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I was looking to crew on a sail boat.   I made a connection and had my first
race last night.   We won and it was great to make that connect at this site.   
Thank you for this site.    Big D

Big D,

I have just noticed that you are sending these messages through our public (not
members only) site.  This is just an infomational site to give people an
introduction to the club and access to our membership application.

If you did not automatically receive the 2009 membership form when you became a
member of this yahoo group, you can find it on the "Files" section of the
webpage.  Once you fill it out and mail it in with the small dues ($25.00 to pay
for group supplies when events are hosted), you will gain access to the members
only yahoo group, OSYC.  On the member site, you will see a calendar of events
and will be able to chat etc.. with all the members...  If you have any
questions, I think our membership chair has contact info on the webpage as
well...

Joel

Good afternoon Joel,

I thank you for the incite and will try and get down on a group get together to
met some of the club members.  I was hoping for day sailing to start with
until I get to know sailing better.  

Thank you for being so generous and taking the time to help me.

Look forward to meeting you and Brian.

Can I contact you ahead when I know I coming down? 

Big D in DE




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From: Joel Rutzen <islandboy1@...>
To: openseasyachtclub@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, July 7, 2009 9:36:41 AM
Subject: RE: [Open Seas Yacht Club] Sail boat owners..



Hey Bigd,



Welcome to Open Seas.  As you know, boats are quite personal and have limited
space, so sometimes it is tough for people to blindly invite someone on their
boat for a weekend until they get to know you.  This leads to it being
difficult to get your first crew hook-up on a boat in the club.  When I first
joined the group, I only had a daysailor, and had the same problem (but for a
very short time!....I met great people very fast!).  I think you will find it
easier to get offers once the group has met you. 



I believe the best way is to try and look at the schedule and meet the group at
one of the weekend locations by car.  You can then hop out onto the boats if
they are rafted out, or just meet them at the marina for the day.  If it is a
raft-up and not a marina event, I would post a message to the group of when you
will be arriving, and ask for a phone number contact of someone attending.  I
am sure one of us can dinghy you out to the raft-up for cocktails etc...  Once
people start to know you, I'm sure you'll have no problem getting invited out
for an overnight cruise. 



This is just a suggestion, but I think it is woth a shot...



Fair Winds,

Joel and Brian

"Magnificat", "Bear Necessity"

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Hey Bigd,



Welcome to Open Seas.  As you know, boats are quite personal and have limited
space, so sometimes it is tough for people to blindly invite someone on their
boat for a weekend until they get to know you.  This leads to it being difficult
to get your first crew hook-up on a boat in the club.  When I first joined the
group, I only had a daysailor, and had the same problem (but for a very short
time!...I met great people very fast!).  I think you will find it easier to get
offers once the group has met you.



I believe the best way is to try and look at the schedule and meet the group at
one of the weekend locations by car.  You can then hop out onto the boats if
they are rafted out, or just meet them at the marina for the day.  If it is a
raft-up and not a marina event, I would post a message to the group of when you
will be arriving, and ask for a phone number contact of someone attending.  I am
sure one of us can dinghy you out to the raft-up for cocktails etc...  Once
people start to know you, I'm sure you'll have no problem getting invited out
for an overnight cruise.



This is just a suggestion, but I think it is woth a shot...



Fair Winds,

Joel and Brian

"Magnificat", "Bear Necessity"

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I am always looking for crew. I have a 27' sailboat in Edgemere, MD and we race
on Wednesdays, leaving the dock at 6:00pm.? Send me an email at corski@...
if you are interested.

Thanks

CR


-----Original Message-----
From: bigd.inde <bigd.inde@...>
To: openseasyachtclub@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, Jun 29, 2009 7:07 am
Subject: [Open Seas Yacht Club] Sail boat owners.








I am looking to help crew a sail boat. I have a little experience. Looking to
learn alot more. If you need a crew person who is willing to learn. Please let
me know. I live in the Newark DE area.

Please contact me at Bigd.inde@... Looking forward to a day of sailing
with other people who enjoy the water sailing.








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--- In openseasyachtclub@yahoogroups.com, "Benjamin" <BigBeninVa@...> wrote:
>
> Hi there,
>
> So is this group still active?  I am sailing out of bert javins
> marine...let me know and have a fun weekend.  We will be off to st.
> michaels then oxford....blue boat with yellow sails...say hello
>
> Ben
>
Looking to help crew.   If you need a crew person please let me know.  I am in
Newark DE.

