Ship’s opinions on what crews they would like to be on were heard. They had the choice of Will or Katie. New Business- None Old Business- Sabrina still needs the log from summer trip A to complete commentary for website. Adjourned 203 .. Quarterdeck Meeting Sept 2, 2006 Called to Order: 1950 Reviewed policies in the Quarterdeck log Discussed that new community involvement officer will be needed for new year. Decided that Quarterdeck meetings will now be held one week before business meetings. Meetings will be after regular ship meeting till 9:30 pm. New copy of Ship’s Official By-Law’s must be signed by crew. New letterhead must be approved. Jobs of new Quarterdeck members discussed. The Ship’s input will be taken on decision of whose crew they will be on. Inactive members will be spilt evenly. Mr. Klein suggested that from now on during fun sails a crew of the youth and an adult crew will sail separate boats. This will help youth become more independent sailors. This new policy was approved. Ship will be receiving unity quality patches Pros and cons of old Quarterdeck discussed. Meeting adjourned 2100 . . Poseidon Cup Regatta 2006: Sept 1-3, 2006 . Friday: With Dan and Will's moms graciously offering to transport youth to and from this regatta the Ship assembled in several different places for the ride there. Many of the youth road with the mothers and Mr. Klein picked Sean up. After arriving at camp the Ship decided that instead of the Boy Scout summer camp tents they would all sleep in the screen enclosure. At 2100 there was a quick Skipper/Boatswain meeting. After the meeting the Ship retreated to the pavilion to work on their Ship presentation. The group collaborated to compile a two posterboard collage depicting the past, present, and future of Ship # 956. This was accomplished through marker drawings of events from the past and present. . Saturday: Reville came at 0645 with Dan undertaking his first major role as Boatswain-elect, waking the crew. After a quick opening ceremony all participating Ships met in the dining hall for some instruction and breakfast. After breakfast the events opened. First for our Ship was "Box the Compass". In this event only one crewmember was allowed to touch the board while all others stood around them for support. Tristen competed for the Ship and did a fabulous job. Next was the giant knots event. In this event the Ship was expected to tie five (5) basic knots with a 3" line weighing in at 3.5 pounds per foot. Sean took the lead in this event quickly tieing and untying the required knots. Next was the giant clove hitch. In this event a two (2) person team was expected to tie a clove hitch around a tree using 1.5" line getting no closer than eight (8) feet to the tree themselves. It was decided that this was not the event our Ship was meant to shine at. Next was the swimming events. Justin and Katie were quick to jump in and warm up taking Emily along for the three man relay. All swam remarkebly quick. Justin competed solo in the one man swimming race. Dan finished up the pool events by competing alone in the life saving competition in which he was expected to jump in at the deep end, retrieve a three (3) pound weight, bring it to the surface, then get out of the water and perform three quick repetitions of CPR on an awaiting dummy. Quickly after the pool events the team proceeded down to lake side for some of the water events. Sean and Will as well as Dan and Justin did the canoe event, paddling as fast as they could out and around a mark and back again. Three members competed in the kayak relay. Dan and Tristen competed in the timed sailing race out around a mark and back again. After all that work the Ship was hungry and decided to cool down in the pool while waiting for lunch. After lunch it was decided by the Regatta Skipper that all teams would compete at the same time in the navigation competition. The competition was held inside the dining hall and consisted of plotting, time/speed/distance calculations, nautical trivia, and morses code for bonus points. After this the Ship had completed all but one of the competitions. At 1530 all Ships were instructed to report to lakeside for the "Rowboat tug-of-war". Justin competed for Ship # 956 and did his best against a very large fellow from Ship # 12. The Ship spent much of the rest of the day lounging in the pool, playing pensil archery, and playing with other Ships in games such as volleyball. After dinner the new members of the Quarterdeck held their first official Quarterdeck meeting. At the meeting Sean explained each members responsibilities and the group worked together to formulate the agenda for the upcoming business meeting. In a change of events the Regatta Skipper decided to hold the awards ceremony Saturday night. Luckily the whole Ship was already in the dining hall and ready to receive their awards. . Sunday: After an hour of taking down camp and cleaning Mrs. Naclerio and Mrs. James showed up to pick up the youth. The duo was nice enough to bring along an assortment of Dunkin Donuts which the team devoured as an early breakfast. After quick "good-bye's" and "see-you-soon's" the Ship broke to head home from a long and event filled weekend. . Awards: . First Place: Navigation Relay Swim Giant Knots Kayak Relay Canoeing Sunfish Race . Second Place: One-man Swimming . Third Place: Box the Compass . Special Event: Overall Best Skipper Award . For pictures of the trip CLICK HERE! . Meeting - Educational Night Sail - August 28, 2006 After several meetings where the Ship was off the water practicing for the upcoming regatta it was nice to finally return to our passion - sailing. There was a good turn out and as Boatswain-Elect Dan was put in charge of dividing the Ship into crews of 4 that were not to include Sean or Mr. Klein. At this point one of the crews was assigned to Floating Bear and all others present went to Loree Anne. Those on Floating Bear were instructed to sail a short course around two marks by themselves without outside help. After completing this they anchored and Loree Anne came along side to switch crews. Due to lack of wind and other concerns the second team was not fully able to complete their mission. Afterwards Sean switched boats to accompany Floating Bear in as she came to dock under sail alone. After the meeting everyone stayed to help secure the boats for the impending storm. Overall it was a great evening and gave some of the newer members some much needed time in the decision making seat. Attendance included: Katie, Justin, Sabrina, Emily, Will and guest Mike, Dan, Sean, Andrew, Mr. Klein and DJ. . Drill Practice & Team Building - August 26, 2006 Today many of the members planning on attending the Poseidon Cup next weekend gathered at the Dunedin Marina for continuing practice of our Drill routine. Each member was drilled individually and then as a team unit. After Drill the Ship practiced tying a clove hitch around a tree with 100' line without getting any close to the tree than 5'. After all practice was done the Ship was supposed to go for a fun sail however due to inclement weather the youth decided to jointly see a movie instead. Members caravaned to the AMC 20 in Oldsmar to see "Accepted". Attendance included: Emily, Sean, Sabrina, Will and gues Mike, Dan, Tristen, Mr. Klein and DJ. . Meeting - Drill practice with Crew 976 - August 22, 2006 . Tonight was the final Monday night to practice our drill for the Poseidon Cup. The Ship learned the last of the facinig commands they will come up against at the competition. In addition to drilling Sean and Andrew paired of, as well as many other youths in an attempt to figure out the Clove Hitch competition. The rules state that you must tie a clove hitch correctly around a tree using rope but can not come closer than 5 feet to that tree. After much practice the Ship has worked out what we feel is the best technique to accomplish this task. Everyone was reminded of the Drill practice on