Chili Cook-Off
CMCS’s Annual Chili Cook-Off This year’s cook-off is being hosted by Cindy Naumann Cape Coral Yacht Club Ballroom All Cooks Entering the Chili Cook-off Contest Bring prepared chili in a crockpot with a serving ladle and anything YOU need to make your space unique. There will be 4 categories in which to compete for a […]
Change of Watch
The Officers and Directors of Caloosahatchee Marching & Chowder Society cordially invite all members of the Society, and their guests, to the Change of Watch and Awards Dinner. The agenda includes: Induction of the upcoming year’s officers Honor our past year’s officers Honor our past year’s award winners Cash bar Dinner with desert (no appetizers) […]
Thanksgiving Cruise
Cruise Leader: TBD Thanksgiving dinner is always great at Cabbage Key. We have reservations made for 2:00 pm as usual. Some people move their boat over to the Useppa anchorage for the meal. Most dink over. Just depends on your dink. There are NO pets allowed on Cabbage Key island anywhere. Even Watson has to […]
Danger Island Cruise
Cruise Leaders: ??? Sailors Beware You are about to enter the Mystical Waters of “DANGER ISLAND” located on the Sand Spit at the entrance to Pelican Bay. Entry into Pelican Bay (See Pelican Bay Chart) is not particularly difficult, but caution is advised. Don’t cut corners unless you’re familiar with the anchorage! If this […]
Bloody Mary Cruise & Brunch 2020
Our Cruise Leaders are Carol & Jason Pim Last year’s Bloody Mary Cruise was so successful that CMCS will be doing it again May 1-3, 2020. We will be cruising to the beautiful Pink Shell Resort and Marina at Fort Myers Beach. This cruise is in conjunction with the Jerry Pim Memorial Estebel Nigh Race. […]
April Grill Night Meeting
LIBERTY ASHORE GRILL NIGHT & POTLUCK at Our Monthly Membership Meeting This Event will take place at the Edison Sailing’s satellite location. 932 Moody Rd, North Fort Myers, FL 33903 (Map) DIRECTIONS: from the intersection of U.S. 41 (North Cleveland Ave.) and Hancock Bridge Pkwy in North Fort Myers: go West on Hancock Bridge Pkwy […]
Shrimp Fest Dinner
All you can eat Shrimp Boil!!! For a measly $17.00 – All-You-Can-Eat shrimp dinner for those that RSVP in advance! This is one of our most popular events, so put it on your calendar now! Dinner is in the Cape Coral Yacht Club Ballroom, and includes succulent, fresh shrimp and all of the accoutrements (chicken […]
February Membership Meeting
Plan to come at 1830 (6:30 PM). Our preliminary agenda: At general Social for approximately 30-minutes. Sean Hassett of Cape Coral Sea Scout Ship 840 will be a guest of ours on Tuesday and would like to present information to the club regarding the 2020 trip to the Dry Tortugas. 5 or 6 CMCS skippers […]
EPOL’s Oysters + Chicken Fest
There is plenty of room for “Land Cruisers” to come down for our Oyster Feast + Chicken. The fun starts at noon. Bring you a bag chair, your beverage of choice, and your appetites. REMEMBER! The Edison Festival of Lights Grand Parade takes place at 7:00 PM. This is known as Fort Myers’ biggest event […]
EPOL Cruise
If you’re coming by land, go to EPOL + Oysters + Chicken Fest EDISON PARADE OF LIGHTS (EPOL) Cruise Leader: Bev & Bob Duff This cruise has been a CMCS tradition for many years. We gather at Legacy Marina in downtown Fort Myers to celebrate our famous winter resident Thomas Alva Edison’s birthday. The Marina is […]
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 […]
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 […]
Oct. 4: What is Summerset???
Fifty-three years ago, some local sailors placed a classified ad in the local newspapers looking for “Anyone interested in racing sailboats from Fort Myers Beach to Naples”. That first race led to an annual event that sailors in SW Florida look forward to – known as the Summerset Regatta, and the birth of the racing […]
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 […]
July 29: Summer Picnic
Greetings Y’all! Well, I think we had a great time at the CMCS Summer Picnic at the Yacht Club on July 29! We had about 45 attendees, and a hot but super sunny and windy day. Perfect crowd and weather for the Pavilion! Bill Cook, George Noyes and David Naumann did a brilliant job as […]
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 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 […]
