September Operations
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Gazela and Jupiter crews are both active this month. Formal training will run on board Gazela September 8 and 22, with Deb Peretz running sail and line handling training. On the 15th, Gazela will head downstream for operational show, highlighting at the Delaware County Riverfront Ramble. Jupiter's crew will be learning splicing on September 22, as the new docklines arranged by Jesse, get fashioned into working lines for the tug. Jupiter will be heading out for a ride on September 23rd. |
Schedules
"crew needed" calls, please - contact office: 215-238-0280
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Gazela
Sept 8: 9 am - 1 pm, Dockside Sail Handling Drill, (Deb Peretz), all welcome
Sept 9: 9 am - 5 pm, Limited Tours (B Flemming)
Sept 12: 5:30-7:30 pm, Maritime Society Reception, Gazela, crew needed
Sept 13: rain date, Maritime Society
Sept 15: 9 am - 9 pm, Gazela Delco Riverfront Ramble (Cointot), crew needed
Sept 22: 9 am - 1 pm, Gazela Dockside Knots/Line Handling (Peretz), all welcome
Sept 29: 9 am - 1 pm, Guild Recruitment (10-12, Khan), 1-3 pm Compass Swinging (Cointot)
Jupiter
Sept 14-16: Riverfront Ramble (Ralph Onesti)
Sept 22: 10 am, Splicing Class
Sept 23: 11 am - 3 pm, Railroad Group Cruise
Sept 29: Morning Compass Swinging, Training, Guild Recruitment
Oct 5-8: Lewes, Del trip
Guild
Sept 19: Board Meeting, 6:30 pm |
| Committee Work
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Board's 5-member Strategic Planning group has been finalized, with the addition of Marston Black and Zach Stevenson. This group will begin with a conference call. That group call will help set the agenda for a full-day retreat, occuring on September 16th. This retreat will be held off-site and is limited to the appointed members of the group.
The Development committee will await the outcome of the Strategic Planning meeting, before meeting again.
Marston and a group of 10 volunteers met on Tuesday, September 4th for the 2007 inaugural Haunted Ship committee. A number of topics were discussed, including a trip to Bristol and the main event at the Landing.
The Training committee (Nick Horvath, John Laurino, Ed Stemmler, Francisco Franqui) will be meeting on Saturday, September 8th and again the week of Sept 17th to set schedules for Fall and Spring classes. The schedules should be available on the web and in print by September 29th's Recruitment event.
The Marine committee, with Marcus Brandt taking the lead, has been working on draft plans for the retopping and other Gazela projects. Once Marcus finishes the draft, his document will be forwarded to other members of the committee (John Brady, Pat Flynn, Brian McNamara, Marcus, Nick Horvath, Ed Stemmler) for comment and revisions. This document will help form the basis for Gazela's preservation plans over the next 5-10 years.
A Documentation committee has been working on operational manuals for Gazela's engine room and systems.
Ralph Onesti from Jupiter has been working on a Jupiter Crew manual. |
| ASTA Annual Conference
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ASTA's annual conference is scheduled for November 8-9, 2007, out in Victoria, British Columbia. If you've never been to a conference, you'll get a chance to meet other ship owners, port officials, and participants in the wonderful world of Sail Training.
Additionally, ASTA is soliciting nominations for their Sail Training Awards. They recognize the following categories: Sea Education Program of the Year, Sail Training Program of the Year, Sail Trainer of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, Lifetime Achievement Award. Requirements may be found here.
The deadline for nominations is September 28, 2007. For more information, check out www.sailtraining.org | |