Saturday and the following Fun Sail. Attendance included: Andrew, Anthony, MJ, Sabrina, Sean, Donnna, Will, and Dan. For the adults Mr. Klein and DJ. Eric H. and Chris N. joined the Ship again for the practice. . Meeting - Official Business Meeting - August 14th, 2006 . Called to Order: 1915 Opening Remarks – Thanks for coming! Let’s get started, we’ve got a lot to cover. Long-Cruise Badges Awarded – Bryce, Andrew, Tristen, and Julia, congratulations! By-Law Proposals Review (Sean and Julia) – Appeal a QD decision, a yearly program given in advance, and the “And/or maintenance day”. Boatswain’s Recap – Its hard work, good luck to those taking over! Boatswain’s Mate Recap – Like Sean said its hard work. Yeomen’s Recap – Its hard work, but it’s rewarding. Purser’s Recap – Showed up Late Skipper’s Minute – We need to use these boats well, and good luck to the new QD facing all of these new challenges. The New Boat! – Sean announces the new 25’ Ericson. And more excitingly…it needs a name! Sean tells the Ship that everyone will have 3 weeks to submit names to Sabrina by email and then the Ship will vote on the new name at the next business meeting. Presentation of Candidates – Sabrina reads out the list of the candidates. Ship Address by Candidates – Boatswain’s Mate: Chris Griffith- I’m working really hard and I enjoy doing this. Tristen Vail- I’ve been here over a year now, I know the Ship well, I know the website well, and I’m devoted to the Ship. Coxswains: Will James- You should vote for me because you have no other choice. Katie Murphy- Same as Will, vote for me, you don’t have a choice. Yeomen- Sabrina McCormick- I’ve been doing this for 6 months, I’ve got it down to a science, I know how to do this job. Emily Shay- I’ve been with the Ship since this summer, and I think it would be a good experience. Purser- Justin Chambers- I’m good with money, and I’m good at math. Storekeeper- Sean Motta- I know where everything in the boat is, and how to fix it. Boatswain- Andrew Ford- I’ve been in the Ship for 3 years, sailing for 5. I think I have a pretty good idea about how things work around here. Dan Naclerio- I will be a good leader, I love this, I am open to opinions, I want to help. I am open to suggestions. Jacob Pyatt- Showed Up Late, Missed Speech Time Ballots Passed out for Ship Members to Cast their votes for Officers and the Proposals *10 MINUTE RECESS TO TALLY VOTES* Meeting Recessed – 1940 Meeting Called Back to Order – 1952 Purser’s Report – We don’t have a lot of money left after the primary summer trip, we need to get some fundraisers together and get our account back up! Winning Candidates Announced – Boatswain’s Mate- Tristen V. Coxswains- Katie M., Will J. Yeomen-Emily S. Purser-Justin C. Storekeeper-Sean Motta Presentation of New Ship’s Boatswain – Dan N. Old Business – None New Business – September 29-30 Overnight Sail, leaving 7pm, returning 5pm. Drill practice August 26, 9-11, Sail 11-3. Poseidon Cup- 10 youth agree to go. Meeting Adjourned: 2001 . Family Picnic - Anderson Park August 13th, 2006 . Ship 956 held the first annual family picnic today at Anderson park in Tarpon Springs. The Ship provided hot dogs and hamburgers as well as all the fixings. Each family was asked to bring a side dish. The goodies ranged from macaroni salad, brocoli salad, greek salad, and nachos to brownies, cupcakes, cookie cake, and chocolate covered rice crispy treats. After Mr. Klein prepared all the hamburgers and hot dogs on the grill everyone dove in for some great eats. After the food Mr. Klein presented a short program to the parents telling them what our Ship is about and some of our major yearly projects and activities. He also presented a yearly budget to explain how expensive running a Ship of this magnitude can be. After that Sean announced that the Ship had officially taken possession of a new boat, a 25 foot Erickson, to be picked up ASAP and stored at his house until the Dunedin Marina can make room for us. Floating Bear is up to be sold and we will need a work day to get her ready. After the meeting each youth stood and gave a brief speech about their favorite parts of the past year. Everyone talked about the regattas and the summer trips especially. After the meeting all the kids got together and set up a mock kick ball game. After only about 30 minutes the game broke up as everyone was ready to pass out from the heat. Everyone retreated to the shade for some more food and conversation. At about four everyone began to head home to get ready for the bid business meeting on monday. Thos who attended include: Katie and family, Dan, Emily and family, Will and family, Chris and family, Sean and family, Sabrina, Barchan, Bryce and family, Mr. Klein, Mr. Wesphall, and Holly Bird. . Meeting - Drill practice with Crew 976 - August 07, 2006 . Wow! We had nearly perfect attendance tonight for our second of three drill practices with Crew 976 in preparation for the upcoming Poseidon Cup. Eric and Chris continued to improve our performance from last year and pushed forward teaching us marching commands such as "Forward March", "Column Right/Left March" and facing movements. We had a great evening and really improved while those members who were not able to attend last weeks meeting got caught up. Attendance included: Tristen, Sean, Dan, Sabrina, Katie, Justin, Emily, Will, Barchan, Andrew, MJ, Julia, Bryce, Travis, and Jacob, Adults were Mr. Klein, and Mr. Wesphall. 976 members Major Lee Mudd, Bob Carr, Eric H., and Chris N. were there to help again. . Meeting - Team Building (Changed to Drill practice with Crew 976 by QD vote)- July 31, 2006 . In preparationg for the upcominig Poseidon Cup regatta, representatives from Venture Crew 976 taught Ship members the basics of close-order drill. The Ship was taught basic commands such as "Fall-in", "Attention", "Eyes Right" and others that will be essential in the upcoming competition. Crew 976 youth aided as both demonstrators as well as guides helping each kid to refine their presentation. After drill we retreated to the boat house for a picture party to show off our pictures from the summer trips. Cookies and drinks were brought by almost everyone. It was a busy night but all had a lot of fun. Attendance included: TRISTEN, Sean, Sabrina, Donna, Dan, Justin, Katie, Emily, Will, Barchan, Julia, Bryce, Anthony, Chris, Jacob, Mr. Klein, Holly Bird, and Mr. Westphall. From Crew 976 was Major Lee Mudd - Advisor, Bob Carr, Eric H. and Chris N. . . Meeting - Fun Sail- July 24, 2006 Tonight the Ship took out Loree Anne as well as 816's race boat, Mongoose. Crew 816 members Sean, Sabrina, Chris, and Tristen crewed Mongoose while Ship members Dan, Justin, Emily, Katie, Will, Donna, Julia, Mr. Klein and Mr. Westphall crewed Loree Anne. The wind was great for sailing and while Loree Anne enjoyed a relaxing sail members on Mongoose practiced with two spinnaker sets. Afterwards there was a mock war between the boats as Mongoose sailed circles around Loree Anne and crew exchanged fire with ammuntion of pretzels and fresh water. . Meeting - Official Business Meeting - July 17, 2006 . Opening Remarks – Sean thanks Bob and Holly for using the conference room for the meeting Drill Practice – A practice for the Poseidon Cup Regatta is set up for 31-Jul-2006 at the Dunedin Boat Club Parking Lot with Bob and the help of Crew 976. Family Picnic – The annual family picnic is set up for 13-Aug-2006 from 1- 5 pm. Anderson Park is agreed upon as a good place and Dan is nominated to make the arrangements. Officer Elections – Next month’s business meeting will hold our annual officer elections. All positions are up for grabs including three new positions. Boatswain, Boatswain’s Mate, Yeomen, Purser, Coxswain 1, Coxswain 2, and Storekeeper. Nominations were taken, volunteers signed up to run. Sabrina will prepare the ballots for next months meeting. Nominations and volunteer entries will be accepted up until the next meeting where the vote will be