Recent posts:
- Spirit of Christmas Commodore Float - Activity Page (report posted 1/2/09, photos 12/18/08)
- Winter Pilot - Newsletter Page (posted 12/9/08) - see below for attached flyers
- Regretta - Activity Page (photos posted 10/30/08)
- Commodore's Cup - Activity Page (photos posted 10/5/08)
- Fall Pilot - Newsletter Page (posted 9/11/08)
- Crusing Schedule for Balance of 2008 - Calendar Page (posted 8/20/08)
- Bald Head Is / Charleston - Activity Page (posted 7/15/08)
- Cape Lookout alternate - Activity Page (posted 7/26/08)
- Gone with the Wind - Activity Page (posted 7/24/08) (photos added 8/5/08)
- Summer Moonbeam - Activity Page (posted 7/23/08)
- Broad Creek Picnic/Summer Soltice - Activity Page (posted 6/24/08)
- South River - Activity Page (posted 6/10/08)

For your convenience here are the Winter Pilot attachments for you to print out and return:

Click on this link for the Annual Luncheon Meeting reservation due Thurs Jan 8
Click on this link for Membership Renewal due at the Annual Luncheon Meeting
Click on this link for the 2009 Suggestions form

Upcoming Events

Jan 17, 2009 - Annual Meeting - St. Peters the Fisherman
Update 1/6/09:
Here is the Slate of Officers for 2009 that will be presented for your consideration and vote at our annual meeting and Change of Watch on January 17:
Officers:
- Commodore - Earl Evens
- Vice Commodore - Gordon Kellogg
- Rear Commodore - Gerry Crowley
- Secretary - Mary Ann Lind
- Treasurer - Bob Miller
Directors:
- Wyatt Cutler 2011
- Pat Webster 2011
Continuing Directors:
- Dick Mannion 2009
- George Sechrist 2009
- Cheryl Crowley 2010
- Ed Bliss 2010
Also, here is a list of possible seminar topics for the Winter Seminar Series. This form will be distributed at the Annual Meeting but if you have suggestions for additional topics, please contact Gerry Crowley. If you wish, you can complete the form online and return it to Gerry.
Click on this link for the Seminar Interest Finder form
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The Annual Meeting, Luncheon and Change of Watch will be at St. Peter the Fisherman Catholic Parish in Oriental on Saturday January 17, with festivities beginning at 11 am.
Each year at our Annual Meeting awards are presented to members who completed cruises 1000 nautical miles, or longer, during the previous year. If you qualify, please let me know so that you will be recognized at the meeting.
Another highlight of the Annual Meeting is the presentation of the "Dubious Cruising Awards" to Captains who distinguished themselves by doing something ill-advised, outrageous, or otherwise out of the ordinary during a SCOO-sponsored cruise. If you witnessed anything of this sort, please submit the names of the Captain, the vessel, and the relevant details about the incident to Vice Commodore Earl Evens eevens@embarqmail.com
In an attempt (probably futile) to streamline the business segment of the Annual Meeting, we will dispense with the reading of the minutes from the previous year's meeting. Attached are the minutes from the 2008 Annual Meeting. If you wish to make any corrections or additions, please send them to Gerda Lampe before January 7th. ( lampe@lpmonline.net ).
By now, you should have received, via U.S. Mail:
(a) the form for ordering your tickets for the SCOO Annual Meeting and Change of Watch if you plan to attend, please return it by January 8th to Beverly Mott
(b) a form to make suggestions for seminars and cruise destinations for 2009 please complete the form and return it to Gordon Kellogg before or at the Annual Meeting
(c) SCOO dues statement please remit your dues via mail or turn in the form and your check at the Annual Meeting.
Also, all three forms are available via the home page of the SCOO website-- http://www.scoo.org/
If you are sponsoring a prospective member, please make a point of inviting them to attend the Annual Meeting and Change of Watch. If you are a new member of SCOO, the Annual Meeting is a great occasion to meet other members and learn about activities planned for 2009. I hope that you will be able to attend.
Roberta and I are looking forward to seeing you at the Annual Meeting and to another great year of cruising with our many friends in SCOO!
Larry Jones, Commodore

Jan 27 - Feb 12 - Amateur Radio Course (not a SCOO event)
The Pamlico Amateur Radio Society will conduct an Amateur Radio Technician License Course to prepare students for the Federal Communications License Examination. This license allows radio operation on certain high frequency and all VHF and UHF amateur bands. Most repeaters along the Intracoastal Waterway are on the 2 meter VHF band. There is no longer a need to learn the Morse Code for an amateur radio license. The course will meet each Tuesday and Thursday from January 27th to February 12th from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the Station 19 Fire and Rescue Building on Straight Road in Oriental. The FCC exam will be given on February 12th. The lead instructor is Jamie King (KJ4JK) from Oriental. There is no charge for the course, however there will be a charge for the text book and the FCC exam.Please call either Jamie King at 249-1549 or Jim Hartmeyer (AI4WL) at 249-1984 for additional information and registration.

SCOO 2008 Board Meeting Dates (posted 1/8/08):
Meetings will be the first Monday of Feb., May, Aug., and Nov.
The dates are Feb.4th, May 5th,Aug. 4th and Nov. 3th.
Meetings will be held at the Oriental Town Hall starting at 0930.

SCOO Mailing Address:
SCOO
P.O. Box 525
Oriental, NC 28571

SCOO Contacts:
Commodore: Larry Jones 252-745-8186(home), 252-671-1791(cell), ljones@pinelink.org
Vice Commodore: Earl Evens
Rear Commodore: Gordon Kellogg
Secretary: Gerda Lampe
Treasurer: Bob Miller
Membership: George Sechrist, 252-249-3264, sechrist@pinelink.org
Social Committee Chair: Beverly & Ralph Mott
E-mail Editor: Ken Small
Roster Editor: Kerstin Johnson
Pilot Editors: Penny Monell, Lynn & Dan O'Neil
Webmaster: Les Smith, 919-302-8845, les.smith@bayertechnology.com
New Board Members:
- Cheryl Crowley
- George Sechrist
- Ed Bliss
- Ed Braun (Past Commodore)

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

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

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.