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FOOT, TACK & CLEW East Coast Sailing Association P.O. Box 372054 Satellite Beach, FL 32937-0054 http://www.ecsasail.com BOAT/US Coop Number GA81299B August 2014 THE OFFICIAL LOG OF THE EAST COAST SAILING ASSOCIATION Board of Governors Flag Officers Commodore Joe Coleman 321 – 773 – 3265 Vice Commodore Rick Hushla 321 – 693 – 4225 Rear Commodore Page Proffitt 321 – 806 – 0303 Secretary Jennifer Clendinen 321 – 632 – 2799 Treasurer Clay Showen 321 – 259 – 1787 Elected Governors Tom O’Shea 321 – 986 – 8772 Don Theriault 321 – 254 – 4624 Dave Cordial 321 – 453 – 8842 Committees Advertising Lynde Edwards 321 – 704 – 1413 Publicity Lynda Geraci 321 – 773 – 1437 Hospitality Eileen Kiesel 321 – 609 – 1066 Membership Karen Coleman 321 – 773 – 3265 Newsletter Nancy Keane 612 – 481 – 6285 Mary Ann O’Shea 321 – 986 – 8772 Programs Marie Carney 321 – 501 – 7946 Directory Bob Wiley 321 – 773 – 4613 Website Bob Wiley 321 – 773 – 4613 Awards Page Proffitt 321 – 806 – 0303 Cruising Fleet Brad Stowers 303 – 819 – 8478 Foot, Tack & Clew is the official newsletter of the East Coast Sailing Association and is mailed to the membership each month or available at http://www.ecsasail.com. The opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the East Coast Sailing Association. August Calendar of Local Sailing Events 2-3 ECSA Captain Katannas Cruise 9 MYC Full Moon Race 10 MYC Small Boat Sunday 15 MYC Summer Rum Race #4 16 MYC Womens Dragon Point Race 23 MYC Dragon Point Race 24 MYC Small Boat Sunday 29 MYC Summer Rum Race #5 30-9/1 ECSA Labor Day Cruise September Calendar of Local Sailing Events 1 ECSA Labor Day Cruise 7 MYC Small Boat Sunday 12 MYC Summer Rum Race #6 13-14 MYC Mermaid Regatta 20 MYC Dragon Point Race 20-21 ECSA Marker 21 Cruise 21 MYC Small Boat Sunday 26 MYC Fall Rum Race #1 27 MYC Womens Dragon Point Race Next General Membership Meeting Wednesday, August 13, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. Using Ultrasonic Anti-Fouling to Prevent Marine Growth by Jimmy Young Satellite Beach Civic Center, 565 Cassia Blvd Latitude 28º 09' North, Longitude 80º 36' West

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FOOT, TACK & CLEW East Coast Sailing Association