held. Currently Running for Office Boatswain – Jacob P, Dan N. Boatswain’s Mate – Chris G., Tristen V. Yeomen – Emily S. Purser – Justin C. Coxswains – Will J., Katie M. Storekeeper – Sean M. Good luck to those running! We hope more will be inclined to run and help the growth and continued success of Ship 956. Abacos Picture Night – Immediately following drill practice on 31-Jul-06, at 9 pm, we will be holding picture night. All are encouraged to stay until 10pm, show off pictures from our awesome Summer Trip, and bring snacks for everyone to enjoy! Meeting Adjourned: 2020 . Day Sail- July 15, 2006 . A few of the Ship members met today for a short day sail on Loree Anne. The crew included Mr. Klein, D.J, Travis, Dan and Tristen. We set out around 9am, motor sailing out past the channel until we realized there was hardly any wind. Being a hot summer day in Florida, we decided to hope off, swim around and work on scraping the bottom of Loree Anne. On our way back to the marina we came upon Holly sailing her Melonseed. Travis joined her and they followed us back to the slip. We closed up the boat and left the marina around 12:15. Summer "A" 2006 - June 30 - July 9th, 2006 . Commentary to be posted. . For pictures of the trip CLICK HERE! . Meeting - Team Building Night (Educational Night Sail by QD vote) June 26, 2006 . Tonight the Quarterdeck decided to hold the Team Building night on the water and make it and Educational Night Sail. Because of the large turn out, the Ship was split into two crews. Katie was the XO of Loree Anne with Justin, Emily, Tristen, Sean, Sabrina, MJ, Jacob, and Mr. Klein. Floatin Bear, Led by DJ included: Bryce, Donna, Julia, Barchan, Anthony, Will, and Dan. The tides were extremely low and both vessels had difficulties with draft. Loree Anne chose to sail NW through the spoil islands towards Hurricane Pass while Floating Bear headed N along the channel. About an hour into the night Loree Anne received word via VHF that Floating Bear was hard aground and would need assistance. Loree Anne immediately adjusted course and started the engine to come to the aid of the other vessel. About 10 minutes later Loree Anne arrived and stayed at a safe distance to assess the situation. It was decided that Loree Anne would anchor south (upwind) of Floating Bear and drift down onto her. From there both vessels could be pulled using Loree Anne's anchor and engine. After several tries the rescue was successfull and both vessels, Floating Bear under tow, returned safely to port just before 10:00pm. . For pictures of the night CLICK HERE! . Sunfish Day - June 25, 2006 . Today Ship # 956 organized a Sunfish sailing day at the Dunedin Causeway. Mr. Rodgers picked up the trailer holding the Sunfish at Mr. Kleins house and had it ready at the Causeway at 11:00am. Dan, Will, and Tristen arrived first at 11:00 while Sean and Sabrina arrived just before noon. The Sunfish were unloaded under threatening skies and rigged. After setting them up the group divided into 2 man teams. Justin, Emily, and Katie showed up just a bit later after having competed in a Triatholon. The wind started very slow but progressively increased througout the day. The threatening skies passed over head with no rain. Attendance included: Dan, Barchan, Emily, Katie, Will, Tristen, Sabrina, Justin, and Sean, Mr. Rodgers and Mr. Westphall. . For pictures of the day CLICK HERE! . Meeting - Official Business Meeting June 19, 2006 . As this is not our normal Business meeting night, the Clubhouse at the Dunedin marina was in use. Holly graciously offered to let us use her house for the meeting. Holly went above and beyond cooking the entire crew a gourmet meal of Chili, assorted cheeses, cookies, grapes, crackers, salsa and chips, humus, iced tea, and lemonade. The meeting went very smoothly and all points were covered. Considering the size restraints of the livingroom turned mini auditorium the meeting went near flawlessly. After the general meeting those individuals participating in the Summer "A" trip stayed to learn the itinerary and general rules and procedures. Bruce made up extremely well thought out meticulously crafted packets for each crew members participating in the Summer cruise. . MINUTES . Called to Order: 1930 . Opening Remarks – Sean thanks Holly for using her house for the business meeting PFD Policy – Skipped, not ready for presentation QD Log Intro – Sabrina explains the set up of the QD Log and that it is open to all members, but that lending it out will not be allowed. Also, that crew information sheets are confidential. Forms – Sabrina explains that there are forms set up to help organize and keep the Ship more easily noted when and how things happen. The forms are in the back of the QD log, at the disposal of all members, and that there are forms for everything, please use them. Coxswains – Sean explains that per the By-Laws, Coxswains are going to be elected into office in the upcoming August elections. Coxswains are QD Members, they will be required to be at QD meetings, they vote, and they will act as “mini” Boatswains for their assigned crewmembers. By-Laws – Sean hands out copies of the By-Laws to all of the crewmembers present. Attendance Proposal – Sean proposes using large regatta events to fill in unexcused absences. Crewmembers are all in favor of the proposal. Sean will write up a new policy that will be added to the Policy Manual in the QD Log. Flags – Sean explains that you get advancement hours for putting out flags. Donna is in charge of making sure they get done. If you are interested in helping and receiving hours in this fundraising event, see Donna for more information. The Ship makes the most money in a year with this fundraising event and we need to make sure that they get done. Approval Forms – Sabrina passes out the QD approval forms to crewmembers to fill out and turn in for the QD to review. The forms will be collected at the end of the meeting, evaluated by the QD, and then Sean will report back to the Ship with the responses and where to go from there. Ship Activity Forms – Sabrina explains that it is another one of the forms kept in the QD log for the youth to utilize. All suggestions and ideas are welcomed and appreciated. See Sabrina if you are interested in submitted something or want more information. Close-toed Shoes Policy – Mr. Klein re-emphasized the By-Laws. They need to be followed for the Ship to run effectively, which includes wearing close-toed shoes where specified. Maintenance Day By-Law Proposal – Sean presents his proposal to insert the words “and/or Maintenance days” as grammar dictates into the Fundraising section of the By-Laws. He lets the Ship know that it’s an official proposal and they will have 30 days to review his revision before voting on it at the next business meeting. Quorum Proposal – Julia presents her proposal to the Ship. Julia explains that she would like members to be more active in approving ship programs. This inclusion would make the QD make a list of long term goals to present to the ship for voting. In her next section, she explains how the crewmembers can appeal a quarterdeck decision. She explained the process in detail as the crewmembers reviewed copies that were handed out. They will have 30 days to review her submission and make any changes requested. The final proposal will be voted on at the next business meeting. Absences – Sean explains to the crewmembers that absences happen. He explains that the QD as a whole understands that, but we need to know in advance that you aren’t coming so we can keep proper records and keep your Ship ‘standing’ where it should be. We will need to know the reason of your absence. If you choose not to say, we reserve the right to choose not to excuse it. Dues & Money Report – Jacob reads the balances. . As of 03-24-06: $1821.00 As of 05-08-06: $2411.00 As of 06-19-06: $2200.00 Jacob needs to speak with Donna and Andrew after the meeting. . Commodore’s Cup Follow Up – Open