Welcome to the Marathon Sailing Club
We are a club of sailors who enjoy the warm waters of the Marathon area from December thru May. We sail a variety of boats. These include Sunfish sailing at various locations around the Keys and match racing. We race radio controlled Victorias and one design CR-914 sailboats. Each year we hold an invitational CR-914 regatta. Occasionally we day-cruise on 20-40ft. boats. Each season, we take kayaking trips through the nearby Keys and mangroves. Of course, we also have the occasional cocktail party and as well as special social events.
Our members are a combination of fulltime residents of the Keys and "Snowbird" sailors that enjoy sailing and friendships during the cooler months. Some of our members have their own boats and the club also has boats to share. To see what is happening this season, check the calendar below and click on: 2017 HIGHLIGHTS.
To learn more about joining us, please play our videos to learn about us and go to the website's "About Our Club" page.
Always feel free to contact me.....Colin Parker, Commodore, Captcparker@yahoo.com
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We are a club of sailors who enjoy the warm waters of the Marathon area from December thru May. We sail a variety of boats. These include Sunfish sailing at various locations around the Keys and match racing. We race radio controlled Victorias and one design CR-914 sailboats. Each year we hold an invitational CR-914 regatta. Occasionally we day-cruise on 20-40ft. boats. Each season, we take kayaking trips through the nearby Keys and mangroves. Of course, we also have the occasional cocktail party and as well as special social events.
Our members are a combination of fulltime residents of the Keys and "Snowbird" sailors that enjoy sailing and friendships during the cooler months. Some of our members have their own boats and the club also has boats to share. To see what is happening this season, check the calendar below and click on: 2017 HIGHLIGHTS.
To learn more about joining us, please play our videos to learn about us and go to the website's "About Our Club" page.
Always feel free to contact me.....Colin Parker, Commodore, Captcparker@yahoo.com
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----2019 Dates to Remember----
Jan 16th— RC sailing at Valhalla Quarry - 1:00PM
Jan 18th— Full Moon Kayak, Big Pine 4:30 Call to reserve
Jan 30th-Sunset Sail, details below
Feb 6th— Kayak trip Curry Hammock 1:00PM
Feb 7th— NEXT MEETING at Simmons 6:30PM
Feb 23rd— Fiesta Key Land and Sea Cruise
SUNSET SAIL
On the Catamaran “SIRIUS”
With Capt. Dale
Wednesday January 30, 2019
Out of the Lazy Days Marina, Marathon
I will need an RSVP by Jan. 23rd to
secure your seat.
Cost- about $25pp---Particulars -TBA—--
Colin
On the Catamaran “SIRIUS”
With Capt. Dale
Wednesday January 30, 2019
Out of the Lazy Days Marina, Marathon
I will need an RSVP by Jan. 23rd to
secure your seat.
Cost- about $25pp---Particulars -TBA—--
Colin
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Marathon Sailing Club
Minutes of January 10, 2019
Our January meeting was held at the home of Margo and Larry Murray. Present were
Margo, Larry, Sue Ruck, Colin, Mike, Al and Susan Simmons and their two guests, Tom
and Sue Reese, Daisy and Ed, new member Woody Sapp and his friend Carol. Ruth
Olson stopped by to say hello and wish everybody and especially Mike a Happy New
Year. After great pizzas, drinks and dessert by Daisy and Margo, the meeting got
underway at 7:30.
It was great to see Mike back in business again after a tough summer. He was
enthusiastically jumping in to volunteer to do things as he always has.
Woody was awarded his new MSC Burgee and officially welcomed into the Club.
The minutes of the last Meeting as presented were accepted without objection.
Larry gave his treasurer’s report. The Club is in good financial standing, the last
expenses being Christmas Party expenses, our annual Christmas donation to KAIR and
our Post Office Box fee.
Colin announced that according to our house rules, annual dues will be in order this
year. The dues remain the same at $75 for couples and $50 for individuals and are due
now. Dues can be sent to:
Marathon Sailing Club
PO Box 522746
Marathon Shores, FL 33052
Colin gave a brief report on the MYCEF Middle Keys Youth Sailing Program. They had
a very successful summer program with an excellent sailing instructor. The fund raiser
will be coming up and that provides most of the funds to operate the program for the
following summer.
Under Old Business, the Christmas party was a success and everybody had a great
time at the Key Colony Inn.
Under New Business, Sue Ruck brought up having the next Sunset Cruise on
Wednesday, Jan. 30, on the Catamaran Sirius out of Marathon. More information will
follow shortly when the date is confirmed.
Under RC boating, Bob Cooley has donated his Victoria to the Club to be used by Club
members. I will house it and make sure it is in working order. Thank You Bob!
