Thank you to everyone who attended our Mother’s Day Brunch and Memorial Day cookout! We had amazing volunteer crews for each event. We’re testing out a few different things this year. For Mother’s Day, we had a new beverage option, which was a terrific hit. A huge shoutout and thanks to Jesse Wriedt for making it happen.
This year we moved the Memorial Day cookout back to Monday and had a fantastic turnout! It’s wonderful seeing everyone socializing at the Club and welcoming new members...as well as visiting with old friends. Don’t forget to checkout our posts on the Eagle Creek Sailing Club Facebook page, too.
With June comes great wind, warmer weather, and our Father’s Day Brunch. We are assembling our crew and need a couple more people. If you’d love to earn some work credits and have a great time, please reach out and let us know! Father’s Day, Sunday, June 15th at 11am. We will have our traditional scrambled eggs, sausage, as well as some fun and delicious drinks. On July 5th we will have our Family Fun Day Cookout starting at 11am. Bring the kids and grandkids and join us for some hamburgers, hot dogs, and good clean fun!
Here are our fun and exciting social events at the Club this season:
Father’s Day Brunch – June 15th
Family Fun Day Cookout – July 5th
ECSC Beach Party/Pig Roast – July 19th **
Labor Day Cookout – September 1st
Lobsterfest – September 27th **
Hornback Chili Cookoff – October 4th
Final Bash at Colts Complex – November 1st **
** Requires RSVP and pre-payment
All events, apart from the Beach Party and Final Bash (which are catered), are pitch-in style events. The Club will provide the main dishes and drinks, along with tableware. It is always a delight to see the various sides and desserts everyone brings to share...and to swap recipes for new and old favorites!
If you are interested in reserving any of the shelters located on the Club grounds for an event, you can find the reservation request form on our website at http://ecsail.org/reserve. Please complete and submit for Commodore and Social approval. Depending on the number of guests, deposits and fees may apply. It is limited to 100 guests due to parking limitations. You may find all social and private events on the ECSC calendar located on the website.
If you are interested in crewing for certain event(s), please let us know and we’ll get your spot reserved. We try to make these events as fun and easy as possible. It’s a great way to earn work credits to apply towards next year’s membership and meet people within our great Club!
Also, a shoutout to our Technology Chair, Michael Denney, for helping get our new email address setup. We can now be reached at social@ecsail.org. If you have any questions, please always feel free to reach out!
As of June 2nd, we have:
A huge thank you to these volunteers for lending their time, energy, and expertise to make this dock a reality...it was very much needed! 
Our Junior Sailors are racing this summer! The Juniors are coached by Kate Weigand and Olivia DeGrella. We are so excited to announce we have 5 new members on our team. They are Sophia, Avery, Sofi, Charlie, and Elmer. The kids have been practicing hard on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. We have 3 kids racing Lasers and 2 are racing Optis. If your child would like to join our team, it is not too late. Avery and Sophia are competing at the Buckeye Lake Regatta May 31st on Laser Radials. We wish our first-time competitors fair winds and calm lake. 
New this year, we will offer two clinics for Juniors. One clinic will focus on racing skills and the other clinic will be a basic learn to sail. Both will be three days long and taking place mid-July. 
I got my start in sailing right here at Eagle Creek Sailing Camp. I was a camper first, then joined the race team when I was 12. That experience sparked a lifelong passion for sailing and teaching. I worked at the camp for several years and eventually took on the role of Camp Director...a position I’ve proudly held for the past five years.