P.O. Box 372054 • Satellite Beach, FL 32937-0054

http://www.ecsasail.com BOAT/US Coop Number GA81299B

August 2014

THE OFFICIAL LOG OF THE EAST COAST SAILING ASSOCIATION

Board of Governors

Flag Officers Commodore

Joe Coleman 321 – 773 – 3265

Vice Commodore

Rick Hushla 321 – 693 – 4225

Rear Commodore

Page Proffitt 321 – 806 – 0303

Secretary

Jennifer Clendinen 321 – 632 – 2799

Treasurer

Clay Showen 321 – 259 – 1787

Elected Governors Tom O’Shea 321 – 986 – 8772

Don Theriault 321 – 254 – 4624

Dave Cordial 321 – 453 – 8842

Committees Advertising

Lynde Edwards 321 – 704 – 1413

Publicity

Lynda Geraci 321 – 773 – 1437

Hospitality

Eileen Kiesel 321 – 609 – 1066

Membership

Karen Coleman 321 – 773 – 3265

Newsletter

Nancy Keane 612 – 481 – 6285

Mary Ann O’Shea 321 – 986 – 8772

Programs

Marie Carney 321 – 501 – 7946

Directory

Bob Wiley 321 – 773 – 4613

Website

Bob Wiley 321 – 773 – 4613

Awards

Page Proffitt 321 – 806 – 0303

Cruising Fleet

Brad Stowers 303 – 819 – 8478

F o o t , T a c k & C l e w i s t h e o f f i c i a l n e w s l e t t e r o f t h e E a s t C o a s t S a i l i n g A s s o c i a t i o n a n d i s m a i l e d t o t h e m e m b e r s h i p e a c h m o n t h o r a v a i l a b l e a t h t t p : / / w w w . e c s a s a i l . c o m .

The opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the East Coast Sailing Association.

August Calendar of Local Sailing Events

2-3 ECSA Captain Katanna’s Cruise

9 MYC Full Moon Race

10 MYC Small Boat Sunday

15 MYC Summer Rum Race #4

16 MYC Women’s Dragon Point Race

23 MYC Dragon Point Race

24 MYC Small Boat Sunday

29 MYC Summer Rum Race #5

30-9/1 ECSA Labor Day Cruise

September Calendar of Local Sailing Events

1 ECSA Labor Day Cruise

7 MYC Small Boat Sunday

12 MYC Summer Rum Race #6

13-14 MYC Mermaid Regatta

20 MYC Dragon Point Race

20-21 ECSA Marker 21 Cruise

21 MYC Small Boat Sunday

26 MYC Fall Rum Race #1

27 MYC Women’s Dragon Point Race

Next General Membership Meeting

Wednesday, August 13, 2014, at 7:00 p.m.

Using Ultrasonic Anti-Fouling to Prevent Marine Growth

by Jimmy Young

Satellite Beach Civic Center, 565 Cassia Blvd Latitude 28º 09' North, Longitude 80º 36' West

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VIEW FROM THE VICE

COMMODORE

Rick Hushla

More on the Indian River Lagoon

As sailors, we are so fortunate to have the protected

waters of the Indian River Lagoon as our play-

ground. The health of the river has been brought

into the limelight in recent years. About three

years ago, Susan, Pam V. and I were en-route to

the MYC mermaid regatta when, coming out of the

SR 3 barge canal, we had the misfortune to witness

a momma dolphin pushing her dead calf around

with her nose. That was the first time it occurred to

me that the river was in bad shape.

Public awareness has been raised and efforts are

being made to clean up the river, reduce the algae

blooms and restore the sea grass. An algae

“superbloom” appeared in the Banana River Lagoon

in spring 2011, and it ultimately spread into the

northern Indian River Lagoon and farther north into

the Mosquito Lagoon. Concurrently, a lesser bloom

extended from just north of Melbourne south to the

Vero Beach-Fort Pierce area. Approximately 47,000

acres of seagrasses were lost (a reduction of about

60 percent of the lagoon’s total seagrass coverage)

and a mysterious mass animal die-off occurred that

left manatees, pelicans and dolphins dead.

I received a lot of feedback from the article I last

wrote about the steps being taken to restore the

health of our Lagoon, so I thought I would share

some recent positive steps that are being made:

Governor Rick Scott, who vetoed $2 million in the

budget to study the polluted water in the Indian Riv-

er Lagoon last year, has approved $2 million in the

budget this year for the institute aimed at helping

both the St. Lucie Estuary and the surrounding Indi-

an River Lagoon. It will go toward further measuring

water quality using what’s called Land Ocean Bioge-

ochemical Observatory or LOBO units, and help

determine the state’s next steps in helping the trou-

bled areas. The goal is to take a retrospective look

at how we got here, including the man-made influ-

ences associated with the impacts of urbanization

along the waterways, such as fertilizers and septic

tanks.

