Salty Dog Sailing Club

of Denver, Colorado

December 2019 Newsletter

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Commodore’s Log                                                                                   Marilyn Allen

Greetings Sailors,

I hope you are all looking forward to our Holiday Party, as I am.  Our party planner extraordinaire, Andrea Lewis, has great professional entertainment in store for us, so be sure to mail in your check for a reservation or pay online.  The party will be at Piccolo’s starting at 6 PM on December 14.  Cost for dinner and entertainment is only $25/pp.  Need more details?  Check our web site under Events.

We had our annual meeting on November 14 for election of officers and Board Member’s reports.  Results of the elections are pretty much the same group as those who served the club last year with one new addition:  Larry Moreland will be our Secretary.  Other board members are:

Commodore  –  Marilyn Allen

Vice Commodore  –   OPEN AND WE NEED SOMEONE TO FILL THIS POSITION

Treasurer  –   Brooke Moreland

On the Water  –   Gary Kieft

Membership  –  Ronni Wilcox

Webmaster  –  Dave Westfall

Secretary  –  Larry Moreland

Newsletter Editor  –  Ira Greenberg

Dry Land  –  Andrea Lewis

Hopefully, at our January meeting, someone will step up to fill the Vice Commodore position.

At the November meeting we discussed the possibility of arranging a couple of Salty Dog charters in 2020 in addition to our usual club sails.  We have an interest list going and will look into that more next year.

Hope to see you all at our upcoming party.

Marilyn Allen, Commodore

Vice Commodore’s Log                                                                              Kathy Hug

Hi Salty Dogs!

I’m not ready for it yet, but we are into the holiday season already.  I hope to see everyone at the Holiday Party on December 14 at Piccolo’s Restaurant located at 3563 S. Monaco Pkwy.  If you haven’t yet sent in your reservation, HURRY, time’s running out and you don’t want to miss it.

After the holidays, our next meeting will be at Piccolo’s on January 9.  If you have a cool sailing story burning a hole in your brain, contact me and I can make you famous.  Salty Dogs would love to hear of your adventures and benefit from your knowledge.

By February, we are all in need of a little comic relief.  Landlubbers is a fun way to recognize and roast our fellow sailors.  If you have a funny story about a sailing misadventure, I’d like to hear it.  A one-meeting committee to work out the details and create awards can be scheduled.  This is also a time to recognize the special contributions of our fellow members.  Be thinking of the folks who have planned events, been especially helpful to boat owners, or are just all-around great Dogs.

Dick and I will be at the Christmas Party, so find us there ready to hear your ideas!

Thanks!

Kathy Hug, Vice Commodore

On the Water Log                                                                                            Diana Bliss

For the sailing season 2019, we had a total of 7 day sails and 4 multi-day sails. This was slightly down from last year but considering that Chatfield, our home lake, wasn’t open until July 1st, and limited boat owners and Why Buy Owners.

This affected our operation of day sails and having membership meetings.

Thanks to the loyal sail coordinators who pulled off the sails we did have. They were Melissa S., Blair O., Ray M., Lori C., Dave W., Diana B, John V., Gary K., and Marilyn A.

We will be in need of new people stepping up to lead day sails for next year.  Financial Guidelines and Policies were updated this fall and will need to be presented to new coordinators for next year.

In summary, considering we had no home base, Chatfield, for half the summer we did manage to get out sailing this past summer.

Diana Bliss: On the Water Coordinator 2019 

SDSC Board Position Job Descriptions

Section 1. — Commodore — President   –  Marilyn Allen

  1. Conduct Board meetings.
  2. Conduct general meeting.
  3. Enforce the Bylaws and Policies & Financial Guidelines of the Corporation.
  4. Be the main speaker at the Landlubbers’ Awards Banquet.
  5. Be Corporation representative to any other organizations.
  6. Vote only in case of tie on all decisions affecting the operation of the Corporation.

Section 2. — Vice Commodore — Vice President – Open

  1. Organize the Annual Meeting of the Members.
  2. Plan the programs at the monthly meetings.
  3. Be a voting member of the Board of Directors.

Section 3. — Financial Coordinator — Treasurer   –   Brooke Moreland

  1. Be in charge of keeping the financial ledger and the checking account for the Corporation.
  2. Make deposits, write and disburse all checks.
  3. Record and resolve individual trip reports. Also help event coordinators set event fees and prepare event financial reports, if necessary.
  4. Give monthly financial statement in writing to the Board at each monthly meeting.
  5. Be a voting member of the Board of Directors.

Section 4. — Membership Coordinator — Vice President  –  Ronni Wilcox

  1. Receive all new membership applications and dues.
  2. Keep an application on file of all Members.
  3. Be responsible for updating addresses and phone numbers of all Members.
  4. Provide a membership roster semi-annually to the Board of Directors.
  5. Be a voting member of the Board of Directors.

Section 5. — On the Water Coordinator — Vice President   –  Gary Kieft

  1. Secure and supervise coordinators for all on the water events for the year.
  2. Provide the event coordinators with assistance and instruction packets.
  3. Be a voting member of the Board of Directors

Section 6. — Dry Land Coordinator — Vice President  –  Andrea Lewis

  1. Secure and supervise coordinators for all Dry Land Events.
  2. Provide the event coordinators with assistance and instruction packets.
  3. Be a voting member of the Board of Directors.

Section 7. — Newsletter Editor — Vice President  –  Ira Greenberg

  1. Publish and distribute the monthly newsletter to all Members prior to the monthly meetings.
  2. Publish the membership roster.
  3. Be a voting member of the Board of Directors.

Section 8. — Secretary  –  Larry Moreland

  1. Record minutes of all Corporation meetings, transcribe and give to each Board member.
  2. Read minutes of previous meetings at next Board meeting.
  3. Maintain a file of all monthly mailings and Corporation correspondence.
  4. Be a voting member of the Board of Directors.

Section 9. – Webmaster  –  Dave Westfall

  1. Publish and maintain the club website.
  2. Manage the Meet up site.
  3. Be a voting member of the Board of Directors.

Safe and Happy Holidays Everyone

Here’s to a Happy, Healthy New Year

 

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