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September 2023 Newsletter

September 21, 2023 By Jeremy Frett

 

Volume 42 Issue 9 – September 2023

Diana Bliss – Interim Commodore

Commodore’s Log

I can’t believe that the summer is more than half over!! We still have more great sails coming up! I’m packing up for the Granby trip as I write this article. Granby is one of my favorite lakes to sail in Colorado, next to Dillon. Our next member meeting sail is August 10th, meeting at the Seagulls restaurant at Chatfield at 17:30 for dinner and quick meeting, then going out for an evening sail at 18:30. Register online $10 for members and $15 for guests.  Coming up next is the August 20th Scavenger Hunt at Chatfield. This will be a fun event and the third year running. See the article in this newsletter and register online. Also, to finish the month we have a Super Moonlight sail on August 25th, Friday, so see the article in this newsletter for details and times. Pay online to register. Of course, for Labor Day Weekend we are returning to Dillon from Sept 1st—3rd, Friday to Sunday for our last big weekend trip! See article for details and sign up online. You need to specify each day you want to sail for the online registration. Lastly, on Sept. 10th, Sunday, we have the Sailgrass sail with the CSYC club. They will be providing a Cajun style shrimp boil and bluegrass music for a separate charge to be paid to CSYC $15. If we can get enough boats for an afternoon sail for our members, we will have a reduced price of $15 for members and $22 for guests, to be paid on our website. It’s a great time so see the article in the newsletter.

Our last scheduled sail is the Full Harvest Moon sail on Sept 24th, or it might be changed to 23rd day sail. I don’t have a coordinator for that sail yet. So, it might be their choice and we NEED boats for that sail to go. Please let me know if you are interested in coordinating this sail in which you get to sail FREE! I will provide training and mentoring to get you through it. It’s not that hard and you will be helping the club out.

 

Mark Graas – Vice Commodore

Meeting Presentations

Up-Coming Presentations

 

September 14th – Jeremy Frett

Sailing with Hank Schmidt of Sail OPO

October 12th – Cliff Randall

Topic To Be Decided

 

Previous Meeting Presentations

May 11th – Marilyn Allen and John Venema

“Sailing a big ‘Cat’ around the Grenadines islands”

April 13th – Marylyn Allen

“Experiencing Bali and Singapore… The people, the waters, and the land”

February 9 – Carol Kolesnikoff guest speaker Norm Brown

“Navigating the E/S shores of Newfoundland”

Exploring Newfoundland:  Holyrood to Ramea

March 9th – Mark Graas and Neisha Atchley

Landlubbers Award Ceremony and Sailing Jeopardy

 

Ron Vasquez

Please remember to renew your membership.

Application forms and credit card payments can be found on www.saltydog.org.  The application needs to be filled out completely with signatures on BOTH pages. Contact Ron at Membership@saltydog.org

 

Diana Bliss – On the water Coordinator

 

Sailing Schedule 2023
Date Event Location Coordinator
May 13th – Saturday Meeting Sail Chatfield Marilyn Allen
June 2nd – 4th

Friday to Sunday

Pueblo Sail Pueblo Melissa (Mel) Steiner
June 8th – Thursday Meeting Sail Chatfield Mike Cranna
June 25th – Sunday New Member Sail Chatfield Ron Vasquez
July 13th – Thursday Meeting Sail Chatfield Mike Cranna
July 16th Sunday Ladies Sail Chatfield Andi O’Kuinghtton
July 28th -30th

Friday to Sunday

Granby Lake Granby Diana Bliss
Aug 10th – Thursday Meeting Sail Chatfield Andrea Lewis
Aug 20th – Sunday Scavenger Hunt Chatfield Andrea Lewis
Aug 25th – Friday Super Moon Sail Chatfield Cindie Sandlin
Sept 1st – 3rd

Friday to Monday

Labor Day Sail Dillon Marilyn Allen
Sept 10th

Sunday

Sailgrass

Hosted by CSYC

Chatfield Liane Cattelino
Sept 24th – Sunday Full Harvest Moon Sail Chatfield ?

****Don’t forget to contact Diana and fill in the coordinator slots. 

****You do not have to have a boat to volunteer as coordinator.

 

Lake Granby Sailing

July 28th—30th, 2023

The Salty Dogs are finally going back to Lake Granby but NOT on the fourth of July weekend!  We will have a potluck dinner on Friday night where you bring a side dish to share, and the club will provide an entrée and paper products. Saturday night we will go out to eat in Grand Lake, probably at the Sage Brush.  Hopefully we will get two or three days of sailing, depending on the weather and when people come. We are staying in the Stillwater campground. We have some sites in Loop C —#95, #104, #105, & #107. If you would like to join us, please go to the website www.recreation.gov under “Stillwater, Co” and reserve your campsite somewhere in the campground, if there’s openings. Campsite #107 is reserved for Bob and Ronni who have the trailer and cook site. Campsite # 105 is reserved for Diana but can share it with a tent person. Probably #107 will be our gathering place for Friday dinner. I will be sending out a list of possible hotels in the area, but you might want to go ahead and do a search for “hotels near Stillwater Campground” or you could contact this private campground nearby called Elk Creek Camp and RV Park at 970-627-8502. Let me know where you will be staying. This year we have one sailboat, one motorboat, one pontoon. My friend Kathy Z. has the motorboat up there and she can bring people water skiing, or pulling on a big floating coach, or just riding around the lake. If you are a boat owner and would like to bring your boat, please contact Diana ahead of time. The cost of the trip will be $70 for members and $105 for guests. Please pay online as soon as possible since there are limited spots. Your payment is your reservation for the trip!!

 

August 10th, Thursday Meeting Sail

Ahoy there…

Please sign up for the August 10th Sail online to claim your seat in a boat. It will strictly be in order of sign-up date.

The sail will commence straight after the monthly meeting at Seagulls Restaurant at Chatfield marina.

$10 for members and $15 for guests.

Boat Owners – please let me know if you are willing to share your boat with us that evening.

Thanks

Andrea Lewis

303-881-7376

alewis@remax.net

 

Scavenger Hunt Sail on August 20th-Sunday

Come join us for the third Scavenger Hunt sail and bring your picnic lunch and sailing gear. We will be meeting at the picnic tables in front of the marina office for lunch at 11:00 and sail at 12 noon—one of the tables will be where we can sign up for boats. This will be a special boating event in which each boat will be doing a scavenger hunt. You will be given a list of items to look for while you are sailing and then get close enough to take a picture of it. The boat who gets the most items recorded on your one crew’s phone camera will get a prize at the end of the sail! It will make the sail a little more interesting!! We will have Happy Hour drinks to celebrate.

The cost is $20 members, and $30 for guests. To sign up and pay, you can go online to pay at saltydog.org or sign up at the August 10th member meeting.

Andrea Lewis is the coordinator and you can contact her by email alewis@remax.net or call 303-881-7376 with any questions.

 

Super Moon Sail

Friday, Aug 25th Chatfield

This should be an exciting and fun evening sailing.  We will meet at the Marina at 5:00pm for dinner on the dock and sail after that until the wolves start howling at the moon.  Full Moon Sailing is very majestic and puts a different perspective on gliding through the water.  Bring your cool weather gear and flashlight or head lamp.

Pay online at:  www.saltydog.org – Go to the Shop tab.

TIME: Meet at 17:30 – set sail about 18:15.

LOCATION:  Chatfield outside of Seagulls restaurant at the tables.  We’ll assign boats and there will be time for a pre-sail dinner – either bring your own or purchase it from the restaurant.

COST:  $20 members, $30 guests.  Your payment secures your reservation. Each boat captain will indicate the approximate time they will be returning to the dock.

Please call or text me at 303-909-0354, or email at newsletter@saltydog.org

Cindie Sandlin

 

ANNUAL DILLON LABOR DAY WEEKEND EVENT

SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2ND, AND 3RD

Attend 1, 2 or 3 days (less availability on Sunday)

Cost is $20/day for members, $30/day for guests 

Please pay on-line at www.saltydog.org

Your payment confirms your reservation.  We may have a waitlist.

To try to avoid the weekend traffic we’ll be sailing on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, so those with flexible time schedules can possibly avoid the long weekend rush.  Meeting time each morning will be 10:15 and we usually sail until late afternoon – weather permitting.  More details will be sent out to participants.  On Sunday, the folks who reserve multiple days will have preference over the day sailors, but we’ll try to accommodate everyone.