Congressman Posey working for the lagoon

The House Science Committee approved a biparti-

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THOUGHTS FROM

YOUR COMMODORE

Joe Coleman

I’ve got a mule and her name is

Sal, fifteen miles on the Erie Canal

I would sing the rest of the song for you, but as Ka-

ren will tell you, I can’t sing. What a wonderful trip

we had navigating the Erie Canal with our sailing

friends and family. We will be giving a presentation

with lots of pictures and even more commentary at

the September general membership meeting, but I

will give you an outline of the trip now.

Our adventure started on a Friday. When planning

travel like this, it is important to get everyone from

point A to point B at the same time. Some travelers

drove to New York, leaving nineteen of us on a flight

out of Orlando and three others flying from Tampa,

due an hour later. Our flight was about twenty

minutes early and their flight was about twenty

minutes late, but we finally managed to get together

to board our chartered bus and head for our hotel.

There we agreed to order pizza, get some beer and

wine, and eat in the lounge area of the hotel. The

hotel recommended a great pizza place and while

groups were placing their orders, three of us went

out to buy the liquid refreshment. In New York you

cannot buy alcohol in the grocery store like we can

in Florida. Beer can be purchased at gas stations,

but other alcohol is only sold in state-licensed

stores. The gas station was easy to find, but it took

Google to find the liquor store. Once we returned to

the hotel, we spent the rest of the evening eating,

drinking and socializing.

The next morning our bus arrived at 11:00 and took

us to Mid Lakes Navigation at the Macedon marina

where we met those that had driven to NY. Since

boats are rented from 2:00 p.m. Saturday, we had

some time there to drive to grocery stores to buy

provisions for our trip. Some of the drivers loaned

us their vehicles or drove us to the store, and the

marina had a loaner vehicle that some of us bor-

rowed. By 1:30 all 32 of us had been assigned to

our nine boats, the marina staff had serviced them,

we had unloaded our luggage and provisions, eaten

lunch, and were ready to go.

Each boat had an instructor aboard to go over the

boat’s systems and handling and describe how to

enter and leave the locks. Once on the water we did (Continued on page 6)

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TREASURER'S REPORT

Clay Showen

Income Statement Year to Date

REVENUE Jun-14 Jan-14 - Jun-14

Activities Income -- 3,701.00

Membership Dues -- 3,800.00

Merchandise Income 43.20 281.20

Advertising Income -- 372.00

Miscellaneous Income -- --

Sales Tax -- --

Sunshine Fund -- --

Total Revenue 43.20 8,154.20

EXPENSES

Activities Expense 422.50 5,667.99

Bank Service Charge 2.00 16.00

Dues & Subscriptions -- --

Insurance -- 1,320.39

Miscellaneous -- 268.74

Merchandise -- 718.99

Office Supplies 49.24 49.24

Postage/Delivery 78.40 200.54

Printing/Repro -- 515.24

Rent -- 238.50

Sales Tax -- 31.27

Sunshine Fund 57.51 57.51

Lazowska Fund -- --

Total Expenses 609.65 9,084.41

Net Income (566.45) (930.21)

BANK BALANCE 6,018.87

New in the Ships Store Available in many sizes:

Men’s ECSA Henley shirts

Women’s ECSA V-neck shirts

Both are priced at $15 and will be on display at the August general membership meeting.

Welcome

New Members!

Michael Edwards and Bill Newman

Croatia Trip

Date Change

The Croatia charter trip planned

for next summer has been

changed from the week of the 4th

of July to the week of the 11th of

July. Couldn’t miss the fireworks

and the Cordial’s cruise at Cocoa

Village. Anyone interested in join-

ing us, or just interested in more

information, please call Joe Cole-

man at 321-223-6871 or email

[email protected].

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Secretary’s Report

Jennifer Clendinen

EAST COAST SAILING ASSOCIATION

General Membership Meeting

July 7, 2014

Board Members Present: Joe Coleman, Clay

Showen and Jennifer Clendinen

Elected Governors Present: Tom O’Shea and

Dave Cordial.

