SEBAGO CALENDAR 2007 (As of 4/3/07)

More events to be added soon... Keep checking in as the season progresses!!

APR.
10	Tuesday	7 pm	Board Meeting, Brooklyn clubhouse. All members are welcome.
14	Saturday	1 pm	Five Year Trip Around Long Island Planning Meeting, Brooklyn clubhouse. For information, email SteveHeinzerling2@verizon.net.
15	Sunday	10–3 3 pm	Work Day, Brooklyn clubhouse. Gardening, building, painting, raking, cleaning, general setting up for the season to come. Fulfill your work requirement early. Sea Kayak Committee Meeting, Brooklyn clubhouse.
21	Saturday	10-4	SEASON OPENER, Brooklyn clubhouse. Get on the water for the first time this year and see old friends. Potluck. First Annual Sebago Chili Cookoff. Bring a pot of your favorite chili, and compete in various categories, or bring fixings, drinks and desserts to complete the menu. For information, email SteveHeinzerling2@verizon.net.
22	Sunday		American Littoral Society Plumb Beach Cleanup. Contact Joe Romano, jjromano@prodigy.net, for more information.
28	Saturday	12-4	Earth Day Rockaway Celebration, Beach 29^th Street. Volunteer at Sebago’s table, and enjoy activities for adults and children along the beach: surf fishing, dinosaur dig, kite making/flying, sand sculpture, GPS workshops, seining, water testing, nature walks to the piping plover sanctuary, spring planting for kids and booths with environmental art and science projects for the family. Take the A train to Beach 36^th street station. Raindate April 29^th.
28-30	Saturday- Monday		USACK US Sprint Team Trials. Chula Vista, California. Visit www.usack.org for entry details. Deadline for entries, April 14^th.
MAY
1	Tuesday	7 pm	Board Meeting, Brooklyn clubhouse. All members are welcome.
5 & 6	Saturday & Sunday		SailCom Club Sailboat Repair/Sailhouse Work, Brooklyn clubhouse. Contact Chris Sears, squantch@aol.com, if you can help with boat repair. Contact John Phillips, jrp_nyc@yahoo.com, if you can help with Sailhouse work (he needs one other person with carpentry experience). Other work days to be scheduled.
6	Sunday		4^th Annual Jamaica Bay Kayak Fishing Tournament, Floyd Bennett Field. Visit www.kayakfish4conservation.com for details, and email Andytechie@gmail.com for more information. Saturday, May 5^th is a prefishing day, with a captain’s meeting at night.
12	Saturday	10-3 3 pm	Work Day, Brooklyn clubhouse. Fulfill your work requirement, and clean up for next week’s Open House. General Meeting, Brooklyn clubhouse. Potluck, bring food and drinks to share. Voting on senior membership for those who have been members for one year and have had their names published in the Blade. Contact abarry@pipeline.com to have your name published.
13	Sunday	10-3	Work Day, Brooklyn clubhouse. Fulfill your work requirement, and clean up for next week’s Open House.
19	Saturday	10-5	OPEN HOUSE, Brooklyn clubhouse. Open to the public. Club members needed to volunteer for a variety of tasks, on water and off.
26 & 27	Saturday & Sunday		Memorial Day Regatta. Lake Sebago. Contact Scott Greifenberger, scottcanoe@aol.com for information.
30	Wednesday	5:30 pm	First Wednesday Evening Paddle. *** Open to the public. Every Wednesday at Brooklyn clubhouse.
31	Thursday	5 pm	SailCom First Thursday Racing. ** Experienced sailors only. Be ready to get on the water by 5:30.
JUN.
2	Saturday	9 am 10-2	Annual Jamaica Bay Blessing of the Fleet Regatta. Join us for breakfast at the Brooklyn clubhouse and then we will take out both War Canoes and as many kayaks as needed and paddle to Canarsie Pier for the blessing at 11 am. Show your club spirit and join our yacht club neighbors for this stirring tradition. Rowing Assistance Day. *
5	Tuesday	7 pm	Board Meeting, Brooklyn clubhouse. All members are welcome.
7	Thursday	5 pm	SailCom Club Sail. * Open to all members. SailCom Thursday Racing. ** Experienced sailors only. Be ready to get on the water by 5:30.
2 & 9	Saturdays		Empire State Games Free Sprint Clinic. Lake Sebago. Tentative dates
9	Saturday	9-12	First Saturday Morning Open Paddle. *** Open to the public. Every Saturday at Brooklyn clubhouse.
10	Sunday	noon	SailCom First Cruise. * Experienced sailors only. Meet at noon. Empire State Games Trials for NYC and Hudson Valley paddlers. Lake Sebago.
14	Thursday	5 pm	SailCom Thursday Racing. ** Experienced sailors only. Be ready to get on the water by 5:30.
21	Thursday	5 pm	SailCom Thursday Racing. ** Experienced sailors only. Be ready to get on the water by 5:30.
23 & 24	Saturday & Sunday	9-5	SailCom Annual Sail Clinic, Brooklyn clubhouse. Open to members only. Contact SailCom chairman, Jim Luton, sailing@sebagocanoeclub.org or 718 633 5844, for more information or to reserve a slot. Limited enrollment.
23 & 24	Saturday & Sunday		USACK Junior World Team Trials. Lake Placid. Tentative dates. Visit www.usack.org for details.