All meals are on your own, however we are hoping to schedule a potluck on Saturday night, and we will probably go out to dinner Friday night as a group.    If you are renting a condo that could possibly accommodate the group or are staying at the Quality Inn, which has a conference room for guests, please let the coordinator know. We may need a location for the potluck.

Lodging info from Marilyn (I’ve done this event for several years).  If you’re staying 3 or more nights, it can be cost effective to get a condo.  I like VRBO but don’t get lured in by a low price/night.  Check the total price because there are lots of additional fees.  There are also some small apartments for rent in Dillon/Wildernest.   LOTS of less expensive places are available in Keystone if you don’t mind the drive. Be sure to check Silverthorne and Frisco, too.  Snowshoe motel is fairly inexpensive and close to the Frisco Marina.  These are NOT luxurious places, but I’ve found them to be adequate and clean, but make your reservations NOW.  I’ve often found free cancellation options.

Questions?  Email Marilyn at homesbyma@gmail.com.  Subject: Dillon Sail.

This is a fun event that fills up fast.  Dillon has some of the best and most challenging sailing in our area and never boring – occasionally terrifying!  It will test you!

 

SAILGRASS

WHERE SAILING, SHRIMP AND BLUEGRASS MUSIC MEET

 Sunday, September 10, 2023

Greetings sailors! We’d love to have you join us for the Annual Sailgrass event. A day of fun sponsored by the Colorado Sail and Yacht Club (CSYC) and the Salty Dogs Sailing Club (SDSC)

SDSC – Sail

Salty Dog members who have registered for the sail will meet at the picnic tables by the Seagulls Restaurant at the Chatfield Marina at 12:30pm. After assisting our captains with rigging the boats (if needed) we will set sail at 1:30pm.

Sailing costs for Salty Dog will be $15 for Members and $22 for Guests.  This does not include the Shrimp and Bluegrass event that CSYC is sponsoring on the same evening. Sign-up deadline for the Salty Dog Sail is Wed. Sept. 6. Sign up at Shop – Salty Dog Sailing Club or contact me, then mail your check or email your voucher to me at the street or email address below.

***Your reservation is secured once payment is received. ***

CSYC – Shrimp and Bluegrass

Keith playing Fiddle at the Pavilion                                                   Tim playing mandolin on Rainbow Chaser 2022

Shrimp Boil Dinner begins at 18:00 and Live Bluegrass Music 19:00 to 21:00.

All SDSC members who are interested are invited to the Annual Shrimp Boil and Bluegrass music event at the Heronry pavilion (located by the dry storage lot), sponsored by the CSYC for a low cost of $15.  CSYC will provide the Shrimp boil with potatoes, corn, sausage, and is cooked Cajun style.  BYOB, drinks and something yummy to share with the group. Dinner and live music will be $15, you can’t beat that for a fun night out at the lake with fellow sailors, family, and friends.

If you are interested in the Sailgrass – “Shrimp and Bluegrass” event, please sign up on the CSYC website or contact the CSYC Social Director Betsy Gutknecht at social.director@csyc.org  If you have questions, Call or Text Betsy @ 303-748-0708.

As a courtesy to our boat owners, the cancellations deadline for a refund is 48 hours prior to the sail. Be sure to thank your captain for the use of their boat and plan to help with de-rigging the boat at the end of the day.

Bring your PFD, sun protection, hat/glasses, rainwear, water, snacks if you want, an extra layer of clothing and non-marking shoes. We look forward to enjoying some great food, music, (dancing for those so inclined 😊), and sailing!

 

Coordinator

Liane Cattelino

9541 Silver Spur Lane

Highlands Ranch CO 80130

ldcattelino@gmail.com

303.746.4798

Attention Sailors— Sail Coordinators needed!!

 

We need members to step up and volunteer to coordinate a day sail or

evening meeting sail. You will get training and/or a mentor. Benefits are

you get to sail free that day and if you coordinate three sails in a season

you get a free membership for next year. We have two openings for August

20th Scavenger Hunt and Sept 9th Day sail Sailgrass coming up. So step

up and get involved with coordinating a sail if you want to go sailing this

year!! If you are interested, please call or email Diana Bliss 303-424-7841

or <dbliss5030@gmail.com>.

 

Cindie Sandlin – Newsletter

If you have any suggestions, information, stories, jokes, fun facts, pictures, etc. and would like to for it to be included in the next newsletter, please email me no later than the 25th of the month at newsletter@saltydog.org.

 

The Facebook account is up and running.  If you have anything that you would like to post let me know. It’s under Salty Dog Sailing Club.

 

Joke of the Month

Classifieds

Just a reminder that Salty Dog members can list items for sale in the newsletter for free.  If you have anything sailing related that you want to sell, please let Cindie know and she will add it to the Classified section.

 

 

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE

CONSIDER VOLUNTEERING FOR

GOVERNORS CUP REGATTA

The shifts are not that long, and you will be meeting some great people.  This should be fun and exciting for the Colorado Sailing Community.  Sign up and get more information on the CSYC website www.CSYC.org, or you can contact Dean Lenz rdlenz@gmail.com  or Cindie Sandlin casandlin@yahoo.com if interested in volunteering.

The Colorado Sail and Yacht Club will be sponsoring the Governor’s Cup Regatta on October 14th and 15th.  There are plenty of opportunities to help with this exciting event.  Dean Lenz is the contact person for this event.  His contact information is Dean Lenz rdlenz@gmail.com or visit the CSYC website www.CSYC.org for more information.

See Updates here: Latest News on the 2023 Colorado Governor&#8217;s Cup

Register Here: https://www.regattanetwork.com/event/26407#_home

 

Pictures from Granby

A good time was had by all the Salty Doggers who joined the Granby Adventure.

Fun Times!                      More Fun Times!                 What a Way to Start a Weekend!

Two Salty Dogs Counting                Doris and Loy                              Michael at the Helm

        Look who got married on August 31st

Their “Honeymoon” was at Dillion so they could

Enjoy each other, the mountains and to Sail with the Salty Dogs over the Labor Day Weekend!

Congratulations and sending well wishes Loy and Doris on your new adventure together.

Fair Winds and Following Seas     

Pix from Super Blue Moon Sail

What a fun night on the water!  After having to cancel due to poor weather, we rescheduled and had a marvelous evening watching a spectacular sunset and an anticipated full moon rising. Thanks Michael and Mychele Smith for the use of your Boat

Michael Smith                                          Moon Rising over Chatfield                     Rescheduled Due to Weather

  

Q Sailing Healing Time                                                          Q, Lianne, Keith, Dan & Cindie

Moon Rise                                                Q, Lianne & Cindie                                                Sunset

 

Pricing for SDSC Sails

       Day Sail Rates                                Meeting Sail Rates

        2 hours or longer                          2 hours or less

        Members $20                                 Members $10

        Non-Members $30                       Non-Members $15

 

New Vouchers

Because of the situation of so many people signing up for the new member sail on June 25th and a few sign-up issues, a number of vouchers will be sent to new Members who paid ahead of time and could not get on a boat. When you get this voucher by email from the treasurer, you will have to print it out and when you want to sign up for another sail (equally priced sail) and use that voucher, you will have to call the coordinator of that sail to get signed up. You can either send the coordinator a photo or scan of the voucher, or hand it to them at a meeting. But remember you are not signed up until the date you show proof of the voucher.  Handing out vouchers will not be the normal routine. Also, the voucher may NOT be applied toward any multi-day sail. You will need to sign up and pay online ahead of the deadline or early so you’ll get a spot. Since we have limited boats in the Denver area, and a lot of people who want to go sailing, it’s always been first come (date of payment) first served.

Salty Dog Cancellation policy

Here is our cancellation policy, as per our financial guidelines:

All persons attending a sailing event are expected to pay the full amount of the trip donation prior to departure. The cancellation deadline for multi-day events will be determined by venue. Participants cancelling prior to the deadline will be charged a 20% cancellation fee and refunded 80% of the deposit.  Cancellation after the deadline will lose their deposit, except in the case of hardship. Cancellations must be dated, in writing and received by coordinator either e-mail, text or letter prior to deadline. For day sails, no refund will be given for cancellations received less than 48 hours prior to the event.

