Northeast Fleet Annual Meeting Update

[Joe Myerson]

Attention Northeast Fleet members:

Be sure to bring your questions about sail design, sail shape, and sail care, as well as boat canvas, when you attend the NE Fleet's Annual Meeting on Saturday, January 18. This year's guest speaker will be Cape Cod-based sailmaker Marc Daniels (of Squeteague Sailmakers), who will share his knowledge and address these subjects and more.

In addition to attending with first mates/significant others, be sure to bring useable surplus sailing items for inclusion in the third annual Equipment Swap.The meeting, along with a delicious Captain's Buffet, will take place at Flanders Fish Market & Restaurant in East Lyme, CT, where we will enjoy an afternoon of good company and hold the Fleet's Annual Business Meeting, at which time I will pass the four-striper's burgee on to my successor as a new slate of fleet officers is elected.

Please watch the "Fleet Events" page and the "Masthead" for further details.

Thanks to all of you for participating.

Reminder: New members can attend the meeting free of charge! Please come!

--Joe

[Joe Myerson]

Here's another Update:

Ruth and Leo MacDonald (Commodore, Ret.) have generously offered to host the Captain's reception at their wonderful Bed & Breakfast in nearby Lisbon, CT, after the Annual Meeting.

--Joe

[Cathy Monaghan]

CDSOA Northeast Fleet
Annual Meeting and Luncheon
Flanders Fish Market & Restaurant, East Lyme, CT
Saturday, January 18, 2014
Please register by “January 4th”!

Questions? Contact Fleet Captain Joe Myerson Phone: 978-835-2206 Email: myerjoe [at] earthlink [dot] net

[Jim Walsh]

I just mailed the registration form for Nancy and me. Looking forward to a good time.

[Joe Myerson]

Questions? Contact Fleet Captain Joe Myerson Phone: 978-835-2206 Email: myerjoe [at] earthlink [dot] net

PLEASE NOTE: i am out if telephone range until Dec. 24. Please send emails until that date.

Thanks and Happy Holidays!

--Joe

[Joe Myerson]

I'm now back in the USA, and can receive phone calls if needed.
Home for the holidays and all…
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, amd Happy New Year to all!

[Dick Barthel]

Joe, just saw this...am sending $$ today!

[Jim Walsh]

The food was great, the guest speaker was great, the election of officers went smoothly and a good time was had by all! The Northeast Fleet officers, past and present, are the greatest!

[Joe Myerson]

Thanks, Jim. It was great to see you again ... can't wait til summer.
Best,
--Joe
Captain (Retired) NE Fleet, CDSOA

[Neil Gordon]

... the election of officers went smoothly ...

Congrats and let's give our full support to our new Northeast Fleet officers: Dick Kobayashi, Fleet Captain, and Dick Barthel, Fleet Secretary/Treasurer.

As they retire from their current positions, thank you to Joe Myerson for giving us two good years as Fleet Captain, to Dick Barthel for countless years as Fleet Lt., and to Carl Thunberg for his four years as Fleet Secretary/Treasurer.

Great seeing everybody yesterday!

[bobdugan]

Fleet captains past and present...

[bobdugan]

This conversation looked like trouble to me...

[Carl Thunberg]

Actually, I was only Fleet Secretary for two years, not four. Sorry I missed everyone. I had to work. Yes, I know it's a four letter word.

[Oswego John]

I enjoy seeing pictures of our fellow sailors at the meetings. It would be nice to have names to go with the individuals in the pix. I will probably never have the pleasure of meeting the members that I have been reading about for all these many years. Names with the pix are next best to satisfy my interest.

Best regards.
Think spring,
O J

[Joe Myerson]

Good point, OJ. Back in the Film Age, when I worked for newspapers (remember them?), we were forbidden on pain of mutilation from submitting a photo without caption information. Since Bob is too young to have gone through that kind of apprenticeship, let me provide caption info:

PHOTO 1: Past and present fleet captains:

Shown, from left are: Leo MacDonald, former fleet captain and CDSOA Commodore; Neil Gordon, former fleet captain and current Vice Commodore; Dick Kobayashi, incoming fleet captain; Joe Myerson, outgoing captain; Cathy Monaghan, former fleet captain and chief webmaster; Bob Emmons, former fleet captain and former CD owner--but still a loyal member, even though he sails a Shannon.

PHOTO 2: Scene of folks standing and sitting:

Standing, from left: Leo MacDonald and Bruce Halley; Seated at table in foreground, from left: Joe Montana and Dick Barthel, incoming secretary/treasurer.

Hope this helps.

BTW, both pictures were shot by Bob Dugan

OOps, time to revise my signature line.