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2012 “Jack Attack” NOR and SI

The Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions for the 2012 "Jack Attack" Races Series are available here, together with the Time Allowance table for Pursuit Start.
The first race is this Friday, May 4th starting at IC-13 with the warning signal at 6:10pm… Read full article.

2012 Sunday Spring Series Results

29-Apr #4
15-Apr #3
01-Apr #2
18-Mar #1… Read full article

FWSA Rainbow Regatta Results

Pram Team Results
Pram Masters Summary
Pram Overall Summary
IOD Team Scores
IOD Masters Summary
IOD Overall Summary
Sunfish Salts Summary
Sunfish Masters Summary
Sunfish Apprentice Summary
Sunfish Overall Summary

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Craig’s Corner

I’m looking forward to the Club activities on and off the water over the next month. Starting with the (14th) Open House and SSS/ Sailmonster Pig Roast, (16th)Rainbow Regatta, Friday night Races and Final Friday Docktail Party (17th), Sailorama (28th), Sunday Races etc…
Please come join us for one or all of these events.… Read full article

Minutes of 10 Apr 2012 Board Meeting

Call to Order:
at 7:01pm by Commodore David Jennings
The roll was called and a quorum certified with 10 directors present.
Directors present:  Sara Allen: Fleet Captain, Mike Halliday: Secretary, Donna Hillmyer: Regatta Director, David Jennings: Commodore, Laurel Kaiser: Education Coordinator, Michelle Lee: Treasurer, Barry Millbourn: Rear Commodore, Bob Miller: Vice Commodore, Cassandra Roznos: Social Coordinator, Debbie St.… Read full article

Michelob 2012 Sarasota One Design Midwinters – Final Results

Albacore
Daysailer
E SCOWS
Flying Scot
S2
VXONE
Windmill… Read full article

Seven Fleets representing 11 States and three countries (US, Canada and England) participated in our 2012 Michelob Light One Design Midwinters at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron.  Almost 200 sailors descended upon the club and enjoyed spectacular weather. The Daysailer, Flying Scot, S2 7.9, and VX One fleets started their regatta Friday with a 12 o’clock start. 

Meet Your Board Members: Bob Miller, Vice Commodore

Bob started sailing at the ripe old age of six on Lake Fenton, just South of Flint, Michigan. His first boat was an Alcort Sailfish, (made of plywood & predecessor to the Sunfish), next he graduated to a Lightning, a 19’ day sailor was his next vessel followed by a Catalina 22’.… Read full article

Minutes of 13 Mar 2012 Board Meeting

Call to Order:
by Vice Commodore Bob Miller at 7:09 pm.
The roll was called and a quorum certified with 7 directors present.
Directors present: Sara Allen: Fleet Captain,  Cassandra Roznos: Social Coordinator, Mike Halliday: Secretary, Laurel Kaiser: Education Coordinator, Barry Millbourn: Rear Commodore, Bob Miller: Vice Commodore, Debbie St. James: Race Captain
Directors absent: Donna Hillmyer: Regatta Director, David Jennings: Commodore, Michelle Lee: Treasurer
Adoption of Agenda
Motion… Read full article by Laurel Kaiser and 2nd by Bob Miller to adopt the agenda as presented.

2012 Windsurfing Regatta Results

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Meet Your Board Members: Barry Millbourn, Rear Commodore

Barry joined the Squadron in 1988 and has raced sailboats here for twenty-five years. So, he knows a thing or two about what makes this club tick.
He says he first got the sailing "bug" as a young kid at Avalon on New Jersey's South Shore . "The people next door bought a Sunfish and I was admiring it so they flipped it off the sea wall and said, 'Here ya go.' That was a lot of fun."
After he moved to Sarasota in 1985 Barry bought a Starwind 13.2 and sailed it for a while off Hart's Landing.… Read full article