NOTE: We will do our first RC sail in CR914’s on Wed. Jan. 16th at Valhalla Quarry.
Under Sunfish sailing, racing was discussed with what boats we have available. No
dates yet but the venue will be Cocoplum Beach in Marathon.
Mike suggested and it was agreed that our Fiesta Key Land and Sea Cruise will be on
Sat. February 23rd. That includes Sunfish as well as any other small boats. More to
come on that.
Our first Kayaking trip will be on Feb 6th at 1:00PM at Curry Hammock State Park.
Bring your own boat or rent kayaks there.
Some people have also shown interest in doing the Full Moon Kayak trip in Big Pine.
The next one is Fri. Jan.18th, 4:30-6:30PM. $25 gets you a guided tour including kayak
and all equipment. Proceeds benefit Keys Wildlife Refuges. Call 305-872-7474.
We are going to inquire about having the Annual Splicing Party on March 14th. If that
works out more info will be forthcoming. Thanks for organizing this, Mike.
Our meeting was adjourned at 8:30PM and the next meeting was set for February 7th
at the home of Al and Susan Simmons at 6:30PM.
Much thanks goes out to Margo and Larry who do so much for the Club, for their
hospitality. It is very much appreciated and we also wish them a great upcoming
Cruise.
Have fun!!
Thank you Sue Ruck for bringing the pizzas.
We also wish Tom good luck in this weekends Miami to Key West Race in his 32’ Trimaran.
Also, we wish Ed and Daisy Marill good luck in selling their grand old girl “Siesta” on
which we have had many fond memories.
Respectfully submitted,
Colin Parker, Commodore
REMEMBER:
Jan 16th— RC sailing at Valhalla Quarry - 1:00PM
Jan 18th— Full Moon Kayak, Big Pine 4:30 Call to reserve.
Feb 6th— Kayak trip Curry Hammock 1:00PM
Feb 7th— NEXT MEETING at Simmons 6:30PM
Feb 23rd— Fiesta Key Land and Sea Cruise
Marathon Sailing Club
Minutes of January 10, 2019
Our January meeting was held at the home of Margo and Larry Murray. Present were
Margo, Larry, Sue Ruck, Colin, Mike, Al and Susan Simmons and their two guests, Tom
and Sue Reese, Daisy and Ed, new member Woody Sapp and his friend Carol. Ruth
Olson stopped by to say hello and wish everybody and especially Mike a Happy New
Year. After great pizzas, drinks and dessert by Daisy and Margo, the meeting got
underway at 7:30.
It was great to see Mike back in business again after a tough summer. He was
enthusiastically jumping in to volunteer to do things as he always has.
Woody was awarded his new MSC Burgee and officially welcomed into the Club.
The minutes of the last Meeting as presented were accepted without objection.
Larry gave his treasurer’s report. The Club is in good financial standing, the last
expenses being Christmas Party expenses, our annual Christmas donation to KAIR and
our Post Office Box fee.
Colin announced that according to our house rules, annual dues will be in order this
year. The dues remain the same at $75 for couples and $50 for individuals and are due
now. Dues can be sent to:
Marathon Sailing Club
PO Box 522746
Marathon Shores, FL 33052
Colin gave a brief report on the MYCEF Middle Keys Youth Sailing Program. They had
a very successful summer program with an excellent sailing instructor. The fund raiser
will be coming up and that provides most of the funds to operate the program for the
following summer.
Under Old Business, the Christmas party was a success and everybody had a great
time at the Key Colony Inn.
Under New Business, Sue Ruck brought up having the next Sunset Cruise on
Wednesday, Jan. 30, on the Catamaran Sirius out of Marathon. More information will
follow shortly when the date is confirmed.
Under RC boating, Bob Cooley has donated his Victoria to the Club to be used by Club
members. I will house it and make sure it is in working order. Thank You Bob!
NOTE: We will do our first RC sail in CR914’s on Wed. Jan. 16th at Valhalla Quarry.
Under Sunfish sailing, racing was discussed with what boats we have available. No
dates yet but the venue will be Cocoplum Beach in Marathon.
Mike suggested and it was agreed that our Fiesta Key Land and Sea Cruise will be on
Sat. February 23rd. That includes Sunfish as well as any other small boats. More to
come on that.
Our first Kayaking trip will be on Feb 6th at 1:00PM at Curry Hammock State Park.
Bring your own boat or rent kayaks there.
Some people have also shown interest in doing the Full Moon Kayak trip in Big Pine.
The next one is Fri. Jan.18th, 4:30-6:30PM. $25 gets you a guided tour including kayak
and all equipment. Proceeds benefit Keys Wildlife Refuges. Call 305-872-7474.
We are going to inquire about having the Annual Splicing Party on March 14th. If that
works out more info will be forthcoming. Thanks for organizing this, Mike.