CALL TO ORDER: Commodore Joe Coleman

called the meeting to order at 7:04 pm. He intro-

duced the board members, fleet captains, program

chairs and past commodores.

NEW MEMBERS AND GUESTS: Michael Ed-

wards was accepted as a new member. He has a

Hutchison Compact 17 named Sea Biscuit.

COMMODORE Joe Coleman:

The new plaque for the Summer Saillstice partici-

pation award is on the back table. Thanks to Bob

Wiley for getting us involved with the SS event and

to Page Proffitt for making the arrangements with

Grills. Bob made commemorative photos for

Grills, MYC, Manatee Cove YC, and our own dis-

play case.

The nominating committee was put together at the

last BOG, Tom O’Shea will head it up. Please

seriously consider it if approached for a position.

The SSCA Gam will be Nov. 14-16. The next

meeting will have sign up sheets for manning our

table and the kitchen at the Gam. We use the pro-

ceeds from it for our gifts at annual dinner.

St. Pete boat show is Dec. 4-7. If you want to stay

at the Pier One Hotel, call early. They were in re-

ceivership last year so check to make sure there

are no problems with your reservation.

Joe encouraged members to file float plans with

friends or relatives. There is a company that has

created a float plan app that, for a fee, will call a

shore contact if you do not check in. He has a

brochure on it for any interested members.

Clay and Patty are back from their cruise to Wash-

ington, DC. It was a very eventful trip.

Cruising:

Gail Cordial: 4th of July cruise was a great suc-

cess. 51 people attended for the dinner and fire-

works. Being in the Cocoa Village Marina club-

house made it very nice. 12 people came to

breakfast at Ossorios and another 7 came Sat

night at Murdocks. 9 boats in total attended.

We may combine our Marker 21 cruise in Septem-

ber with the Manatee Cove YC.

Katanna’s cruise is Aug. 2-3 Dinner will be at the

restaurant. Breakfast will be on their deck the fol-

lowing day. Their dock is tall so Page will have his

boat there to tie dinghies to. The signup sheet is

on the back table.

Labor Day cruise: The Ft Pierce marina is pretty

full up by now. It may be too late to get reserva-

tions.

There will be a write-up in the newsletter about

next year’s chartered cruise to Croatia. If you are

interested, get in touch with Joe Coleman.

TREASURER Clay Showen:

He’s glad to be back. He’s also glad he missed

Hurricane Arthur.

Nothing from the floor.

The 50/50 drawing was won by Tom McIlree.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:19 pm.

Respectfully submitted by Jennifer Clendinen,

Secretary

Hospitality

Thank you to Karen Coleman and Jennifer Clendinen for

volunteering to bring refreshments to the August membership meeting.

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Cruising News

Labor Day Cruise August 28 - September 1

John and Lynda Geraci

The Labor Day cruise is rapidly approaching for

those who have made reservations with the mari-

nas in Fort Pierce and Vero Beach.

The plans for the cruise are to sail down for an

overnight in the anchorage south of the Sebastian

inlet on Thursday. On Friday morning, sail the re-

mainder of the distance to Fort Pierce city marina to

spend Friday and Saturday at the marina. Meet at

the Tiki bar for cocktails Friday at 5 p.m. and possi-

bly dinner.

The tradition on Saturday morning continues with

breakfast at the farmer's market, which is in full

swing from 8 a.m. to noon; afterwards, join Karen

for a Gelato run. Bring cocktails and appetizers to

share by the north docks for our usual gathering

on Saturday at 5 p.m., with dinner on your own.

Leave Fort Pierce after breakfast at the Yellowtail

restaurant in downtown on Sunday and head to

Vero Municipal marina, which is within walking dis-

tance of Vero Beach restaurants and

shops. Dinner plans to be discussed in the lounge

at the marina. On Monday, after breakfast at the

Lemon Tree, we board our boats and head to the

home docks.

