TCA Publications Working Group 2025

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Masters Message -Eric Nietsch
 
 
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The Corinthians Annual Meeting
The Corinthians Annual Meeting was held at the Beech Point Country Club in Mamaroneck on Sunday, 9th November. As in years before, the Club proved to be excellent hosts, with great facilities and food and Corinthians used the opportunity to meet old friends.
Master John Butler welcomed everyone and called the meeting to order. He thanked Mark Ellman for hosting, Ginny Hilton for organizing, and Beth Eaton for onsite check-in. John then reviewed 2025 activities and thanked those who organized them. For 2026, he looked forward to the Frostbite Regatta and reported that planning for the Annual Cruise is under way - August 2nd to 9th August.

• Paymaster Rich Bowers reviewed the financial statements for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, noting solid performance, with a net income of $3,000.

• The Master reported that 25 new members joined in this year. With some members aging, we noted more resignations, bringing the membership count to 332. He encouraged all members to invite friends to Corinthians events to develop interest in our organization.

• Master: Eric Nietsch: Master’s Mate: Barbara Herrmann: Second Mate: Henry Atterbury: Paymaster: Richard Bowers: Secretary: Mary West 

  Mary West announced the members of the Afterguard and Board.

•  Janice Cannon: Alexandra Higbee: Members of the Afterguard: Harrison (Cal) Buxton: John McCarthy (1-year term): Richard Woods

  Members of the Board of Directors:

• Dan Benfield, president of board of trustees of the Corinthians Endowment Fund reported that assets had risen from $231,000 to $263,000 this year and that the Fund will give $13,000 in grants this year.

Members of the Board and Afterguard

If you would like to view the Awards presentation from the Annual Meeting,

• 1st place: Mystic -Ted Corning

• 2nd place: Chesapeake Bay – Ken Appleton

• 3rd place: Mystic – Lee Reichert

• John Hilton and Rick Nietsch

• 1st Place: Tango - Richard and Cheryl Young

• 2nd place: Sea Star

• 3rd Place: Owl Moon

• st place overall:  Will Beery

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• 2nd place: Ian Ray

• 3rd place: Katie Morgan

UPCOMING EVENTS

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Jan15 and Feb 12 (C) New Bern NC Lunch Gams. Morgan’s Tavern and Grill.
Join Corinthians wintering over for lunch at Morgan’s with one of New Bern’s best menus. Email Dick Marsh

Mar 19-21, 2026 (C) Rendezvous at Lorraine’s Café, Black Point, Great Guana Cay, Exumas
Lorraine throws a long weekend party for cruisers with lots of fun and entertainment around St. Patrick’s Day. Join a Corinthian delegation to the party!

Apr 11, 2026 (C) The Corinthians Annual Frostbite Regatta
Dyer Dhow Racing at the Mystic Seaport Museum Community Racing Center in Mystic, CT

Apr 18-28, 2026 Corinthians/LSC 2026 Abacos Cruise
The 2026 combined Corinthians/Little Ship Club Cruise will take place in the Atlantic Abaco Bahama Islands in April. 

Jun 6, 2026 (C) SINGLE-HANDED and DOUBLE-HANDED RACE SINCE 1946
Norwalk Yacht Club, registration and details to follow.

Aug 2-9, 2026 (C) 2026 Annual Cruise - Save the Date - Skipper Registration Opening Soon!
Join us for the 2026 Annual Cruise as we explore the South Coast and Islands of Massachusetts. Save the date!

Chesapeake Bay Fleet Events

Jan 6, 2025 (CB) Holiday Luncheon - 2025
Celebrate the holidays with the Corinthians Chesapeake Bay Fleet on December 7, 2025. Located at the Kent Island Yacht Club. Appetizers and Cash Bar open at 12:30, followed by a Lunch Buffet at 1:30 p.m.

Jan 31, 2026 (CB) Bah Humbug Gam (2026)
Please join us for a dinner with your fellow Corinthians and a chance to introduce friends who may like to become members. Most importantly, bring a friend.  4:30 pm until 7:30 pm at the home of Mary West in Crownsville,
MD. marymwest4@gmail.com, 410-923-6832
Long Island Sound Fleet Events

Jan 21, 2026 (LIS) Bob Osborn talk on his passage to the Azores aboard Pandora
America’s Boating Club of Greenwich (aka Greenwich Sail and Power Squadron) invites the Corinthians to their January speaker meeting. Bob Osborn will speak on his recent passage ABOARD Pandora to the Azores – and include an account of his tussle with an orca along the way.

Mystic Fleet Events

Dec 9, 2025 (M) Mystic Winter Speakers Series - Event 2 - Mystic Historical Soc & Holiday Party
The second of three events in the Mystic Winter Speakers Series. Marilyn Comrie, VP Mystic Historical Society will give a brief presentation on the Mystic Drawbridge and other bridge crossings of the Mystic River. Following the talk Hors d'oeuvres and bubbly.

Jan 9, 2026 (M) Mystic Fleet - Winter Speaker Series - Event 3
The third and final event of the Mystic Winter Speakers Series. Tom Lane, Past Master will discuss his single-handed voyage from Mystic, CT to the Azores and back.

Feb 15, 2026 Mystic Fleet - Mid Winter Lunch
Essex YC, Essex, CT Mystic Fleet Mid-Winter Lunch - Speaker and a Meal. Save the date

NEW MEMBERS
New Members: Welcome All
Another great quarter for new members. Let us welcome them all.

