Wow! I thought this was the time of year
things slowed down. Many members are away,
many have summer vacation plans so it was
logical that there would be a little lull…
boy was I wrong. The PGSC is in full swing
with lots going on in cruising, racing, and
community involvement, so read your Jib
Sheet to keep up with it all.
We will be participating in National Marina
Day at Fisherman’s Village on August 9th.
This year’s theme is, “Environmental
Stewardship of Charlotte Harbor.” This means
we have a responsibility to preserve and
protect the health of our Harbor for the
present as well as for future generations. I
am proud to say that the PGSC continues to
take this responsibility seriously through
our coastal cleanup efforts such as the
Beach Complex clean up this Spring and the
Hog Island cleanup being planned for
September. Keep up the great work.
Our by-laws also dictate that we support and
foster Youth Sailing which will also be
happening on August 9th. We have youth
coming from Naples, Englewood, and Lemon Bay
along with our local contingent competing
out in front of Fisherman’s Village. Your
support is welcome. There will also be
Martin 16 match racing for the adults and we
are hopeful to have a representative from
each of our area boating clubs out on the
water competing.
Now I would like to take you back in time:
Remember the old vinyl record you placed on
a record player? (I actually still have an
RCA Victor Gramophone) You turn it on, and
then gently placed the needle to hear
beautiful music played in your home. Well I
feel like a scratch on that old 45 (78 rpm
to be exact) because I am once again asking
for you to volunteer for something…anything
for that matter. It’s great we have those
that step up to the helm on a regular basis
but it would be so nice to see different
faces. Don’t get me wrong, I applaud you for
all your participation but without
volunteers to take the helm these things
just would not happen. We are an
all-volunteer organization so the pay is
non-existent but the rewards and benefits
are invaluable. Think about what you can do
and as the Nike advertisement says, ”Just Do
It!”
Wendy _/)
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