Welcome to the Mount Sinai Sailing Association!

MSSA Bridge membership

MSSA Members,

It is currently sailing season - a favorite time of the year!

AND It is also a good time to think about sailing season NEXT YEAR.

=> Consider volunteering for a term on the MSSA Bridge.

You may have some new and fresh ideas for the club that you would like to see become a reality.

You may have years of experience.

You may be new to the club and looking for a way to get involved.

These are the offices:

Commodore - chair

Vice Commodore - racing

Fleet Captain - cruising

Rear Commodore - social events

Treasurer - money

Secretary - membership

For more details about a given office, please reply to this email, or contact any of us.

The current Bridge is doing our best to "keep the lights on" and keep things running on the heels of the pandemic and without a Commodore.

What's next? It's up to you. Bring yourself to the table and make it happen.

To volunteer, contact anyone on the Bridge before Monday October 2nd, where we will present the slate of officers to the membership at our General Meeting.

Sincerely,

The 2022-2023 Bridge

Barry Lenoble, Vice Commodore, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Mike Sawka, Fleet Captain, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Jeff Pendergrast, Rear Commodore, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Danielle Pepe, Treasurer, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Ann Hobbs, Secretary, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

MSSA in the ALIR

Congratulations to Sounds Great and Organized Chaos for winning their divisions in the ALIR!

ACS Regatta (additional information added)

2023 ACS regatta information: Notice of Race, entry form, Captain's Pack and T-Shirt sponsor is now available. Take a look and please support this very worthy cause! The regatta page has additional forms, including a race flyer.

Race Marks and Courses for download

The race marks and courses (as routes) are available for download as gpx files. These can be loaded into most chart plotters using a micro SD card or some other means. There is also usually a way to import them into phone or computer apps. You use these at your own risk - so please check they agree with your plotter.

The links will remain permanently on the "Downloads" page

Racers Meeting Slides

The updated slides from the Racers Meeting on Feb. 21 can be found here. See Barry's email on the MSSA mailing list for a summary of the meeting.

Committee Boat Sign Up

Race Committee Boat Sign up is now active. Please go to sign up genius

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c4ca4ae22a5fcc07-mssa1#/

and select a race event.

Contact me with any questions.

Thanks, Barry

Cruise Schedule

The cruise schedule has been posted! Special thanks to all the Cruise Captains for volunteering and also all who attended the meeting! Points will be awarded.

Doug Dalessio and Bob Hall win the YRALIS Roger H. Shope Trophy

We are delighted to pass on the news that Doug and Bob have been awarded the Robert Shope Award by the YRALIS:

"The Roger H. Shope Trophy is the YRA’s newest award and was established in 1998 to honor outstanding achievement in race management. Named to honor of the YRA’s 34th president, nominees must be amateur sailors or race committee personnel, their service must primarily be for a YRALIS member club and they should be members of the YRA."

Well deserved! The award was presented at the YRALIS Annual Meeting, Sunday December 4th

Thank you to Jude Keneally for making the nomination.

You can also check out Doug's 2022 ACS regatta article in Wind Check (and photos, too)

About MSSA

Long Island Sailing The Mount Sinai Sailing Association is a non-profit sailing organization dedicated to affordable family cruising, racing, and social interaction among sailing enthusiasts in the area of Mount Sinai Harbor, Long Island, NY. The Association was founded in 1975 and now includes more than one hundred families. Most members own sailboats which are moored or docked in Mount Sinai Harbor or Port Jefferson, but membership is open to anyone interested in sailing on the Long Island Sound, regardless of boat ownership. Yearly activities include raft-ups, beach parties, cruises, and races during the sailing season. There are also monthly meetings and social activities in the off season. Come join us!