Our meeting was adjourned at 8:30PM and the next meeting was set for February 7th
at the home of Al and Susan Simmons at 6:30PM.
Much thanks goes out to Margo and Larry who do so much for the Club, for their
hospitality. It is very much appreciated and we also wish them a great upcoming
Cruise.
Have fun!!
Thank you Sue Ruck for bringing the pizzas.
We also wish Tom good luck in this weekends Miami to Key West Race in his 32’ Trimaran.
Also, we wish Ed and Daisy Marill good luck in selling their grand old girl “Siesta” on
which we have had many fond memories.
Respectfully submitted,
Colin Parker, Commodore
REMEMBER:
Jan 16th— RC sailing at Valhalla Quarry - 1:00PM
Jan 18th— Full Moon Kayak, Big Pine 4:30 Call to reserve.
Feb 6th— Kayak trip Curry Hammock 1:00PM
Feb 7th— NEXT MEETING at Simmons 6:30PM
Feb 23rd— Fiesta Key Land and Sea Cruise
-----Highlights from the 2107-18 Season------
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To All Members and Friends of the Marathon Sailing Club
The Fiesta Key Cruise was a great success this year. Participating were Margo and Larry Murray, Kerry Willis, and Susan Ruck who arrived by car and Mike and Colin who arrived by boat. The weather was very threatening all night and early morning but broke to a beautiful rainbow and perfect winds and blue skies. 
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Mike and I had one of the better sailing days in a long time. We enjoyed very good food and drinks at their Lobster Crawl Restaurant. The only thing missing were more friends and boats but a good time was had by all. Fair winds and good sailing…………………….Colin
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The SPLICING PARTY at the City Marina was very successful. Many folks from boats in the harbor plus our own members and friends showed up to splice pennants for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. A special thanks goes to Mike Bier who organized the party and to Sue Ruck who arranged for the food. Thanks to all who came! it was a great event!
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DATES TO REMEMBER APRIL 27: full moon kayaking in Big Pine May 5: Fiesta Key Land and Sea Cruise May 26: Boot Key kayaking |
FOR KEY WEST SUNSET SAIL PICTURES, CLICK BUTTON
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MARATHON SAILING CLUB
April 18, 2018 MINUTES Our April meeting was held at the home of Margo and Larry Murray. Present were Margo and Larry, Mike Bier, Colin and guest Kerry Willis. After great hors d’oeuvres and drinks the meeting started at 7:30PM. The last meeting’s minutes were accepted as presented. Larry gave the Treasurer’s report. There was one glitch in our statement but Larry wason top of the problem which was a bank error. With that problem taken care of, we are in good financial condition. We received a letter from KAIR acknowledging our contribution at Christmas time. Under Committee reports, Mike reported that our Splicing Party was very successful. The City Marina was filled with many folks from the harbor as well as our members and friends. Great job in heading that up, Mike. Colin reported on the MYCEF Youth Sailing Program 4 day Learn to Race Clinic and the Benefit Bash fund raiser. 14 local boys and girls participated in the clinic run by Professional sailor and instructor Bobby Brooks and our Instructor Matt Gamel. By the end of the 4 days the students were able to start and go around a designated course and finish races. Their progress was very noticeable and amazing. Awards were given out to the top racers and all were awarded t-shirts for participating. I worked on boat prep and launching all 4 days and Mike helped me out on Saturday getting boats and kids ready for racing. In all it was an extremely successful program. The last day of racing was followed by the Benefit Bash held at the Yacht Club outside around the pool. It was a beautiful evening, with music and a full buffet dinner and Pusser’s rum drinks. There was a live auction and a silent auction with lots of fun and action. The Foundation raised $30,000 for the sailing program!! Under New Business: April 21: On Saturday, April 21, we are kayaking at Curry Hammock State Park. The Park is in full operation and has kayaks to rent. If you care to join us, we are meeting there at 1:00PM. APRIL 27: April 27 at 6:30PM there is a full moon kayak in Big Pine. Call 305-872-7274 May 5: The Fiesta Key Land and Sea Cruise is scheduled to take place on May 5th. Sailors will meet at Mike’s house at 10:00AM, launch our boats and sail over to Fiesta Key for lunch. We will meet up with those coming by car at 12:30 — 1:00PM . May 26: Boot Key kayaking. We will meet at Sombrero Beach at 10:00AM and kayak the trails in Boot Key. Our next formal meeting will take place on November 14th at the Murrays. The meeting adjourned at 9PM with much thanks to the Murray’s for their hospitality. Respectfully submitted, Colin Parker, Commodore |
Mailing Address
PO Box 3292
Marathon Shores, 33052, FL
PO Box 3292
Marathon Shores, 33052, FL