Gotham City Sailing Association (GCSA) Season Kickoff!!!!

Welcome back GCSA! I can't even begin to express how excited I am to dive into this year's sailing season. We have tons of announcements, opportunities, and resources to share with you and have been working hard to make this season the best ever!

Since all boat owners will be needing assistance getting their boats prepared for "splashing", if you are serious about learning to sail, want to be involved, and hope to guarantee a spot on a boat, I highly recommend you come meet the captains and skippers and offer your elbow grease, your time, and your interest. Enthusiasm, not experience is all that we ask for.

Skippers- if you need help and crew, this is your time to get it! It was suggested at our board mtg that boat owners should showcase their boats. For this kickoff, please create a show-and-tell board to let members know a little about you, your boat, where she is docked (for transportation info) and when you are available to go sailing. (if you have specific questions, please email me directly)

Racers- this is also a good time to get members interested and trained for a smooth and successful racing season. Create a show-and-tell about your racing team and vessel, where and when you train or practice and what you are looking for in a crew member. The best team is comprised of reliable members and experience is gathered, not inherent!

Ahoy to all of our captains who are out there scraping, painting, cleaning, and polishing in preparation for the new season!
At the season kickoff next Wednesday we would like to do something a little different this time:
Instead of people milling about looking at name tags searching for boat owners and/or crew we would like to set up stations for each captain, so that potential crew can find you easily and learn about your boat, as well as your expectations for crew, sailing philosophy, plans for the season, etc.
If each captain can put up a poster board with some pictures of the boat and list the relevant information: the boat's name, location, if you want racing or cruising crew (or both), and of course a sign up sheet with contact information so that people are easy to reach. This doesn't have to be anything fancy, just enough of a presentation to get people interested and give them an easy opportunity to approach you.
FEEL FREE TO ASK FOR VOLUNTEERS TO HELP PREP THE BOAT PRIOR TO SPLASH!! Anybody looking to share your ride should help with the labor, so don't be shy!
Also, Tara would like you to send her some pictures of your boat, preferably on disc, so that we can do some sort of presentation.
We're looking forward to seeing everybody at the meeting.
This will undoubtedly be the best season so far!!
See you on the water,
Johncool

As always, if you have any questions or suggestions, email me directly and I'll be happy to assist you.

Can't wait to see you there!!!

Best,
Tara