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Newsletter of the |
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Clinton River Catalina Association |
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Commodore’s Corner |
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Jack Creed - Commodore |
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Fall is approaching way too fast. Though some think the summer heat has been unbearable, most days on the water have been a welcome relief from the heat. |
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A United States Senator from Pennsylvania has been busy trying to make boating more of a challenge. Rick Santorum has decided that NOAA weather should not be available on the Web, so he introduced a bill banning it. He has also received monies from The Weather Channel Dot Com and Accu Weather Dot Com, so go figure. |
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Flying Duchess made a trip to Lake Huron in the middle of July. The marinas were nearly empty past Port Sanilac as we made our way to East Tawas Harbor. Sailing was the rule on this trip, which was a welcome relief to the normal cruising vacation. |
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CRCA made a good showing at the St. Elmo’s race, coming away with 3 flags. Congrats to all boats that participated. |
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Skip Boston has passed to the next level; his presence will be missed on Lake St.Clair. |
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Honorable mention to Silent Dream, Deanna J and Bear Paws for their triumph over the weather Gods and completing the trip to the Cove Marina at the Thames River. |
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Tsunami is the 2nd boat this year with engine exhaust trouble and Flying Duchess is older with more engine hours than either of the boats. I will have to do some off season research and repair to nip a problem in the bud. |
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Remember there are more airplanes in the sea than sail boats in the sky. |
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Hope to see everyone at the International Race on September 10. Even if you aren’t participating in the race you still are welcome to attend the catered picnic following the races. See you on the water. |
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Commodore “Skipper” Jack, “Flying Duchess” |
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Calendar |
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Social Schedule |
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Fall Event Sep 10 |
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Winter Meeting Date and Loc. TBD |
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(Watch for E-Mail) |
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Cruising Schedule |
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Windsor, Lakeview Marina Sep 3-4 |
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Metro Beach, Pumpkin Cruise Oct 8 |
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Race Schedule |
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Fall Series Aug 4, 11, 18, 25 Sep 1, 8 |
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International Regatta Sep 10 |
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2005 CRCA Officers |
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Jack Creed Commodore 248 623-0628 |
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2005 Committee Chairs |
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Paul Kurkowski Constitution 586 675-8211 |
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Doug Post Racing 586 412-7864 |
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Catscan is published 5 times yearly in March, May, July, September and December. |
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From the editor: “Zingara” |