Aloha Sailors,
Our first sail of the year is coming up fast!
The Sledgehammer race is scheduled for February 23th but first, we have the Coast Guard Auxiliary coming down Saturday, February 15th. Dust off the chicken feathers from your boats and let’s get them ready and safe for sailing!
The Grill Master will be grillin’ up chilli dogs and we will have someone available to teach our members the ins and outs of being a Principal Race Officer/Officer (PRO/OD) of the day and Race Committee (RC).
We are accepting volunteers for PRO and RC for the sledgehammer and spring series races. We have updated the website and request that all members RSVP using the Events Sign Up Page. See Link Below
REMINDER: March 8th. is a work day and we welcome all club members to help spruce up the club and their parking areas in preparation for the sailing season.
February 16th – Coast Guard Inspection
February 23th – Sledgehammer Race
It’s time for change and active participation.
I urge our entire membership to participate whenever possible. As a club we are afforded many advantages you will not see anywhere else in Hawaii. We (luckily) are not just some random Yacht club where you pay hundreds of dollars for food and booze; then sign up for the occasional yoga session (although that could be a nice addition).
We are a sailing club through and through!
We have a unique mix of “on the water” events as well as social events, which I hope to expand over the next two years. We have access to a clubhouse that sits right in the harbor, and we have the cheapest boat storage in the State! I would hope our membership does not take this for granted, but quite frankly, we will not survive too many more years without active participation.
If you have special parking privileges you are required to:
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Keep your parking spot clean and free of weeds/rubbish
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Participate in 4 sailing event per calendar year
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Signup for 2 events as PRO, RC, or Grill master
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Participate in, at minimum, 1 work day per calendar year
– If you have a boat that you are working on, work on it and crew for another, or sign up for extra events, or provide help around the club
If you are habitually noncompliant, your board of directors may hold a meeting to determine your future at this club.
Now that we got through that! A few things on the lighter side…
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All Calendar Events for the year have been updated. Just about every page has a calendar widget which shows relevant events for that section. You can navigate to “Members” -> “Event Sign ups” to RSVP for PRO, RC, Grill master, and Potluck.
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Email post@konasailingclub.org – All Active members are now able to send an email to this address and it will post your story in our “News & Updates” section within 30 minutes. Soon, these posts will be linked to our social media. So please, share your sailing stories with us! Your subject will be the title, add a picture before your message if you wish, and type away!
Mahalo everyone
I am excited to see you all on the water and at the potlucks this year.
If you have any suggestions, ideas for new events, anything YOU would like to see change or happen please let me know.
This is YOUR club, let’s turn it into something you love.
Your Commodore,
Joe Scarola