Sebastian Cruise and Concert, March 11-12, Host: Page Proffitt Mark your calendars for another great ECSA Cruise. Join us by car or by boat for a great day at Sebastian Inlet State Park. We will have pavilion #1 on the south side of the inlet all day. This will be a “Burn-It” style event, so bring something you like to throw on the grill for yourself, and a side dish to share.  Grills will be ready at 5:30 pm for cooking, giving us plenty of time to be ready for the concert. If coming by car, the cost is $4 for one person in the car and $8 for 2 or more in the car. If coming by boat, you will exit the intercoastal at green marker 65. Head to the east keeping south of the point before turning to the north. Dinghy in to the south side of the point and pull up on the beach. The concert will start at 7 p.m. at pavilion #3 with Remember When. Remember When is four singers and a music mixer, playing the oldies but goodies from the 1950’s to the 1970’s, with a slice of country and some Elvis.  Featuring songs from an era when the Crooners ruled the entertainment world. Come join us for a jukebox Saturday night style concert. For more information, contact Page Proffitt    

Captain Katanna’s Cruise - February 25-26, Host: Joanne & Don Theriault Come to Captain Katanna’s, at 4263 US-1 in Melbourne, and join us for dinner, in February this year instead of August. With any luck, the weather will be more sailing-friendly! Dinner will be at 5 p.m., so come and join us by boat or by car. We can have a potluck breakfast on Captain Katanna’s deck on Sunday morning for those who anchor out. There is no access to the deck from the land side when the restaurant is closed.  Another option would be to sail up to Grills for breakfast. You don't need to bring your free tickets, merely buy them (free) so we have an attendance list. from Active Captain For more information, Joanne & Don's contact information is in the ECSA directory.

The ECSA is chartering a bus for the annual trip to Strictly Sail Miami.  Tickets this year will be $55, which covers the cost of the bus, snacks & drinks aboard, and a ticket to the show.  This year, the boat show ticket price has been raised to $25 per adult, so ECSA's bus trip is a really good deal. Morning pickup locations are the same as last year: 6 a.m. at Harbortown Marina on Merritt Island 6:30 a.m. at Atlantic Plaza in Satellite Beach For more information, contact Page Proffitt. Buy one ticket for each bus-rider.  Don't hesitate; these tend to sell out fast ! Also, please let Treasurer@ecsasail.com know if you DO NOT wish to allow the club to send text notifications to your phone about, and during this bus trip.  This will be a very handy way to notify everyone of any changes/updates quickly while we are all wandering around the show !!  We'll only use it if really needed, but it will be a lot more effective if everyone agrees.  

ECSA Annual Awards Banquet Reservation Deadline Extended thru Fiday, January 20 !@!  If you haven't got tickets yet, there's still time !!! This year's banquet will be at the Tides, which is on the beach side of Patrick Airforce Base.   Drinks, Food, Awards, Dancing.... what's not to like? Please 'buy' one ticket for each person attending.  You can pay online or send a check per below: Entrees Peppercorn-crusted Prime Rib, Lyonnaise potatoes, braised carrots, snap peas ($35) Chicken Paillard with natural jus, root vegetables, fingerling potatoes ($25) Sake Grilled Fish, tomato, capers, olives, herbs, rice pilaf, summer vegetables ($30) All dinners include freshly brewed coffee, iced tea, and dessert Appropriate dress is requested. PLEASE MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS EARLY! Reservations will be accepted through noon, January 20, 2017. To pay by check, please complete the form in the November Foot, Tack, & Clew, noting your choice of entrée, and return with your check made payable to East Coast Sailing Association. Bring it to the general membership meeting, or mail to: ECSA, P. O. Box 372054, Satellite Beach, FL 32937. Attention: Banquet.

Frostbite Cruise January 14-15 Page Proffitt Mark your calendars now for the Frostbite Cruise to Ballard Park.  More details next month.  

Vero Beach New Year’s Cruise December 31 - January 1 Don and Joanne Theriault As in years past, a few hardy souls will venture down to Vero Beach Municipal Marina to welcome in the new year.  If you are thinking of going, call and make your reservations with the marina now. (772) 978-4960.

Holiday Boat Parade and Pot Luck December 17 Dave and Marci Arrive at 1700 with your covered dish. We will begin the fine-dining pig-out at 1730. The boat parade begins on the north end of the Grand Canal at 1800. The parade should arrive at our latitude starting around 1830. See you then ! MYC will bring a keg! Come by boat – Bring your dink to our dock or to Simon’s dock. We are on the Grand Canal directly east of the cut- through between Tortoise Island and Samson’s Island. Simon’s dock is 2 houses north of us. Come by car – We are at 458 Nautilus Dr. in South Waterway at the end of the cul-de-sac. You may park on the street, in our driveway, or in Simon’s driveway (457 Nautilus Dr.) Everyone please bring a dish to share, your favorite beverage, and something to sit on. We will provide fine plastic dinnerware, cheap paper napkins, and equally cheap plastic cups. - Dining at 1730 on the lawn overlooking the canal. - Boat parade after dinner. - Holiday sing-along after the parade. Bring your instruments and your best singing voice. Questions? Contact Dave Hutson by phone or email.  ("Use the Directory, Luke !!")  

