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.