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Update - Urgent
We still need volunteers to tow the Lasers to and from the water site, for both of the activities described below - the Basic Sailing Class next Saturday & Sunday, and the Lasr Day Saturday afternoon.

If you are able to help with one or more of these tows, please contact Lorri DeBernardis ladb@verizon.net
Laser Day Saturday August 15th
You’re Invited to our next Laser Day (Members Only)

Join us for a fun afternoon of sailing and connecting with fellow SEAS members. 

***NEW TIME***
We are doing an afternoon session only that will follow the Basic Sailing Class that morning. This means there will be boats rigged and ready to go at 1PM! 
We have all levels of sailors coming out from beginners to experts.

Date: Saturday August 15th (weather permitting)
Time: 1PM-4PM (Last sail 3:30PM)
Location: Oceanport Public Beach | Seawaneka Ave. and Pocano Ave., Oceanport, NJ 07757 

A Safety Boat will be present for those that need on-the-water assistance. If the wind is too strong for your liking, enjoy your picnic lunch on the beach and watch the action! 

Suggested Donation $10 (Don’t forget to bring your Mask and Life Jacket)
Basic Sailing Class
The next Basic Sailing Class is scheduled for the dates listed below. Students can enroll by contacting kruckdes@verizon.net. It will be conducted via Zoom and is $200 including 4 classroom sessions and 2 water sessions. Books are purchased by the student and available on Amazon. 

Please consider volunteering a small amount of your time helping with a class or during the water sessions.
Classroom: contact Karen Ruckdeschel kruckdes@verizon.net,
Water session: contact Lorri DeBernardis ladb@verizon.net

Water sessions are on the Shrewsbury on the Lasers from 9- 1 Sat. 8/15, 8/16. 

Volunteers needed are needed each day for:
  • trailering the Lasers over to the beach and back
  • safety boat operator both days 
  • water instructor to join in the safety boat and coach the students
  • land assistant to help get the boats set up with the students, coordinating sailing day with the water instructor 
Orientation session will be scheduled via Zoom meeting 8/14 evening for the water session volunteers.
Evening classes

Class 1 Tues 8/11
  • Parts of the boat - 20 minutes (7-8)
  • True & Apparent Wind, Forces on a Boat (Aerodynamics and Hydrodynamics) -20 minutes (8-9)
  • Knots - Figure 8 (Stopper Knot) & Clove Hitch, Bowline, Cleat Hitch - 30 minutes (8-9)

Class 2 Weds 8/12
  • Points of Sail, Sailing a Course - 20 minutes (8-9)
  • Coming About and Upwind Sailing - 20 minutes (8-9)
   
Class 3    Thurs 8/13
  • Crew Overboard - 15 minutes (7-8)
  • Jibing and Downwind Sailing - 15 minutes (7-8)
  • Launching, Beaching, Docking, & Mooring - 15 minutes (7-8)
  • Rules of the Road - 15 minutes (8-9)

Class 4 Tues 8/18    
  • Weather, Tides and Current - 15 minutes (7-8)
Boats Are Available
While we are not yet able to conduct activity sails, we do have boats available for private reservations. Skippers, contact the appropriate scheduler to book your reservation:

O'Day & Rhodes: Bobbie McArdle, Bobbie.McArdle@gmail.com
Small Boats: Jim Buonincontri, JBuonincontri@comcast.net
Membership Renewal
If you haven't already done so, please renew your membership now.
The renewal form is on our website at this link, and the process is easy.

  • When you get to the form, you'll be asked for your email address and password. To get the process started, you have been assigned a password, which is your street number+your last name (first letter capital). If you are Mary Jones and you live at 68 Main St, your password is 68Jones (Remember the capital letter).
  • You will be prompted to change your password to something personal to you. We strongly encourage you to set up your own password (and remember it).
  • After that, the form is very simple: choose your membership type (single or family), electronically sign the form (2 signatures for family), then click on the Membership Payment button.
  • This takes you to a screen where you decide how to pay - by Paypal, credit card, or by mailing in a check (yes that option is still available). That's all there is to it!

There is also a new member version which includes all the questions on the old paper membership form about experience and interests.

Here are the links again:



Any questions go to Renata, the Membership Chair, at seasmonmouth@gmail.com.

Note: The renewal form currently does not let the user update their information; that functionality is coming. For now, please contact the Membership Chair at seasmonmouth@gmail.com with any updates or changes.
We need 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 attended a meeting somewhere else that had 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!