discussion about what a good time we had at the regatta. Dan discusses his disappointment in the lack of sailing events at this regatta. Donna says how it is good that the regattas are different because we get different experiences. Summer “A” Planning Announcement – Skipped, will be after the meeting. Summer “B” Follow Up - -MJ’s favorite part of the trip was learning more about how to sail and playing poker with the guys (and winning). She loved being in the water and saw the biggest fish that was whopping 2 inches long. . -Justin’s favorite part of the trip was docking the boat all by himself and never touching the docks. He learned how and when to tie a sheet bend. -Dan’s favorite part of the trip was going back into Ft. Lauderdale and how he thought he was on such a big boat until he saw them up against the cruise liners. -Katie’s favorite part of the trip was cooking and going for a swim in the dinghy. -Emily’s favorite part of the trip was snorkeling and all the things they learned. -Chris was unable to be at the meeting, but he let us know that he had an amazing trip. . Poseidon Cup Discussion – Sean discusses how Ship 12 that is hosting this regatta is a land locked ship in Leesburg and that they are convinced that they will win because they will have the time to practice the events 6 months in advance. Sean explains that the QD has designed some activities for team building nights to practice for some of the events that will be there and how he hopes that we will be able to take 1st place overall in the third out of three regattas in Florida for the year. Holly’s husband Bob will be helping us prepare for close ordered drill for (From Crew 976) and per Bob—no flip flops allowed. Skipper’s minute – “I can say it in a word guys. Awesome. You guys did great. I am very proud of all of you. It was just perfect, I’m so proud you got to bring the trophy home. We love having it here. Keep coming, show up at the events, and let’s keep working as a team. Sean--good job.” Boatswain’s Minute – “Great job guys—I’m trying, please work with me. The QD does it for you guys. The adults do this so we can have fun. We are working are tails off, help us out. We are more than happy to hear your ideas, we want to make Ship # 956 as awesome as we can.” *Claps* Old Business – None New Business – None Final Announcements – . -We are changing the meeting next week. It will be an educational night sail to practice knots for the upcoming summer trip. After the activity, we can all hang out, we haven’t been sailing in almost a month, we’ve won 2 regattas, and we deserve a little fun and relaxation. -Sunfish Day, Sunday 25-June-2006, Dunedin Causeway 11am, BRING SNACKS, only water will be provided. Meeting Adjourned: 2048 For pictures of the night CLICK HERE! . Meeting - Official Business Meeting June 12, 2006 - Canceled Due to Weather / Summer Trip "B" . Tonight's meeting was canceled due to the fact that we had half our members away on Summer "B" as well as to inclement weather. The business meeting has been rescheduled for next monday 19-June-2006. The location is TBA by the Quarterdeck ASAP. . Summer Trip "B" 2006: June 11-13, 2006 . Summary courtesty of Katie - You Rock Katie! . *Sunday, June 11, 2006* This weekend six members of Ship 956 and two adults braved Tropical Storm Alberto and sailed down to the Miami area. The crew consisted of Emily, Mary Jane, Katie, Dan, Justin, and Chris. The two brave adults were Mr. Klein and Mrs. Chambers. The trip began at around 1200 when we left the Ft. Lauderdale state park and headed for the Fun in the Sun marina. Upon arrival we found the boat, and we couldn’t wait to get on it. The boys stayed with Mr. Klein and got us checked in, while the girls, driven by Mr. Murphy, headed to the grocery store to help Mrs. Murphy and Maggie finish the shopping. After paying for all of the food, we headed back to the marina, and loaded the food on the boat. We ate lunch, and were all ready to go. We released the lines, put the boat in reverse, went a few feet, and hit a sand bar. The tide was really low and, just our luck, it was still going out. We waited for an hour or so. During our wait, we formed crews. The Alpha crew consisted of Dan and Katie; the Brave crew consisted of Justin and Emily; and the Charlie crew consisted of Chris and Mary Jane. By 645 the tide had come back up enough for us to begin our journey. We were off! The Alpha crew was on watch, so Dan took the helm while Katie sat at the bow on lookout. We motored to get gas and then we were off, for real this time. At 1800 the Bravo crew took over. Katie went down to the kitchen to start dinner. Chris joined her and helped make corn, and then he left her to help Dan with the chicken. The chicken did not cook as well on the grill as hoped, so we wound up stir frying some of it. Katie had been in the kitchen for an hour and a half when Mary Jane came down and told her to drop everything and go get some air. Mary Jane took over while Katie went up on deck to get some much needed air. When the first round of chicken was up, Chris and Mary Jane ate since they were the next people on watch. Then everyone else followed. The food turned out great! At 2000 the Charlie crew took over. Justin and Emily washed the dishes, while Katie and Dan headed to their cabins to rest up for the midnight watch. We sailed till about midnight, when we anchored in Biscayne Bay. *Monday, June 12, 2006* At 2400, the Alpha crew took over. Dan and Katie sat in the cockpit. Dan stayed awake by drinking Red Bull, while Katie tried really hard to stay awake (she did drift off a few times). They listened to music and got rained on, but when 0400 rolled around, they woke up the Bravo crew, Justin and Emily, and went to bed. When Emily got up to the cockpit, Justin was already asleep, so she fell asleep too. They were a great watch crew! Just before 0800, when the Charlie crew had to take over, Chris woke Katie up and said “I’m hungry”. She looked at him like he was crazy! After a minute she got up. She got down the cereal, milk, donuts, bagels, cream cheese, plates and napkins. Breakfast was served! Everyone ate up and the day had begun. Before we sailed away for the day, we decided to take the dinghy to the land for a little adventure. Chris, Mary Jane, and Dan went first. They had no problems with the dinghy and were back in half an hour. Then Emily, Katie, and Justin went for a ride. Katie started out steering, and then Justin took over. After he took over the engine stopped. Katie and Emily couldn’t stop laughing. We were paddling but not going very far. Justin kept talking to the engine and getting really mad. Then, he attempted to push Katie overboard. She caught herself and didn’t fall in. Once again, we were laughing at Justin. He got mad, again, and pushed Katie again. This time she wasn’t as balanced and fell in! Emily and Justin helped her back in and we drifted into a boat. The lady was nice and offered us a tow, but we declined her offer since we were on an adventure. We paddled our way to the land, where Emily supposedly went and flagged down help. After 10 minutes the Zephyrus hadn’t moved so Katie went to flag down help. Our rescue was there in 5 minutes. The weather wasn’t the best, it was gray and overcast. The radio called for some rough weather due to Alberto. We decided that it would be best to not go too far south and to find somewhere to snorkel close by. So we sailed around all day. We all took turns at helm. This was a fun day. We had waves of up to 8 ft! They proved exciting. At 1200 the Alpha crew took over, but before they did, Katie and Dan got lunch ready. Today’s lunch consisted of sandwiches and chips, once again a serve yourself. The Alpha crew sailed till 1600, when the Bravo crew took over. We stopped in the afternoon, on our way back towards Biscayne Bay, and snorkeled around a big branch. We all looked good in our snorkel gear! The fish count was one, and only Mary Jane saw it. The