Jan. 25, 2020: Winter Series Regatta #1
Fantastic weather, fantastic racing, and a fantastic after-race party at Parrot Key, Fort Myers Beach.
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 […]
Oct. 4 thru 6: Summerset Regatta
What a great weekend with fantastic weather and a terrific turnout for the 54th annual Summerset Regatta! 53 boats participated, either racing or cruising throughout the weekend of October 4-6. Hundreds of sailors celebrated together at the Friday Captain’s Party at Bonita Bill’s, the Saturday Cocktail Party at Nauti Parrot and the Sunday Awards Banquet […]
Ladies Bridge Club: Mote Aquarium
Ladies bridge club went to Mote Aquarium two times in the month of May. Both occasions were great and included water ski show. We will see you in the Fall when Ladies Bridge Club will do a water School tour.
Nov. 20: Chili Cook-Off
Greetings from your Liberty Ashore Team! And welcome to our new leader – Joan Capobianco. Joan has lots of fresh exciting ideas for 2019 and is looking forward to hosting all the members at the 2019 events. As Julie & Wendy fade into the sunset, we’d like to thank everyone who made our job so […]
May 5: Estabel Race & Bloody Mary Brunch
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April 17: Membership Meeting & Grill Night
The Tuesday night April Membership Meeting & Grill Night rocked! Mother Nature blessed us with a breezy warm day so the temperature in the CCYC Pavilion was perfect. Our skilled set-up crew came out early and flexed their muscles as we had to move a lot of tables around! Wrestling with the “fresh breeze” to […]
Mar. 18: The Great Shrimp Feast
Ahoy Y’all! Once again, the annual Shrimp Boil was a belly-busting feast! We all enjoyed succulent fresh shrimp expertly prepared by Bob Duff and Mike Ziegler. The kitchen staff was augmented by Deedee Cheek, Kathleen Vance, Michael Cain and Bill Cook. Together they made up a well-oiled, perfectly orchestrated cooking machine which produced corn-on-the-cob, […]
Mar. 10: Naples to Fort Myers Coastal Race
Great first half of the race! Second half a little slow and the finish, a little wet! My committee on the RC boat had a lovely afternoon under the canvas watching the boats come in. We had 12 registered and 10 finish the race. Great after party at our new adopted club house at […]
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 […]
Feb. 10: Winterfest Regatta #3
Great day on the water on February 10 and according to the smiles, lots of fun racing. We had eight boats engaged in the event plus we had CALUSA, my boat, taking part as committee. After three buoy races, everyone made their way to the Salty Sam’s Marina to tie up and then into the […]
Feb 20: Chili Cook-Off
Mardi Gras Chili Cook-off! WOW! The Mardi Gras Chili Gods provided us with the perfect day for the Cook-off! Warm enough that we didn’t have to wear sweaters (gasp-what are those?), but nice and breezy enough in the CCYC Pavilion so that we could enjoy the fruits of the 15 Chili Chefs without breaking a […]
Dec 5: LBC Christmans Party
Ahoy Ladies! On Tuesday December 5th the annual Ladies Bridge Club Christmas Party was held at Cathy Friedel’s home. The festivities began at 7:00 pm with 26-members participating. This was the largest number of participants we’ve had in the past few years. As a variety of wines, beers and soft drinks began to flow, there […]
May 7, 2017: Bloody Mary Brunch
Well, once again we have proven that CMCS Members know how to have a good time! The Bloody Mary Brunch was held on May 7 at the CCYC Pavilion on a brilliant breezy day. Carol Pim & family provided the Bloodies with a slew of fabulous accoutrements, and the Liberty Ashore team cobbled together a […]
April 18, 2017: Grill Night at the Membership Meeting
Hey Y’all! We just enjoyed a great Grill Night at the April Membership Meeting. We had approximately 50 attendees, and it seemed like a good time was had by all. Thanks to Bill Cook, Barry Long, Mike Ziegler and Tom Papia for keeping a super-hot fire going for the grilling – I know we got […]
March 19, 2017: Shrimp Dinner
We had a great turnout for the annual Shrimpfest dinner, and we think everyone went home with happy bellies! Thanks so much to our Chief Cook-And-Bottle-Washer Bob Duff, and his kitchen sous staff Mike Ziegler, Sandy Canning, Tom & Linda Koenig, & Bill Cook. The dining room looked stupendous thanks to Bob & Cathy Friedel, […]
July 30, 2016: CMCS Annual Picnic
There were 42 attendees at the July 30, 2016 CMCS An- nual Picnic held at the Cape Coral Yacht Club Pavilion from 12:00 noon to 3:30 p.m. CMCS’ Liberty Ashore provided hamburgers, hotdogs, buns and all of the traditional trimmings (lettuce, tomato, onions, etc.). Attendees were asked to bring either an appetizer, side dish, salad, […]
