Plan on Attending the 2017 SCOA Annual Meeting
Dates: Friday, February 3 - Sunday, February 5
Place: Mainstay Inn and Conference Center
151 Admiral Kalbfus Road Newport, R.I. 02840 401 849-9880
email: mainstayhotel@gmail.com
Single or double room rate of $59.00 for SCOA. Please reserve by 1/19/2017.
Some of the highlights of our 38th SCOA Annual Meeting will include:
Donna Lange (SC28 Inspired Insanity) will discuss her exciting second solo circumnavigation completed this past summer.
Past SCOA Commodore Ed Casazza (SC31 Sarah Maria) will present "The Ins and Outs of Sailing South; Making Sense of the Intracoastal Waterway".
Co-Commodore Hooper Brooks(SC31 Gwynpennon) and Stuart Cody will discuss their July trip from Boston to Maine and their August cruise from Vinalhaven to Roque Island, as well as some of the technical challenges and adjustments made along the way.
Past SCOA Commodore Mike DeSisto,(SC35 Lucky Stars) will reflect on his first year as owner of a SC35 and on its first passage from Florida to Maine.
We will be treated to a private tour of the IYRS in Newport.
2017 SCOA Annual Meeting Preliminary Agenda
2/3/2017
17:00 Hospitality Suite rendezvous and possible group dinner in Newport
2/4/2017
8:30-9:00 Registration, welcome and introductions
9:00-10:00 Presentation: Mike DeSisto
10:00-10:15 Coffee Break
10:15 -12:00 Presentation: Donna Lange
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-15:30. Private guided tour of IYRS, Newport, R.I.
15:30- 16:30 Presentation: Hooper Brooks and Stuart Cody
16:30 -17:30 Presentation: Ed Cassaza
17:30 -18:30 Business Meeting
18:30: Pre- Dinner Libations in Commodores Suite
19:30: Dinner
20:30. After Dinner Entertainment
Please let us know if you will be attending by contacting Carol Bliven@carolbliven@comcast.net