I am looking to help crew a sail boat.   I have a little experience.  Looking to
learn alot more.   If you need a crew person who is willing to learn. Please let
me know.   I live in the Newark DE area.

Please contact me at  Bigd.inde@...    Looking forward to a day of sailing
with other people who enjoy the water sailing.

I would very much like to help crew a sail boat.  New to sailing and willing to
learn. I live in Newark DE and can vary my schedule to help any time during the
week.   Please let me know if you need a crew member to help you with your next
sailing.

Saturday, August 1, 2009, Noon-6pm
Mayo Beach Park
Edgewater, MD

http://www.chesapeakepridefestival.org

Come out and support your LGBTI community! The 2009 Chesapeake Pride Festival
promises to be the best one yet. This year, we are "at the beach" on the shores
of the Chesapeake Bay. Join us for a day of fun, friends, food, drink and GREAT
entertainment including our annual drag show, plus a couple of other surprises.
For more information visit chesapeakepridefestival.org Suggested attire:
Swimsuit!

OSYC's St. Michael's, MD "Food and Wine Festival" Marina Reservations:

Host:  Scott Andariese (Capriccio)

When: April 24-25 2009

Where:  Raft up Leeds Creek, St. Michaels (Friday April 24)
                 Higgins Yacht Yard, Inc. (Sat April 25th)
                 203 Carpenter Street
                St. Michaels, MD 21663

****Limited Slips available (10 total) each Capt to call Kathy to make
reservation****

Marina Phone: 410-745-9303    (Contact Kathy)

Kathy will need the standard info to secure your reservation: Credit card, Boat
name, Owner, telephone number, LOA, Beam, etc. Please let her know that you are
an OSYC member.

We have secured the rate of 2.50/ft.

We will plan a group dinner at either the Steak and Crab (or Crab Claw)
restaurant – to be secured later this month. Details to follow.

Members of this list Openseasyachtclub:

Open Seas is eager to attract new members to our friendly group of mixed
powerboaters/sailboaters, for many weekends of fun rendezvous around the middle
and northen parts of the Bay, both shores, and one extended cruise. Membership
is only $25 for individuals, $35 for couples, for the 2009 season. Dues offsets
some of the costs incurred by hosts of the weekend, and support club activities
like modest participation in Pride, etc. Our membership communicates with each
other throughout the year via a members-only group on yahoo (www.osyc.org). If
you would like more information about the group, please feel free to post your
question here or email me at info@....

I have uploaded a 2009 membership application to the FILES section. To join, you
would complete and sign the membership application and send it to the address at
the top, along with a check for your membership dues. Yesterday we had an
awesome 2009 Captains meeting at a gorgeous undisclosed location :-) overlooking
the water and enjoying the summer haze, planning out the boating season, picking
destinations and hosts. Please consider joining and supporting the original gay
boating club of the Chesapeake Bay.

John
OSYC Webmaster
info@...

Hello,

This email message is a notification to let you know that
a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the openseasyachtclub
group.

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Regards,

p30pilot <p30pilot@...>

Hi All,

We're moving our 30' Watkins down from Philadelphia this Spring to the
Chesapeake to the Sassafras/Still Pond/Rock Hall area as we like to
swim (freshwater) as well as sail.

I'll post some pics of us and our boat to the Photos section.

We had a great group of friends were we use to keep our boat before
moving to Philly (Atlanta; Lake Lanier) and am curious if there is a
common raft-up place folks frequent in the North/Middle region of the
Bay?

Cheers!

Dave & Mark
"Tycoon Flats"

Welcome aboard!  and what a great boat.

ritchiechristian <ritchiechristian@...> wrote:          Hi there everyone,
i am new to this group, looking for other gay
boaters up near baltimore. I have a chris craft catalina 381 named
FOUR PLAY. 2009 will be the first summer that I will be able to go on
a cruise.

Let me tell you a little about myself. I am 30 and live right outside
nyc in jersey. I will be traveling to baltimore every weekend from
april through october. I have been in boating and around boats for 25
years. Looking for others to have fun weekends with.

CHRISTIAN







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Looking forward to meeting you. My partner and. I live outside Wilmington
Delaware. We go to just about every event (we have a 42 Cruisers Yacht, named 5
O'clock somewhere. The group travels  a few times season to Balt.  Quite a few
members home port is Balt. . Welcome and see you soon.     Michael
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

-----Original Message-----
From: "ritchiechristian" <ritchiechristian@...>

Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 13:44:17
To: <openseasyachtclub@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [Open Seas Yacht Club] Middle River


Hi there everyone, i am new to this group, looking for other gay
boaters up near baltimore. I have a chris craft catalina 381 named
FOUR PLAY. 2009 will be the first summer that I will be able to go on
a cruise.