John Geraci

Fourth of July

Cruise Review Dave and Gail Cordial

Rain has never dampened the ECSA Fourth of July

Cruise and this year was no exception. Fifty-one

members and guests braved afternoon showers

and joined us for dinner in the Clubhouse at the

Cocoa Village Marina (CVM). Mode of transporta-

tion included 9 boats and one land yacht. Several

boaters enjoyed some nice sailing on the way to the

marina. We enjoyed pulled pork, slow-smoked all

day by “Chef” John Jensen of CVM, and lots of deli-

cious side dishes and desserts. Special thanks to

Bob Wiley for assisting us and, of course, taking fab-

ulous photos.

We started gathering mid-afternoon in an effort to

beat the July heat and the crowd grew as the storm

clouds approached. The Clubhouse worked out ex-

tremely well as most Cocoa Village restaurants can’t

accommodate a group this size – or they don’t care

to do so. Good news – by the time dinner was fin-

ished, the rain had cleared and everyone headed to

the docks or Riverside Park to watch the fireworks.

It was one of the best displays in recent memory.

On Saturday morning 12 folks headed for breakfast

at Ossorio’s. The rain returned Saturday afternoon

but provided a perfect opportunity for naps on the

boat. Donning our rain coats (and two cars), seven

of us had dinner at Murdock’s and listened to a great

guitarist while we ate and lied about various adven-

tures.

It was also a bittersweet event as Pam Windsor will

soon be heading to Washington to join Kenny in

their new adventure. Also, Glenn, Lisa and Sophia

Parker will be relocating to Tallahassee in the com-

ing weeks so this was their last cruise for a while.

We wish them all safe travels and can’t wait to hear

about this new chapter in their lives!

Those attending: Bob Wiley, Don & Joanne Theri-

ault, Joe & Karen Coleman and daughter Carey,

Rick & Susan Hushla, Park and Avery, John & Loret-

ta Schnitzius, Terry Williams & Sharon Hicks, Tom &

Mary Ann O’Shea, Gail & George Bell and guest

Bob, Holly & Richard Kirchofer, Glenn & Lisa Parker,

Bob & Adrianne Goldstein and grandkids Haley and

Zackary, John & Jan Scholtz, Randy, Liz and Allison

Randall, Clay & Patty Showen, Grover & Natasha

Gregory, Marie Carney and guest, Pam Windsor,

Karen Bealy & Harry Elkens and their guests, Kay

Sparrow, Al Budding & Jennifer Beach and guest

Bob, Paul & Julie Greenway, Dave and Gail Cordial.

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some maneuvering drills to get the feel of the rud-

der and the turning ability of the long boat. I was

somewhat amazed at the short turning radius it

had. Remember that, like a dinghy, the back of the

boat moves in whichever direction you set the tiller,

but the front pretty much stays put until you go for-

ward. However all of the boats were equipped with

bow thrusters, which helped tremendously. Then

came the interesting part, getting into the locks.

Unlike the lock at Port Canaveral, these locks drop

more than 6 inches and the approach is a little dif-

ferent. All the locks on the canal are the same size

and all nine boats can easily fit in at one time,

three abreast. All the locks have lines or steel ca-

bles to grab and hold on to while the chamber is

filled or emptied, and each boat had two pairs of

gloves to handle the wet and sometimes slimy

ropes. The drill is to bring the boat into the lock at

dead slow speed, angle the bow toward one of the

lock lines, and when you get about five feet away

from the wall, turn the tiller hard toward the wall,

and that will bring the back of the boat alongside

the wall without a big crash. If you miss it a little,

you can just hit the bow thruster. With a boat along

each side of the lock, another boat in the middle

can tie off to one of them. Once we proved we

could get through the locks, we dropped our in-

structors off at the sea wall and away we went.

All the towns along the Erie Canal provide free

dockage. Most of them have free water and elec-

tricity and some have bathrooms and showers.

The first stop was in the town of Newark, where I

grew up. We arrived there in the early evening and

went to my favorite restaurant, the Corner Bar and

Grill, where we enjoyed some great Italian food.

