Porsche Regatta SponsorUS Sailing RegattaSW-FL GCSC 32nd Annual Regatta, 2008
  Porsche of Naples Cup ... March 29/30, 2008

     (((GCSC wishes to thank our sponsors, competitors, Gary Jobson,
Mount Gay Sponsorand our terrific support staff for a very successful 32nd Annual Regatta.)))

RESULTS and 2008 Photo Coverage by Mary Naylor

Sunset Sailing At Its Best . . . When In Search of . . . The Green Flash!
Naples Fl sunset 3 Naples Fl Sunset 2 Naples Fl Sunset 1
Gulf Coast Sailing Club, Naples, Florida
2008 Flag Officers:
  Commodore:
         Judy Hansen
   
Vice Commodore:
         Lisa Brice
   
Rear Commodore:
         Jason Richards
   
Treasurer:
         Joe Barrett
   
Secretary:
         Jen Richards


BOD Members:
Steve Wallace 2008
Karen Parry 2009
Coleen Walsh 2009
Vic Farmer 2010
Jack Graefe 2010
Jerry Watkins 2010


CLASSIFIED ADS
Boats/Equipment +

Crew Stuff


GCSC Yahoo Groups Member's Site

SWFL 2008 Racing Schedule

Local Racing Results

GCSC Club History

"SOCIAL" Schedule:
Every FRIDAY, 6:30 PM
Second Friday -- Silverspoon Outdoor Bar, Waterside Shops
Third Friday -- Wahoos, 210 Tamiami Trail
Fourth Friday -- Harold's Place


Special Boat U.S. Deal for Members
GCSC Links
Membership Application
Beach Party Slide Show
Club Meeting Map
Boat of the Year Schedule
Click for Naples, Florida Forecast
Obsession Melges 24 Naples, FL by Mary Naylor
Obsession -- Melges 24
Wind Rose, Freedom 38, Naples
Wind Rose -- Freedom 38
Minerva, C&C36, Naples
Minerva -- C&C 36
Maria Soverel 33, Naples FL
Maria -- Soverel 33
Foreign Exchange, Dehler 34,  Naples FL
Foreign Exchange-Dehler 34
Carefree, Morgan 34, Naples
Carefree -- Morgan 34
Vee Jay, J30, Naples
Vee Jay -- J30
Sailing Action Photos by Mary Naylor






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                                        Sailing Action Photos by Mary Naylor

Gulf Coast Sailing Club

Sailing, Racing, Cruising, Socializing
People from every walk of life
with a common interest in sailing.

Naples on the Gulf, Florida
GCSC's Best Way for club members to communicate with other club members is to use our member’s site at Yahoo:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gulfcoastsailingclub2
Register as a member of our club and put in your email address now. Then you’ll get automatic email reminders of club events, and any emails other members want to send to other members of the club.
THE NEXT CLUB MEETING:
Wednesday, May 14, 6:30 social, 7 meeting
Harold’s Place
2555 Tamiami Trail N, Naples, FL 34103
      Harold’s Place is located behind Gulf Coast Inn and Fujiama next to Bigham Jewelers on 41. Due to parking limitations, PLEASE PARK NEXT DOOR AT BIGHAM JEWELERS.
Map to Harold's Place


The June 11th meeting will be a party/ pot luck (please check back for details on location)
      Upcoming Events      
23rd Annual Key West Regatta
May 14-19, 2008
NOR
KW Press Release on FORMAT CHANGES
Skippers meeting Tuesday instead of Wednesday. Key West to Naples Sunday instead of Monday. Cut in Parties.
Direct link to Key West Race Site
WFPHRF Annual Meeting
BOTY Awards Presentation
June 28
Punta Gorda Civic Association Pavilion
{WFPHRF will be asking for RSVP's and will be furnishing 2 free dinners per certificate holder. More info soon.}
Be Crew // Get Crew
Cruising // Racing // Day Sail

CrewControl2008@GulfCoastSailingClub.org
OR ...Do a classified ad
Hobie Magic 25 by Mary Naylor
      2008 Yearly Membership Dues ... now due!
(2008 Membership Application ... click here)
Questions? Membership2008@GulfCoastSailingClub.org
Judy Hansen, GCSC, Naples








From the Helm
May, 2008
by Judy Hansen
Judy@GulfCoastSailingClub.org
Hi Sailors,
       Wasn't the Messmer Cup wonderful? David and I had a blast on Minerva with Will Rosenbaum. We have missed racing! Saturday was a great warm up for an exciting Sunday.
      The Messmer Cup Regatta got a lot of publicity. If you had a chance to pick up a copy of the Naples Sun Times you'll see that several great photos of our boats made the front cover and the photo spread that accompanied an article in the magazine.
      I wonder how many other Neapolitans wish they were out there with us on that beautiful weekend!
      One of GCSC's biggest growing sailing classes this year was Spin B as T-Bone was joined at the regatta by Vee Jay and Shock, formerly Children at Play.
      The three boats are planning to help grow the Spin B category next year. Starting in October there should be some decent opportunities leaning how to spin, crewing, and providing crew to boats interested in joining what they now call the Naples Spin B Revival Association (NSBRA).
      We're approaching our summer sailing season and looking for more quiet roads, less crazy Saturdays and Sundays in the bay, tranquil breezes and a calm light green Gulf.
      Remember that we have our Single/Double handed regatta and start practicing now. Who wants to organize the beach party? We need boats to bring some of our members who don't have their own boat. Who would be willing to invite some guests to come with them out to Keewaydin?
      Our monthly meeting will go on as usual on Wednesday at 6:30pm behind Harold's Place in the Parrot Room. Sorry for the confusion. We had thought to move it so Key West Rendezvous racing crews wouldn't miss it, but in the end it made sense to keep to our regular meeting time and place.
      On a sad note: Joe Flanagan recently passed away. He was a friend and supporter of our sailing club. He owned 5th Ave. Coffee Shop. He will be greatly missed.

April, 2008 Column
Mar., 2008 Column
Feb., 2008 Column
Jan., 2008 Column


Commodore Judy GCSC Naples FL


T-Bone S2 7.9
T-Bone -- S2 7.9
J105 Flame Naples FL photo by Mike Dale
Flame -- J105
R-Way, C&C 30, Naples
R-Way -- C&C 30
Island Time, Catelina 32, Naples
Island Time -- Catalina 32
Sunshine 32 Sailboat, Naples FL
Sunshine -- Seaward 32
Rocinante, Naples Fl Photo by Vic Farmer
Rocinante -- Shannon 32
NaplesSailingAdventures.com
Beula Lee -- Beneteau 43
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