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Commodore’s Cornerby Captain Ron Kinkead

Inside This IssueVice Commodore ..............2The Bridge ...........................2The Board ............................2Rear Commodore .............3St. Paddy’s ...........................4 Marina Watch .....................5Cruising ................................6 Race .......................................8Fishing Report ...................8DBC Tournament ..............9Nautical Flea Mkt ........... 10DBC Marketplace .....11-12

Upcoming Events At A Glance...March 15Gen Meet. & St. Paddy’s

April 5Board Meeting

April 15Tax Day

April 19General Membership Meet

April 24Annual Dock Party

It has been cold, way too cold for paradise. A very very tough winter so far. Many Dunedin events have been cancelled, and in the DBC–races postponed, weekend cruising cancelled, but we keep on going. If you think it has been cold here, check out the photos on page 4 of winter in the Northeast. Not a pretty picture.Mardi Gras was fabulous. Again a little cold but it didn’t put a damper on the parade. We had more walkers and bead tossers than ever. The costumes were colorful and spirited. Congratulations go out to everyone involved. You all out did yourselves once more. Make sure you check out the photos inside this newsletter.Donations to the DYSA are starting to come in and add up. The DBC has committed to the purchase of one new boat by this August. So please open your hearts and wallets to help the kids. A portion of the fees from our club events will go to the DYSA fund. Also, the proceeds from every 50/50 we have at the DBC this year will go to the fund. So buy those tickets!We have a lot more lined up for this year, starting this month with our annual St. Paddy’s Day Corned Beef & Cabbage (see inside for details). I promise it will get warmer, so get those boats ready, dust off the kayaks, check the sails and I’ll see you on the water.

Volume 3, Issue 3 Dunedin Boat Club March 2010

The Harbor CrierOn The Web At

www.dunedinboatclub.org

2010 BridgeRon KinkeadCommodore ...........................................................738-5104Dorothy ConnorVice Commodore .................................................669-5893

Happy JordanRear Commodore ...................................... 770-757-7027Jack MallardPurser .........................................................................688-7558Peter KolbSecretary ..................................................................733-3498Dave BeckerPast Commodore .................................................726-6217

2010 Board

Kim Beaty ................................................ 735-0739

Dave Becker ............................................ 726-6217

Ray Bouchard .......................................... 692-0066

Rod Collman ............................................ 734-3749

Tracie Gattas ........................................... 744-9099

Jim Graham ............................................. 418-5173

Terry Hopkins ..................................630-973-9941

Mark Jordan .....................................678-230-7058

2 Dunedin Boat Club PO Box 201 Dunedin, FL 34697-0201

Vice Commodore by Dorothy Connor

The program at the membership meeting in March will be a celebration of St. Patrick’s Day through the social committee. Put on your green and come enjoy corned beef and cabbage! For your entertainment, we will be showing Dennis Bosi’s video of our Mardi Gras Float and parade plus activities. As a fund raiser for Youth Sailing, he is bring several extra copies on DVD and will have them for sale for $10:00 each. What a great idea – enjoy reliving Mardi Gras and help out our young sailors at the same time.The April meeting will feature a representative of the Tampa Aquarium which is conducting studies to see how the unusual weather is effecting out marine environment and the fish and wildlife populations. We already know that the impact has been significant to the manatees and our noses have told us that fish populations have been thinned. It will be interesting to learn how bad is the effect and what we can do, if anything, to help. Spring is on the horizon, finally, and we will be able to get out on the water after our long winter hibernation period.The May meeting with feature a program on hurricane preparedness and the marina emergency plans. Harbormaster Bill Franz, Russ Cromwell and George Nigro, part of a group planning for a hurricane emergency, will be making the presentation.

New

Members!The DBC would like to welcome new members:

Jim and Anne Murdoch and give a big thank you to Judy Ritchie for being their sponsor.

Also, the Dock Party (aka Membership Drive) will be April 24. If you would like some new DBC flyers to give to perspective members, please contact Jennifer

Valley at 813-679-6657 or at [email protected]

Dunedin Boat Club PO Box 201 Dunedin, FL 34697-0201 3

City Liaison ...........................................................Kim Beaty

Communications .....................................Happy Jordan

Cruising ........................................................George Schott

Dunedin Cup .................................................Rod Collman

Marina Advisory ....................................Frank Brokamp

Membership .................Jennifer Valley, Robin Wright

Newsletter ......................................................Ron Kinkead

Racing ................................................................. Chad Tippin

Ships Store ..............Judy Ritchie & Christine Benson

Social ..............Liza & Terry Hopkins, Sharon Williams

Sunshine ................................................Maureen Kaneski

Website ..............................................................Clay Connor