The next day we planned a short trip to the lock at

Clyde for a potluck BBQ. We left Newark around

noon and it started to drizzle, which turned into a

pretty hard and steady downpour, but by 5:00,

when we arrived in Clyde, the rain was gone and

the sun was shining. Aimee from Mid Lakes Navi-

gation drove down to meet us and brought a large

table for us to use. She also brought huge and

wonderful cherries and beer - I knew I liked that

girl!

About 8:00 the next morning we headed out to

Seneca Falls. This part of the trip took us off the

Erie Canal and down the Cayuga Seneca Canal,

which was dug to join the Erie Canal with the Ca-

COMMODORE’S THOUGHTS Continued from page 2

yuga and Seneca Lakes, and passes through the

Montezuma National Refuge. There we went

through a double lock which lifted us fifty feet to

Van Cleef Lake and then to the town of Seneca

Falls. We arrived late in the afternoon and all the

moorings on the city side were filled, so we had to

tie off across the canal where electricity was pro-

vided, but that area was new and water had not yet

been connected. As boats on the city side left,

ours would go over and take their spots, and by the

end of the day all the boats, with the exception of

our family’s two boats, had made it to the city side.

A large trawler there was scheduled to leave in the

morning and we doubled our two boats up in that

slot when they left. We spent two full days in Sen-

eca Falls. Lynda Geraci had scheduled a wine tour

for the first day which, according to those who

went, was great. The rest of us explored the town

and its shops. The second day, those who went on

the wine tour were able to walk around the town.

Many took the bicycles provided on the boats and

rode even farther. We took our family of ten on a

little boat trip toward Seneca Lake, leaving the oth-

er boat behind to keep our place at the dock. The

scenery was so beautiful that we found ourselves

just drifting along, and we turned back to town be-

fore making it to the lake.

In the morning, after shopping at the Amish

Farmer’s Market at the end of the dock, we all

peeled away from the seawall in formation to head

back to Newark. We had planned to stop in Lyons,

but due to insufficient space for all of our boats, a

very high seawall, and word of the dying town infra-

structure (“No place to go, nothing to do”), we de-

cided to head back to Newark for the night. There

we celebrated Louise Worster’s 39th(?) birthday

with cake and ice cream at the dock. The next

morning we headed off to Palmyra, the last town

on our trip. Palmyra has a small dock area but we

were able to get all of our boats tied up for the

night. The town still has all the charm of the fifties,

with the original three-story brick store fronts, many

little shops, and a variety of places to eat. It’s just

a nice town to hang out.

Bright and early on Saturday we were at the lock

by 8:00 for the first opening so we could get the

boats back to Mid Lakes in time. The boats were

supposed to be back by 9:00 a.m., but they al-

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san amendment offered by Rep. Bill Posey (R-FL)

and Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), which en-

hanced the coordination of algae bloom research

across federal, state and local agencies. The legis-

lation reauthorizes and enhances research into the

causes of algae blooms and hypoxia events, which

are harmful to natural habitats like the Indian River

Lagoon.

“Our amendment and this legislation enjoy broad

bipartisan support and is a step forward to improv-

ing research to address harmful algal blooms and

hypoxia throughout the country,” said Rep. Posey.

“By working together through better coordination,

the bill will also make sure that federal agencies

collaborate more closely with local and state gov-

ernments to avoid duplication, stretching research

dollars further.”

In a bipartisan effort to acquire more money to aid

the Indian River Lagoon, U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy,

D-Jupiter, and Bill Posey, R-Rockledge introduced

legislation to prioritize funding for estuary systems

experiencing urgent ecological challenges, such as

the algal blooms and sea grass die offs in the Indi-

an River Lagoon.

The Estuary Urgent Needs Priority Program bill

prioritizes, within the National Estuary Program

(NEP), funds to meet high-priority needs across the

nation’s estuaries.

