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DSC Calendar
November 13 -- Second Fall Work Party
November 20 -- Third Fall Work Party
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Halloween on the Harbor - A Scary Good Time!
On October 30, nearly 40 people gathered at the DSC docks dressed in ghoulish and grandiose costumes to celebrate Halloween at the DSC.
After lunch on the grill all of the ghosts, skeletons and zombies took to their boats to sail around the harbor. Though everyone was in costume, the best dressed were the boats! 10 DSC boats ranging from Access dinghies to cruisers donned bloody gunwales, torn and decorated sails, spider webs and more to give the entire Inner Harbor a visual treat! After what turned out to be a gorgeous sail and one of the best days you could ask for at the end of October everyone moved to Little Havanas for drinks, dinner, and prizes. Three awards were given out where best costume went to a young zombie named Xander. The most creative boat was awarded to DSC members Kathleen Pryor and Tom Price on Seahorse, and their crew Lewis and Mario Ricci. The hull was decorated in stars and moons, but the decorated mainsail was the real eye catcher. You have to SEE it to believe it...
The prize for best boat over all went to Zephryus and its crew of John King, Ethel Appolinaro, Dino Frangos, Lynn Egan, Sigrid, and Rob. Zephryus was decorated like an old pirate ship with torn sails and all!(not really torn sails... don't worry!)
Thanks to everyone who came out to make it such a great event! We look forward to it being even bigger and better next year!
For more pictures of Halloween on the Harbor please visit HERE. |
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Work Parties - Off to a Great Start!
Thank you to all the volunteers who have committed to helping us decommission the fleet this fall, and to those who came last Saturday. We made great progress last week. All twelve J/22s were cleaned out, had their bottoms scrubbed, were de-rigged and moved to "B" dock to prepare to be hauled out. The Sonars that will be hauled were moved to "A" dock, cleaned out and sails and booms were removed. J/22 sails were triaged, inventoried, and sorted and 13 mains and jibs were prepped for reinstalling in the spring. Safety box and other safety equipment were inventoried and sorted. This was all possible due to the efforts of the great DSC volunteers. An added bonus were the 12 students from Stevenson University and a group of students from Towson University who jumped in to lend a hand. HERE are some pictures from last week's Work Party.
We still have lots of work ahead of us! Please join us the next two Saturdays to keep up the great work!
The party will be split into several groups. We ask that you sign up ahead of time and let us know which group you would prefer to participate in. The groups will be as follows:
-Sail teams (3 ea) - remove sail covers, remove, inspect, sort and store sails.
-Cleaning teams (3 ea) - remove pumps, buckets, throwables and trash from boats. Inspect, sort and store equipment. Wash boats.
-Boom teams (3 ea) - remove booms, label with boat name, secure and store.
-Mast lowering team (4 ea) - secure halyards, lower mast, remove rigging and mast from boat.
-Mast securing team (4 ea) - remove Windex, label mast with boat name and store in rack.
We will also need volunteers with vehicles that can tow the boat's trailers. If you would like to volunteer to help with this please contact Steve Maddox.
E-mail Grady if you have any questions or to sign up! Please indicate what work team you would like to be a part of, what your second choice is, and what dates you are available. |
Winter Policy
Well, It's official... Daylight savings time has begun, the leaves have turned, and there is a fresh chill to the air! This can only mean one thing, fall has started and winter is right around the corner. That doesn't mean any less sailing though! Everyone knows that in Maryland it can be snowing one day, and sunny and 70 the next! We hope to have more sailing than ever this fall and winter so keep those sailing gloves right next to your ice scrapers! As of November 1, everyone on the DSC docks must wear a lifejacket at all times. Below is a great article on why you should always wear a lifejacket around cold water.
"It is impossible to get hypothermic in cold water unless you are wearing flotation, because without flotation - you won't live long enough to become hypothermic." - Mario Vittone
To read the whole article click HEREAlso, HERE is a great chart for wind chill factors to keep in mind. During the fall and winter months it is much windier than in the summer months, so check HERE to make sure its not blowing over 20kts and to find out just how hard the wind is blowing for your wind chill factor. |
Save the Sails!
The Canvas Committee works very hard to keep the fleet's supply of sails and canvas in good working order. Having been in existence for a short period of time, they've been able to save the DSC hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars in repair and replacement costs.
This has required many hours of volunteer labor sorting and repairing sails and sewing mainsail covers, repairing dodgers and biminis, all the while using a donated 1931 Singer sewing machine, one similar to those on display in the BMI!
Steve Maddox, the DSC Director of Operations, is working to acquire a beautiful, fully functioning (including REVERSE; yay!) Sailrite LZS-1 sewing machine for the canvas committee's use.
The DSC is asking for donations to cover the $500 cost of the sewing machine. Please help us reach this goal so the canvas committee can continue providing this valuable service.
Thank you!
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Picture of the Week!
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Trivia!
The first person to answer the question correctly wins a DSC t-shirt. Email your answers HEREWhy is "Fall" or "Autumn" the only season of the year with two names? When and how did the names originate? |
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