The Master Plan- just in time for fall sailing

You may have asked yourself this week on one of these  beautiful pristine summer days, "What happened to CCB?" Well I'll tell you. Despite an apparent summer hiatus, CCB has been going strong this summer with a new board of directors, new programs at Mystic River Yacht Club and at the Shehan Center, the addition of Team Chance and now, after much ado, at the start of the fall season, approval from the City of Bridgeport to begin work on the downtown waterfront so that we may begin to restore public access to the waters of Long Island Sound. 

The Master Plan- It may seem ambitious but this is
master plan for the future of CCB 

There is much to do this season, when we hope to raise the funds to move "Jumbo" downtown, move the Fairfield U Sailing Stags to a new home for the 2011 Fall season, teach hundreds of kids to swim for $1 a lesson and restart the maritime explorers program at the Cardinal Shehan Center, build an open space complete with kayaks, row boats and moorings for public use, have the largest clean up at the Stewart B. McKinney Wildlife Refuge ever and much much more.

To reach these goals, we're doing something we've never done before- offering two for one memberships- when you support CCB with a individual, discount or family membership this fall. we'll extend you all the benefits it offers until January 2013. That's free sailing aboard any of our boats (still in service and with more to come soon we hope), discounts on classes, and of course the knowledge that you are helping to rebuild the waterfront of Bridgeport, so that everyone gets a chance to enjoy our greatest natural resource.

So for the balance of the year after labor day, open sailing will be serve-yourself at the CCB Boat ramp and with luck, downtown as the facility comes online. We'll be hosting classes aboard our 34' flagship on Thursdays from 530- sunset and Saturdays 9 til Noon. We'll also be running a chase boat for racing in the FJ's for anyone wishing to participate on Saturdays from 12-4.

On Saturday September 10th we will host a rigging day at the CCB Boat Ramp to get the boats in order for a big Fall Season. Please mark the date on your calendar and come on down and lend a hand and put the "community" in Community Boating.

For now that's all- we've got big plans ahead so help us set sail by donating or becoming a member today! Thanks!

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