John Gardner Chapter: May 2007 Meeting Minutes

The John Gardner Chapter of the Traditional Small Craft Association.

The meeting was called to order by President Spragg in the Community Boathouse on the UConn Avery Point Campus at 1:35.

Seven members and officers were in attendance.

A motion was proposed, seconded and passed to accept the Secretary’s Report from the April meeting, as distributed.

Treasure’s Reports for the month of April was not available due to absence of the Treasurer, Russ Smith. The balance at the beginning of April was $3824.11 and there was minimal activity in the account during April.

Old Business:

Boathouse upkeep and Activities:

Swampscott Dory - the aft knee has been installed and work on the balance of the hull is required. (Chuck)

Last Chance is progressing. Bulkheads are installed and the frames are being fabricated. There is a possibility that the boat will be complete by June. (Bill)

Special thanks to members: George, John H., Andy and Sean for their help hanging the planks on Last Chance. Check out the pictures on our website. http://www.tsca.net/johngardner/

One of the Avery Point Dories is in the shop for repainting.

Dues are payable. We are attempting to update our mailing list. Please include your home address, email address and phone number with your check in the amount of $15.00 made out to JGTSCA. Kindly use the following mailing address:

John Gardner Chapter: TSCA
University of Connecticut - Avery Point Campus
1084 Shennecossett Road
Groton, CT 06340

On the water:

Six members rowed out to Pine Island for the annual cleanup. Each member collected a large bag of trash and returned it to the mainland for disposal. There were small craft warnings posted and the row back required a bit of extra effort. I’m certain that our efforts are appreciated by UConn.

Annual Tag Sale will be held on morning of Saturday, June 9th. Fliers are available in the boathouse. Please note – start time will be 8:00 not the 10:00 noted on the fliers. Please correct any fliers that you post with a marker.

John Gardner Small Craft Weekend will be held on June 2 & 3 at Mystic Seaport. Several member are planning to attend. Stop by the boathouse on Friday evenings if you want to help coordinate attendance.

New Business:

Next meeting will be June 3, 2007 at 1:30 in the afternoon. As is customary, the June meeting will be held in the boat shed at Mystic Seaport at the close of Small Craft Weekend. A reminder will be sent out.

Motion to Adjourn at 2:15.

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