March 2009
Fellow Lake Heron Sailors:
Another season of sailing at Lake Heron is approaching and we’re all hoping for a big snowmelt runoff to replenish the lake level. The current lake level is near 7156 ft, about 16 ft below the highest level (7171 ft.) of last summer.
The NMSC met in February to approve the 2009 budget and past a new ruling stating that a docksitter must be a NMSC member in good standing. If a member decides to hire a docksitter for their time slot and the hired person is not a club member they must pay $45 to the club for a membership for the docksitter. The BOD also appointed George Soto to the open Board position as Past Treasurer in place of Rich Kochs position as Past President as Rich in now the Treasurer and cannot serve 2 board positions. Welcome to the Board George.
The slip rental rate is $415/yr plus GRT plus a dock building fund fee of $50/yr, for a total of $490.16/yr. The annual membership dues were not changed for 2009, and remain $45/yr, which are also due by March 15th.
Thus, if you haven’t yet paid your slip fees for 2009, be sure to get them in to Rich Strassia postmarked by the final due date on March 15th, to avoid the rate increase this year.
NMSC reciprocates with other sailing clubs. Dockmasters need to be aware that if members from another sailing club present a valid club membership card, they can get 2 night free transient rental and up to 5 days at half price transient rental. A benefit of having a formal reciprocity policy is that we can get similar benefits when we visit other yacht and sailing clubs.
Thanks to the NMSC members who have volunteered to serve on the board and who have also volunteered to serve as chairman of the standing committees. If you have any ideas in support of any of the committees, please contact the following committee chairman or me.
Membership and Slip Committee Rich Strassia
Safety Awareness and Seamanship John Davey
Race Committee Bob Perry and Dave Hutton
Program and Social Committee Mack and Beth Jordan
Spinnaker Sheet editor Susan Landon
Facilities
Maintenance Committee Clif Meyer, Mack Jordan, Leo Bitteker
Librarian Ed Knop
Heron State Park Advisory Board Member Pat Byrnes, John Polk
We are a Cooperating Group Member of Boat US.
If you are a Boat US Member or thinking of becoming one then by providing our group name (New Mexico Sailing Club) and the membership number with your member application you may get a 50% price reduction to $12.50.
I will happily give the membership number to any member requesting it.
-- Ernie Newman--
Commodore NMSC