23-30	Saturday- Saturday		Sprint Canoe Camp. Lake Sebago. Tentative.
24 & 25	Sunday & Monday		Washington Canoe Club Annual Regatta. Washington, D.C. Visit www.wcanoe.org for details.
28	Thursday	5 pm	SailCom Thursday Racing. ** Experienced sailors only. Be ready to get on the water by 5:30.
JUL.
1			Canada Day Regatta. Ottowa.
3		7 pm	Board Meeting, Brooklyn clubhouse. All members are welcome. Submit any proposed constitutional amendments to the Board for discussion at this meeting.
5	Thursday	5 pm	SailCom Club Sail. * Open to all members. SailCom Thursday Racing. ** Experienced sailors only. Be ready to get on the water by 5:30.
1-6	Sunday- Friday		Kids Camp Week 1. Lake Sebago.
7	Saturday	10 am	SailCom Cruise. * Experienced sailors only.
8-13	Sunday- Friday		Kids Camp Week 2. Lake Sebago.
12	Thursday	5 pm	SailCom Thursday Racing. ** Experienced sailors only. Be ready to get on the water by 5:30.
15	Sunday	10-2 4 pm	Family Fun Day Races. Lake Sebago. Sponsored by Rockaway Olympic Canoe and Kayak Club. Rowing Assistance Day. * General Meeting, Brooklyn clubhouse. Potluck, bring food and drinks to share. Voting on senior membership for those who have been members for one year and have had their names published in the Blade. Contact abarry@pipeline.com to have your name published.
19	Thursday	5 pm	SailCom Thursday Racing. ** Experienced sailors only. Be ready to get on the water by 5:30.
15-20	Sunday- Friday		Kids Camp Week 3. Lake Sebago.
22	Sunday		Lanier Cup Purse Race. Lake Lanier, Georgia. Visit www.lckc.org for details.
26	Thursday	5 pm	SailCom Thursday Racing. ** Experienced sailors only. Be ready to get on the water by 5:30.
26-28	Thursday- Saturday		Empire State Games. New Rochelle, New York. Visit www.empirestategames.org/summer for details.
25-29	Wednesday-Sunday		US National Championships. Visit www.usack.org or www.lckc.org for details.
29-30	Sunday- Friday		Kids Camp Week 4. Lake Sebago
AUG.
2	Thursday	5 pm	Youth Regatta. Sebago Beach, Lake Sebago. Contact Scott Greifenberger, scottcanoe@aol.com for information. SailCom Club Sail. * Open to all members. SailCom Thursday Racing. ** Experienced sailors only. Be ready to get on the water by 5:30.
4	Saturday	6 am 10 am	Fifth Annual Manhattan Circumnavigation. This 30-mile trip begins at the Inwood Canoe Club. For more information, contact Jerry Blackstone, gerrychem@aol.com. SailCom Cruise. * Experienced sailors only.
4 & 5	Saturday & Sunday		Divisionals. Lake Sebago.
7	Tuesday	7 pm	Board Meeting, Brooklyn clubhouse. All members are welcome.
9	Thursday	5 pm	SailCom Thursday Racing. ** Experienced sailors only. Be ready to get on the water by 5:30.
5-10	Sunday- Friday		Kids Camp Week 5. Lake Sebago.
11	Saturday	10-2	Rowing Assistance Day. *
16	Thursday	5 pm	SailCom Thursday Racing. ** Experienced sailors only. Be ready to get on the water by 5:30.
14-18	Tuesday- Saturday		USACK National Sprint Championships. Green Lake, Seattle, Washington. Visit www.usack.org for details.
23	Thursday	5 pm	SailCom Thursday Racing. ** Experienced sailors only. Be ready to get on the water by 5:30.
30	Thursday	5 pm	SailCom Thursday Racing. ** Experienced sailors only. Be ready to get on the water by 5:30.
SEP.
4	Tuesday	7 pm	Board Meeting, Brooklyn clubhouse. All members are welcome.
15	Saturday	9 am	SailCom Annual Sebago Cup Race. Be ready to get on the water by 10 am. Annual open class cruising race, and tie breaker for summer race series. American Littoral Society Cleanup. Join Sebago’s annual cleanup of Canarsie Pol. Contact Joe Romano, jjromano@prodigy.net, for more information.
16	Sunday	12 pm 1 pm 2 pm	SailCom Meeting, Brooklyn clubhouse. Sea Kayak Committee Meeting, Brooklyn clubhouse. Annual Meeting, Brooklyn clubhouse. Voting for Board members and constitutional amendments, as well as senior membership for those who have been members for one year and have had their names published in the Blade. Contact abarry@pipeline.com to have your name published. Potluck: bring food and drinks to share.
15-17	Saturday– Monday		Pan American Championships. Mexico City, Mexico. Visit www.usack.org for details.
OCT.
2	Tuesday	7 pm	Board Meeting, Brooklyn clubhouse. All members are welcome.
7	Sunday		Middle States Championship. Washington Canoe Club, Washington, D.C. Visit www.wcanoe.org for details.
8	Monday		Washington Canoe Club Masters Regatta and Canadian Thanksgiving Banquet. Washington, D.C. Visit www.wcanoe.org for details.
21	Sunday		Capital Waterways Challenge. Washington, D.C. Visit www.wcanoe.org for details.
28	Sunday		Frank Haven’s 10K Challenge. Washington, D.C. Visit www.wcanoe.org for details.
NOV.
13	Tuesday	7 pm	Board Meeting, place to be announced. All members are welcome.
DEC.
4	Tuesday	7 pm	Board Meeting, place to be announced. All members are welcome.

