BREAKING NEWS AND EVENTS

THERE IS STILL TIME TO JOIN A SDSA CARIBBEAN RALLY

APRIL 8 - 12, 2024-DOMINICAN REPUBLIC RENDEZVOUS
Email [email protected] for reservations    Register with SDSA HERE.

APRIL 26 - MAY 2, 2024 -  EXUMAS RENDEZVOUS BAHAMAS
LEARN  MORE & REGISTER TODAY.

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GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER? SAVE THE DATE -  ANNAPOLIS RENDEZVOUS

Thursday October 10th at 6 pm at the Elks Lodge, Edgewater MD
We are excited to announce that Sheryl and Paul Shard from Distant Shores
will be our presenters for the evening. 
5 Boats - 33 Years of Global Sailing -120,000 nm - 9 Ocean Crossings
SAVE THE DATE AND LOOK FOR REGISTRATION TO OPEN SOON! 

SDSA WORKING GROUPS

Pay it forward and help the Salty Dawgs succeed.  We need YOU to volunteer for one or more of our working groups! 

The Salty Dawg Sailing Association is an organization run almost entirely by its volunteer-members.  If the Salty Dawg Sailing Association has helped you, please consider paying it forward and helping us so we can continue our great work of “Sailors Helping Sailors”.

ACTION BEQUIA - GIVING BACK

written by Sue Palmer Wetherald, SV Evening Star

When in Bequia, have you:

• Enjoyed the flowers and plantings along the clean town walkway?
• Meandered down Belmont Walkway, taking in the incredible harborside view?
• Continued down the walkway to the Princess Margaret Trail and explored the peace and quiet of Lower Bay?
• Tied up at a dive mooring to snorkel or dive - having some of the best underwater experiences in the Caribbean?
• Been able to properly and conveniently dispose of your trash and recyclables at the disposal site for visiting boats by the dinghy pier?

If so, you have been the beneficiary of some of the many efforts of Action Bequia, a local nonprofit organization which aims to maintain and improve Bequia as a place to work and visit, helping to create local jobs, employment and social cohesion. 

TOP TEN MEDICATIONS TO KEEP ON YOUR VESSEL

Written by Drs Benjamin Jack and Terez Malka

Traveling by water is a unique opportunity to disconnect and travel to places that others rarely get to experience. But, being remote from day-to-day life also means being disconnected from medical care and pharmacies.  Here are the top 5 prescription and top 5 over-the-counter medications to consider keeping on board.  

Over-the-counter

1. Pain relief:  sprains, strains, bruises, and abrasions are common in wet, slippery conditions.  Ibuprofen, acetaminophen, and topical muscle and bruise ointments can help keep you comfortable and functional.

2. Aloe Vera gel:  Alcohol-free, 100% aloe vera gel is the most effective treatment for sunburn, and can also be used on scrapes and minor skin irritations.

THIS MONTH IN PICTURES

VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT:  ERIN GATLING, CASEY SCHILLING, GUNNER (10) and PAIGE (7)

Boat Name and Type:  Our 2015 Catana 47 "Endless Playtime" was unfortunately dropped in a boat yard during bottom painting.  We are now finally about to get our next boat, an HH 44 due to finish off the assembly line late spring 24.

Our new boat will be registered in Bikini, Marshall Islands.  We plan to pick it up in China from the production line, and sail it to Japan, up to Alaska and down the California coast by Christmas '24 - ending in Southern California, where the kids were born.  We consciously don't make plans any further out than that and leave them really rough to give us room to change them on the fly.

Home Port:  Hampton, VA - also known as the package depot for the Salty Dawgs rally, since we've been volunteering to receive and deliver everyone's packages and mail since 2021.

Welcome NEW Silver Sponsor - Doyle Guides. 
They are generously helping to  host  our BVI Beach Day  and Happy Hour at The Bitter End.

Welcome NEW Silver Sponsor - The  Bitter End Yacht Club. 
They  are generously helping to host our BVI Beach Day Olympics and Happy Hour at The Bitter End.

Thank you too our Long-standing Silver Sponsor
Fiorentino

 Thank you BLUE HERON BATTERY for your continued Gold Sponsorship of The Salty Dawgs! 
https://www.blueheronbattery.com/