Let me tell you a little about myself. I am 30 and live right outside
nyc in jersey. I will be traveling to baltimore every weekend from
april through october. I have been in boating and around boats for 25
years. Looking for others to have fun weekends with.

CHRISTIAN




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Hi there everyone, i am new to this group, looking for other gay
boaters up near baltimore. I have a chris craft catalina 381 named
FOUR PLAY. 2009 will be the first summer that I will be able to go on
a cruise.

Let me tell you a little about myself. I am 30 and live right outside
nyc in jersey. I will be traveling to baltimore every weekend from
april through october. I have been in boating and around boats for 25
years. Looking for others to have fun weekends with.

CHRISTIAN

All:
Special thanks to both Kyle and David for a terrific event.  I had a great time
and I appreciate
the planning and the great dinner that Kyle and David put together for us.

Hello everyone,

Brian Wheeler posted the question: Is this group a going concern? It
is...here's the story. We have two websites, both in Yahoo! groups.
This, the one titled openseasyachtclub, is the public website. The
other, titled OSYC, is our members-only website. The OSYC website is
accessible to anyone who has joined the group as a member, this
website is open to everyone to promote our club and encourage further
inquiry into membership. All of the real action happens on our members
website, and I would be happy to give anyone temporary access if you
would like to get a feel for the group and consider joining. In
general, there are rendez-vous planned almost every weekend in the
summer, at different locations around the middle bay (Poole's Island
to Solomons Island, both shores). We really could use some new members
and active participants, since the group has been going for many years
and from time to time the organization ebbs. Basically, we are gay and
lesbian boaters, both power and sail, with the majority of our members
in the Annapolis/Balt/ DC region.

Thank you Brian for asking the question, and in the meantime I will
try to update this public site and make an additional pitch for
membership in June, when the fun really starts on the water. Our
membership is $25 annually, which gives you full access to the site,
including event and member lists, photos, postings, etc. The
membership fees cover the cost of some events, a contribution to
CHesapeake Pride so that our group publicly supports that, and other
small things. We have a very small budget, we just need to offset with
minimal contributions from boaters to keep the group organized in a
semi-coherent way. Also, charging a modest membership allows us to
distinguish the core group or active members.

Please feel free to ask any additional questions or email me offline
with questions or comments.

Thank you!

John McKee
Severna Park MD
OSYC Webmaster
p30pilot@yahoo. com

Hi there,

So is this group still active?  I am sailing out of bert javins
marine...let me know and have a fun weekend.  We will be off to st.
michaels then oxford....blue boat with yellow sails...say hello

Ben

Is this group still a going concern?  I don't see any activity since
07, and its 08.  Thanks.

I ran across this group online.  I was wondering if the Open Seas Yacht
Club is still active because I did not see many recent postings.  My
partner and myself have a boat on the northern Chesapeake and thought
this might be an interesting group to look into.

Thanks!!

Michael

My Main e-mail address is:  DeMichael1@...

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Hello,

This email message is a notification to let you know that
a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the openseasyachtclub
group.

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Regards,

p30pilot <p30pilot@...>

Happy Spring ladies and gentalmen.  As we start another year for Open
Seas Yacht club things are starting to come together well.  One small
issue is our E-mail is not functioning properly.  Therefore, any
members or guest with questions, comments or concerns, please direct
them to MY E-mail box at HEIKKAJ@....  I look forward to another
great year.

James Heikka
OSYC Webmaster and Membership Chairman

Hello,

This email message is a notification to let you know that
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Regards,

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Please send all Members questions to Info@...

***Got good new re book events.  Will send posters also.

1.    Tuesday Sept 27th, MCC at 474 Ridge Street, will host a reading event for
DEEP WATER,  7 - 8 PM

2.    Wednesday, Sept 28th, Library of Congress hosts E M Kahn  reading event at
noon. Open to public. Pickford Theatre.

Hope you guys can make it. I shall send you posters next email.   Thanks for
your help.

Gene Kahn.

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***Got good new re book events.  Will send posters also.

1.    Tuesday Sept 27th, MCC at 474 Ridge Street, will host a reading event for
DEEP WATER,  7 - 8 PM

2.    Wednesday, Sept 28th, Library of Congress hosts E M Kahn  reading event at
noon. Open to public. Pickford Theatre.

Hope you guys can make it. I shall send you posters next email.   Thanks for
your help.

Gene Kahn.

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