NEREID NEWS
30 April 2009
Membership
and boat storage fees overdue
Check out Nereid’s
blog
Rowing restriction
May 2
Message from the
President
Speaking of volunteering…
Tipping session
planned
Act quick if you’re looking for a boat
MEMBERSHIP AND BOAT STORAGE FEES OVERDUE
Invoices for membership, boat storage and locker fees are now PAST
DUE. A list of current members will be
posted on the bulletin board next to the log sheet; only members in good
standing are allowed rowing privileges. To discuss payments and fees, please
contact Phil Gartenberg at Nereidjoin@hotmail.com.
CHECK OUT NEREID’S BLOG
The
Nereid tech revolution continues! Under the
able editorial leadership of club member Elinor Comlay, Nereid now has a
blog! Check out www.nereidboatclub.blogspot.com
to see what’s going on.
Members
are invited to provide posts. Please
email your notes, musings, photos, links, etc. to Elinor at elinorcomlay@gmail.com.
ROWING RESTRICTION MAY 2
As a result of the
Rotary Regatta, members should avoid rowing below the PRAA boathouse on
Saturday, May 2, between 1 and 5 pm.
The one-mile race for kayaks
and canoes will start at about 1:45 p.m., and be followed by a river
clean-up. Nereid members are welcome to
join in the paddle, help with running the race, or participate in the
clean-up. For more info, contact Mary
Ann Copp at coppm2001@hotmail.com.
MESSAGE
FROM THE PRESIDENT
To
all Nereids,
Our
boat club has made a great start, in this, its 141st year of incorporation. We have three new directors serving
three-year terms on the board: Joe
DiCristo, who has taken on the challenging task of managing the club’s
finances, working with Patty Kemps, our bookkeeper, and our accounting firm,
Mercadien. Sean Cefalo is Captain of the
club, contributing his extensive rowing experience to the job, which combines
keeping the fleet in good shape with maintaining a safe rowing environment on
the river. And Erin Martin is Club Secretary,
doing public relations including the newsletter. Welcome to the board!
2009
promises many changes. Bob Hoguet, John
Van der Tuin, and Peter Willcox have made great progress on the soft bank and
waterfront park project. Construction
will start in the fall on the new bulkhead and park at the boathouse. It will look much different next year with a
new dock, deck, and additional boat storage on the north side of the
boathouse. It has taken many years to
come this far and it’s very exciting that we are at the point where
construction can begin!
The
club made investments in the fleet this and last year under the leadership of
Claire Van der Tuin and George Freimarck.
Most recently, we added a lightweight Empacher 2x and repaired other
shells. We are selling shells that are
either underused or expensive to repair, generating funds for purchasing other
needed boats. The expanded fleet will
continue to support our Learn to Row, Youth, and Masters programs,
led by Dave and Natalie Dowd. We will
look to grow our membership by offering attractive programs and facilities to
prospective and current members at an affordable cost. Phil Gartenberg, our Membership Chair, is
always looking for new ways to bring more rowers into the club.
Nereid
relies on its members to keep up our friendly, supportive, and open rowing
environment. For the past few years the
club rules have included a volunteering requirement that we haven’t enforced
but which is a central part of membership.
Without members feeling responsible for the club and the boathouse and fleet,
Nereid can’t function. We are also
responsible for our environment as a community member in Rutherford, on the
Passaic, and as a US Rowing member.
There will be many volunteer opportunities throughout the year and I
urge you to participate. Working with
each other to improve the club and the community is a part of what Nereid is –
and it’s a great deal of fun.
We
have a terrific team in place on the Board of Directors. Let us know if there’s anything you think we
should address. We look forward to a
great year at Nereid. See you all on the
water!
Marc
de Mul
President
SPEAKING OF VOLUNTEERING…
Last year's successful National Learn to Row Day drew dozens of people
interested in rowing – so many, in fact, that we didn’t have enough Nereid
volunteers on hand to help them. The success of this day depends directly
on club members – please set some time aside to help out on Saturday, June 6th, from 9 am to 12 pm. Contact Phil at Nereidjoin@hotmail.com to let him know when you are
available to help out.
TIPPING DRILL PLANNED
Nereid is planning a tipping drill this spring at the Rutherford Y
to help rowers learn to manage flips and re-entry into a boat. This drill is highly recommended to new rowers, and to
experienced rowers as a refresher. To
help us with planning, please indicate your interest by emailing Phil at Nereidjoin@hotmail.com
ACT QUICK IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A BOAT
Interest is high in the boats Nereid has for sale; please contact
Claire asap at clairelesley@aol.com
if you are interested in any of the following: