Text Box: February 2007 Text Box: Commodore’s Report - Ray Dillon Text Box: Got the Winter Blues??? I know I am ready for the sailing season! Dianne and I called Dan and Kathy Christian to remind them why they moved to Texas for the winter months (just in case they forgot about Ohio winters). In an attempt to break up the winter months, a wine event was previously scheduled for February 24, Text Box: however due to a scheduling conflict with the Cruising Fleet that night, we need to reschedule that event to Saturday, March 3, 2007 Don’t forget about our membership meeting the week prior on Saturday, March 10th. Help us recruit members for our club, invite a potential member to this meeting. Thinking towards the sailing season, it is not too late to think about Text Box: our regatta in August. We need the entire club’s help to secure racers, prizes, sponsors and volunteers. This event is for racers and cruisers alike! Please contact Mike Nolan if you are able to assist with the regatta. Please bring with you to the membership meeting a monetary donation to go towards the GRSC club lottery ticket basket for the silent auction. I will be purchasing the lottery Text Box: tickets with the money we get from our club members. Text Box: If you have sailing tips, news, or gossip, please forward it to Ray Dillon at rjdill61@sbcglobal.net to be included in the next newsletter. Our GRSC newsletter is only as good as the information provided by members. Text Box: Dates to Remember... Text Box: April 21, 2007 Racing Lottery Meeting August 24-26, 2007 GRSC Regatta. Saturday, October 27, 2007 Phil & Terri’s Halloween Party. November 10, 2007 Banquet and Awards. Text Box: Every Tuesday CAPPS in Leroy for spaghetti night 6:30 p.m. NEW LOCATION...Every Wednesday “Crew Training” at Chester’s in Painesville, Richmond Road 6:30 p.m. CHANGE IN SCHEDULE Saturday, February 24, 2007 at 6:00 p.m.- Cruising Meeting at D.C.’s Restaurant in Painesville. DATE CHANGE Club Wine Event, March 3, 2007 Text Box: beginning at 2:00 p.m. at South River Winery, Doty Rd. Sailing Breakfast, first Sunday of each month, next one is Sunday, March 4, 2007 at Home Town Buffet in Mentor at 10:00 a.m. March 10, 2007 Spring Membership Meeting. Sunday, March 11, 2007—Spring Ahead, move your clocks ahead one hour. Tuesday, March 13, 2007 - Board Meeting at 7:00 p.m. Text Box: Any fool can carry on, but a wise man knows how to shorten sail in time. ~ Joseph Conrad