ANNUAL MEETING
AND HOLIDAY PARTY: the annual meeting and holiday party were held on Friday night, December 2nd, and hosted by UMBC member Karen DelRaso.
The business portion of the meeting included the election of officers with the following results:
Commodore – Joe Hartnett
Vice
Commodore – Laurie Lawton-Smith
Treasurer – Susan Smith
Secretary – Bill Howard
Members at Large – Larry Carolan, Ed Kelly and Mark King
After
the election, the business portion of the meeting ended and the party portion of the meeting resumed. There was plenty of food provided
by the members and there was lots of laughter and good conversations. All together, there were about 30 members in attendance.
Our thanks go out to Karen for being our hostess. This is Karen’s third time hosting the event (we didn’t scare her off the first
two times) and we certainly appreciate her support of the club.
ASTEROID ROW: seventeen enthusiastic rowers showed up on Tuesday
evening, November 8th, for another celestial-event themed row. This time it was Asteroid 2005 YU55 passing fairly close to Earth (198,000
miles). Unfortunately the asteroid was not visible to the eye but the evening was clear and star filled, and the moon was just about
full. It was a really beautiful night on the water for the 4 quads and 1 single out there rowing in the dark. Afterwards, all went
out for pizza and “beverages” at Franzone’s in Bridgeport. Thanks to Laurie for coordinating the event and to all the rowers who participated.
BEWARE
OF HUNTERS: hunters have been encountered recently near the up-river end of the island. For visibility in the darkness it is extremely
important to have both bow and stern lights on and flashing, even if there is some daylight. Hunting is not allowed on the island
or the railroad property. If you observe anyone hunting on these properties, hunting boats docked at either property without hunters
on board, or hunting boats moving on the river without lights, please phone Officer Krall at the number located in the boathouse.
2011 KING'S HEAD REGATTA: the 2011 regatta results are posted here and on the Regatta Page. Thanks to all who volunteered their time
to see that things went smoothly.
HURRICANE IRENE: special thanks to those members who prepared the boathouse for Hurricane Irene as
well as those who cleaned up in the aftermath. The USGS data show that the river crested at 80,000 cubic ft per second with a nearly
20 ft gauge height. This was the 4th highest crest on record.