We had a good turnout for "Happy Hour at Ember" including some new faces and to me an old sailing buddy from several years ago. A number of us stayed for dinner (I heard no complaints). Believe a good time was had by all. At the event, I was told that some of our members would be cruising south. Hope they will be back by March 14 and can tell some sea stories around the fire while Barney is cooking the oysters.
Our Oyster Roast is probably our best event, Saturday March 14, 6 pm at the American Legion Building in St Simons. This is our membership meeting and a good opportunity to invite guests that are prospective members. It's not too late to sign up...you really don't want to miss this one. Barney wants to be sure he orders enough oysters, so, please sign up by Tuesday, March 10, and indicate how many in your group will be eating oysters. Just for information, even if oysters are not your thing, it is still a lot of fun and there is plenty of other food and drink to be had.
In April, Greg Zarus has arranged for a very interesting program, Bryan Fluech will give a short presentation concerning maritime topics that will relate to sailors. He is the Associate Marine Extension Director for the UGA Marine Extension and the GA Sea Grant Program...focus on marine fisheries and environmental health. He has 20 years experience as a Sea Grant Fisheries Extension Agent. The food was so good at Ember, we decided to have a dinner meeting there, in a different room called the Gallery. In the interest of economy and availability we decided to have it on a week night, Tuesday, April 14 from 6-8. We do need a head count, so please sign up...there is no charge for the event, but ordering will be from the menu and drinks are also ordered individually.
Racing is on the way soon too, as is spring...the first club race is March 21 and the Coastal Cup race to Amelia Island is April 11. I am looking forward to just the right amount of adventure and competition. It really is big fun!
Hope to see you for all our events.
Ken McLaurin