Upcoming Events
June 1-4 - Beaufort-Cape Lookout Cruise
SCOO Members: Although there are no assigned cruise captains for this event at this time,
I have prepared a schedule and information, and I will serve as coordinator. Please email or call
(gpksails@aol.com 249-2130) indicating your interest in participating and I will provide a
final memo with a list of attendees and any final weather concerns, etc. on Monday, May 31.
Tuesday, June 1 - Oriental to Beaufort.
Stay at the Beaufort City docks or anchor in Taylor Creek (suggest two anchors due to changing
current). Call Jeb for slip reservations at 252 728-2503. $2.25/ft.+ $6 for power. Join up with others for
dinner ashore on your own.
Wednesday, June 2 - Beaufort to Cape Lookout.
Anchor in the S.E. corner of the Bight for easier access to the old docks. See Cape Lookout chart
attached. Covered dish dinner ashore with each boat supplying their own meat and beverages, bring
side dishes to share.
Thursday, June 3 - Cape Lookout.
Sightseeing on the beach. Gather on shore for hors d'oeurves (SCOO can reimburse the group
for these).
Friday, June 4 - Cape Lookout to Oriental
Tidal current information of interest: (+) = Max. Flood, (-) = Max. Ebb
June 1, Newport Marshes: 9:03 am slack, 11:45 am -1.9kn, 3:58 pm slack
June 2, Beaufort Inlet: 8:26 am slack, 10:45 am +1.4kn, 1:28 pm slack
June 4, Beaufort Inlet: 5:54 am -1.4kn, 10:00 am slack, 12:25 pm +1.4kn
June 4, Newport Marshes: 8:29 am +1.8kn, 11:31am slack, 2:13 pm -1.7kn
Good luck, Gordon Kellogg
June 8&9 - So. River -Progressive Dinner, Cruise
June 18 - Broad Creek Shore Picnic (Eve of Summer Solstice Race)
SCOO will be cruising on Friday, June 18, 2010, to the Fork Point between Broad and Brown Creeks for a pre-race potluck event at the residence of Dennis and Elaine Snyder. Jerry and Donna Luh are co-captains. The traditional Whortonsville Yacht and Tractor club summer solstice race will be sponsored this year by SCOO. More about the race later.
The Snyder dock is located at N35 05.485, W76 37.869. At normal water (no SW wind) the end slips have 6+ feet of water and the depth gradually shallows over a mud bottom along the 200 foot dock. Anchoring out in Broad Creek is excellent. A free water taxi will be available for those sailing sans dinghy. Additional dock space will be available at the Luh's dock about 300 yards up Broad Creek. Please notify Dennis Snyder with your name, boat length and draft, and whether you are racing, by Tuesday, June 15, 2010. Phone number 252-249-6590 or e-mail at grandmatip@embarqmail.com. Those arriving by car take Straight Road towards Whortonsville, turn right on Fork Point Road, right again at the stop sign. Follow Fork Point East beyond the bank of mail boxes into the trees, bear right at the fork and go to road's end.
Please bring a casserole type main course to share plus either a vegetable, salad or dessert also to share. Bring your own drinks. Ice, plastic cups, utensils and plates will be provided. Those arriving by car can help by bringing their own folding chairs. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m.
Elaine & Dennis Snyder, 252-249-6590
June 19 - Summer Solstice Race
The Sailing Club of Oriental (SCOO) with support from the Oriental Dinghy Club (ODC) will be organizing and running the 2010 SUMMER SOLSTICE on June 19, 2010. This event has been known in the past as the Whortonville Yacht & Tractor Club's (WYTC) SUMMER SOLSTICE SAILBRATION. Nick Santoro who founded the WYTC's Summer Solstice event has said twenty years is enough.........or was it his Admiral that said it was time to step down????
The WYTC Summer Solstice Sailbration has been a fixture for twenty years in Pamlico County. The single race was set up as a "pursuit" race run around several government marks near the mouth of the Neuse River off Broad Creek. Nick had the canny ability to handicap the boats and provide them with staggered start groupings that resulted in not once in twenty years was there a repeat winner. Additionally the awards ceremony with provided pig roast and covered dish (provided by attendees) could have graced the pages of Southern Living Magazine......and was a demonstration of Southern hospitality Pamlico County style.