snorkeling was fun, even though it was in three feet of water. After snorkeling, we all took a well needed dinghy shower. The guys went first while the girls floated in the water. When they were all done the girls got up and shampooed away! When they were all soaped up, they counted to three and jumped in the water, well Katie didn’t, she missed that memo. After the dinghy shower, we had dinner. On the menu were hamburgers and chips. The boys manned the grill as Katie passed out the fixings. Once again, the food was great. At 1800 the Charlie crew took over, and Mr. Klein radioed to the Dinner Key Marina and asked for a dock slip. We were granted slip 35 at pier 7 on the north side so we set our sails to the marina. We docked the boat and went to hit the streets for a few hours. We walked into several shops and got ice cream. After a few hours we made our way back to the boat. At 2030 we motored to Key Biscayne. Mr. Klein and Mrs. Chambers were kind enough to motor us back to Key Biscayne while we had a party on the bow of the boat. We anchored at around 2100. Tonight no one had to stay on watch since we were in the inlet. Emily and Katie fell asleep while the others played a loud game of poker. *Tuesday, June 13, 2006* By 0600 everyone was awake and the anchor had been lifted. We motored out of the inlet and tied up the dinghy. The Charlie crew got us started on our way home, but not before breakfast. Once again, we had cereal, donuts, and bagels. At 0800 the Alpha crew took over. Dan was in the mood for sailing and sailed just about all four hours. We sailed back to the Fun in Sun marina. We got there at about 1230. Katie’s and Chris’ parents were at the dock to meet the group. The girls cleaned out the kitchen and we all packed up our gear. We piled into cars and prepared for the ride home. The trip was amazing, and it is something we will never forget. Thanks Mr. Klein for the adventure of a life time!!! . For pictures of the trip CLICK HERE! . Commodore's Cup Regatta 2006: June 9-11, 2006 . Friday: This years Commodore's Cup was moved from Miami, as in years passed, to a state park in Ft. Lauderdale. Friday's plan was to meet at Bruce's house and then for all vehicles to depart together. From the start we realized it was going to be a long day. Skipper Mr. Klein was late due to complications with the Sunfish trailer. Upon arrival Sean and Barchan went outside to find half of the trailer laying on the side of the road. A large amount of hard core ingenuity, a dozen lines, and some PVC glue later, the trailer was back in one piece and ready for the long haul. Everyone loaded up, Tristen, MJ, and Chris with Mr. Klein and Barchan Sean and Sabrina with Bruce. Donna, Bryce, and Julia were to meet us down there, as they had to leave later because of work commitments, and Katie, Justin, Dan, and Emily were also to meet us down there as their parents were driving them. After starting our trip we made it only about an hour south before we began having troubles with Mr. Klein's vehicle. Eventually we were forced to pull of the interstate. Shortly there after Bryce and her group showed up to meet with us. Bruce's truck took on Tristen, while MJ and Chris piled into Bryce's car. Mr. Klein was left to tend to his car, later to catch up with us. After nearly 8 hours of driving the entire crew made it safe and sound and checked in, the last Ship to arrive. . Saturday: Today marked the beginning of competitions. After a breakfast of bacon, eggs, and pancakes each four man team (five for Foxtrot) was sent their seperate ways to compete in the regattas 12 events. Crew "Delta", led by Dan included: Emily, Katie, and Justin. Crew "Echo", led by MJ included: Chris, Barchan, and Tristen. Finally, crew "Foxtrot" led by Sean included: Sabrina, Bryce, Donna, and Julia. The main events included: Sunfish sailing, Canoeing, Written rules of the road test, Heaving line, Compass and relative bearings, Ring buoy toss, Knots, Communications, First aid jeopardy, Sailboat identification, and Piloting. Each crew was expected to complete all events before the end of the day. After the days events Ship 956 regrouped for dinner and the evening events. After the evening ceremonies the group elected to leave the park and go to "The Galleria", the local mall, for Gelato. We returned and hit the bunks to make sure we were ready for the next morning. . Sunday: The last day of the regatta. Breakfast was held at 0730, followed by a very well done Scout's Own at 0830. After this crews were expected to return to their cabins to clean and prepare for inspection. After inspections were done, the awards ceremony was held. Ship # 956 competed well and all members had a total blast. After the awards were done, Mr. Klein took those kids who would be embarking on Summer "B" trip with him and headed for Fun in the Sun yacht charters, while all others began the long trek home. Attendance included: Sean, Barchan, Sabrina, Donna, Bryce, Julia, MJ, Tristen, Chris, Dan, Emily, Justin, and Katie. . Awards: . Crew Delta: First place - Sunfish Sailing Second place - First aid jeopardy Second place - Sailboat identification Fourth place - Rules of the road test Fourth place - Mariner's Quiz . Crew Echo: First place - First aid jeopardy First place - Ring buoy toss Second place - Heaving line Second place - Canoe races Second place - Sunfish Sailing Second place - Sailboat Identification Third place - Rules of the road test Third place - Mariner's Quiz Third place - Communications Fourth Place - Knots . Crew Foxtrot: First place - Piloting First place - Sailboat Identification Second place - Compass and relative bearings Second place - Communications Second place - Mariner's Quiz Fourth place - Sunfish Sailing . Donna and Sean: Fastest Canoe Time - 3:52 . Ship # 956 FIRST PLACE (1st) OVERALL!!!!!! . For pictures of the trip CLICK HERE! . Work Night - Sunfish Trailer (Adults) June 6, 2006 . Skipper Mr. Klein and Committee Chariman Bruce Rodgers worked diligently for hours tonight to complete the Sunfish Trailer. Thanks to their hard work and dedication the trailer is now ready for its long haul to Ft. Lauderdale this weekend for the Southeastern Region Commodore's Cup Regatta. Thanks! . Meeting - Fun Sail (Changed to Trailer Work Night) June 05, 2006 . The Quarterdeck changed tonight's meeting to a work day because the Sunfish trailer was still not complete. We all went to Mr. Klein's house and worked on the trailer until about 9:30. Attendance included: Sean, Sabrina, Barchan, Jacob, Julia, Donna, Dan, Katie, MJ, Tristen, Will, Justin, and Chris. Adults included: Holly Bird, Skipper Klein, DJ and Bruce Rodgers. The trailer is still not complete and adults Mr. Klein and Bruce Rodgers are going to complete it Tuesday night. Jacob, Purser, caught everyone up on dues and fees for upcoming events. Sabrina, Yeomen, spent much of the night completing paperwork and national tour permits. Sean, Boatswain, chased down many loose ends as well as helped on the trailer construction. Overall it was a very productive night. . For pictures of the night CLICK HERE! . Quarterdeck Meeting June 5, 2006 . The Ship's Quarterdeck held a 2.5 hour long Quarterdeck meeting tonight. The Ship heard By-Law proposals from Julia and Sean. Also discussed was: A new PFD policy, the 'Close Toed Shoes' By-Law, Ship's Communication, Flags, Upcoming events, Ft. Lauderdale and Commodore's Cup planning, Planning for summer "A", and Planning for summer "B". All Youth leaders, Mr. Klein, Bruce, and Holly attended. . For a copy of the day's Agenda CLICK HERE! . Work Day - Sunfish Trailer June 3, 2006 . Ship # 956 is responsible for bringing Sunfish to the 2006 Commodore's Cup and as such had to repair the old Sunfish Trailer. The workday was held at Skipper Charlie Kleins house. Youth that attended included: Andrew, Donna, Bryce, and Jacob. DJ and Mr. Klein were the adults. The group worked very hard and got about half the work done. The rest of the work will be