Jan. 11, 2020: Change of Watch
Fort Myers, Florida – The sailing club with the unusual name – Caloosahatchee Marching & Chowder Society (CMCS) – began celebrating a milestone achievement on Saturday. Their annual Change of Watch Banquet was held January 11th at the Marina at Edison Ford with live entertainment from The Pitbull of the Blues band and kicked off […]
Nov. 28: Thanksgiving Cruise
The Club’s Thanksgiving cruise is in the books. Cabbage Key fed 27 of us in fine fashion. The food was delicious. Weather couldn’t have been better. Warm days and cool nights. We shared snacks on the beach two evenings and one on Chase the Clouds. Plenty of time for beach walking and hanging out to […]
April 23: Burnt Store Marina Cruise
We had a great time at Burnt Store Marina over Easter. There were seven boats on our three day tour. Blown Away, Bridget O’Toole, Buffy, Chase the Clouds, Foxy Lady, Lazy Susan, and Ranger all joined in the festivities over the weekend. Normally we start out at Pelican Bay for our Easter cruise but kudos […]
April 8: Panther Key Cruise
Five hardy crews ventured down to this favorite CMCS rendezvous in the heart of the 10,000 Islands. Five boats made it to this semi-remote area. We can not call it a truly remote area because we still have one tick on our cell phones. The stalwart vessels were Bridget O’Tool, Freestyle, Lazy Susan, Samphire, and […]
Mar 24, 2019: Rum & Reading Cruise
I am absolutely going to claim credit for the weather! Clearly insuring sunny skies and fair breezes is the Cruise leader’s responsibility. A number of boats actually sailed a good part of the way. At anchor Friday were Bridgett O’Toole; Chase the Clouds; Rum Daze; Blown Away; Trust Me!!!; Jolly Mon; Gopher Baroque; Ranger; […]
Mar. 18, 2019: Pelican Bay Cruise
We had a surprisingly low turn-out for what is usually a popular cruise. Only nine boats participated. This can possibly be blamed on the forecast of poor weather. But, we actually experienced fairly good weather. In fact, we did not experience wind on the nose either going nor returning from Pelican Bay. This seems to […]
Oct. 26 – 28: Halloween Cruise
We had a Spooktacular time at South Seas for Halloween. Most of us spent Friday afternoon in the beautiful resort pool overlooking Redfish Pass relaxing with tropical drinks from the Twisted Snook Tiki Bar. Life is Good! South Seas gave us use of the Captain’s Lounge for the weekend so we had a great Happy […]
Sept. 17: Kayusa Cruise to South Seas
Friday, September 14th, 7 cruisers made their way in calm conditions to South Seas Island Resort for the Kayusa Cup Race/South Seas Cruise. Sea Change, AirBoss, Windstar, Ranger, Lazy Susan, and Salty Soul all arrived in time to enjoy a couple of hours at the pool after receiving our free Rum Punch as we checked […]
May 5: Estabel Race & Bloody Mary Brunch
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Feb. 16 thru 18: EPOL Cruise & Oyster Fest
Thank you to Bev and Bob Duff for leading the EPOL cruise. They really know how to throw a party. The Oyster feast was great and we had as many boats as space would allow. Oysters were locally procured, tasted great, and we had just the right amount. A few hearty souls wandered over to […]
Dec 26, 2017 thru Jan 1, 2018: New Year’s Cruise
Thanks to Carolyn Wilson and Dan Green for hosting parties in the Captain’s Lounge at Fisherman’s Village Marine, and helping our club ring in 2018. The pictures come from the cruise’s first stop at Pelican Bay. . . . . . . .
Nov. 22 thru 25: Thanksgiving Cruise
Kudos to Susan and John Reekie for hosting the Thanksgiving cruise at Pelican Bay. It was beautiful weather all week except for that rain Thanksgiving morning. You know you’re living right when the heavens part and clear as you’re getting ready to go to dinner at Cabbage Key.
