I think GISC is off to a good start in 2026.  Our newly elected officers met on 1/14/26 for a planning meeting to discuss the direction of the club and come up with a schedule of events.  Greg Zarus is Vice Commodore and Cruise chair, Judy Whiddon (Williams) is Social chair, Dave Heine is Race chair and Pam Heine is our Treasurer.  Bill Laws is our past Commodore.
 
Our schedule has a good start, our first event will be a Happy Hour Meeting at Ember Restaurant in St Simons, Wednesday, February 11 from 5:30-7:00.  If you wish to have dinner afterwards, you need to make reservations separately.  Don't forget to sign up so we can get a good estimate to give to Ember.

The next event is our annual Oyster Roast, March 14 at 6 pm at the American Legion Building in St Simons.  Barney Riley is the chair.  Barney is again going to cook some of the best oysters that can be had anywhere.  This is our membership meeting and a good opportunity to invite guests that are prospective members.  Please sign up for the number who plan to attend before March 7 so Barney can know how many oysters to order.

Our first Club Series Race is March 21.  I have really enjoyed the "low key" competition and fellowship after the races and I encourage you to dust off those barnacles and get on the water...its fun even if you don't win.

We plan to have something almost every month, with possible exception of August, similar to what we had in 2025, including dinner meetings with speakers although all details are still being considered.  As firmed, they will be included in our event calendar.

I hope to see all of you on the water or at one of the events.

Ken McLaurin