done at the meeting on June 5th by the rest of the ship. . Meeting - Team Building (Commodore's Cup Practice) May 22, 2006 . Sean was sailing back from Key West so Barchan took over as the acting Boatswain for the evening. The Ship practiced for the Commodore's Cup next month by doing events such as 'Boxing the Compass', 'Radio', and 'Knots'. Bryce and Donna taught the youth how to properly send a distress call and to hail bridges. Papa Bull and Barchan taught knots, and every youth was given the chance to practice boxing the compass. Sabrina worked with the crew to update advancement records and Barchan signed off on several advancement requirements. Attendance included: Barchan, Sabrina, Emily, Katie, Dan, Tristen, Justin, Chris, Jacob, MJ, Will, Bryce, Andrew, Donna, Bruce, and DJ. . Meeting - Educational Night Sail May 15, 2006 . Tonight was an educational night sail. The Ship took two boat. Chris was the XO of Loree Anne, while Jacob took command of Floating Bear. Each team did a man overboard drill as well as several close sailing drills. Attendance included: Sean, Julia, Sabrina, Chris, Jacob, Justin, Katie, Emily, Donna, Dan, and our newest member Will. DJ was our adult leader. The wind was pleasant at around 7 knots and the evening was suprisingly cool. After the meeting many of the ship members went out for ice cream in a team building event. . Meeting - Official Business Meeting May 08, 2006 . Tonight was the big night for the Ship's By-Laws. The climax of the meeting was of course, the vote on the By-Laws, which passed and have been signed into effect. Attendance included: Sean, Barchan, Sabrina, Jacob, Julia, Donna, Tristen, Emily, Katie, Dan, Bryce, Anthony, Andrew, Chris, John, our newest member, MJ, guest Will, and Adults Mr. Klein, Mr. Rodgers, Holly Bird, and Mr. Westphall. Meeting minutes were as follows: . Called to Order: 1915 . Welcome MJ and Will Water sports Day Discussion – Fun, but too many rocks (Anthony). Going to Kellogg Island instead of the spoil island next time (Dan) “I got whiplash, but it was fun.” (Julia) Dan’s Mom made copies of the group photo taken with the Apollo Beach Regatta cup for all members who attended. Sean passed out the photos. Mr. Klein commends Donna for her performance as the Regatta Boatswain at the Apollo Beach Regatta. She did an amazing job and we are very proud to have her as a member of Ship 956. Presentation of the Official Ship By-Laws. - Sean Sean reviews all things that were added to the By-Laws with the crew members before voting on them. Julia suggests a quorum. Quorum is an issue demanded to be voted upon. Suggestion being that any large thing that (ex. Allocation of money, etc.) should be polled through the Ship instead of just the Quarterdeck. Julia will follow the procedure in the “Changes to these By-Laws” with a seconded motion by Donna and will turn in what she proposed to Sean a week in advance to be voted on at the next official business meeting. Donna suggests a change to attendance. Julia seconds the motion. Will follow the procedure to change the By-Laws to not restrict members from attending the fun sail regardless of prior attendance. Anthony asks about the policy on shoes while on the ships. We clarify with what is in the By-Laws. Adopt the By-Laws, all in favor: 16/16 Sign the By-Laws Barchan opens the floor for suggestions for fund-raisers. - Donna suggests an online magazine subscription fund raiser where we earn a certain percentage of the proceeds, but is unsure that it is approved by the BSA. - Dan suggests a bake sale. - Bryce suggests a good old fashioned carwash. - John suggests a boat washing at the marina. Sean comments that it should be on fishing or event days so we would have a good turn out. - Bryce talks about a Krispy Kreme fund raiser. - Jacob suggests a pancake breakfast at the marina. - Klein suggests at the Church of the Ascension where we can use their kitchen. - Klein suggests the flag project, on holidays. Next holidays are May 20th Armed Forces Day, May 29th Memorial Day, all holidays and dates will be posted on the website. - Barchan discusses the offer for a carwash at the Checkers on McMullen Booth Road and 590. Carwash is agreed upon. A date will be set and all members will be given one month notice for the mandatory carwash fundraiser. Klein discusses donations to the Ship. Gives Sean credit for the new sails on Mongoose. A friend to scouting got a $500 donation check from a client to the Racing team as well as $500 in equipment for Loree Anne. Mr. Westphall has helped us with the anchor and the sail covers. Klein discusses the Trailer Day. Will be Saturday June 3rd at Klein or Holly’s house. Mr. Rodgers hands out Apprentice to Bryce, Travis, Julia, and Tristen. Ordinary to Julia, Bryce, Travis, and Tristen. Able to Donna, Bryce, Sean, Travis. Small Boat Handler to Julia and Bryce. Skipper’s Minute – Klein recognizes all the youth, parents, and leaders in attendance. “I look forward to good times at the events and the summer trip.” All groups go up and down, and we happen to be up right now and are doing very well. It’s awesome with the leadership we now have, working as a team at boating and life will help us continue to grow. We are off to an amazing start. Comments/Suggestions Donna – Build boats Klein – Team building, a box of materials to build a floating vessel Tristen – Camping on an island, late July Anthony – Movie night Julia – Rock climbing, River camping trip (tubing the river, camping 3 days??) John – Another water sports day Julia – Madeira Beach for next water sports day so we don’t get cut up by rocks/shells Klein – Family picnic at a park, talk about what we did last year/will do next year Sean – Sunfish day MJ – Road trip Camp Lanoche Regatta – 13/16 vote to attend the event Jacob – Reminder of dues . Meeting Adjourned – 2043 For pictures of the Meeting CLICK HERE! . Watersport's Day - May 07, 2006 . Ship # 956 held a watersport's day today at one of the local spoil islands. Nearly 100% of the ship attended as well as a large number of adults. Sean and Papa both brought out their power boats for the ship to use. In addition Barchan brought two tubes, a kneeboard, a set of skis, and two tow ropes. Sean also brought a kneeboard, a set off skis, and a windsurfer. Many kids tried to use the windsurfer, those worth commenting on were Dan, who was fantastic...if you only wanted to sail backwards, MJ who managed about 6 feet, and Tristen, the Ship champion, with an impressive 100 yards. Many of the adventurous ones tried the wakeboard but only Sean and Barchan were able to get up. Many of our girls enjoyed a restful day of relaxation tanning on the beach while others played games and enjoyed the watersports. Overall it was a fantastic day and all had a great day. . For pictures of the Day CLICK HERE! . Meeting - Fun Night Sail May 1, 2006 . Tonight the Ship took out both of our cruising boats, Loree Anne and Floating Bear. Members were divided into two teams. Tristen led Floating Bear as the Executive Officer while Emily took command of Loree Anne. Both did excellent jobs of getting the ship where it needed to be. The night consisted of MOB drills, and synchronized sailing. Ship # 956 would like to welcome Mary-Jane (MJ). MJ joined us tonight for her first night of sailing ever. We look forward to making her our newest active member. Welcome Aboard! Attendance included: Tristen!, Sean, Barchan, Sabrina, Jacob, Chris, Katie, Emily, Justin, Anthony, MJ, Mr. Klein, Mr. Westphall, and Papa Bull. . Volunteer Assistance - Boca Ciega Yacht Club Open House April 29, 2006 Several members of Ship # 956 went to the BCYC open house to show off an active Sea Scout Ship. A gentleman from the club is interested in organizing a Sea Scout Unit and wanted to meet an active ship. Sean, Barchan, Sabrina and Mr. Rodgers dressed in uniform and spent several hours answering any questions members had as well as introducing the Sea Scout program to prospective youth. The