Sept. 1 thru 5: Gypseas in Paradise
Ahoy Gypseas!!! This is the second year Bob and I have hosted the Gypseas in Paradise cruise and we had a great time! Fortunately, unlike last year, the weather didn’t interfere with our plans and most cruisers were able to arrive on Friday. Current in the Gordon River was especially strong due to recent rains. […]
May 11 thru 16: Points South Cruise
Steve & Theresa on Lionheart hosted the Points South Cruise. 14 Tractors, Barefeet, Bridget O’Toole and Lionheart headed South. Lionheart went straight to Panther Key on Thursday. The remaining boats headed to Factory Bay at Marco Island on Thursday. Bridget O’Toole hosted a taco fiesta. Then on Friday, the rest of the boats made it […]
April 28 thru 30: San ‘Tweenie Cruise
This weekend is a favorite of many CMCS cruisers and racers. The cruise starts on Friday and the race is held on Sunday. As with many events, surprises always enter into the mix. Cruise leaders Ian Davis and Elise Missall had full intentions of arriving by boat, but due to an engine problem discovered on […]
April 16, 2017: The Cruise to Nowhere that No-one Knew
Three CMCS boats headed out for secluded week long cruises, totally unbeknownst to each other. Interestingly enough, they all three wound up in the same anchorage – Panther Key! First to arrive was Freestyle, with Glen, Paula, & Annie. They came down from FMB, via stops in Chatney Bay and Smokehouse Bay. A couple hours […]
March 31 thru April 2: Rum & Reading Cruise
Guess the right word to describe the start of this cruise is rambunctious. March did indeed exit like a lion. Thankfully April arrived like a lamb. The hardy (or is that foolhardy?) tucked tight into Sanibel bight Friday afternoon. Kestrel II reported 6’ waves as they came out of Matanzas’s pass. Lorelei coming up from […]
August 19-21: Meet Us in Margaritaville Cruise
CMCS’s fifth annual “Meet Us in Margaritaville” cruise began on August 19th at three (hey, it’s 5 o’clock some- where!) Cruisers were welcomed with souvenir margarita glasses filled with that immortal concoction. Friday’s arrivals included Jolly Mon, Sol Adventure, Sunshine, Chase the Clouds, Jazzy, Mental Floss, Sail La Vie, Jack B, Salty Dog, and I […]
July 2 – 4, 2016: July 4th Weekend Innie+Outie Cruise
The Innie-Outie Cruise began on July 2nd at the Cape Coral Yacht Basin. Boats arrived during the day and cruisers got together at 5 PM to enjoy appetizers, drinks, and shoot the breeze. Steve Roake provided frozen con- coctions for those so inclined. American Trivia showered cruisers with fabulous prizes! The following boats were in […]
Aug. 14 thru 16 – Parrothead Cruise
CMCS’s fourth annual “Meet Us in Margaritaville” cruise began on August 14th at two-thirty (hey, it’s 5 o’clock somewhere!) Seven of the Society’s boats were welcomed with souvenir margarita glasses filled with that immortal concoction. All settled in at Margaritaville North and got together at 5 O’Clock for Buffett-inspired appetizers and more margaritas. Then rose to their […]
2012 Pelican Bay Cruise
March 9-11, 2012 Cruise Leaders: Tom, Linda and Maggie May Koenig WOW!!! Beautiful weather (albeit a little windy on occasion), very few bugs, warmer water, and lots of CMCSers. 18 Boats participated, some early in the week, some on Wednesday and Thursday, many on Friday, and a couple on Saturday. In alphabetical order, attending yachts were: […]
2012 Edison Festival of Lights Cruise
February 17 – 19 Cruise Leaders: Bev & Bob Duff and Rose Ann Hoffman & Paul Steinman First off, Many thanks to RoseAnn Hoffman and Paul Steinman for all their hard work on the Oyster Fest for EPOL cruise. The cooperation of Legacy Harbor Marina was wonderful. We had 16 boats taking slips at Legacy […]
2011 – Holiday Cruise
The cruise started as all Christmas cruises do with the participating boats loosely gathering at Pelican Harbor a day or so after Christmas. With few exceptions, all boats stop at Pelican coming and going to Fisherman’s Village. Most were there the nights of December 28-29. Chase the Clouds hosted the required get together. There were […]
2011 – Thanksgiving Cruise
November 24th – 27th: This is the cruise for which no one wanted to be the cruise leader. So – Linda Raymond (Zydeco) sent out a nice email blast relating a very simple plan for Thanksgiving Dinner at Cabbage Key on Thursday. Well – the plan worked extremely well. Altogether, 24-CMCS boats showed up. Lots […]
