• Safety & Education

    Summer Camp is filling up!

    March 3, 2016 - By 

    Camp registrations are starting to roll in, and it sounds like we are going to have a lot of first time participants. This is great for the club, since it introduces new families to our sport who may get the sailing bug and become new members in the future. If you know any kids that might be interested in the camp, be sure to make them aware that registration is now open. Register here! Register here!

    Junior sailing dates are starting to take shape, with the first regatta our juniors will be competing in at ISC on April 2-3…only a month away! Two Junior Olympic dates are also on the calendar June 10-12 at Menton Harbor and July 29-31 at Grosse Point. ILYA Travelers Series dates are June 4 Buckeye, June 18 Sandusky, June 25 Hoover, July 15 Vermillian Boat Club, and Junior Bay Week is July 17-21. Put a date on the calendar and come out and support the ECSC Juniors!

     

  • Store

    Re-evaluating Ship’s Store Merchandise

    March 2, 2016 - By 

    Ship Stores is busy recalibrating and replenishing inventories for the 2016 sailing season.

    Plans are to open with the following sales incentive. During the week of May 8th Burgees and Caps will be offered at 50% off the list price. This sale will start at the Mother’s Day brunch on May 8th and end at the Mayors Cup Regatta dinner/party on May 14th. You can also purchase between these events by contacting Al Wilkins.

    The list price for a Burgee is $25.00
    The list price for a cap is $8.00

    So, these items will go for ½ the list price.

    Your Ship Stores Committee chair,
    Al Wilkins

     

  • Publicity

    Miscellaneous

    March 1, 2016 - By 

    This time of year, there are not many people at the club. As a result, the gate is usually locked. Please be sure to bring your gate key with you as the gate is likely to be locked even during daylight hours. Also, be sure to lock the gate after you leave. Otherwise, it is likely to remain unlocked for several days until the next person visits the club.

  • Publicity

    Miscellaneous

    February 8, 2016 - By 

    The Boat, Sport and Travel show is returning to the Indiana State Fairgrounds from February 19 through February 28. Our own Charlie Brehob and Eileen Leonard from Sailboats, Inc. will be there displaying their Hobie products. Tyler and Carrie Andrews will also be there showing off a the Flying Scot sailboat. You an visit the show’s web site by clicking here.

  • Commodore

    Old Man Winter is here

    February 8, 2016 - By 

    Here we are in the middle of old man winter, clinging to our hot cocoa and coffee. Some of us are working on our boats in garages, basements, or pole barns. Some are sitting next to the warm fire reading up on sailing tactics, or perhaps enjoying a novel or two. Still, others are in Florida with a beer in hand, riding that 20 degree heel, posting their triumphant photos on social media for the rest of us to envy.

    No matter where you are, sailing is probably not far from your thoughts. At the behest of our Harbormaster, I decided to go check my boats to ensure that the poor girls would not feel abandoned. The club is an unbelievably quiet and surreal place this time of year. Still, I could not help but feel the magic. It is only appropriate that I mention here that spring is less than seven weeks away. Soon the baron trees will begin to sprout new leaves, the birds will return to sing their songs, and the rain will pitter patter almost daily. As the ice on the lake quickly recedes, the activity at the club will once again return. There is something special about that early spring feeling, the knowledge that soon there will be fair winds and following seas on Eagle Creek ocean. The feeling that you will soon regularly see all your beloved friends who share your passion for making circles around marks. Indeed, that liars table will soon be open for business!

    In the meantime, it would be a great idea for everyone to heed the Harbormaster’s advice. Give the club a visit. Check out your boat and make sure that tarp hasn’t come off. Look around the club and make sure everything looks good.

    You should have already received your dues statements. Please send them in as soon as possible to ensure you get your new keys in a timely manner. The locks club-wide will be changed in early March. We are also making a valiant effort to remove all abandoned boats from the premises. It would be of great assistance to us if everyone would not delay in affixing their ECSC stickers to their boat and trailers.

    I hope to see you all soon at our club.

  • Social

    2016 Social Calendar set

    February 7, 2016 - By 

    We are putting together the 2016 Social Calendar. Below are the events and dates. We need volunteers to sign up for host and crew for the events.

    If you have hosted in the past, please consider signing up again. If you have worked on a crew before and want to step up to host, here is your chance.

    If you have never worked a social event, please consider signing up to work an event. This is a great way to meet other club members, give back to the club and earn those valuable work credits that can be applied to next year’s membership dues.

    Vickie

    The 2016 Social Calendar

    Event Date Time Host Status
    Mother’s Day Brunch May 8 11:30 am Need Host & Crew
    Mayor’s Cup Dinner/Party May 14 5:00 pm Race Crew
    Memorial Day Cookout May 30 3:30 pm Need Host & Crew
    Father’s Day Brunch June 19 11:30 am Need Host & Crew
    July 4th Pig Roast July 4 3:30 pm Need Host & Crew
    ECSC Beach Party July 9 5:00 pm Race Crew
    Lobster Fest Augutst ?? 6:00 pm Need Host & Crew
    Labor Day Cookout September 5 3:30 pm Need Host & Crew
    Governor’s cup Dinner/Party September 17 5:00 pm Race Crew
    Hornback Chili Cookoff October 8 5:30 pm Need host and crew
    Final Bash November 5 6:00 pm Need Host & Crew

     

  • Harbormaster

    Don’t neglect your boat

    February 6, 2016 - By 

    Ahoy all members of ECSC.

    Please be sure to check on your boat through out the Winter especially after snow or heavy rain. Tarped boats tend to cave in when loaded with snow or water sometimes defeating the purpose of the tarp.

    With the large number of projects proposed for this year, Dennis and I are going to go old school and split up the jobs as “water-based” or “land-based.” Dennis has agreed to become the water-side Harbormaster and I will tend to the land-based projects. The Harbormaster’s duties according to the bylaws are basically all water-based, with the exception of maintaining parking for boats that are dry sailed. In the past the caretaker position always added his needed budget into the Harbormaster’s budget. This will be changed to separate budgets next year I promise.

    The work party dates are quite simple: the last Saturday in March and the first Saturday in April. Dock maintenance tools, impact guns and saws will be needed for water-side activities. Land-side work will be some carpentry (rafters for the roof on the Kayak shed) and the usual club set up, clean up requiring rakes and firewood collecting equipment.

    Further projects will be listed during these days and members will be able to sign up to work these projects on their own timelines. More tidbits in March.

    Kenny