yacht club treated us to sodas and hot dogs and held a raffle several times througout the day. . For pictures of the Regatta CLICK HERE! . Meeting - Educational Night Sail April 24, 2006 Tonight was scheduled to be a team building night but was changed to an educational sail by Quarterdeck vote. Justin was the Executive Officer tonight and did a fine job of commanding the vessel. We sailed north to the Dunedin Causeway and then South, following the ICW channel to just North of the Clearwater Bridge. We conducted a MOB drill as well as a Mooring pick-up drill. The wind was light but sufficient to sail. Attendance included: Justin - Executive Officer, Sabrina, Sean, Barchan, John, Jacob, Chris, Mr. Klein and Mr. Rodgers. . Apollo Beach Regatta 2006: April 21-23, 2006 . Friday: Tonight marked the beginning of the 18th annual Apollo Beach Regatta. Ships from across the region converged on the Tampa Sailing Squadron for a fun filled weekend of competition. Some ships arrived early in the afternoon while others didn't arrive until well into the night. Everyone showed up as soon as they could and we set up all the tents and were in bed by 2330. . Saturday: Rise and shine at 0600. Sean was quick to wake the crew and get them ready for the day. Breakfast was at 0700 followed by the morning ceremonies. At 0730 the Ship took the 'Mariner's Quiz'. Sean and Sabrina scored the highest scores of the regatta, both scoring an 11/10. Crews were divided up and sent to their respective stations. Ship # 956 made up 2 individual crews. Crew 'A', "Knot a Clew" consisted of: Sean-Coxswain, Barchan, Sabrina, Tristen, and Dan. Crew 'B', "Mainsail Mojo" consisted of: Justin-Coxswain, Emily, Katie, John, and Jacob. Both our crews competed in the traditional events which included the 'Krazy Ivan' challenge, the 'Swim-Run-Swim', and the traditional 'Big Boat Races'. Crew 'Knot a Clew' was supported by local sailor Brian aboard a J-24 named "Supernatural Fish-Slapper" while 'Mainsail Mojo' sailed on a 23 footer named "Joy Ride". The wind built all morning to a brisk 20-22 kts. for the start of the first race. 'Knot a Clew' had a nearly perfect start and proceded to win the first race by nearly a lap. 'Knot a Clew' went on to win the second race by nearly as large a margin. Sean and other members of the crew completed the 'Naviguessing' challenge and turned it in by the 1800 dealine. The afternoon consisted of pleasure sailing aboard 6 Sunfish dinghys. Holly brought down her authentic replica of a historic "Melon-Seed" and spent the day sailing. Sean and Sabrina took the "Melon-Seed" out for their first experiences with a historic cat-rigged type vessel. After dinner and clean up the Crew watched "Wind" inside the boat club. The crew retired at 2330 to make sure they were well rested for the next days competitions. . Sunday: Rise and shine at 0630. The Ship was in charge of breakfast set up and take down. Sean left, thinking he had another prior engagement but was quick to return less than an hour later. The Crew's split up for the days events. Sunfish races and the Relay were scheduled for the Morning. Dan and Emily sailed together for 'Knot a Clew' and Sean stepped in the sail for 'Mainsail Mojo' with team-mate John in the first heat of the Sunfish races. Barchan, Tristen, and Justin competed for 'Knot a Clew' in the Relay race while Sabrina stepped in to help 'Mainsail Mojo' with team-mates Katie and Jacob. Dan and Emily competed in the finals of the Sunfish races and took 4th place. The 'Run what you Brung' competition, an Apollo Beach staple, was next on the agenda with teams sailing anything they could put together that would float. After the events the crews broke-camp and cleaned the area. The Regatta completed with an awards ceremony followed by lunch. After lunch the crews began heading home to recooperate from a long weekend of hard work and fun. . Awards: Crew 'Knot a Clew' won: - 1st Place in the 'Big Boat Races' - 1st Place in the 'Krazy Ivan' - 1st Place in the 'Mariner's Quiz' (Coxswain Sean received the Regatta High Score: 11/10) - 2nd Place in the 'Naviguessing' - 2nd Place in the 'Relay Race' - 3rd Place in the 'Swim-Run-Swim' . Crew 'Mainsail Mojo' sailed hard and tried their best in all events. . 'Ship # 956' won: - 1st Place Overall for the Regatta! . For pictures of the Regatta CLICK HERE! . For Copies of the Ship's and Crew's awards from the Regatta CLICK HERE! . Meeting - Educational Night Sail April 17, 2006 . The ship split into two teams. Barchan took command of Loree Anne while Sean took Mongoose. The crew on Mongoose completed a compass and sailing excercise sheet while Loree Anne enjoyed sailing in the bay. After the crew on Mongoose was done, the crews exchanged boats in a very impressive under-sail transfer. The new crew on Loree Anne was suprised to find themselves in the middle of an unannounced man-overboard drill, courtesy of the crew on Mongoose. Sadly the crew on Loree Anne did not perform sucessfully and three 'children' were lost at sea. Jacob, having been on helm for all drills earned the new nickname "Baby-go-bye-bye". Better luck next time Jacob! The weather was near perfect in the 12-14 kt. range. Attendance consisted of: Sean, Sabrina, Jacob, Barchan, Emily, Katie, Justin, Dan, John, Chris, Papa Bull, and Doug. . For a copy of the night's excercise CLICK HERE! . Quarterdeck Meeting April 15, 2006 . The ship's Quarterdeck held meeting to discuss the status of all officer's current events, To present the Summer Trip A's crew roster, and to discuss new Quarterdeck policies. The Quarterdeck held vote on whether to accept set-up and take-down of ship's equipment as hours towards advancement. The result was a 4-0 vote in favor of accepting them. . For a copy of the day's Agenda CLICK HERE! . Meeting - Official Business Meeting April 10, 2006 . The Ship held it's monthly business meeting. The night was marked by nearly perfect attendance. Justin was the only active member not present. Travis, an inactive member was able to attend the meeting. Ship's minutes were as follows: . Called to Order: 7:18pm - Sean introduces Travis, John, and Anthony to group To Discuss: . By Laws Letterhead Jacob—makes sure everyone is caught up on dues Klein—permission slips for Apollo Beach Regatta (who can drive, tents, parent info, etc) South Florida Commodores Cup—Ft. Lauderdale June 9-10-11 (who can go?) Lanoche - Labor Day Weekend Regatta, on lake. Are we going? Anthony coming to Apollo Beach late due to prom Water sports Day (Papa’s boat, Sean’s boat, skis, knee board, wakeboard, windsurfer…meet at Marina, picnic on a spoil island—bring friends if you like. . - Sean passes out copies of the bylaws. - Sean reviews all sections of the bylaws. - Opens up floor for questions. . Tristen asks if you will be penalized for not coming to fun sails. Answer is no, because it is a reward for attendance at the other meetings. Klein lets people know that these are our rules and that everyone is allowed to put any input in and let Sean know Sean reminds members that this ship is going to be run for us by us and that these By-Laws are to insure that we do so successfully. . - Sean passes around the proposed letterhead. - Asks for suggestions. -Talks about removing the church’s address. -Everyone agrees to remove the church’s address. -Add Klein’s phone number to letterhead. - Mr. Klein passes out permission slips for Apollo Beach. - We discussed Apollo Beach costs are going up to $37 after 9 slots are filled at $27. - Summer B trip will be leaving from Ft. Lauderdale after South Florida Regatta on a 46’ Beneteau for a run to Miami and back. - Mr. Klein presents Anthony, Andrew, Travis, Katie, and Emily Boy Scouts cards. - Mr. Klein asks John to fill out a new venturing crew application. - Mr. Klein passes out patches to those with blank uniform shirts. - Papa gives Sean advancement cards for Quarterdeck Signature. - Jacob takes the floor to collect final information on everyone’s