Blue Marsh Sailing Association

Racing

BMSA members launch their boats at the State Hill boat ramp at Blue Marsh Lake on the last Saturday of the month beginning 29 May and ending in October with the Turkey Race. Race start time is 11:00 AM SHARP. Don’t have a boat? Contact BMSA for membership information and opportunities to crew on member boats.

Spring Cruise

The BMSA Spring Cruise is 11-13 June at Still Pond and Worton Creek Marina on the Chesapeake Bay.

June Regatta and Picnic

Join BMSA members on 26 June for a sailing regatta followed by a picnic.

Blue Marsh Water Safety Festival

Not going on the cruise? Consider attending the Blue Marsh Lake Water Safety Festival held Saturday 12 June. BMSA will have a table at the festival.

This past Saturday was our first race of the year and there were eleven boats out. We know there are a number of boats that haven’t been seen for awhile. Why not make it a point to get that boat out on the lake? This is especially true if you have the time to get up there a little early. There is usually crew available to help if needed. Accuweather is forecasting partly sunny skies, high of 76, and winds 8-16 mph for Wednesday. Plan to begin around 5:00 at the State Hill ramp and head to eat at Ganly’s after the sailing.

On April 18, six members of BMSA Team River Rats made a trip to Edgewater, MD and took a kayak tour of the West River, just south of Annapolis, courtesy of the Smithsonian Research Center. The Adairs slept over Friday and Saturday nights with the Vanino’s on Conrad and Barb’s boat, while the Rutolo’s opted to make the round trip drive all in one day.

The weather was absolutely perfect and the scenery was gorgeous. We paddled for about two hours and then had box lunches on the gazebo overlooking the Bay. We saw all sorts of wildlife, including: blue herons, osprey, kingfishers, lion-mantled jellyfish, and a water snake that Barb-the-Snake-Charmer lifted up with her paddle for all to see.

After lunch we drove over the Bay Bridge to check out a launch area for the Spring Cruise and then drove to the Vanino’s boat for happy hour. Conrad entertained us for some time with his amazing sailing stories, including the one about Barb playing Peter Pan while hiking out on Conrad’s catamaran, many years ago.

It was a fun day and a great way to warm up to the new sailing season.

Joe R – Team River Rat

FRIDAY, DEC. 5
6:30 PM
LOWER HEIDELBERG FIRE CO.

DINNER:
HAM – prepared by the Millers
SIDE DISHES – prepared by you at home and brought or all to share
CAKE – provided by BMSA
BEVERAGES – available for a donation, or you may bring your own
SANTA will attend to facilitate our gift exchange, so bring a rapped gift if you want to participate!

Hi Fellow sailors,

We enjoyed a couple nice days of sailing at Nockamixon over the weekend.  Hopefully the hot weather will break by Wednesday as predicted and the thunderstorms will be over so we can go to the Marsh on Wednesday.  If the plan changes we will e-mail.  Plan on getting that boat out-the Regatta is coming up soon.