Chris Sexsmith      Sponsor: John Butler        christinesexsmith1@gmail.com                                                         CB Fleet
2002 Quay Village Ct #201, Annapolis, MD 21403                   C: (724) 344-0397
Sailing Experience: Christine learned to sail in college, in college (St. Mary’s College of MD), and in the late 1980’s attended a week-long womanship-on-water class and then bought a Pearson 35. She cruised the bay for a few years before purchasing a Sabre 28, day sailing aboard that vessel while also racing aboard a friend’s Tartan35 for some club racing. Having to move away from Annapolis 35 years ago for professional/life reasons, she was away from sailing for 30 years. Upon returning to Annapolis 6 years ago, Chirstine returned to sailing and bought a Sabre 30 hoping to have more opportunities to sail her, and has also crewed and served as 1st mate on the skipjack ‘Wilma Lee’ for the past 3 years. As a member of the Corinthians, Christine hopes to gain experience, both on the water and off, while crewing for others and hopefully cruising her own vessel. She would like to participate in educational programs the Corinthians offer, and crew for fellow members on cruises.
 

Donald Lorraine Romard       Sponsor: Dick Marsh       dromard@optonline.net                                                            LIS Fleet     
64 Broad View Circle, Wading River, NY 11792                                            C: (516)343-6509
Sailing Experience: Don and Lorraine have sailed together for over 25 years. Between 1998-2013 they actively crewed on various racing sailboats and have raced their O’Day 31, earning racing awards including a 1st in the place Peconic Bay Sailing Association’s Whitebread long distance race. While working they cruised many weekends, and took annual 2-week cruises visiting Long Island Sound, Block Island, RI, Newport, RI, Martha’s Vineyard, MA, Nantucket, MA,
Provincetown, MA, and Liberty Island, NJ. They have also cruised the British Virgin Islands,
and the Maine coast, as well as Canada up to Halifax, Nova Scotia. As Corinthians, they hope to continue their quest for extended cruises, and contribute in the areas of activities, education, and port officers.
 

Winston and Tricia Jenks           Sponsor: Chris Rogers                            wjintx@gmail.com                                         CB Fleet
16919 Canosa Dr, Cypress, TX 77433                                                 C: (832) 338 9589
Sailing Experience: With the first $200 he earned from a paper route, Winston bought his first boat, a Sea Snark, in 1977. After completing ASA certifications through ASA105, Coastal Cruising, he purchased a Catalina 27, racing it in the Friday night ‘beer cans’ for 2 or 3 years. In 2019, he and his wife Tricia bought a Beneteau 34, “Perl of the C”, which afforded them better cruising capabilities. While sailing her on the DELMARVA loop, Winston fell in love with the ocean on the overnight leg from Cape May to Cape Charles. He has more recently cruised for two weeks from Annapolis to Cape May, then Block Island, and Newport, RI, and completed a 12 day trip with the Beneteau Club South, to Yorktown, Norfolk and Tangier Island, and an 8 day trip to Havre de Grace, then Baltimore for Fleet Week, as well as other week-plus cruises over a in and around Chesapeake Bay. In 2025, Winston and Tricia ‘upsized’ to a Beneteau 45 and are excited to explore more of the east coast as members of the Corinthians. Within the Corinthians, Winston is interested in supporting website activities and the race committee.

 
FLEET NEWS

Chesapeake Bay Fleet
Autumn on the Choptank River
By: Janice Cannon
The Chesapeake Bay Fleet of the Corinthians Sailing Association set off on its annual weeklong Fall Cruise on Saturday, September 27.  It was a rainy, rainy day but that didn’t stop Corinthians from gathering under a tent at Herrington Harbor South to kick off the cruise with a special fall cocktail, Apple Cidar Spritz, crafted and served by our bartender Kathleen Kryza.  After a quick catch up, everyone gathered inside at Ketch-22 to enjoy a custom menu organized with the restaurant by Nancy Davis.  Not bad for day one. 
Day two we crossed the Bay with the sun shining, to anchor in Waterhole Cove.  A new stop for many of us.  We dinghied to shore and took a short walk from Waterhole Cove to Loews Wharf Marina and Restaurant where outside tables were reserved for us.  We sat on the beach and enjoyed the sun, adult beverages, food and music. 
On the third day, the group moved to anchor in San Domingo Creek, the back door to St. Michaels.  I arranged the planned activity for the day, our third annual wine tasting and food pairing at Simpatico, where the owner Bobbi and her favorite Italian wine merchant (and ours) Enzo, shared a wonderful three course tasting meal, prepared mostly with ingredients from Simpatico.  After dinner, we all shopped in Simpatico to gather what we needed to recreate the pairings at home.  Somehow, we all still had room for ice cream before dinghying back to our boats. 
The next day we anchored in Trippe Creek, and dinner was within assigned rafts, followed by a sing along on the SV Reverie and SV Menagerie raft.  Cyndi and Chris Rogers stepped in to lead the sing along, based on a play list Kathleen created.  Chris played his guitar and Cyndi lent her vocals, as we shouted out our favorite songs, sang and danced the night away. 

A great evening at anchor in the Choptank River

The next day, we moved on to Oxford where we spent two days docked at either the Tred Avon Yacht Club or Safe Harbor Oxford Boatyard.  What could we possibly do in Oxford for two days you ask?  Plenty!!  Evelyn Leach organized an action packed first day for us.  The day started with a private walking tour of Cutts & Case Shipyard, part museum and part working boat yard, where we learned about The Cutts Method of wooden boat construction which allows the builder to tighten and secure wooden planks.  We were also introduced (figuratively speaking) to Downes Curtis, an African American sailmaker, who made sails in a loft above the old African school house (that is still standing) through the 1900s.  Later, we gathered at the Water’s Edge Museum, where we had a wonderful catered dinner provided by Humble Heart Caters, served outside the museum under a vined trellis.