It's SCOO'S/ODC's intent to maintain the events existing "racing" format on the Lower Neuse off Broad Creek, however the pig roast and covered dish picnic will have a different venue/location within the Broad Creek area. Shortly we will issue a Notice of Event (NOE) and Sailing Instructions (SI). As a minimum the NOE & SI will be posted to the SCOO web site (www.scoo.org). If you have any questions or want to get on an email notification list etc. please email gerryandcheryl@centurylink.net
Gerry Crowley, Vice Commodore
June 23&24 - "Gone With The Wind", River Dunes
(Tentative)
Jul 13-15 - Dowry Creek Fun Time Cruise
Carl & Penny Monell 249-1453 / Seth & Sue Hiller 249-2945
Jul 21 - Annual SCOO Picnic, Social
(July 22 Rain Date)
Gordon Kellogg 249-2130 / Gary & Sue Williams 249-2258
SCOO 2010 Board Meeting Dates:
Feb.8, May 3, Aug. 2, Nov 1.
SCOO 2010 Pilot Deadlines:
Spring-March 1, Summer-June 1, Fall-Sept. 1, Dec. 1.
SCOO Mailing Address:
SCOO
P.O. Box 525
Oriental, NC 28571
SCOO Contacts:
Vice Commodore - Jerry Crowley Rear Commodore - Fred Karl Secretary - Mary Anne Lind Treasurer - Bob Miller Board of Governors: - Through 2010 - Ed Bliss, Cheryl Crowley - Through 2011 - Wyatt Cutler, Pat Webster - Through 2012 - Paul Miller, Carl Monell - Past Commodore - Earl Evens Social Committee Chairs - Kurt and Gert Klingman Membership Chairman - Wyatt Cutler Pilot Editor - John Webster E-mail Messenger - Ken Small
Convenient Links:
Town of Oriental
Town Dock Oriental - Front Page
Town Dock Oriental - Local Weather
Oriental Dinghy Club
Neuse Yacht Racing Association
NOAA Pamlico Weather
WITN Weather
Neuse Weather
Animated Knots - Boating
Oriental Weather
Strictly Sailing
BoatUS Membership Reduction
SCOO is a cooperating member of BoatUS and members of SCOO who join or renew their membership in BoatUS are eligible for a discount on the annual membership fee in BoatUS It's not a huge savings, but its easy to do and requires nothing more than showing the Cooperating Group ID Number on the membership form. I could not figure out a way to do it using the paper form provided with my renewal, but you can do it easily online or by calling their 800 number.
The SCOO Cooperating Group Number is GA80948S.
SCOO Bylaws
Click on this link to view the SCOO Bylaws Sponsorship / Membership Application
The attachment documents are provided in both Microsoft Word, and in Adobe Acrobat (a pdf file). If you can't view print the Word set then you can print the pdf version. These documents reflect clarifications to Sponsor /Membership applications and the process to be followed. Note there has been a fee increase associated with new membership applications. These increases were approved at the May 2009 Board meeting, and are applicable to any new applicants presented to the Board at the August meeting. Basically the fee increase covers a Member Handbook and corrects a fee disparity between "pre-membership dues" (initiation fees) for a single applicant and a single 'Regular Membership" renewal. NOTE THERE IS NO INCREASE IN ANNUAL DUES FOR MEMBERS. Renewing memberships for 2010 remain at current fees ($25 and $20 respectively) as they have been for the past few years.
These documents replace all the current pages , Tab V in your Membership Handbook. The document's revisions are in red so that you are aware of the actual revisions taken place. This info will also be posted to our web site. If you don't have a Member Handbook you should consider acquiring one. They are $10 and are available from Gerry & Cheryl Crowley (email gccrowley@pinelink.org or telephone 249-9802.
Click on this link to view sponsor guidelines
Click on this link to view SCOO application
The Sailing Club of Oriental (SCOO) provides a year round schedule of social and on the water activities for over 200 members in Pamlico County. Membership is open to residents of Pamlico County who own cruising style boats (sail AND power).
The events, varying in length from a few hours to several days, offer members a chance to explore the many local harbors and share their experiences with fellow members.
SCOO also provides a winter series of educational seminars that are designed to promote safety and enhancement of boating skills.
SCOO members are "round the world" sailors and beginners fresh out of the sailing school. We have serious cruising sailboats and "go fast" power boats. What we have in common is our enjoyment of the Neuse River and adjacent waterways in the area.
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P.O. Box 525, Oriental, NC 28571
info@scoo.org
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