The Fifth Day

This crew coordinator is searching for volunteer(s) to help with getting the Fifth Day sailors organized and out sailing. With many commitments this coming sailing season, I’m realizing I can’t do it all. I need help making sure we have enough crew for each week night and weekend races, planning the social events, and help with this website. So if you are interested and available to help, please send me an email. Much appreciated!

Happy New Year!! The Fifth Day Annual Potluck is just one week away. Have you registered for this event yet? If not, please do, so we know how many of you to expect. Just make sure you provide your email and the dish(es) you plan to bring. The coordinator will respond via email to reveal the exact venue location.

Currently we have 15 crew members attending. The dishes so far:
Moroccan Couscous Salad
Sheppard’s pie (low carb version)
Orzo and Tomatoes pasta dish
Pasta Salad
Tomato Salad
2 Appetizers (to be confirmed)
Drunken Cake Dessert
Roasted Root Vegetables
Another Dessert (to be confirmed)

Yummy… I can’t wait!

The Annual Potluck is back on! We have a venue so please reserve the date, January 15, 2011 for 6pm. An event registration will be sent out soon. Please register for this event and provide your email address with the number of attendees including yourself. Also include what potluck dish(es) you and your attendees plan to bring. Each person attending should consider a dish to feed 5-8 people. Remember to bring beverages to share as well. I will then send you an email directly with the venue details. Pass the news to other crew members who may not have subscribed to this website. I’m trying to avoid mass emails. Happy Holidays!

The Willings are unable to host The Fifth Day Annual Potluck this year at their place, so we are now looking for a new venue to host this event. Would any of the crew have a venue that can handle roughly 20-30 people who will be bringing food and beverages? Unfortunately, my place is not suitable and even if I book the party room, parking will be a nightmare. The date has tentatively been set for Saturday January 15, 2011 but this could change depending on finding a venue to host this event. Please send me an email message, if you can help.

Monday August 30 is the last Monday night race. Tuesday September 7 is the Crew Race and is the last race for Tuesday nights. Where did the summer go?
But sailing is not over yet! AHMEN races continue on weekends starting September 12, 2010. NOTE the first 2 races are on Sunday. AHMEN #5 race is on Saturday and the very last race of the season is on Sunday October 3, 2010. The last NYC organized race “Fall Around the Island” race is on Saturday October 2, 2010. So make sure you register ASAP for races occurring the rest of this sailing season before it all ends.

Want to beat the hot humid weather this weekend? How about sailing on the lake? There are two weekend races this coming weekend. AHMEN race #2 on Saturday and Frigidaire on Sunday. Currently 5 crew have signed up for Saturday and only 3 crew for Sunday. If you are still interested in sailing this weekend, please register soon. Note for both races crew need to be at the boat no later than 10am. Gun starts at 11:30am but it’s a long ways away from the dock.

The website is open to all viewers, but is intended for only subscribed users and friends of The Fifth Day family. New subscriptions to this website will be screened so please introduce yourself to The Fifth Day crew and family to avoid any confusing or rejections.

Events are listed in the calendar and also under the Event registration page (unless the crew coordinator is delinquent). Please note for every weeknight race the maximum attendees have been set at 6 and every weekend race is set at 8 max attendees. You should be able to register more than one person at a time. So please include any friends or family that plan to attend with you. You do not need to complete the registration form. Just name and maybe a contact number in case we cancel a race suddenly. We need a minimum of 3 crew members per race.

For privacy, only the webmaster will see who exactly has registered. If you wish to know exactly who is sailing, please send me an email. Thanks for everyone’s patience.

To all The Fifth Day crew members: Are you interested in racing with The Fifth Day on the weekends? Please check out the events registration for the weekend races for August. AHMEN races #1 and #2 will be on Saturdays in August and don’t forget the faithful Frigidaire Race Sunday August 15. Please register so your place is set.

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Welcome all crew members that have sailed or will be sailing on The Fifth Day.  This website is a place for all The Fifth Day crew members to gather, register for a race, and share their experiences on sailing.

All The Fifth Day crew should be using this website to check on when the next race will occur, when the next fun event is planned and what is the latest news on The Fifth Day family of crew members and friends.