Commodore’s Log Marilyn Allen

Believing that we can’t get where we’re going if we don’t know where it is, our Vice Commodore Blair (with a little help from yours truly), created the Salty Dog Mission Statement and Goals and Objectives. These were shared at the March meeting and as Commodore, I’m pleased we have in writing a solid definition of our club and our goals for the future.

Salty Dog Sailing Club Goals and Objectives

During the 2019 sailing year: Increase total membership by 10%, increase members with boats to share by 5%, Increase overall participation in events by 10%.
Partner with at least 2 other sailing organizations, such as Colorado Sail and Yacht Club and BVPS, for fun events with the goal of stimulating interest in sailing and
increasing membership in all organizations.
Help and encourage members and guests to increase and improve their sailing skills
Provide a Social Network both on and off the water to encourage social activities.

BOAT OWNERS!

The annual Boat Wash will be held on Sat. May 4 at Chatfield. All our owners, and especially those who were so active last year, are invited to bring their boats for a complimentary scrub. This event is coordinated by Rear Commodore Becky with hard labor provided by SD members. It’s just one way we say thank you to our wonderful boat owners. See details in ’Announcements’ in this newsletter.

PARTY TIME

As a result of meetings with Board members of Colo Sail and Yacht Club, Salty Dog members have been invited to CSYC’s Wine and Cheese get together on April 6. This will be a great chance for us to co-mingle with their club, which primarily is a racing club, while we introduce them to the more mellow aspects of sailing. See full invitation in Announcements section of this newsletter.

JOINT EVENTS

We’ll also be doing 1-2 joint sails with CSYC’s cruising arm. Check the calendar for updates. I’ve also been in touch with the Commodore of Boulder Valley Power Squadron and we’re discussing joint events with them as well. All 3 of our
organizations offer different sailing opportunities, so I see a great potential benefit for each club.

DISCOUNTS AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES!!!

Tibor Van den Wildenbergh, the co-owner of Victoria Sailing School and Colorado Watersports, spoke to us at the March meeting about the timing of Chatfield Reservoir opening, opportunities for fun events with their Dinghy program and best of all, he’s giving Salty Dog members a 5% discount on classes and rentals. This would be a great opportunity for our newer or less experienced members to up their sailing skills and the more experienced members to get great discounts on the ASA advanced programs. Go to their website: https://www.coloradowatersports.com/ and check out all the great opportunities they have available.

Continue Reading the April 2019 Newsletter here.

Sailling — Click on Image to hear the Sailing YouTube Video by Christopher Cross

Commodore’s Log Marilyn Allen

Blame the Commodore for the late newsletter.
I’ve been sailing in the Eastern Caribbean for the past 2 weeks and our editor
agreed to hold the presses awaiting my tardy contribution.|

As I was enjoying turquoise 4 — 6 ft seas with occasional 10 – 12 ft surprise
waves and 20+ knot winds on a 9 hour sail between Antigua and St Barths, I fear
the newsletter was not at the top of my mind !

For those of you who missed our annual Landlubbers, you missed a fun time,
where we honored the 2018 Board and especially our 2 year Commodore, Becky
Mock. There were awards for unique behavior with fun certificates and we
honored our members who had made over the top contributions to the club during
2018. Shane Brouilette received both Coordinator of the Year for the number of
events he coordinated and the challenge he took on and conquered when he
agreed to take over the Sterling sail. He also got Broken Mast for, well, a broken mast!

Dave Westfall was well deserving of Salty Dog of the Year for his readiness to share
his boat, coordinating the Lake Mac Sail (along with Diana Bliss) and lots of
contributions to the website. Thanks to all. There are a couple more fun awards waiting to be given out, so come to the March meeting.

Your board has been busy and we’ll be presenting some new marketing ideas to
build membership as well as highlight updates to our web site. I’ll talk briefly about
our club liability insurance because there appear to have been some
misunderstandings about our coverage.

IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE A COPY OF OUR POLICY TO REVIEW, EMAIL commodore@saltydog.org AND I WILL FORWARD IT TO YOU FOR YOUR REVIEW. THIS IS AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS.

Vice Commodore Blair Ohler has lined up great guest speakers, and will be
presenting the new club Vision, Mission and Goals. Like any good organization, the
club needs direction and we’re hoping the membership will be as excited about
these as your board is.

Looking forward to seeing everyone at Piccolo’s on March 14.

Marilyn Allen, Commodore

Please click to Read Pages 2-7 from the March 2019 Newsletter: March2019