dues. - Holly reviews what to bring to Apollo Beach Regatta. - Holly shows John’s shirt as a sample of the T-shirts Class B and takes a count of how many to order per size plus overages. - Papa discusses the advancement program with ranks from apprentice, ordinary, able, and quartermaster. -Awards Apprentice to Anthony, Barchan, Sean, Donna, Andrew, Bryce, Julia -Awards Ordinary to Andrew, Sean, Bryce, Julia, Barchan, Donna -Awards Sea Scout Small Boat Handler to Sean, Julia, Bryce, Donna, Barchan Discusses how advancement is optional. - Donna brings up that we need to do a community service project—it’s required. -proposes beach clean up, planting sea grass—we need to check on dates. - Holly discusses how proud she is of the way things have been running and the turn outs that we have had. - Papa says to log on to www.seascout.org to look at advancement requirements. - Mr. Klein opens floor to discuss any questions or concerns about anything discussed. -No takers. - Sean lets everyone know that team building nights are open for suggestion that should be submitted to Barchan by email or calls. Adjourned at: 8:27 . . Meeting - Educational Night Sail April 3, 2006 . The ship held an educational night sail. Training consisted of close-quarter sail handling using two man teams on a slalom course. Each team was require to do the course twice aboard Mongoose, each member helmed the ship once. The teams were: Team 1: Barchan and Sabrina, Team 2: Dan and Jacob, Team 3: Emily and Katie, Team 4: Justin and Donna. Mr. Klein was the advisor on Mongoose. Papa Bull and Sean placed the marks and ran chase boat aboard Katie BAR 3. . For a copy of the night's excercise CLICK HERE! . Meeting - Team Building (Cleaning) March 27, 2006 . The night was marked by almost perfect attendance. The crew was split into two teams, the first assigned the task of cleaning and re-organizing Loree Anne, and the second with cleaning The Floating Bear. The teams pulled everything from the boats and used shop vacs to clean them thoroughly. Afterwards items were evaluated and those that were returned to the vessels were re-organized. Attendance included: Team One (Loree Anne): Sean, Sabrina, Andrew, Dan, Justin, and Jacob. Team Two (Floating Bear): Barchan, Donna, Tristen, Emily, Katie, and Chris. . For pictures of the night CLICK HERE! . Quarterdeck Meeting March 25, 2006 . The ship's Quarterdeck held meeting to discuss proposed changes to current ship's by-laws. The primary summer trip was also discussed. This meeting was held at 9:00am. All ship's Quarterdeck were present. Adult leadership representation included: Charlie Klein and Holly Bird. . Educational Daysail March 25, 2006 . The ship held an educational daysail to teach the crewmembers navigational sailing skills and tactics. Crew members in attendance included: Sean, Barchan, Sabrina, Jacob, Bryce, and Donna. Adult leaders present were Charlie Klein and Holly Bird. Under the direction of Sean, Sabrina and Jacob plotted a course for the day calculating distances traveled, course angles, and time between waypoints using nautical charts, parrallels, and a divider. The crew also found position using relative bearings to landmarks. Weather conditions were cool, wind was Northerly starting at 10-12 kts. increasing to 15-18 kts. as the day progressed. Original plotted course was North through Dunedin Causeway to a point midway between markers 29 and 30, then due West through the pass to a point approximately one nautical mile offshore followed by a Southerly turn to a point just off of Hurricane Pass. The original course concluded by entering Hurricane Pass and returning to Dunedin Marina. Due to shoals caused by last year's hurricane season not denoted on the nautical charts, the plotted course was altered to returning to Dunedin Marina using the Intercoastal Waterway. Sabrina and Jacob both gained experience using the ship's VHF to hail the Dunedin Causeway bridge. Anchoring procedures were also taught after having located a 2-3 ft. mound on nautical charts using relative bearings. The ship took this time to anchor and enjoy lunch. . For a copy of the day's excercise CLICK HERE! Meeting - Fun Sail March 20, 2006 . We had a sailing night tonight. The weather was extremely windy and we were forced to reef the mainsail. People in attendance included: Sean, Bryce, Sabrina, Barchan, Chris, Jacob, Donna, and Mr. Klein. Mrs. Rodgers attended as our guest of honor. Other than bumping ground once the evening was extremly pleaseant although very intense and active at several times. We ate cookies provided by Mr. Klein in honor of Justin birthday, but he was not there. . Meeting - Official Business Meeting March 13, 2006 Meeting Called to Order: 7:08pm Things to Do: Racing Regatta/Midwinters - Who's Going/ Paid? Apollo Beach Regatta Summer Trip/Alternate Trips New Member Initiation/Induction Navigation Instruction Elect New Officers Midwinters Attendance: Friday Sean, Sabrina, Barchan, Jacob, Mr. Klein ?? Tristen, Travis, Julia Saturday Chris, Barchan, Tristen, Sean, Bryce, Jacob, Mr. Klein ?? Sabrina, Travis Sunday Barchan, Tristen, Sean, Chris, Bryce, Jacob, Mr. Klein ?? Sabrina, Travis Apollo Beach Regatta Attendance: Donna, Sabrina, Sean, Barchan, Dan, Mr. Klein, Mr. Westphall, Mr. Rodgers ?? Tristen, Katie, Emily, Julia, Justin, Andrew, Jacob Prospective Apollo Beach Crew Names: Tsunami Bomb Boatswine Scurvey Pirates Knot A Clew Pass out BSA Cards New Member Initiation Elections: Sean M. - Boatswain Barchan R. - Boatswain's Mate Sabrina M. - Yeomen Jacob P. - Purser Summer Trip "A" has 9 youth Slots Alternate Summer Trip Ideas Miami - Sail to Pennycamp Reef- 3 days Drive to Marathon Key - S. to Loue Key - 7 hours of Driving - 3 days Ft. Lauderdale - Sail to Miami Harbor - Sail to Pennycamp Reef - Sail Back to Ft. Lauderdale - 3 days Ferry to Key West - 1/2 Day Snorkeling - 1/2 Day Kayaking - Sunset Cruise - Ferry Back to Ft. Myers Learn Navigation Sean assists Mr. Klein demonstrating plotting. Mr. Klein demonstrates measuring distance on charts. Mr. Rodgers gives lecture on chart navigation Adjourned at 8:52pm . . New Hampshire Winter Trek- January 13-15th, 2006 TBA . For pictures of the trip CLICK HERE! . Christmas Party - December 12, 2005 . We had our annual Christmas party, it was a blast! We had Tristen, Katie, Emily, Dan, Barchan, Anthony, Bryce, Donna, and our adults who came were Holly Bird, Bob, Mr. Klein, Papa Bull, Mrs. Rodgers (now Mama Bull), and some of the youth's parents stopped by. The food was very yummy, of course Holly always brings her delicious foods. This time it was cheese balls, Bryce could not get enough of them. We had a new attendee, Emily, who was an enjoyment to hang out with. Dan's mother made some excellent chocolate covered pretzels, and they were even in the shape of Christmas objects, YUMMY! There was a nice ring game going on, but Donna was not playing because Anthony said that she would win, So she was instructing the newer scouts. We were all over joyed to have Bryce back with us for the night and we look forward to seeing her this month!!! . For pictures of the night CLICK HERE! Meeting - Fun Sail November 14, 2005 . Monday night we had our traditional sailing night, except: We had had some new faces. Every one say "Hello" to Katie a friend of Tristen's, back for another try with us. Justin, a friend she brought along and Dan who was with us earlier in the year and is now back. Be sure to welcome them when you see them around. Donna, Papa Bull, Anthony, Barchan, Sean, Katie, Daniel, Justin had a wonderful sail aboard our old boat now named Dot.Gain (a printers term). This is a lovingly restored O'Day 27 that took us through many adventures a few years back. The boat looks marvelous, sails brilliantly and was a treat for those who knew her. Donna was teary eyed at times remembering the "good times" aboard the old boat. We had a great sail. Thanks Captain Ron. - Mr. Klein . For pictures of the night CLICK HERE! . .