 

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August 2023 Newsletter

July 27, 2023 By Jeremy Frett

 

Volume 42 Issue 8 – August 2023

Diana Bliss – Interim Commodore

Commodore’s Log

I can’t believe that the summer is more than half over!! We still have more great sails coming up! I’m packing up for the Granby trip as I write this article. Granby is one of my favorite lakes to sail in Colorado, next to Dillon. Our next member meeting sail is August 10th, meeting at the Seagulls restaurant at Chatfield at 17:30 for dinner and quick meeting, then going out for an evening sail at 18:30. Register online $10 for members and $15 for guests.  Coming up next is the August 20th Scavenger Hunt at Chatfield. This will be a fun event and the third year running. See the article in this newsletter and register online. Also, to finish the month we have a Super Moonlight sail on August 25th, Friday, so see the article in this newsletter for details and times. Pay online to register. Of course, for Labor Day Weekend we are returning to Dillon from Sept 1st—3rd, Friday to Sunday for our last big weekend trip! See article for details and sign up online. You need to specify each day you want to sail for the online registration. Lastly, on Sept. 10th, Sunday, we have the Sailgrass sail with the CSYC club. They will be providing a Cajun style shrimp boil and bluegrass music for a separate charge to be paid to CSYC $15. If we can get enough boats for an afternoon sail for our members, we will have a reduced price of $15 for members and $22 for guests, to be paid on our website. It’s a great time so see the article in the newsletter.

Our last scheduled sail is the Full Harvest Moon sail on Sept 24th, or it might be changed to 23rd day sail. I don’t have a coordinator for that sail yet. So, it might be their choice and we NEED boats for that sail to go. Please let me know if you are interested in coordinating this sail in which you get to sail FREE! I will provide training and mentoring to get you through it. It’s not that hard and you will be helping the club out.

 

Mark Graas – Vice Commodore

Meeting Presentations

Up-Coming Presentations

 

September 14th – Jeremy Frett

Sailing with Hank Schmidt of Sail OPO

October 12th – Cliff Randall

Topic To Be Decided

 

Previous Meeting Presentations

May 11th – Marilyn Allen and John Venema

“Sailing a big ‘Cat’ around the Grenadines islands”

April 13th – Marylyn Allen

“Experiencing Bali and Singapore… The people, the waters, and the land”

February 9 – Carol Kolesnikoff guest speaker Norm Brown

“Navigating the E/S shores of Newfoundland”

Exploring Newfoundland:  Holyrood to Ramea

March 9th – Mark Graas and Neisha Atchley

Landlubbers Award Ceremony and Sailing Jeopardy

 

Ron Vasquez

Please remember to renew your membership.

Application forms and credit card payments can be found on www.saltydog.org.  The application needs to be filled out completely with signatures on BOTH pages. Contact Ron at Membership@saltydog.org

 

Diana Bliss – On the water Coordinator

 

Sailing Schedule 2023
Date Event Location Coordinator
May 13th – Saturday Meeting Sail Chatfield Marilyn Allen
June 2nd – 4th

Friday to Sunday

Pueblo Sail Pueblo Melissa (Mel) Steiner
June 8th – Thursday Meeting Sail Chatfield Mike Cranna
June 25th – Sunday New Member Sail Chatfield Ron Vasquez
July 13th – Thursday Meeting Sail Chatfield Mike Cranna
July 16th Sunday Ladies Sail Chatfield Andi O’Kuinghtton
July 28th -30th

Friday to Sunday

Granby Lake Granby Diana Bliss
Aug 10th – Thursday Meeting Sail Chatfield Andrea Lewis
Aug 20th – Sunday Scavenger Hunt Chatfield Andrea Lewis
Aug 25th – Friday Super Moon Sail Chatfield Cindie Sandlin
Sept 1st – 3rd

Friday to Monday

Labor Day Sail Dillon Marilyn Allen
Sept 10th

Sunday

Sailgrass

Hosted by CSYC

Chatfield Liane Cattelino
Sept 24th – Sunday Full Harvest Moon Sail Chatfield ?

****Don’t forget to contact Diana and fill in the coordinator slots. 

****You do not have to have a boat to volunteer as coordinator.

 

Lake Granby Sailing

July 28th—30th, 2023

The Salty Dogs are finally going back to Lake Granby but NOT on the fourth of July weekend!  We will have a potluck dinner on Friday night where you bring a side dish to share, and the club will provide an entrée and paper products. Saturday night we will go out to eat in Grand Lake, probably at the Sage Brush.  Hopefully we will get two or three days of sailing, depending on the weather and when people come. We are staying in the Stillwater campground. We have some sites in Loop C —#95, #104, #105, & #107. If you would like to join us, please go to the website www.recreation.gov under “Stillwater, Co” and reserve your campsite somewhere in the campground, if there’s openings. Campsite #107 is reserved for Bob and Ronni who have the trailer and cook site. Campsite # 105 is reserved for Diana but can share it with a tent person. Probably #107 will be our gathering place for Friday dinner. I will be sending out a list of possible hotels in the area, but you might want to go ahead and do a search for “hotels near Stillwater Campground” or you could contact this private campground nearby called Elk Creek Camp and RV Park at 970-627-8502. Let me know where you will be staying. This year we have one sailboat, one motorboat, one pontoon. My friend Kathy Z. has the motorboat up there and she can bring people water skiing, or pulling on a big floating coach, or just riding around the lake. If you are a boat owner and would like to bring your boat, please contact Diana ahead of time. The cost of the trip will be $70 for members and $105 for guests. Please pay online as soon as possible since there are limited spots. Your payment is your reservation for the trip!!

 

August 10th, Thursday Meeting Sail

Ahoy there…

Please sign up for the August 10th Sail online to claim your seat in a boat. It will strictly be in order of sign-up date.

The sail will commence straight after the monthly meeting at Seagulls Restaurant at Chatfield marina.

$10 for members and $15 for guests.

Boat Owners – please let me know if you are willing to share your boat with us that evening.

Thanks

Andrea Lewis

303-881-7376

alewis@remax.net

 

Scavenger Hunt Sail on August 20th-Sunday

Come join us for the third Scavenger Hunt sail and bring your picnic lunch and sailing gear. We will be meeting at the picnic tables in front of the marina office for lunch at 11:00 and sail at 12 noon—one of the tables will be where we can sign up for boats. This will be a special boating event in which each boat will be doing a scavenger hunt. You will be given a list of items to look for while you are sailing and then get close enough to take a picture of it. The boat who gets the most items recorded on your one crew’s phone camera will get a prize at the end of the sail! It will make the sail a little more interesting!! We will have Happy Hour drinks to celebrate.

The cost is $20 members, and $30 for guests. To sign up and pay, you can go online to pay at saltydog.org or sign up at the August 10th member meeting.

Andrea Lewis is the coordinator and you can contact her by email alewis@remax.net or call 303-881-7376 with any questions.

 

Super Moon Sail

Friday, Aug 25th Chatfield

This should be an exciting and fun evening sailing.  We will meet at the Marina at 5:00pm for dinner on the dock and sail after that until the wolves start howling at the moon.  Full Moon Sailing is very majestic and puts a different perspective on gliding through the water.  Bring your cool weather gear and flashlight or head lamp.

Pay online at:  www.saltydog.org – Go to the Shop tab.

TIME: Meet at 17:30 – set sail about 18:15.

LOCATION:  Chatfield outside of Seagulls restaurant at the tables.  We’ll assign boats and there will be time for a pre-sail dinner – either bring your own or purchase it from the restaurant.

COST:  $20 members, $30 guests.  Your payment secures your reservation. Each boat captain will indicate the approximate time they will be returning to the dock.

Please call or text me at 303-909-0354, or email at newsletter@saltydog.org

Cindie Sandlin

 

ANNUAL DILLON LABOR DAY WEEKEND EVENT

SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2ND, AND 3RD

Attend 1, 2 or 3 days (less availability on Sunday)

Cost is $20/day for members, $30/day for guests 

Please pay on-line at www.saltydog.org

Your payment confirms your reservation.  We may have a waitlist.

To try to avoid the weekend traffic we’ll be sailing on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, so those with flexible time schedules can possibly avoid the long weekend rush.  Meeting time each morning will be 10:15 and we usually sail until late afternoon – weather permitting.  More details will be sent out to participants.  On Sunday, the folks who reserve multiple days will have preference over the day sailors, but we’ll try to accommodate everyone.