This is IT !! Your chance for a place in the history books (of the ECSA, anyway).  If you think you meet the criteria for one of the Cruising Awards, then nominate yourself by "Buying a Ticket" for that award.  that's all !  You will be contacted by the Rear Commodore for details.  Please nominate yourself before December 1 so we have time to chisel your name into the history tablets. If you want to nominate someone else, just send an email to RearCommodore@ecsasail.com with the club member's name and award you think they deserve, or come to the November General meeting or any club cruise before December 1 and let the Rear Commodore know. CRUISING AWARDS CRITERIA      LONG DISTANCE CRUISES 1. The skipper must be a regular member, cruising aboard any boat as long as he or she is the skipper. 2. Each blue water cruise must be during a single trip and may leave any port and return to any port. Blue water is defined as ocean cruising port to port. 3. If cruising categories are combined, overlapping mileage can only be counted toward one cruise. 4. Contestants must submit a brief written itinerary and map of cruises to the Cruise Chairman prior to 1 December. 5. Chart mileage or GPS mileage may be used in computing cruise distance in nautical miles and a daily record, in terms of mileage A to D via B & C (rhumb line), must be provided to the Cruise Chairman prior to 1 December if he requires such information in order to determine an award winner.      SHORT DISTANCE CRUISES Contestants must submit a brief note to the Cruise Chairman prior to 1 December, listing the dates of the ECSA cruises in which they participated. Points will be awarded as follows: 5 points awarded if arriving by boat 3 points awarded if hosting the cruise 2 points awarded if arriving by land CRUISING AWARDS: BLUE WATER CRUISING Awarded to the skipper logging the greatest distance offshore. Blue water is considered ocean cruising port-to-port.  BAHAMAS CRUISING Awarded to the skipper logging the greatest distance, while cruising in and to the Bahama Islands. FLORIDA WATERS CRUISING Awarded to the skipper logging the greatest single cruise distance while cruising in Florida waters. INDIAN RIVER CRUISING Awarded to the skipper actively participating throughout the year in the most ECSA sponsored short distance weekend cruises.  (Note this is different from the 50th Anniversary Participation Award which is based on the sign-up sheets at designated events)  INLAND WATER CRUISING Awarded to the skipper logging the greatest accumulative cruise distance while cruising the inland waterways to a destination outside Florida. JIM ROSS MEMORIAL TROPHY (MOTOR VESSEL CRUISING) Awarded to the member, logging the greatest distance in any given calendar year on a single voyage, either blue water and/or inland waters in a motor vessel (not a sailboat). This award was created to recognize the cruising accomplishments of exsailors who have moved over to power vessels.  

CocoaVille Cruise ( formerly Rotary Park [formerly Pinedaville] ) November 19-20 Board of Governors The Rotary Park Cruise this year has been moved to the Lee Wenner Park Pavilion in Cocoa Village. Mark your calendar for one of the most popular cruises of the year. We have reserved the Lee Wenner pavilion from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, November 19. This cruise is always a great time, with music, games and lots of good company. Sail over and anchor south of the power lines, or drive to the park. ECSA will supply the main course. Bring your own beverage of choice and a side dish to share. Dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. Cruisers can gather in the park for a potluck breakfast on Sunday morning. This cruise is also the last '50th Anniversary Participation Event' so be sure to register your participation on the event sign-up sheet and/or the November General Membership meeting sign-in sheet on Nov 9. Either sign-up counts for the Participation Award. Note that only the event sign-up counts for the Indian River Cruising Award. Please 'buy' one ticket per person coming so we know how much food to make.

The Seven Seas Cruising Association GAM is scheduled for November 11th, 12th, and 13th, at the Eau Gallie Civic Center. Once again, the ECSA will help to host the event. We still need volunteers for the kitchen, and for the ECSA sales table, especially for Saturday afternoon. Those who volunteer will be permitted to attend sessions for free on the day they volunteer. Please contact Joe Coleman or Tom O’Shea if you can help out.

The ECSA membership has been invited to Robert & Cheri's "The Nightmare Before Christmas Halloween Pot Luck Costume Party" At Jack's house - see picture for address Prize for Best Costume Please RSVP - see picture for number. From: Cherie Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2016 6:21 PM To: Joe Subject: Robert&Cheri's Halloween Party in lieu of Cancelled October Cruise Joe, The hurricane sure did put a kink in the cruising and decorating plans, but the party must go on. With the Boards permission, Robert and I would like to invite all ECSA and Melbourne Yacht Club Members to our Halloween Party on Saturday, Oct.29th. They are welcome to come by boat, dingy, or car. See attached invitation for email blast and for detailed information. See you soon! Cherie  

Hear ye, hear ye!   We will be gathering on Boy Scout Island on October 15-16 for a good old fashioned island cruise.  The thing is that it is just a couple of weeks before Halloween soooooo, the challenge is this.  Come with decorations for your boat, costumes for any Trick-or-Treaters among you (come on- I don’t have the only kids in the group.  Bring your kids, grandkids, nieces, nephews, friends, neighbors, etc.) and of course a goodly amount of treats to be shared.  We will be having an open grill on shore about 5:00.  Bring your main course to throw on it and a side dish to share with the group.  Sometime after that, we will retreat to our dinghies and commence Trick-or-Treating boat to boat.  Better make sure to be well supplied.  I can’t guarantee that some of our “goblins” won’t have eggs with them (although I’m sure they’ll be saving those for breakfast).   What’s that you say?  But you don’t have kids to bring with you?  I never did say how old those kids have to be- 5, 15, or 50+.  Come on down!  There may even be a fire on the beach and marshmallows for roasting afterward.  Potluck breakfast Sunday morning and a leisurely sail home.  What could be better?  You won’t want to miss it.  See you there. *See the ECSA Cruising Guide for directions on how to get to the east side of the island.  Local knowledge is essential to navigating back there. If you have any questions, call Jennifer or email Membership@ECSAsail.com  The number's in your directory (same as last year if you haven't picked up your new directory)