PSC members;
Monthly Membership social meetings are generally held the third Monday of every month (3rd Tuesday, when conflicts or Monday is a holiday), except in Summer months and December when the annual Holiday Party & Awards Dinner takes place.
We normally have dinner together, hear from a guest speaker, and then conduct a business meeting. All year long, it's a good time!
We'll be at Los Tios Grill,
2615 Mt Vernon Ave, Alexandria 22301
Special Speaker: Cheryl Duvall
Cruising to New England via the Long Island Sound
Are you curious about cruising to New England? Have you ever wondered how it would feel to sail past Lady Liberty? Do you doubt that lobster pots really outnumber Chesapeake crab pots? Join us for a candid presentation by Captain Cheryl Duvall as she shares highlights and a few lowlights from a recent 101-day cruise from Annapolis to Maine and back. Her image-rich slide deck features 42 destinations along the 1,820 nautical mile journey, through Long island Sound, the Cape Cod Canal, and across “Down East” Maine. She will share recommendations for anchoring, mooring, and docking between here and there. And she even has detailed latitude and longitude coordinates for those who are interested. Spare parts, tools, and safety measures will also be reviewed. From dodging ferries near the Statue of Liberty to redefining “lobsters rolls,” her sea tales are sure to inspire your future maritime adventures.
Captain Cheryl Duvall: Captain Cheryl Duvall is President of CAPCA (Chesapeake Area Professional Captains Association) and holds a USCG Masters license up to 100 gross tons with auxiliary sail. She has more than 5,000 nautical miles of bluewater and coastal sailing, between Maine and Florida, Bermuda, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean. She also holds an RYA Inland Waterways Helmsman’s Certificate for barges up to 65 feet.
After her long-distance cruising experience to Florida in 2015, Cheryl became a licensed captain and continues to build her sailing experience with offshore passages and coastal cruising. She lives in Annapolis MD and frequently sails her Gozzard 44 SV Belle Bateau on the Chesapeake Bay and beyond. She enjoys writing about her sailing adventures for SpinSheet magazine and is a frequent speaker at yacht clubs and boat shows. You may also see her at the helm of Watermark’s Miss Anne tour boat in the Annapolis harbor.
Happy Hour and networking starts at 6:30 pm and meeting starts at 7:00 pm with a short ice-breaker. We recommend that you come early to have some food (individual tab), birthday cake for our recent birthdays, and and hang around with other sailors.
Do you or someone you know have a unique or interesting insight, skill, or experience related to some aspect of sailing you would be willing to present to our membership?
Please contact our Membership Commodore for more information about this social event.