Youth Sailing .................................................Rod Collman

Directory ......................................Ron & Sherrie Kinkead

2010 Committees

Rear Commodore Happy Jordan

A new year, a new Bridge, and we’re making things happen. The attic has been cleaned and straightened out – let’s keep it that way. If you use something

(race supplies, party decorations) please put them back where you found them. The next project is to fix the floor by the drink machine. We have a structural engineer on board who is doing drawings for us to submit to contractors, we’ll get 3 bids, and go to the City for a permit. Hopefully if the building gods are on our side we can have the work completed by the Dock Party! We are also working on replacing the water fountain. In April we are looking at having a Spring Cleaning party to spruce up before the Dock party so stay tuned for a date. If you see something that needs repairing, please let me know. Happy

Saturday, March 6thSailboat Gulf Race

March 11 - 14thEnsign Midwinters RegattaDunedin Boat Club

Saturday, March 13thJSI Flea Market - new location8 AM - 12 PM2233 3rd Ave SSt Petersburg FL 33712 www.newjsi.com727-577-3220Free Admission

March 12, 13, 14thTampa Bay Boat ShowGulf & Bay Florida Fishing ShowFri & Sat 10 AM - 6 PMSun 10 AM - 5 PMTropicana Field1 Tropicana DrSt Petersburg FL 33705 www.tampabayboatshows.com727-893-8523Free Admission

Monday, March 15thMembership Meeting 7:30 PMSaint Patrick’s Day Dinnerbefore meeting

Saturday, March 27thHighland GamesHighland Park, Dunedin8 AM - 5 PM

March 27 - 28thClub Cruise

Saturday, April 3rdGulf Race and Fishing Tournament

April 9 - 11thSuncoast Race

Coming Events


4 Dunedin Boat Club PO Box 201 Dunedin, FL 34697-0201 4 Dunedin Boat Club PO Box 201 Dunedin, FL 34697-0201

Social CommitteeLiza & Terry Hopkins / Sharon Williams

Please join us for the St. Patty’s Day Dinner on March 15th starting at 6pm We will be serving Corned Beef, cabbage, and potatoes for $7 which also includes 2 drink tickets (beer/wine). $1 or $2 will go to Dunedin Youth Sailing as part of our on-going fundraising for an IOD (A Dinghy type Sailboat for your land lubbers out there!). A dessert to share would round it out nicely!!! There will be no speaker, but a regular meeting will be held with more socializing afterward so bring a cooler if you wish! Happy Jordan and Lori Donovan will be your hosts . Pay at the door starting at 6pm. General meeting will begin @7:30pm. Come and enjoy a little traditional Irish food, fun, fellowship and music.

RSVP via the social website by March 12th so we can have head count!If you have any problems/questions please E-mail me @ [email protected]

NOW THIS IS COLD


All Meeting are at 7:30 pmCheck the BOOK page on the DBC website for more information and a list of books for swapping.

March 10Location: Robin McElligott’s2318 Armour DrDunedin, FL 34698727-812-1210 (h) or 954-254-3793(c)Book: The Time Traveler’s Wife

Book: Duma KeyAuthor: Stephen KingORBook: Swimming to AntarcticaAuthor: Lynne Cox

April 14Location: Judy Ritchie’s950 Emerson Dr.Dunedin, FL 34698410-2463 (c)

Upcoming book club meetings.DBC Book Club

Many of us spend the week looking forward to a day or weekend on the water and the last thing we want is be the victim of a burglary. Both our vessel and our vehicle can become easy targets. The vessel is more susceptible if it is stored for long periods of time or items are not property secured. The criminal may also target your vehicle if he/she notices that you are going to be on your boat all day.

Remember to lock your vehicle and keep your valuables out of sight. If you are leaving a cell phone, camera or GPS in your car, lock it in the trunk or cover it up if your vehicle doesn’t have a trunk.

Buying a boat?If you are getting ready to buy that first boat or upgrade to a larger one make sure that the boat’s description on the title matches the boat you are buying. Be sure to check the year, make, and length and hull number. Be sure the model and serial number on an outboard mo-tor have not been removed, tampered with, or altered. Be suspicious of a fresh paint job on a late model vessel. If the price on anything seems too good to be true, the item may be stolen.

Don’t forget - Question strangers and/or report them to the Harbormaster 298-3030 or the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office at 582-6177. All workmen in the marina must register with the Harbormaster before beginning any work.

Dunedin Marina WatchGeorge Nigro 727-686-6750 and Russ Cromwell 727-510-8808

Marina Watch


Cruising George Schott

1. Our February cruise to Treasure Island was cancelled do to, too cool of weather, although it could have been worse:

2. The Treasure Island Cruise has been rescheduled for March.

3. The Cruise to Twin Dolphins that was scheduled for March has been rescheduled for October.

4. The Cruise to Gulf Harbor, scheduled for October, has been cancelled because most of the amenities there have closed down.