* Monthly Events:

Club Sails are open to all club members. Sample sailing on the first Thursday of June, July and August at 5 pm. Participants will join in on the racing. Contact Sailing Committee chairman Jim Luton to make an appointment: sailing@sebagocanoeclub.org or 718 633 5844.

Sail Cruises are for level 2+ sailors only. Level 2 sailors must have a confirmed sailing companion to participate. Contact Sailing Committee chairman Jim Luton for more information: sailing@sebagocanoeclub.org or 718 633 5844.

Rowing Assistance Days open to all club members. Contact Rowing Committee chairman Joe Romano for more information: 718 680 4574 or jjromano@prodigy.net.

** Periodic Events:

Thursday Night Race Series are for experienced sailors only (2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th Thursday of each month). Be ready to get on the water by 5:30 pm. The races are casual, open class sailing races. We allow a % of races sailed to be dropped for the final tally at the end of the season. Contact Sailing Committee chairman Jim Luton for more information: sailing@sebagocanoeclub.org or 718 633 5844.

*** Weekly Events:

Saturday Morning Flatwater Paddling is for all club members. Flatwater kayaking is training in racing boats, instead of sea kayaks. Club boats are limited and are on a first come, first served basis. Meet in Brooklyn or at Lake Sebago at 9 am. Contact Racing Committee chairman Mike Boxer for location: 718 241 9130 or mboxer@wsgroupllc.com.

Wednesday Evening Flatwater Paddling is for all club members. Flatwater kayaking is training in racing boats, instead of sea kayaks. Club boats are limited and are on a first come, first served basis. Meet in Brooklyn at 6 pm. Contact Racing Committee chairman Mike Boxer for details: 718 241 9130 or mboxer@wsgroupllc.com.

Wednesday Evening Open Paddles are for all club members and their guests. Club boats are limited and are on a first come, first served basis. Meet at the club at 5:45 pm. Trip leaders meet at 5:30 pm. Contact Sea Kayak Committee chairman Gerald Dunne for information: gfdunne@covad.net.

Saturday Morning Open Paddles are for all club members and their guests. Club boats are limited and are on a first come, first served basis. Meet at the club at 9:15 am. Trip leaders meet at 9:00 am. Contact Sea Kayak Committee chairman Gerald Dunne for information: gfdunne@covad.net.