TellTales

May 2005

Commodore's Corner

LET’S GO SAILING!

Spring has sprung.  Major workdays are behind us, the Social and Regatta calendars are published, boat stickers and membership cards have been mailed, folks are signed up for adult sailing classes, members have been sailing, new boats have been placed, there are flowers planted in the circle  (thanks Bob and Gloria Serfess).  It is time to get going.

A special welcome to all new members.  “Old” members please introduce yourselves.

The Memorial Day Regatta and Social has been our traditional major kick-off event for the sailing season.  Make plans to attend.

As a reminder, safety check your boats prior to your first launch of the season and insure that you have life jackets for everyone who may be on board.

Enjoy your club.  Have a safe and pleasurable sailing season.

See you on the water.

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CORRECTION:

Members may have guests at Social events, subject to RSVP requirements of the Social Committee.

This policy was incorrectly stated in our previous Telltales edition.

GRSA Gear

This year marks GRSA’s 30^th Anniversary, and Barbara has created a new group of Promotional Items to celebrate that. 

Items include: Caps, Tote Bags, Blankets, and Commemorative Long Sleeve Tees.

MEMORIAL DAY SOCIAL

  Sunday, May 29, 2005
(Hosted by Flying Scot
and Thistle Fleets)

5:00 PM – Social Hour

6:00 PM – Dinner

Menu

Pork BBQ as only GRSA can prepare!

Baked Beans and Cole Slaw (what else?)

Hush Puppies – OF COURSE!

Beverages and Desert

Adults: $7.00

Under 12: $4.00  

RSVP by Thursday, May 26
to John and Melissa Swenson
379-2665

OR... HERE ON THE WEB SITE!

Help Wanted

We are looking for a club member, adult or teen, to clean the GRSA bathrooms 3-4 times per month, between now and Labor Day.

If interested please call Doug Bare 739-4942 for details.

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Junior Sail Camp:
July 11-15, 2005

Our renowned week long camp is for our youth.  Roland Brown will return as Camp Director along with his excellent staff. 

 DEADLINE

To guarantee your children are enrolled in Sail Camp, the deadline is JUNE 16^th.  

After that date, non-member children will be admitted on a space available basis.  Members who submit applications after JUNE 16^th will have their children placed in Sail Camp on a space available basis. 

DON’T DELAY. Information and forms are available on the GRSA website at http://GRSA.org/SailCamp

 …or contact the Registrar, Linda Pierce, at (804) 639-1117.

Attention All Hands!

Major Spring Clean-up and Beautification work is done.  But…

Don’t forget that you are responsible for maintaining your boat space!  Lawn Mowers are available on site and you can work wonders in just a few minutes.  

If you have a little more time, you could even weed the flower garden you’ve got growing in the cockpit!

GRSA
PO Box 363
Midlothian, VA 23113