All meals are on your own, however we are hoping to schedule a potluck on Saturday night, and we will probably go out to dinner Friday night as a group.    If you are renting a condo that could possibly accommodate the group or are staying at the Quality Inn, which has a conference room for guests, please let the coordinator know. We may need a location for the potluck.

Lodging info from Marilyn (I’ve done this event for several years).  If you’re staying 3 or more nights, it can be cost effective to get a condo.  I like VRBO but don’t get lured in by a low price/night.  Check the total price because there are lots of additional fees.  There are also some small apartments for rent in Dillon/Wildernest.   LOTS of less expensive places are available in Keystone if you don’t mind the drive. Be sure to check Silverthorne and Frisco, too.  Snowshoe motel is fairly inexpensive and close to the Frisco Marina.  These are NOT luxurious places, but I’ve found them to be adequate and clean, but make your reservations NOW.  I’ve often found free cancellation options.

Questions?  Email Marilyn at homesbyma@gmail.com.  Subject: Dillon Sail.

This is a fun event that fills up fast.  Dillon has some of the best and most challenging sailing in our area and never boring – occasionally terrifying!  It will test you!

 

SAILGRASS

WHERE SAILING, SHRIMP AND BLUEGRASS MUSIC MEET

 Sunday, September 10, 2023

Greetings sailors! We’d love to have you join us for the Annual Sailgrass event. A day of fun sponsored by the Colorado Sail and Yacht Club (CSYC) and the Salty Dogs Sailing Club (SDSC)

SDSC – Sail

Salty Dog members who have registered for the sail will meet at the picnic tables by the Seagulls Restaurant at the Chatfield Marina at 12:30pm. After assisting our captains with rigging the boats (if needed) we will set sail at 1:30pm.

Sailing costs for Salty Dog will be $15 for Members and $22 for Guests.  This does not include the Shrimp and Bluegrass event that CSYC is sponsoring on the same evening. Sign-up deadline for the Salty Dog Sail is Wed. Sept. 6. Sign up at Shop – Salty Dog Sailing Club or contact me, then mail your check or email your voucher to me at the street or email address below.

***Your reservation is secured once payment is received. ***

CSYC – Shrimp and Bluegrass

Shrimp Boil Dinner begins at 18:00 and Live Bluegrass Music 19:00 to 21:00.

All SDSC members who are interested are invited to the Annual Shrimp Boil and Bluegrass music event at the Heronry pavilion (located by the dry storage lot), sponsored by the CSYC for a low cost of $15.  CSYC will provide the Shrimp boil with potatoes, corn, sausage, and is cooked Cajun style.  BYOB, drinks and something yummy to share with the group. Dinner and live music will be $15, you can’t beat that for a fun night out at the lake with fellow sailors, family, and friends.

If you are interested in the Sailgrass – “Shrimp and Bluegrass” event, please sign up on the CSYC website or contact the CSYC Social Director Betsy Gutknecht at social.director@csyc.org  If you have questions, Call or Text Betsy @ 303-748-0708.

As a courtesy to our boat owners, the cancellations deadline for a refund is 48 hours prior to the sail. Be sure to thank your captain for the use of their boat and plan to help with de-rigging the boat at the end of the day.

Bring your PFD, sun protection, hat/glasses, rainwear, water, snacks if you want, an extra layer of clothing and non-marking shoes. We look forward to enjoying some great food, music, (dancing for those so inclined 😊), and sailing!

 

Coordinator

Liane Cattelino

9541 Silver Spur Lane

Highlands Ranch CO 80130

ldcattelino@gmail.com

303.746.4798

Attention Sailors— Sail Coordinators needed!!

 

We need members to step up and volunteer to coordinate a day sail or

evening meeting sail. You will get training and/or a mentor. Benefits are

you get to sail free that day and if you coordinate three sails in a season

you get a free membership for next year. We have two openings for August

20th Scavenger Hunt and Sept 9th Day sail Sailgrass coming up. So step

up and get involved with coordinating a sail if you want to go sailing this

year!! If you are interested, please call or email Diana Bliss 303-424-7841

or <dbliss5030@gmail.com>.

 

Cindie Sandlin – Newsletter

If you have any suggestions, information, stories, jokes, fun facts, pictures, etc. and would like to for it to be included in the next newsletter, please email me no later than the 25th of the month at newsletter@saltydog.org.

 

The Facebook account is up and running.  If you have anything that you would like to post let me know. It’s under Salty Dog Sailing Club.

 

Joke of the Month

Classifieds

Just a reminder that Salty Dog members can list items for sale in the newsletter for free.  If you have anything sailing related that you want to sell, please let Cindie know and she will add it to the Classified section.

  •  Looking for someone, prefer a female, to share a hotel room and ride to the Labor Day Sail on September 1st–3rd at Dillon. Please contact me at 720-421-3996 or email me at planina2017@gmail.com.

Thank you Zinka

 

  • For Sale – 26’ Mac Gregor

Water ballast, well equipped for costal cruising while living aboard, set up for single handling with many upgrades for convenience and safety, Grounded mast and five sails, Easy towing and set up, Great for inland lakes including the great lakes, plus many, many extras.  Salty dogs have sailed on “Tranquility”.

Jay will have the boat in the water at the July 13th Meeting sail

Asking $9,000.00 obo

Jay O’Shea

303-988-5887

 

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THE

GOVERNORS CUP REGATTA

The Colorado Sail and Yacht Club will be sponsoring the Governor’s Cup Regatta on October 14th and 15th.  There are plenty of opportunities to help with this exciting event.  Dean Lenz is the contact person for this event.  His contact information is Dean Lenz rdlenz@gmail.com or visit the CSYC website www.CSYC.org for more information.

See Updates here: Latest News on the 2023 Colorado Governor&#8217;s Cup

Register Here: https://www.regattanetwork.com/event/26407#_home

Pricing for SDSC Sails

       Day Sail Rates                                Meeting Sail Rates

        2 hours or longer                          2 hours or less

        Members $20                                 Members $10

        Non-Members $30                       Non-Members $15

 

New Vouchers

Because of the situation of so many people signing up for the new member sail on June 25th and a few sign-up issues, a number of vouchers will be sent to new Members who paid ahead of time and could not get on a boat. When you get this voucher by email from the treasurer, you will have to print it out and when you want to sign up for another sail (equally priced sail) and use that voucher, you will have to call the coordinator of that sail to get signed up. You can either send the coordinator a photo or scan of the voucher, or hand it to them at a meeting. But remember you are not signed up until the date you show proof of the voucher.  Handing out vouchers will not be the normal routine. Also, the voucher may NOT be applied toward any multi-day sail. You will need to sign up and pay online ahead of the deadline or early so you’ll get a spot. Since we have limited boats in the Denver area, and a lot of people who want to go sailing, it’s always been first come (date of payment) first served.

Salty Dog Cancellation policy

Here is our cancellation policy, as per our financial guidelines:

All persons attending a sailing event are expected to pay the full amount of the trip donation prior to departure. The cancellation deadline for multi-day events will be determined by venue. Participants cancelling prior to the deadline will be charged a 20% cancellation fee and refunded 80% of the deposit.  Cancellation after the deadline will lose their deposit, except in the case of hardship. Cancellations must be dated, in writing and received by coordinator either e-mail, text or letter prior to deadline. For day sails, no refund will be given for cancellations received less than 48 hours prior to the event.

 

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July 2023 Newsletter

July 14, 2023 By Jeremy Frett

 

Volume 42 Issue 7 – July 2023

Diana Bliss – Interim Commodore

Commodore’s Log

We just had a successful new member sail on June 25th with 11 new members attending and a new boat owner! Thanks to all the boat owners, Mike C, Bob B, Brooke and Larry M, and Mike S, for making this a successful event. Ron coordinated the event and was the chef for grilling hamburgers and signing up boats and crew.

Thanks, Ron, for your great job!

Other sails coming up:

Dillon Day Sail – July 8th Saturday, coordinator Diana, I still have room for a few more. See my article in this newsletter.

Member Meeting Sail – July 13th Thursday, coordinator Mike C., $10 pay online to reserve your spot. We will be meeting at the Seagulls Restaurant at the Chatfield Marina at 5:30 PM for dinner and meeting, then set sail at 6:30 PM. Please be on time so we can get some sailing in.

