“I Want to Crew!”

Last updated 11/11/2008

To add your name to this list, send an email to Cathy Bleakly, Fleet 50 Webmaster (cbleakly@cox.net)) giving your name, contact information, and experience.

However, don't sit by the phone waiting for it to ring!  Generally each Lightning skipper has two favorite crew that sail regularly, and one or two favorite back-ups, so it is unusual for a skipper to come here to search for a replacement crew for a given race day.  But it does happen.

We recommend you also check the website regularly to see which skippers have been sailing, and which ones have not (because they were short crew?) , and then send email messages to one or two to promote your interest and availability.

Many skippers, when they know in advance that they will need crew for an upcoming race, will post a request on the Fleet 50 Yahoo Groups mail list.  You should join this group if you want to receive the postings.

Your best bet for picking up a crew position is to just show up at the dock on a race day (get there a few minutes prior to the 10 AM Skippers' meeting).  Almost always there is one skipper short one crew, and occasionally more than that.  And, if all boats are full, you almost always can secure an assignment  on the Race Committee, which gets you a free, all-day motorboat cruise on the Potomac and an opportunity to officiate, under supervision, in an exciting athletic competition while meeting other crew and skippers as you officiate.

Names will remain on this list for a minimum of one year.  Inactive crew candidates will be removed from the list after one year of inactivity.

Thanks for your interest!

Name

Email address

Phone

Experience

Received

Kate Smith-Morse kasmores@gmail.com
 		 703-581-9828 New to sailboat racing. Referred by Craig Huzway. Crewed for Russ Roberts on Oct 19 and Nov 2, in good winds  -- and finished first both days! Sailed with Bob Wilbur on Oct 26. 11/9/08
Tarey Mellan tareymellan@gmail.com  703-979-2679

Sailed Lightnings and Snipes many years ago in high school. Cruised on a 34' Ferro-cement yawl in the Caribbean for 5 years.
Currently have a funky 9' sailing dinghy, but would love to crew.

 9/30/08
Janet Cohen jancohen53@yahoo.com 571-292-2851h 703-257-1394 Raced Lightnings many years ago in high school and college and then was landlocked for many years.  8/28/08
Patrick E. McKnight, Ph.D. pem725@gmail.com

 

 703-585-1342

 

 I would like to crew on a Lightning and am available most weekends. I have been racing for 30+ years (Lasers, 420, 470, 505, FJ's, Penguin, J-22, and J-24) but not on Lightnings. 8/3/08
Mladen Karcic karcic@us.ibm.com 

 		 703-455-5819 (Home)
703-599-3928 (Cell)		 an experienced sailor who has been sailing for over 30 years.  Previous Lightning owner.  Now interested in crewing. owned 2 Lightnings (#6351 and #12962) for about 20 years.  Sailed both boats in the lower Potomac, but did not race them. Also crewed on a Fleet50 Lightning for 2 seasons in the early 90's. 7/25/08
Sarah Evans sarah.evans.5@gmail.com 860-857-6646 c Crewed with Joe Warren on 6/8/08. Former collegiate sailor (Div I) in 420s, FJs, JY-15s, Lasers, etc. US Sailing Level 1 Instructor with four or five years of teaching in a variety of classes. Big boat experience. Happy to crew any position or to skipper, as needed. Available weekends and some evenings. 6/22/08
Larry Bradley Larry.Bradley@gartner.com   Sailed with Bob Wilbur 5/18/08. "excellent crew, has had good experience on J-24s." 5/19/08
Anderson Weaver cweaver2@gmu.edu 757-377-4522

I have been sailing ever since I was 5 years old (almost 20 now) and I have sailed everything from Optis, Lasers, Cats, 420's, Flying Scots (was in nationals this past June) and also a few keel boats such as a Catalina 25, Catalina 31 and a few Hunters in that size range. I live in Norfolk, Va. when I am  not at school at George Mason. My summer job the past 3 summers  has been on the Norfolk Naval Base, teaching kids and adults how to sail.

9/26/07
Jack Regan manitoujack@yahoo.com 703.244.4862

Crewed on his brother's M26, a friend's J30 and
another friend's J24.  Also has been sailing on Flying Scots and
a friend's S2 11.0 m. 
Is looking to buy a Lightning sometime in
near future.
 

 9/3/07

 
Todd Ross ToRoss@wcsr.com

 

   many years of general sailing experience, with some recent experience in racing (Hobies, J-24s).  6/1/07
Geof Bishop geof_bishop@hotmail.com   Lots of sailing experience; likes competition; comfortable in any role; 140 pounds; strong, can hike hard.  Sailed with Rick Welch a few years ago; RC September 18; 2005 Leukemia Cup Laser. 9/21/05

 (To remove your name from this list, send an email to  Cathy Bleakly, Fleet 50 Webmaster, (cbleakly@cox.net)