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The Northeast Fleet of the Cape Dory Sailboat Owners Association (CDSOA) will have its annual winter luncheon at Flanders Fish Market and Restaurant on Saturday, January 25th, 2025 from 11:30 to 3:00. Flanders Fish Market and Restaurant is conveniently located off routes 395 and 95 in East Lyme, Connecticut and has been the site of our annual winter luncheon for many years. The cost of this luncheon is $25 per person for CDSOA members or $35 per person for others and registration/ payment can be made via the CDSOA website.

Dave Roper, the esteemed Points East columnist and author, will be our keynote speaker. He is the author of several great books including Rounding the Bend which is based on his three years as the captain of a 135’ sternwheel cruise ship on the Upper Mississippi River. This book has been optioned to become a movie. Another book, Watching for Mermaids was a three-time best seller. His work has been published in eighteen languages including Mandarin, French, German, Dutch and Hungarian. Dave has cruised the Maine coast for many years in his Cape Dory 25 named Chang Ho, then in his Independence 31 sloop Elsa Marie, and lastly in his current Cape Dory 25 sloop Vesper. He has been a Cape Dory fan for forty plus years and appreciates the simplicity of a Cape Dory 25. One of the activities he enjoys almost as much as cruising is talking about it and we are very fortunate that Dave and his wife Mary Kay will be with us at our 2025 winter luncheon. I have asked Dave to bring his books to sell and he will bring some.

The rest of the agenda will be a discussion of the Northeast Fleet’s plans for the 2025 season where we will discuss a proposed calendar of events and budget. The concluding activity will be our traditional swap table of boat gear which has been popular for many years.

Please register for this event via our website. If you want to pay with a credit or debit card, please do so using the PayPal option. You will not be charged any extra to use this option. You may also pay at the event. Please DO NOT mail a check to the CDSOA Secretary/Treasurer. Just bring a check or cash to the event with the understanding that you are responsible for your event charges if you do not attend the event.