Ladies Day – July 16th Sunday, Coordinator Andi O. Ladies sail for free and gather for some snacks or brunch. See the article in this newsletter and go online to pay and sign up.

Granby Sail- July 28th-30th Friday to Sunday, Coordinator Diana B., as of this date the trip is full, but I would take people on a waiting list. Please call me ASAP or tell me at the meeting on July 13th.

Member Meeting Sail – August 10th Thursday, Coordinator Andrea L., sign up and pay online.  See more in this newsletter.

As the On the Water Coordinator, I still have coordinator openings for the following sail dates, August 20th Scavenger Hunt, and September 24th Harvest Moon sail. Remember the coordinator sails for free and gets a choice of boat to crew. You will get mentoring and coordinator packet to learn to do this job, but it’s not that hard. So, step up and learn something new and keep the good times sailing! Contact Diana at onthewater@saltydog.org.

See you at the next member meeting

Thursday, July 13th at the Seagulls Restaurant 

Chatfield Marina at 5:30 PM meeting and dinner

 Sailing at 6:30 PM.

 

Mark Graas – Vice Commodore

Meeting Presentations

Up-Coming Presentations

September 14th – Jeremy Frett

Topic To Be Decided

October 12th – Cliff Randall

Topic To Be Decided

 

Previous Meeting Presentations

May 11th – Marilyn Allen and John Venema

“Sailing a big ‘Cat’ around the Grenadines islands”

April 13th – Marylyn Allen

“Experiencing Bali and Singapore… The people, the waters, and the land”

February 9 – Carol Kolesnikoff guest speaker Norm Brown

“Navigating the E/S shores of Newfoundland”

Exploring Newfoundland:  Holyrood to Ramea

March 9th – Mark Graas and Neisha Atchley

Landlubbers Award Ceremony and Sailing Jeopardy

Ron Vasquez

Please remember to renew your membership.

Application forms and credit card payments can be found on www.saltydog.org.  The application needs to be filled out completely with signatures on BOTH pages.    Contact Ron at Membership@saltydog.org

 

NEW MEMBER SAIL and Bar-B-Q at Chatfield

Had a fabulous turnout for the New Member Sail.  Welcome aboard to all 11 new club members.

Don’t forget to sign up online for the upcoming sails.

   

Diana Bliss – On the water Coordinator

***Attention Salty Dogs — Sail Coordinators needed!!

We need members to step up and volunteer to coordinate a day sail or evening meeting sail.  You will get training and/or a mentor.

****Benefits of Coordinating a sail*****      

You get to sail free that day and 1st pick on whichever boat you would like to sail

There are only 2 coordinator positions left – so sign up soon!

Sunday, August 20th – Scavenger Hunt – Chatfield

Saturday, September 24th – Full Harvest Moon – Chatfield

If you are interested, please call or email Diana Bliss 303-424-7841 or dbliss5030@gmail.com

   

Sailing Schedule 2023
Date Event Location Coordinator
May 13th – Saturday Meeting Sail Chatfield Marilyn Allen
June 2nd – 4th

Friday to Sunday

Pueblo Sail Pueblo Melissa (Mel) Steiner
June 8th – Thursday Meeting Sail Chatfield Mike Cranna
June 25th – Sunday New Member Sail Chatfield Ron Vasquez
July 13th – Thursday Meeting Sail Chatfield Mike Cranna
July 16th Sunday Ladies Sail Chatfield Andi O’Kuinghtton
July 28th -30th

Friday to Sunday

Granby Lake Granby Diana Bliss
Aug 10th – Thursday Meeting Sail Chatfield Andrea Lewis
Aug 20th – Sunday Scavenger Hunt Chatfield ?
Aug 25th – Friday Super Moon Sail Chatfield Cindie Sandlin
Sept 1st – 3rd

Friday to Monday

Labor Day Sail Dillon Marilyn Allen
Sept 9th

Saturday

Sailgrass

Hosted by CSYC

Chatfield Liane Cattelino
Sept 24th – Sunday Full Harvest Moon Sail Chatfield ?

****Don’t forget to contact Diana and fill in the coordinator slots. 

****You do not have to have a boat to volunteer as coordinator.

 

RECAP FROM PUEBLO SAIL, 6/2 – 6/4

Mel Steiner – Coordinator

 Turnout this year was excellent, with a total of 11 people attending. There ended up being an additional sail on Friday, as two of the three captains and several crew arrived and rigged Thursday afternoon, 6/1. Captains for the weekend were Bob Brand (“Adagio”), Cliff Randall (“Valkyrie”), and Cindie Sandlin (“Healing Time”).

We lacked sunshine that weekend, but the rains were light and winds were decent. We enjoyed a campfire under a full moon after Friday night’s potluck. Here’s a question: How many Doggers does it take to get a campfire going? Answer: All of them! Note: This is a location joke, i.e. “you had to be there.”    But it was a great fire for roasting marshmallows, right Ronni?!?!?!?

At Saturday night’s dinner at Shamrock Brewing Company, we splurged in sharing orders of their Scotch egg appetizers, and then their dessert of Bread Pudding with Irish cream sauce.

In keeping with tradition, this year’s Pueblo weekend was another enjoyable event. Thanks to everyone who participated in the “road trip.”

fadkfajds

       

All the Sailors                   Healing Time                      Valkyrie

                                                  

Adagio with Ronnie, Diana and Mel          Cliff, Bob and Gari                    Cliff and Jeremy

                         

Pot luck dinner              Andi sailing Healing Time            Andi, Marilyn and Gino

Mel Steiner

7474 E. Arkansas Ave., Unit #1710

Denver, CO  80231

 

Dillon Day Sail on Saturday, July 8th

We like to sail at Dillon, so I added another day Sail to our sailing schedule. We will be meeting up at Dillon Marina at the white yacht club tent at 10:15 am and set sail by 11:00 AM or earlier if everyone is there. I have two boats committed right now and maybe can get one more Why Buy boat, but space will be limited. First to pay online will have a reservation. The cost is $20 for members and $30 for guests.  We may go out to eat dinner if people want to before heading home. Bring your sailing gear, rain gear, hat, sunscreen, your PFD jacket, snacks/lunch, and a fun attitude! Questions email me at onthewater@saltydog.org or call me at 303-424-7841. Coordinator for this sail is Diana. I still have a few spots left.  Only a few spots left, get your payment online to reserve a spot!

 

August 10th, Thursday Meeting Sail

Ahoy there..

Please sign up for the August 10th Sail online to claim your seat in a boat. It will strictly be in order of sign-up date.

The sail will commence straight after the monthly meeting at Seagulls Restaurant at Chatfield marina.

$10 for members and $15 for guests.

Boat Owners – please let me know if you are willing to share your boat with us that evening.

 

Thanks

Andrea Lewis

303-881-7376

alewis@remax.net

 

Join us for our Ladies Day Sail

Sunday July 16th at Chatfield at 10:00!

We will meet before the sail at 9:15 at the tables directly in front of the South Marina office and restaurant for breakfast if you wish. Bring some fruit and pastries to share, or order from the Seagulls grill. We will then assist the captains with rigging the boats if necessary.

Everyone is invited, and LADIES SAIL FREE today, however you must register in advance with full payment so that we may make arrangements with the captains to have enough boats. Space is limited and sign-up deadline is at the meeting on 7/13.

Cost $20 members, $30 guests. Ladies must reserve their place with a check made out to the Salty Dogs and mailed to the coordinator (see below). This will be held and returned when we see you on sail day.

Note: please do not make a Ladies reservation via the payment platform online as it does not have a refund option and creates a headache for our Treasurer.

Others (guests and non-Ladies,) may register for the sail on the Salty Dogs website using the “shop” option online.

Don’t forget your PFD, sun protection, hat/glasses, rainwear, extra layer of clothing, and non-marking shoes.

The cancellation deadline is 48 hours prior to sail day, as a courtesy to the boat captains. After that there will be no refunds.

