Welcome to the Mount Sinai Sailing Association!

New Bridge Elected

Thanks to everyone who came out last night for the Election Meeting. Our newly elected bridge is:

Commodore: Marianne Waterbury

Vice Commodore: Ken Nielsen

Fleet Captain: Mike Sawka

Secretary: Audra Mammina

Treasurer: Danielle Pepe

Rear Commodore: Jeff Pendergrast

Thanks for volunteering! And thanks to the outgoing bridge members: Vice Commodore, Barry Lenoble and Secretary, Ann Hobbs.

Left to Right: Marianne Waterbury (Commodore), Ken Nielsen (Vice Commodore), Barry Lenoble (outgoing Vice Commodore), Danielle Pepe (Treasurer), Audra Mammina (Secretary), Ann Hobbs (outgoing Secretary). Not shown: Mike Sawka, Jeff Pendergrast

Election Meeting, Dec. 4

The annual election meeting is tonight at MSYC at 7:30. Please come down, see your sailing friends, and watch the 2024 MSSA bridge get installed.

If you missed the award luncheon but won an award, you can pick them up also.

MSSA in the ALIR

Congratulations to Sounds Great and Organized Chaos for winning their divisions in the ALIR!

ACS Regatta (additional information added)

2023 ACS regatta information: Notice of Race, entry form, Captain's Pack and T-Shirt sponsor is now available. Take a look and please support this very worthy cause! The regatta page has additional forms, including a race flyer.

Race Marks and Courses for download

The race marks and courses (as routes) are available for download as gpx files. These can be loaded into most chart plotters using a micro SD card or some other means. There is also usually a way to import them into phone or computer apps. You use these at your own risk - so please check they agree with your plotter.

The links will remain permanently on the "Downloads" page

Racers Meeting Slides

The updated slides from the Racers Meeting on Feb. 21 can be found here. See Barry's email on the MSSA mailing list for a summary of the meeting.

Committee Boat Sign Up

Race Committee Boat Sign up is now active. Please go to sign up genius

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c4ca4ae22a5fcc07-mssa1#/

and select a race event.

Contact me with any questions.

Thanks, Barry

Cruise Schedule

The cruise schedule has been posted! Special thanks to all the Cruise Captains for volunteering and also all who attended the meeting! Points will be awarded.

Doug Dalessio and Bob Hall win the YRALIS Roger H. Shope Trophy

We are delighted to pass on the news that Doug and Bob have been awarded the Robert Shope Award by the YRALIS:

"The Roger H. Shope Trophy is the YRA’s newest award and was established in 1998 to honor outstanding achievement in race management. Named to honor of the YRA’s 34th president, nominees must be amateur sailors or race committee personnel, their service must primarily be for a YRALIS member club and they should be members of the YRA."

Well deserved! The award was presented at the YRALIS Annual Meeting, Sunday December 4th

Thank you to Jude Keneally for making the nomination.

You can also check out Doug's 2022 ACS regatta article in Wind Check (and photos, too)

About MSSA

Long Island Sailing The Mount Sinai Sailing Association is a non-profit sailing organization dedicated to affordable family cruising, racing, and social interaction among sailing enthusiasts in the area of Mount Sinai Harbor, Long Island, NY. The Association was founded in 1975 and now includes more than one hundred families. Most members own sailboats which are moored or docked in Mount Sinai Harbor or Port Jefferson, but membership is open to anyone interested in sailing on the Long Island Sound, regardless of boat ownership. Yearly activities include raft-ups, beach parties, cruises, and races during the sailing season. There are also monthly meetings and social activities in the off season. Come join us!