OSCA Updates February 2013

Ahoy OSCA Fleet!

February is a short month and time has just flown by. The weather for the past three weekends has been encouraging as we have been getting less and less snow. Soon we may have a dry weekend so we can go out and begin to get our toys ready for summer.

On January 26 we had our Annual Dead of Winter Party at the home of Lee and Kevin Rabbitt. The weather cooperated so we did not need to reschedule this year's event. We had a nice gathering and Cruise Coach John Impagliazzo brought us up to date on the summer cruise. Oh, incase you did not hear, we are still looking for a Fleet Captain. It is not to late to sign up! It was nice to see the OSCA group again. I want to send a big THANK YOU to Lee and Kevin for hosting.

The OSCA renewals will be going out shortly. We ask that you return them promptly. Make sure you mention us to your friends at the marina, yacht club or other gathering spots because we are always interested in having new members join our great club.

Upcoming Events:

Fleet Night - March 9th

This year's Fleet Night will be on Saturday March 9 form 6pm - 8pm at the West Marine in Middletown, RI. West Marine is extending the following discounts to our group:

$10 off $100 or more

$20 off $200 or more

$50 of $300

This is always a fun event to see what others are buying for their boats and get tips and pointers to make that spring preparation easier. So come on down to West Marine on 3/9. If I have a guess we will be going out for adult beverages afterwards. I hope to see you there.

Wine & Cheese

Plans are still in the works for the Wine & Cheese party. I will send out the details once more information is available.

Save the Bay Earth Day Cleanup

Save the Bay is holding their Earth Day Cleanup on Saturday April 20 from 11 am - 12 pm. I would like to get a group of OSCA volunteers together to help out with the Bristol Harbor Cleanup. This is a great opportunity to give back to the community and cleanup the shoreline of our beautiful bay. It only takes a few hours and provides a great deal of satisfaction. Please send me an email (jdskchirns@aol.com) if you can participate.

Summer Cruise

I know I am skipping ahead a few events but I wanted to provide a few details on our Summer Cruise. Captain Pooka has put together an exciting adventure to P-Town. We will rendezvous at Third Beach on Saturday July 20 and conclude the trip on Sunday July 28. The itinerary is as follows:

7/20 - Rendezvous at Third Beach

7/21 - Sail to Marion

7/22 - Go through the Cape Cd Canal and sail to P-Town

7/23 - Stay in P-Town

7/24 - Stay in P-Town

7/25 - Leave P-Town, go back through the canal and stay in Quissett

7/26 - Quissett to Padanaram

7/27 - Padanaram to Westport

7/28 - Leave Westport for home ports

WOW! Can't wait for summer!

I look forward to seeing you at the next OSCA event!

Think Sun!