 

Coordinator: 

Andi O’Kuinghttons

6700 W 11th Ave #215

Lakewood, CO 80214

andinok@gmail.com

720 302 3662

 

Lake Granby Sailing trip—July 28th—30th, 2023

The Salty Dogs are finally going back to Lake Granby but NOT on the fourth of July weekend!  We will have a potluck dinner on Friday night where you bring a side dish to share, and the club will provide an entrée and paper products. Saturday night we will go out to eat in Grand Lake, probably at the Sage Brush.  Hopefully we will get two or three days of sailing, depending on the weather and when people come. We are staying in the Stillwater campground. We have some sites in Loop C —#95, #104, #105, & #107. If you would like to join us, please go to the website www.recreation.gov under “Stillwater, Co” and reserve your campsite somewhere in the campground, if there’s openings. Campsite #107 is reserved for Bob and Ronni who have the trailer and cook site. Campsite # 105 is reserved for Diana but can share it with a tent person. Probably #107 will be our gathering place for Friday dinner. I will be sending out a list of possible hotels in the area, but you might want to go ahead and do a search for “hotels near Stillwater Campground” or you could contact this private campground nearby called Elk Creek Camp and RV Park at 970-627-8502. Let me know where you will be staying. This year we have one sailboat, one motorboat, one pontoon. My friend Kathy Z. has the motorboat up there and she can bring people water skiing, or pulling on a big floating coach, or just riding around the lake. If you are a boat owner and would like to bring your boat, please contact Diana ahead of time. The cost of the trip will be $70 for members and $105 for guests. Please pay online as soon as possible since there are limited spots. Your payment is your reservation for the trip!!

 

REMINISCING

by Gari (Gaines) Westkott

As I sit on the bow lounge deck of a Viking ship sailing from Dublin to Iceland (trip started in Barcelona, Spain), I look back on my 40 years in Salty Dog Sailing Club.  The club was created in my living room as a protest against the concept creator, George Brown, of Red Sails Sailing Club, a sub club of Beyond Divorce. (We bolted because he would not allow married couples in Red Sails.) I was the second commodore, later to also be two more times.  We began with about 160 members and 16 boats and lots of trips to McConaughy and Glendo, Wy. Only later did we branch out to the Caribbean and the oceans. I figured I have sailed on over 12 Colorado lakes and 6,000 miles of ocean – Tahiti, Fr. Marquesas, Panama, Nicaragua, Greece, Canada and most of the Caribbean islands, always packing few clothes, no make-up, boat shoes, gloves, binoculars, GPS, charts, and books to read.

My old skipper, Shannon, asked me to sail with him to Thailand 3 years ago, both of us at 81 years of age. I told him “No”- I’m too old, too slow, no strength, no balance. I did not want to be Tristen Jones (the ultimate sailor who sailed since he was 13 over 345,000 miles in small boats. Lost his leg, bought a catamaran, and took to the seas again, not to be seen since.) But here I am at age 85 on a Viking cruise ship, the most luxurious small “big “ship I’ve been on. The “Saturn” was only 40 days old – sparkling new and with excellent food. (You owe yourself a trip like this in your old age.)  I am sitting here looking at 20-foot waves and reminiscing about all the skippers and mates whom I’ve met and sailed with and the sailing trips I’ve had with the club.  I want to thank you all for sharing your boats with others.

FYI The club is now 40 years old. Happy Birthday Salty Dogs!

Your ex-commodore from way back, Gari (Gaines) Westkott

 

Doris Ferry – Dryland Coordinator

No need to RSVP – just show up to the party!!!!!

 

We say “Fair winds and Following Seas”

to a couple of long-time members

 Jo Davies passed away this month.   Dave just informed me of the change of date for her Celebration of Life. It is now July 7th from 5-7 PM at 151 Boulder View Lane, Boulder. You need to RSVP to Dave as parking is very limited. His email is Davedavies.sbr@gmail.com. Phone is 303-588-8557.  Diana

 

Carol Kolesnikoff

Hi Sailors– I heard from Al and cards and pictures can be sent to this address:

3211 South Indiana St, Lakewood, 80228

He also said to send donations to the American Cancer Society. The celebration of life for Carol will be planned sometime this summer.

Diana

 

Cindie Sandlin – Newsletter

If you have any suggestions, information, stories, jokes, fun facts, pictures, etc. and would like to for it to be included in the next newsletter, please email me no later than the 25th of the month at newsletter@saltydog.org.

The Facebook account is up and running.  If you have anything that you would like to post let me know. It’s under Salty Dog Sailing Club.

 

Joke of the Month

Do you know why Mermaids wear sea shells?

Because “B” shells are too small and “D” shells are too big.

 

Classifieds

Just a reminder that Salty Dog members can list items for sale in the newsletter for free.  If you have anything sailing related that you want to sell, please let Cindie know and she will add it to the Classified section.

 

Looking for someone, prefer a female, to share a hotel room and ride to the Labor Day Sail on September 1st–3rd at Dillon. Please contact me at 720-421-3996 or email me at planina2017@gmail.com.

Thank you Zinka

 

For Sale – 26’ Mac Gregor

Water ballast, well equipped for costal cruising while living aboard, set up for single handling with many upgrades for convenience and safety, Grounded mast and five sails, Easy towing and set up, Great for inland lakes including the great lakes, plus many, many extras.  Salty dogs have sailed on “Tranquility”.

Jay will have the boat in the water at the July 13th Meeting sail

Asking $9,000.00 obo

Jay O’Shea

303-988-5887

 

Pricing for SDSC Sails

       Day Sail Rates                                Meeting Sail Rates

        2 hours or longer                          2 hours or less

        Members $20                                 Members $10

        Non-Members $30                       Non-Members $15

 

New Vouchers

Because of the situation of so many people signing up for the new member sail on June 25th and a few sign-up issues, a number of vouchers will be sent to new Members who paid ahead of time and could not get on a boat. When you get this voucher by email from the treasurer, you will have to print it out and when you want to sign up for another sail (equally priced sail) and use that voucher, you will have to call the coordinator of that sail to get signed up. You can either send the coordinator a photo or scan of the voucher, or hand it to them at a meeting. But remember you are not signed up until the date you show proof of the voucher.  Handing out vouchers will not be the normal routine. Also, the voucher may NOT be applied toward any multi-day sail. You will need to sign up and pay online ahead of the deadline or early so you’ll get a spot. Since we have limited boats in the Denver area, and a lot of people who want to go sailing, it’s always been first come (date of payment) first served.

Salty Dog Cancellation policy

Here is our cancellation policy, as per our financial guidelines:

All persons attending a sailing event are expected to pay the full amount of the trip donation prior to departure. The cancellation deadline for multi-day events will be determined by venue. Participants cancelling prior to the deadline will be charged a 20% cancellation fee and refunded 80% of the deposit.  Cancellation after the deadline will lose their deposit, except in the case of hardship. Cancellations must be dated, in writing and received by coordinator either e-mail, text or letter prior to deadline. For day sails, no refund will be given for cancellations received less than 48 hours prior to the event.

 

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April 2023 Newsletter

April 12, 2023 By Jeremy Frett

 

Volume 42 Issue 4 – April 2023

Neisha Atchley – Commodore

Commodore’s Log

“Sailing unties the knots in my mind.” Al Noble

I had the opportunity to travel in the west and southwest part of our state in March and all I saw was snow. Valleys full of snow, mountains covered in blankets of snow. My mind turned to how beautiful this spring will be. Us, Salty Dogs, look to the snow as an indicator for our lake levels in anticipation of the sailing season. Our water levels look to be better this year.

I had a family emergency and crisis unfold in March and I appreciate all the heart felt words from everyone. I thought about how when a boat starts heeling beyond what the helmsman is comfortable with, let go of the main sail is what I was taught. I thought about that advice as it applied to my family’s situation. To let go of things that weren’t essential, to be flexible as plans changed by the hour.

Sailing unties the knots in my mind has never felt truer for me. I look forward to returning to the water, the wind, Salty Dog friends.