5. I have scheduled a practice raft up and anchor out, near Honey Moon Island for April 10 & 11. It will be preceded by a presentation here at the boat club, about rafting and anchoring.

George H. SchottCruise Committee Chairman(727) 692-6440


Mardi Gras 2010


Racing Chad Tippen

Unfortunately we had to cancel DBC’s first race of the season due to weather, so the 2010 racing season will start on Saturday March 6th. It looks like we will have great weather for our first Gulf race so come out and join us for a great day of racing. We will finish the Spring season with a Gulf race on April 3rd, and the Commodore’s cup (“Laundry Race”) is scheduled for May 1st.

As usual, we are inviting our friends from the Florida Offshore Multihull Association (FOMA) to race with us in our Gulf Races as well.

If you are interested in racing, please contact Chad TIppin at [email protected] or (813) 817-3749. This goes for those that are interested in crewing as well as skippers who are inter-ested in getting into racing. We have lots of fun and always welcome newcomers regardless of experience level.

See you on the race course.

-Chad

Fishing Report - March 2010 Offshore the table fair will be mangrove snapper, grunts, and sea bass. There seems to be no shortage of big grouper, but the season is closed until April. We are really enjoying the offshore trips with weather permitting. With nonstop action it’s all about the fight, and the offshore fish will try to pull you out of the boat! We are catching more fish than we need to for dinner with the snapper and grunts. To catch these fish, downsize hooks and weights (cut baits work well), chum with small frozen thread fins or white bait if you can find them. Since the water has been clear and cold, let the bait sit dead on the bottom

and try not to move the bait until you feel the strike. You still can have a great trip with catch and release grouper. We catch and release 90% of our grouper in open season anyway.

Inshore, we are catching redfish and trout near the fresh water spring, open water docks, and mainland shoreline. Fresh cut pinfish have been producing

the most redfish.

See www.youtube.com for videos - searchword “ajgrouper.” Just type ajgrou-per in box, then hit search... do not use drop down or suggested words.

Captain Alex PerroneCall with your fishing or TowBoatU.S. questions.

(727) 409-2806 website www.floridavacationwithboat.com


Dunedin Boat Club2010 Trout & Spanish Mackerel Tournament

Saturday april 3 , 2010 daylight till 3:00 p.M.Entry fee $12.00 Per person entered

$2.00 Of each entry fee goes to the club to help cover costs

Awards based on number of entries–First 40% second 30% third 20% pick from hat 10%

All florida rules and regulations will apply as well as all size restrictions.For this tournament all fish will be weighed and measured at the weigh in . The winners will be determined by length with the weight being the tie breaker. We will also accept catch and release entries as long as the fish are measured on a flat surface . Fish will be measured with mouth closed from the tip of the head to the middle of the tail and witnessed by one other person. In case of a tie the fish actualy weighed in will win. If there are no catch and release entries we will determine the winner by weight with the tie breaker being length

Only one prize per contestant for each speciesThere will be no captains meeting. All contestants who have their entries in and paid before the club meeting on march 15,2010 will get a small lure pack. All entries must be in by friday april 2,2010 if you can please bring a child or someone else who may not normally have a chance to get out fishing.

The weigh in will be from 3:00 - 3:30 p.M. At the club house .

Awards will given out after the weigh in – Food will be served following the weigh in.

Members and guests are always welcome please bring appetizers and or deserts to the awards presentation please bring your own libations.

Any questions call Norm Whitten at 727-712-3708

2010 Dunedin Boat Club Trout Tournament Entry Blank April 3, 2010

Name

Telephone number

Entry fee paid


ItÕs time to clean out your boat, garage or locker of your unwanted boating equipment and bring your gear down to sell or swap. RSVP required.

If you need a good deal on boating equipment or a unique or special item come on down and help find a better use for someone elseÕs unwanted or unused marine gear. Admission is free.

What: Buy or sell nautical gear

Where:Dunedin Marina, in the parking lot next to the Dunedin Boat Club

Other: Spaces to sell gear are $10 Ð RSVP required.

Profits will be donated to the Dunedin Youth Sailing Association (DYSA). For Information go to http://www.dunedinsails.org. Mini nautical seminars to be offered.

Nautical Flea MarketDunedin Boat Club05/08/2010 ¥ 9AM-1PM

Admission is freeA donation to DYSA would be greatly appreciated

For information on a Flea Market Selling SpaceRuss Cromwell 727-510-8808 or www.russcromwell.com

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