Covering 'Venture' for the winter

Some great ideas here: , look for the article entitled "Winter Covers, Tarps and Frames"

oopsie

I just opened the latest nest egg bill and the $1000.00 is actually $2,500.00. so............. we need sell a LOT of hot dogs. We are going to sell product in front of WalMart as often as we can. Yesterday we all stopped there as a crew to pick up some pictures
of venture I had taken and there was a cub scout pack selling dogs and brats. I spoke with the parents and one of them told me that on a good day they can clear several hundred dollars. I believe we will need about a dozen of those to retire the debt.

rebirth of the rebirth of the rebirth

The crew met as a group on Friday, November 13 and Saturday, November 14 and came to the following conclusions:

1 - We are gong to be a Sea Scout Ship as opposed to a Venture Crew

2 - We will concentrate on getting 'Venture', the sail training foundation'
Cal-34 Sailboat clean and seaworthy for the 2010
sailing season (May - October)

3 - We will focus on extensive fundraising activities to:
----a) retire the debt for dockage fees and Nest Egg Marina (around $1000.00 at present)
----b) secure a mooring at the Menominee Marina for the upcoming season (around $1500.00 for dockage, $800 for -----------mooring)
----c) obtain uniforms for all crew members. The uniforms will be property of the ship and not individual crew members.
----d) purchase materials and services to make Venture seaworthy

4 - We will focus on recruiting to have a ships complement of 10 to 12 members by December 2010.

5 - We will obtain the help of adult advisers to assist us in our training.

6 - We will choose, plan and execute a community service project during 2010.

7 - We will use bicycling as an additional area of interest.


SO thats a lot. We need a direction and this is the one we have picked. More later.

fair winds, following seas
Scott.

Stepping masts (part the second)

OK I just think I figured out how to step the mast on my lightning and we will practice there and then work with Mr. B to get the list together of things to be done for venture.

Stepping masts

Check out this website

I will keep this is a video post area. We will need to get a lot of help for Venture on this, but I will plan on doing this with my Lightning (Cassamdaddy) in my side yard for practice. There are no electrical wires crossing the yard (always watch out above when doing this!!))

Next meeting

Friday April 10 - M and M Yacht Club. Menominee Marina - 4:30 PM till 5:30 PM

- Knot work! (check out www.animatedknots.com) Practice your

- figure of 8 knot - Clove Hitch - Sheet Bend

- reef (square) knot - Rolling Hitch

- Bowline Knot - Cleat Hitch

- U.S. Sailing how-to video - Weather and currents Section

- D-5 Dinghy construction. - Final check of our plywood patterns and schedule build day.

- Catapult project - begin planning

- Events Planning

- Meet the fleet support  (June 20, 2009)

 - Sailing School (indoor and outdoor)

- BayJammers (July 17, 18, 19, 2009)  

 - Summer Expeditions

- Camping