 

 

Mark Graas – Vice Commodore

Meetings start at 6:00pm, presentation at 7:00pm

The Shack

151 Mineral Ave #101

Littleton, CO 80120

 

 

Meeting Presentations

 

Up-Coming Presentations

April 13th – Marylyn Allen

“Experiencing Bali and Singapore… The people, the waters, and the land”

 

May 11th – Marilyn Allen and John Venema “Sailing a big ‘Cat’ around the Grenadines islands”

 

September 14th – Jeremy Frett Topic To Be Decided

 

October 12th – Cliff Randall Topic To Be Decided

Previous Meeting Presentations

February 9 – Carol Kolesnikoff guest speaker Norm Brown “Navigating the E/S shores of Newfoundland”

Exploring Newfoundland: Holyrood to Ramea

March 9th – Mark Graas and Neisha Atchley

Landlubbers Award Ceremony and Sailing Jeopardy                                                                                                                                           

 

Ron Vasquez

Please remember to renew your membership. Contact Ron at Membership@saltydog.org

 

Diana Bliss – On the water Coordinator

***Attention Salty Dogs — Sail Coordinators needed!!

 

If you are interested, please call or email Diana Bliss 303-424-7841 or

dbliss5030@gmail.com

 

 

 

Sailing Schedule 2023
Date Event Location Coordinator
May 11th – Thursday Meeting Sail Chatfield ?
June 2nd – 4th

Friday to Monday

Memorial Day Sail Pueblo Melissa (Mel) Steiner
June 8th – Thursday Meeting Sail Chatfield Mike Cranna
June 25th – Sunday New Member Sail Chatfield ?
July 1st – Saturday Evening Sail Chatfield Shane Brouilleue
July 13th – Thursday Meeting Sail Chatfield Mike Cranna
July 16th Sunday Ladies Sail Chatfield Cindie Sandlin
July 28th -30th

Friday to Sunday

Granby Lake Granby Diana Bliss
Aug 10th – Thursday Meeting Sail Chatfield Andrea Lewis
Aug 20th – Sunday Scavenger Hunt Chatfield ?
Aug 25th – Friday Super Moon Sail Chatfield Shane Brouilleue
Sept 1st – 3rd

Friday to Monday

Labor Day Sail Dillon Marilyn Allen
Sept 15th or 16th

Friday or Saturday

Day Sail Chatfield ?
Sept 24th – Sunday Full Harvest Moon

Sail

Chatfield Shane Brouilleue

****Don’t forget to contact Diana and let’s fill in the coordinator slots.

****You do not have to have a boat to volunteer as coordinator.

 

PUEBLO SAIL – FRIDAY, JUNE 2 THROUGH SUNDAY, JUNE 4

 

Please join us for another great weekend at the Pueblo reservoir. We have 3 boats this year and the Club has reserved 3 slips for both Friday and Saturday evening. Weather permitting will be sailing on Saturday and Sunday.

 

Everyone participating is on their own for breakfast and lunch for both days of sailing. Friday night is the potluck dinner at the campground — bring your own meat to grill and a side dish, appetizer, or dessert to share, also BYOB. The Club will provide the paper products for dinner. For Saturday night’s dinner we’ll be at the Shamrock Brewing Company in downtown Pueblo.

 

Cost to attend is $120 per person for members and $180 per person for guests. Reservations will be first-come/first-serve. You will be able to register via the Salty Dog website once it is posted, or you can bring a check to the April monthly meeting.

Meanwhile, for more info or additional questions, please contact:

 

Melissa Steiner 720-933-8554

msteiner@interiorconnections.biz

 

Doris Ferry – Dryland Coordinator

 

“The Perfect Landing” Restaurant Centennial Airport”

What a great time with wonderful music, food and view at the Perfect Landing. A little dancing too!

                                     

Doris and Loy                             Keith and Cindie with Ron                               View of the tarmac and runway

                                               

The Guest Cruise piano player and friends                                                    Lynn and Kim

 

 

***Next Dryland Event***

Don’t miss the next fun adventure! Bowling at Celebrity Lanes on the corner of Parker and Arapahoe on April 22nd at 11:00am followed by lunch (to be determined). Call or text Doris at 508-776-1503.

Cindie Sandlin – Newsletter

Hope that you are enjoying the newsletter. If you have any suggestions, information, stories, jokes, fun facts, pictures, etc. and would like to for it to be included in the next newsletter, please email me at newsletter@saltydog.org

Classifieds

Just a reminder that Salty Dog members can list items for sale in the newsletter for free.  If you have anything sailing related that you want to sell, please let Cindie know and she will add it to the Classified section.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: April 2023 Newsletter, denver sailing club, Dog Tales Newsletter, sailing denver, sailing schedule, salty dog sailing clubsailing denver

March 2023 Newsletter

March 20, 2023 By Jeremy Frett

 

Volume 42 Issue 3 – March 2023

Neisha Atchley – Commodore

Commodore’s Log

“Sailing unties the knots in my mind.” Al Noble

I was talking with my daughter, Carson, about sailing and she said, “Sailing is like camping but on the water.” Since taking up sailing a couple of years ago sailing has been the top competitor for my camping time during the summer. Sailing, camping, being outside in general are ways to untie the knots in my mind. Talking with our Salty Dog members, I would say being outdoors is a something we all enjoy whether on the water or on land.

Looking forward to spring’s arrival, we have the Landlubbers Awards Ceremony on March 9th. Let’s celebrate together.

Doris, our Dryland Coordinator, has a brunch at the Landing scheduled this month. Music, tasty food and companionship, a trifecta for a wonderful time.

Coming in April, we will have a sail coordinators meeting, an opportunity to learn or review how to coordinate a sail. Keep an eye out for details.

****Hoodies****

We are putting together an order for Salty Dog Hoodies. An 8oz 50/50 Gildan zipper hoody will be approximately $35.00. Please email commodore@saltydog.org if you would like to order one.

Meetings start at 6:00pm, presentation starts at 7:00pm

The Shack

151 Mineral Ave #101

Littleton, CO 80120

Mark Graas – Vice Commodore

Meeting Presentations

Past Meeting Presentations

February 9 – Carol Kolesnikoff guest speaker Norm Brown

“Navigating the E/S shores of Newfoundland”

Exploring Newfoundland:  Holyrood to Ramea

***This was an excellent presentation! Thank you, Norm and Carol, for gracing us with this exciting adventure.***

Up-Coming Presentations

March 9th – Mark Graas and Neisha Atchley

Landlubbers Award Ceremony and Sailing Jeopardy

April 13th – Marylyn Allen

“Experiencing Bali and Singapore… The people, the waters, and the land”

May 11th – Marilyn Allen and John Venema

“Sailing a big ‘Cat’ around the Grenadines islands”

September 14th – Jeremy Frett

Topic To Be Decided

October 12th – Cliff Randall

Topic To Be Decided

Melissa (Mel) Steiner – Treasurer

We will no longer be accepting credit cards presented in-person as a means of paying for upcoming events or yearly dues. Cash Only when paying in-person.  Credit card payments will continue to be accepted through the Salty Dog website: https://www.saltydog.org/shop/

Ron Vasquez – Membership

Just a quick reminder to get your membership dues paid so you can join us on some fun adventures on the water and off.

Diana Bliss – On the water Coordinator

***Attention Salty Dogs — Sail Coordinators needed!!

If you are interested, please call or email Diana Bliss 303-424-7841 or dbliss5030@gmail.com

 

Sailing Schedule 2023
Date Event Location Coordinator
May 11th – Thursday Meeting Sail Chatfield ?
May 21st – Sunday New Member Sail Chatfield ?
June 2nd – 4th

Friday to Monday

Memorial Day Sail Pueblo Melissa (Mel) Steiner
June 8th – Thursday Meeting Sail Chatfield Mike Cranna
July 1st – Saturday Evening Sail Chatfield ?
July 13th – Thursday Meeting Sail Chatfield Mike Cranna
July 16th Sunday Ladies Sail Chatfield ?
July 28th -30th

Friday to Sunday

Granby Lake Granby Diana Bliss
Aug 10th – Thursday Meeting Sail Chatfield Andrea Lewis
Aug 20th – Sunday Scavenger Hunt Chatfield ?
Aug 27th – Sunday Moonlight Sail Chatfield ?
Sept 1st – 3rd

Friday to Monday

Labor Day Sail Dillon Marilyn Allen
Sept 15th or 16th

Friday or Saturday

Day Sail Chatfield ?
Sept 30th – Saturday Full Harvest Moon Sail Chatfield ?

****Don’t forget to contact Diana and let’s fill in the coordinator slots. 

****You do not have to have a boat to volunteer as coordinator.

 

Doris Ferry – Dryland Coordinator

SOAR at WINGS OVER THE ROCKIES Museum Tour

Was a great success. 

Saturday, March 25th at 11:30am – Brunch at “The Perfect Landing” Restaurant Centennial airport 7625 South Peoria Street, Englewood at Centennial Airport.

