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50 Year Anniversary!November, 2023 | 'The Neuse Juice' | Volume 50 Number 11 |
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NSA – TIME TO CELEBRATE 50 YEARS!! As we are coming to an end of celebrating NSA 50th Anniversary I must say it’s been a great year. At this writing we are 5 days from the Commodore’s Ball which I hope will be a wonderful night for all. Also we are 5 days from the Annual Meeting which I hope you are able to attend and that we were very happy with the year in recap and that we voted in a great new Bridge and Directors!! The Annual Meeting is November, 11 at 9:00AM the Oriental, Town Hall. This is a new meeting place for us this year. This year is in the past now and I foresee more growth, fun and new activities and adventures from what will be your new leadership!! Most importantly I foresee more members becoming involved in NSA events and activities – our membership has always been this club’s strength and I foresee us becoming stronger!! The Neuse Sailing Association is the “friendliest” sailing club around. We are a sailing club and a social club as well as a giving club as shown through our charitable donations and support we give to Oriental and Pamlico County. The NSA has had a positive economic impact on this area we are based and those we sail to. I am very proud of the things we have done over the past 50 years. Thanks to each of you and all those who came before us who have built this strong foundation we stand. Thanks to everyone for the past year and I enjoyed being your Commodore! Thank you! Chuck Gordon Commodore S/V Pelikan  |
Cruising Update
Our final cruise of the season was a huge hit. The weather was perfect and there were plenty of opportunities for fun planned by the Cruise Captains Jean and Erik Hardtle aboard Knot Shore and Rob and Sharon McDonald aboard Mischief! See details in their write up below.
It has been our honor to serve as your Vice Commodores of Cruising this season. We appreciate everyone's patience as we instituted new practices. We recognize that change is not always easy. We believe we were successful in reaching our goals of easing the work effort for cruise captains, allowing new members to feel more included and reducing the impact our cruises have on the environment.
We also deeply appreciate all who stepped up to serve as cruise captains and co-captains. We had such a fun and creative group to plan the cruises! If you've never served, please don't hesitate to jump in next season. It's a great way to be involved and everyone likes a party!
We look forward to more fun and friendship on the water with the NSA when we return from the Bahamas next summer!
Tracy Vail and Robert Pugh
Vice Commodores of Cruising
M/V Kindred Spirit
Cruise: Halloween Cruise - Destination: Beaufort Waterfront
It was great to have Co-Cruise Captains Rob and Sharon helping us to prepare for this event. Unknowing to all, we got together months before the event and tested all the Bars that agreed to participate in the Bar Crawl Poker Run! We thought this went pretty well for a new event... might even try it at another cruise. We were surprised how many showed up for the Friday events.
The winner of the Poker hand was Alicia Clayton on Jenna Bird who won a great turtle wine-bottle holder. Thanks go out to Barbara for letting us use the Inlet Inn meeting room to hand out our prizes!
Several people enjoyed the top deck of the Double Decker Bus Tour and the Maritime Museum.... it was perfect weather for it!
The social was filled with so many unique costumes it was hard for the committee to pick a winner!
(see Facebook for a lot of pictures) The two winners received custom designed sailboat displays with real (pieces of) NSA burgee's on them. The Inlet Inn's Lookout Lounge was a great venue with it's two levels and balcony overlooking the Beaufort waterfront, thanks again Barbara!
After the social several members went on the Ghost Walk and heard some really scary stories about Beaufort... it was quite a long dark walk!
We also tried something new with grabbing breakfast at the Turner Street Market on Sunday for those not leaving at the crack of dawn and those waiting for slack tide.
Thanks to all those that were there... and you who were not... you are soooo missing out on a lot of fun!
Cruise Captains: Erik & Jean Hardtle - S/V Knot Shore, Rob & Sharon McDonald - M/V Mischief
Calling All NSA Members
What a wonderful fun filled season we have had! If you know of anyone that is considering joining in on the NSA fun, there’s no need to wait until January 2024. Please let them know that if they sign up now, their membership will be valid until April of 2025.
Be sure to mention this to your fellow boating friends, near and far! You can direct them to our website or have them email me with any questions.
I look forward to seeing you all at the Commodore’s Ball.
If you have friends who might enjoy the NSA, please point them to the website or have them email me sharon@yondercove.com
Check out our New Member area! Learn about our newest recruits!
Sharon McDonald
Vice Commodore
M/V Mischief
Social Media & Swag
We still have a few 50th anniversary shirts in women’s and men’s/unisex sizes and only 2 visors left.
We will not be ordering more of the 50th anniversary shirts so be sure to purchase one while you have the opportunity.
You can visit the Marketplace on our website (& order/pay in advance) to see what is available. I will deliver to you in Oriental if you order online.
I want to thank everyone for your continued support in purchasing our merchandise and wearing it to “advertise” our great club! The photos from the Halloween cruise were awesome and a big thank you to all who shared them on our NSA Facebook group.
Those that couldn’t be at the Commodore’s Ball will want to see what they missed, so, please be sure to post your photos from that night. As a reminder, the Facebook group is a closed group for our members.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Click here to visit our online shop!
Happy Fall!
Kathy Kenny
Vice Commodore of Social Media & NSA Wear Coord.
S/V Cool Change
NSA Website
Now is STILL a good time to update your profile avatar… (avatar means Picture)
- Click on your name in the upper right black bar on the website.
- Click the Edit Profile button.
- Scroll down to Avatar
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- Click on the words Remove/Change
- Please use a picture that shows a close up of your face.
- When done, scroll back to the top and click on the Save button
---> or send your picture to vccommunications@neusesailingassociation.org and we'll take care of it!
- Interested in being an Officer or Director <- CLICK THERE
Erik Hardtle
VC of Communications - Website
S/V Knot Shore1974 Gulfstar
Neuse Juice Newsletter
If you missed something going on with the club... catch up here -> Our past Newsletters “The Neuse Juice”
Please send your stories and photos to vccommunications@neusesailingassociation.org, and add "Neuse Juice" in the subject line.
Jean Hardtle
Vice Commodore of Communications - Neuse Juice
S/V Knot Shore
1974 Gulfstar
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