The latest news from SEAS Monmouth

Here's the latest news from SEAS Monmouth

From Commodore Karen Ruckdeschel

Small Boat Days Next Two Weekends

On Saturday September 22 and Sunday September 30, 10:00am-3:00pm.

Come sail the small boats of SEAS Monmouth, including the fleet of Lasers and the club's daysailers. Skippers will be provided for the daysailers, so this is a great opportunity to get additional practice if you're a new sailor, or brush up on your small boat skills. Meet at the Oceanport water site. Bring water, lunch and an optional folding chair or blanket. Contact Lorri DeBernardis at ladb@verizon.net for more information.

Vote for SEAS

Brookdale Community College radio, WBJB at 90.5 FM, is running a contest to see which is the most popular charitable organization in Monmouth County. SEAS/Monmouth has been nominated for the contest.

Please vote for SEAS by going here: www.90.5thenight.org .

Voting will be open from September 15th-October 15th. Tune in to 90.5 the Night on the FM dial to hear which groups are in the lead . The winning group will be mentioned each day during “Mornings on the Night” for 1 month.

Activity Sails

All boats are available for sailing - click on the link below to see the calendar and choose an activity sail.

Matt Montanari will skipper the O'Day September 19, running a special activity sail to Liberty State Park and back . Departing Perth Amboy at 8:00 a.m., sailing through Verrazano Narrows to Liberty State Park, where we will dock and dine at Liberty House Restaurant. Then return to Perth Amboy a bout 8 p.m. Crew should call or text 732 739 4592 to reserve a seat.

The Sunday activity sails on the daysailers have been a big success this year. Check the calendar to get the contact person for the Sunday of your choice.

Visit our calendar

ASA 105 Navigation Course ( meets criteria for level 3 skipper for SEAS Monmouth)

Several members are considering taking this course at the Raritan Yacht Club ( www.RYC.org ) Perth Amboy NJ, November 9,10,11. Total of 16 hours course + Exam time. The price is $250 per person. T o register, c ontact Val at 347.739.7632 or vechnyak@gmail.com.

Update on new sails for the O’Day

Expected delivery date is this week! We are looking forward to their arrival with great anticipation.

Thank you to all who have donated to the sail fund. However we still have a way to go to meet the goal. If you have not already contributed please consider making a contribution to this fund. The O’Day serves SEAS in many ways, including giving crew and skippers experience planning trips and sailing to destinations like Liberty State Park, Manasquan Inlet, and circumnavigating Staten Island. The new sails will enable SEAS to provide the best possible experience on the O’Day while under sail.

Send your contributions to SEAS Monmouth, c/o Anthony Valentino, Treasurer, 65 Woodview Drive, Old Bridge, NJ 08857. Please put ‘Sail Fund’ in the memo. As always, remember that contributions to SEAS are tax deductible. No offer of goods or services is either expressed or implied by this invitation to contribute to the sail fund.

Crew Passes available

If you plan on going out on activity sails multiple times this season, it is worth your while to buy a crew pass and save 20%. Passes are available for both the Rhodes and the O'Day, and give you 5 sails for the price of 4. You can also use a pass multiple times on a single sail to pay for your guests.

And even though it's getting a little later in the season, don't worry - the passes don't expire. You can use them next year.

Click below to get the details and the application.

Crew Pass Application

We need ideas for speakers and/or topics for our monthly meetings

If you know someone who can present a topic of interest to SEAS members, or if you attend a meeting somewhere else that has a presentation that you think would be relevant at a SEAS meeting, please let Joan Venezia know. If you are able to speak with the person about coming to a SEAS meeting that would be great, but if all you have is their name and contact information, with some background information about their topic and where you saw them, email it to Joan at joan.venezia@hotmail.com and she'll take it from there!

2018 Membership Application