Jeremy Frett – Webmaster

Pay for Membership and Events online at sdscwebmaster@saltydog.org

Cindie Sandlin – Newsletter

Hope that you are enjoying the newsletter.  If you have any suggestions, information, stories, jokes, fun facts, pictures, etc. and would like to for it to be included in the next newsletter, please email me at newsletter@saltydog.org

Jokes of the Month

  1. What do you do with a drunker sailor?

Worry he’s gonna get wrecked!

  1. “Can you go pick up my boat? It’s at the dock.”

Oh no! Is it sick? You should give it some vitamin sea.

  1. A pirate walks into a bar with a ship’s steering wheel in his pants.

The bartender says: “Hey, did you know you’ve got a steering wheel in your pants?”

“Aye, sir that it be, “says the pirate, “it’s driving me nuts!”

  1. At the regatta, the blue sailboat hit the red one…

They were marooned!

  1. Guy goes out on a friends yacht and asks, “don’t these cheap yachts sink all the time.”

His brother answers: “All the time? If it’s gonna sink, it’ll only be once!”

  1. Two sailors talking, the first one says, “My girlfriend just sailed to the Caribbean.”

“Jamaica?” The other one asked.

“Heck no! She’d been wanting to go for a long time.”

  1. When is it time to paint another coat on a pirate ship?

When its timbers be shivering!

  1. What do British sea monsters eat?

Why fish and ships, of course!

  1. Guy at the Marina: “So which of these boats is the one I won in the dice game?”

“Yacht C,” the attendant says.

“No. Craps!”

Classifieds

Just a reminder that Salty Dog members can list items for sale in the newsletter for free.  If you have anything sailing related that you want to sell, please let Cindie know and she will add it to the Classified section.

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December 2022 Newsletter

December 13, 2022 By Jeremy Frett

 

Volume 41 Issue 12 –December 2022

Commodore’s Log – Diana Bliss

Commodore’s Log – Diana Bliss

 

I just wanted to thank everyone for the great year.  It was a privilege being the Commodore for 2022.  Enclosed are the minutes of the last Board Meeting.  Hope you all have a Very Merry Christmas and I look forward to seeing you in 2023.

Diana

 

 

Salty Dog 2022 Annual Meeting Minutes

November 10, 2022

Meeting called to order at 6:32pm

Attendance: Members: Susan Lythgoe, Ron Vasquez, Jeremy Frett, Melissa Steiner, Diana Bliss, Marilyn Allen, Michael Cranna, Neisha Atchley, Zeke Zebauer, Mark Graas, Doris Ferry, Larry Moreland, Brooke Moreland, Ellie Watson, Cindie Sandlin

Guest: Loy Oaks was introduced by Doris Ferry

Cindie Sandlin took minutes for Cliff Randall.

Ellie Watson read the 2021 minutes.

Diana Bliss and Ellie Watson reminded folks to renew membership before December 31st for a discount of $5 off single membership and $10 per couple.  Ellie Watson said she has paper applications, and it was affirmed that people can still renew online but need to fill out a new paper copy along with all signatures for completion of membership.

 

2022 Reports from Board of Directors: 

Diana Bliss – Commodore

Led SDSC meetings, contacted board members about upcoming newsletter articles, assisted and coordinated various sails, general coordination of all Salty Dog Sailing Club Activities, Events and Sailors.

 

Mark Graas – Vice Commodore

Arranged Five Separate Salty Dog Presentations for club meetings.

Clarified Insurance coverage for the Salty Dogs Club and assisted boat Owner’s with their coverage. Insurance article in Newsletter.

Assisted with meeting agendas, coordinated, and cooked at several meetings with sailing afterwards, assisted sailors with boat prep, and led several events such as raffle, trivia, games, and elections.

Instrumental in leading the New Members sail.

Covered for Commodore Diana Bliss when needed.

 

Brooke Mooreland – Treasurer

Total revenue for 2022 is $4,675 which is down $465 from the prior year. Revenue from membership dues is $2,345, $95 more than the previous year. This year’s expenses are $3,925 which is $1,300 less than the previous year. We have a small profit this year vs. a loss last year.

 

Ellie Watson – Membership

We ended up with a membership right around 60.  I kept a roster with 3 different categories:  a general membership list of names, addresses and other contact information, a list of boat owners with information about their boats, and a list of each member’s emergency contact info in case of accidents while boating.  Those later 2 lists should be given to the On the Water chairman, so they can be made available to the various outing coordinators.  The first list, with its updates, needs to go to the Newsletter (Dog Tales) editor.  The Webmaster had set it up that I got a copy of all payments made through the website which made it easy for me to know when people’s dues were paid online.  I contacted all new members as well as a few people whom other members referred to me for possible membership.  As in previous years, we’re offering a $5 per person discount for those who pay their 2023 dues before the new year.

 

Larry Mooreland – Webmaster

Saltydog.org is still in the top two for Google searches for “Denver Sailing club”

We have moved our hosting service and have seen improvement in reliability and website performance.

Every month we have thousands of unique visitors and tens of thousands page views.

Since the beginning of the year, our online shop has processed 77 orders totaling over $3000.

Our online Google Event Calendar was under used this year.  For the next year, event organizers need to update the calendar with their events.

For the upcoming year, we need to improve our presence of our social media sites – Meet-Up, Facebook and Twitter

 

Neisha Atchley – Dryland Coordinator

There were three spring events.  Salty Dogs combined with CSYC for a wine and cheese party.  Miniature golf was a bit cold, but fun.  Lunch meetup in Golden was great.  Upcoming events will be “Movie at the Mayan” and Christmas dinner, please sign up online.  Participation for dryland activities averaged 5 to 10 people.

 

Diana Bliss reported for Shane Brouilleue – On the water Coordinator

There were three weekend and several weekday/meeting and evening/moonlight sails over the sailing season.  Low water at Lake Mac was rescheduled to Dillion.

 

Cindie Sandlin – Newsletter

Produced monthly “Dog Tales” newsletter and e-mailed to all club members.  Incorporated a Joke of the Month section.

 

Election of 2023 Board Of Director Officers:

 

Commodore – Neisha Atchley

Mark Graas nominated, seconded by Cindie Sandlin – Approved

Vice Commodore – Mark Graas

Neisha Atchley nominated, seconded by Larry Moreland – Approved

Treasurer – Melissa Steiner

Brooke Moreland nominated, seconded by Ellie Watson – Approved

Secretary – Cliff Randall

Diana Bliss nominated, seconded by Cindie Sandlin – Approved

Membership – Ron Vasquez

Ellie Watson nominated, seconded Larry Moreland – Approved

On the Water Coordinator– Diana Bliss

Cindie Sandlin nominated, seconded Brooke Moreland – Approved

Dryland Coordinator – Doris Ferry

Diana Bliss nominated, seconded Marilyn Allen – Approved

Webmaster – Jeremy Frett

Larry Moreland nominated, seconded Mark Graas – Approved

Newsletter – Cindie Sandlin

Ellie Watson nominated, seconded Mark Graas – Approved

 

Diana Bliss announced that there are four new people on the Board of Directors.

 

Neisha Atchley discussed details about upcoming 2022 Christmas party.

 

Diana Bliss requested members submit stories, incidents, and/or ideas for the Special Achievement “Land Lubbers” awards.  Contact Diana with suggestions.

 

Mark Graas led trivia with raffle prizes.  He also did informative presentation on the Boseman’s whistle.

 

New Award suggestion for 2023.  An anchor will be presented to a person who “Anchors” the club over the past year.

 

Meeting adjourned at 7:48 pm

******Save the Date******

Neisha Atchley – Dryland Coordinator

SALTY DOG MOVIE NIGHT @ The MAYAN!!!

Was a great success with 13 participants.  The Mayan Theater is a spectacular place, and it was suggested that we continue to use this as a Dryland event.

 

The sign up and payment for the Holiday Party on Dec. 8th is on the website now BUT on the checkout page in the “Special Order-Notes” box on the upper right side, you must type in your dinner choice. Right now, your choice is steak, fish and chips, or grilled chicken.  You must pre-order your dinner when you sign up and pay. Any questions please contact Neisha (drylandcoordinator@saltydog.org).

 

Thanks, Neisha

 

Cindie Sandlin – Newsletter

If you have any suggestions, information, stories, jokes, fun facts, pictures, etc. and would like to for it to be included in the next newsletter,

please email me at newsletter@saltydog.org

 

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