“Many of the nation’s estuaries are experiencing

urgent and challenging ecological problems, includ-

ing our own Indian River Lagoon,” said Rep. Pos-

ey. “Our bill simply requires that the EPA refocus

existing funding to make sure that the money des-

ignated by Congress for estuaries is actually spent

to address estuary needs.”

Within amounts authorized for the NEPs, this bipar-

tisan bill directs the Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) to provide awards in addition to es-

tuary base grants for estuaries that are experienc-

ing urgent and challenging ecological problems.

These awards would be provided on a competitive

basis.

New technologies resulting from research

Researchers at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Con-

servation Commission can now detect and track

harmful algal blooms in the Indian River Lagoon

VICE COMMODORE VIEW Continued from page 2

more quickly with new technology that enables real

-time testing of water aboard a boat. The flow-

through monitoring system analyzes water quality

while the research vessel is in motion traveling

throughout the lagoon, as opposed to traditional

methods that require scientists to collect water and

examine it back in the lab. The flow-through sys-

tem pumps water from the surface through instru-

ments that measure salinity, temperature and chlo-

rophyll fluorescence, an indicator of algae.

The tests enable researchers to create snapshots

of where blooms may be occurring in the lagoon.

This information is then integrated with GPS coor-

dinates to create maps of surface waters that can

show “hot spots” of blooms. Between June and

August — algae-bloom season — FWC maps sur-

face waters in the Indian River Lagoon system,

which includes Mosquito Lagoon and the Banana

River, to detect blooms and to put routine monitor-

ing data into a spatial context. The information will

help in the short term to detect blooms and in the

longer term to identify the causes of blooms, ulti-

mately leading to better management strategies.

Eau Gallie dredging project

The St. Johns River Water Management District

Governing Board approved an agreement with the

Florida Department of Environmental Protection to

receive $10 million appropriated by the state for

the first phase of the Eau Gallie River Muck Dredg-

ing Project. The project will involve removing about

625,000 cubic yards of muck from the Eau Gallie

River, a tributary to the lagoon. That muck is com-

posed of fine sediments, sand, clay and organic

matter from untreated storm water runoff that

drains into canals and natural waterways. That

muck hurts the lagoon because accumulated nutri-

ents in the water contribute to algae blooms, the

bottom of muck-stricken waterways aren't condu-

cive to healthy marine life, and muck deposits are

a hazard to boat motors.

The project is estimated to cost $20 million ulti-

mately. Design and permitting is scheduled to be

completed by September 2015, construction com-

pleted by June 2016, and dredging finished by

September 2017. "Removing these sediments

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lowed us to come in later so we could spend the

night in Palmyra. We quickly unloaded, said our

goodbyes, and took off, either on the bus to Roch-

ester or by car to other destinations.

My reflections of the trip are: The folks at Mid

Lakes Navigation were wonderful to work with.

They provided us with immaculate, well-equipped

boats in good running order. They accommodated

our every need, which made the trip worry free.

The Erie Canal was extremely clean and the

depths were good and consistent the entire trip.

The people along the way were very friendly. Eve-

ry lockmaster greeted us with a big smile and

wave. People along the way would stop their cars

just to take pictures of us. Every town we visited

was very accommodating, clean and safe. But

most important, the people in our group were the

best bunch of fun-loving people to spend a week

on the water with.

Joe

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from the lagoon system will have positive water

quality and ecological impacts for many years,"

District Governing Board Member Doug Bournique

said in a release. "It will also result in recreational

and navigational benefits for the public, and eco-

nomic benefits for businesses that rely on the la-

goon, such as the two marinas on the Eau Gallie

River that house 160 boat slips."

It is good to see that steps are being taken to ad-

dress the pollution that has befallen our once

healthy and thriving lagoon. Public awareness

and acknowledgement of the problem was/is the

first step. I am hopeful that we can restore the La-

goon to its former state so it may be enjoyed by

generations to come.

Rick

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