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28th
Annual Party Information
November 14, 15 and 16 in Melbourne, Florida 
Deadlines: Meals must be ordered by November 1. There will be no party meals available unless preordered. Reservations must be received by November 1. Hotel deadlines vary and are shown below. Registration and Location: The 2003 Annual Party will again be held at the Eau Gallie Convention Center (EGCC) in Melbourne, FL. There will be three full days of programs and events. The awards dinner will be Friday night, and the catered barbecue will be Saturday evening. SSCAers and their guests may register in advance for only $9 each. Registrations must be received by November 1. Late registrations will be $14. SSCAers are encouraged to bring guests. There is no registration fee for children under 12. Join in, have fun, make new friends, meet old ones! Come by boat, or, if you drive, take exit 72 (SR 518) or exit 71 (US 192) from I-95. All events except the Friday evening banquet and Saturday night barbecue will be held at the EGCC. The banquet will be held at the Airport Hilton Hotel. The barbecue will be at Wickham Park. Pick up all advance registration name badges, meal tickets, etc., when you arrive at the event. Click here for a party reservation form. General Information: Programs begin at 9 am on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Annual General Membership Meeting: Will be Saturday at 9 am in the EGCC. Awards Banquet: The dinner, followed by awards presentation and guest speaker will be Friday evening (November 14). Cocktail hour is from 6 to 7 pm, with dinner served at 7. An entrée duet of Parmesan- encrusted boneless skinless chicken breast and filet of mahi-mahi with a mango chutney salsa will be served. The price per person is $25. Our guest speaker will be delivery captain, respected author and entertaining storyteller John Kretschmer. Speakers: The program is exciting and
diverse. Some of the seminars include: Saturday Night Barbecue: Will be held in Wickham Park on Parkway Drive, which is directly off of US 1, approximately five miles from the EGCC. Take US 1 to Parkway Drive, and continue PAST the Wickham Park entrance west to Wickham Road. Turn right on Wickham Road toward Brevard Community College (BCC). There is an entrance for the Wickham Park Pavilion on the right. If you pass it, turn in the BCC entrance and follow the road to the right until you see the Pavilion. Maps to the Pavilion will be available at the Party. Food: There are some restaurants near the EGCC. Sandwiches from Subway (turkey or roast beef) served with chips and a soft drink may be ordered in advance for lunch each day for $4. Snacks, sodas, coffee, etc. will be sold all weekend at the EGCC. Hotels: SSCA has contracted with several hotels for group rates. Reserve early as space is limited and there are cut-off dates to receive the group rate. You must mention "Seven Seas" to get the group rate!
Inforama: Commercial vendors with products of interest to cruisers will be promoting and selling their products. Vendor displays will be open from 9 am to 5 pm Friday through Sunday. See the latest and most innovative products. Volunteers: Enjoy the Annual Party more by volunteering! Contact Ruth, membership coordinator, via phone: (954) 771- 5660 or e-mail: membership@ssca.org. T-shirt: There will be a special commemorative T-shirt again this year. These shirts have been very popular, and must be preordered. Order one now so you don’t miss out. The shirts are $10 (tax -incl). Book and Chart Sale: We will sell books that are duplicates of those in our library. SSCA’s extensive chart collection will be available for sale to our members. Custom Embroidery: Impressive Images created some very special images on clothing items for our members last year. They will again be offering custom embroidery of SSCA clothing items purchased at the Party. If you have custom artwork you would like Impressive Images to embroider on these items at the Annual Party, contact them well in advance at artwork@impressive-images.com for detailed information and instructions or call 305-238-8171 or 888-289-8171. Anchoring and Marinas: There is ample free anchorage in the Indian and Banana Rivers. The Annual Party anchorage is just northwest of the Eau Gallie Bridge at ICW Mile 914, in front of Conchy Joe’s Restaurant. Avoid anchoring near the Eau Gallie Yacht Club and Indian Harbor Beach shoreline and keep channels clear to the bridges. Dinghy ashore at Conchy Joe’s restaurant and walk to the EGCC (large building with blue roof visible from the ICW). Marinas recommend reservations. Home Base has information on area marinas. Many thanks to Conchy Joe’s for their continued support. (And you should taste their conch chowder!) Mail: If you require a mail drop while here, mail can be sent c/o General Delivery, Eau Gallie Post Office, Eau Gallie, FL 32936 Take a Class for Your Amateur Radio License: Technician (and General?) ham theory classes will be offered by the Waterway Radio and Cruising Club (WRCC) in Melbourne during the week prior to the SSCA Annual Party. The courses will be two full days and conclude with an examination for each course. No Morse code classes will be offered. Also, Saturday, Nov. 15, an open ham examination will be given for all elements of all ham licenses. Those taking the classes will have two chances to take the exam and earn a license. If you are interested, e-mail today, without obligation, to Ron Knaggs at n1gyx@winlink.org or rknaggs@bellsouth.net. Contact Ron or Phil Lowe (Pharahps@aol.com) with any questions. Ham Exams at SSCA Annual Party: Ham exams
will be given November 15. Exams for all classes, including
Morse Code, will be Saturday afternoon at the -Library, next
to Conchy Joe’s. No preregistration, just walk in at
1 pm. Bring a picture ID, pen, pencil and $12. If you are
upgrading, please also bring a copy of your license for the
examiners. AirMail/WinLink Sessions: The WinLink
Development Team is pleased to announce a decision by the
SSCA Board of Directors to expand the space for the WinLink
2000 Presentations and labs. This year, ALL WinLink 2000 events
will be held in the EGCC gym, where there will be plenty of
room for everyone. In addition, the WinLink Development Team
has asked Commander Tim Rulon and Senior Marine weather forecaster
Lee Chesneau to assist by presenting several "How To"
sessions. Jim Corenman and the WinLink Development Team will
provide specific information regarding the new and expanded
position reporting system which includes MAROB volunteer weather
forecasting (http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/marob.htm)
for recreational vessels worldwide. There will be many
other enhancements to discuss and learn to use. This is
the place to learn how to use WinLink 2000 with AirMail. Preliminary (subject to change) schedule:
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