Offshoreonly.com - Getting Skater ready for FMO 2010-2011 season

Glad to see you are getting the Skater ready Frank and thanks for the picture contribution. For the benefit of visitors to SW Florida I will post our complete schedule. Visitors are always welcome. See you soon.
Bob

Ft Myers Offshore announces it's 2010 / 2011 Schedule

1st run Season opener Saturday Oct. 23rd - Fun Run to Naples Bay Resort, Naples. We will participate in the Stone Crab Festival being put on by the Naples waterfront merchants. We will have lunch there and have our boats on display for the public to enjoy. If time permits, we have the option of going down to Keewaydin Island and hang out for the rest of the day.

2nd run Saturday Nov. 27th to Useppa Island - Our Thanksgiving weekend Black Jack Poker Run. This will be our first fund raising event of the season. The day will start off with an optional club breakfast from 8:30 am till 10 am at Tarpon Point Resort in SW Cape Coral. Open to ALL members of FMO whether you are doing the run or not. At 10:15 AM the boats will depart Tarpon Point for the Sanibel Bridge to be ready for an 11 AM start to Useppa Island.

3rd run Saturday Jan 1, 2011 Annual New Years Day Fun Run to Marco Island,s Esplanade complex. 12 noon departure from the Sanibel Bridge for Marco Island where we will again enjoy lunch at C J 's on the Bay overlooking Smokehouse Bay.

4th run Saturday Jan 29th, 2011. to Parrot Key, FMB Our 2nd Black Jack Poker Run and final fund raising event of the season. We will start at the Sanibel Bridge at 11 AM and do a complete circumnavigation of Sanibel / Captiva Islands and then go into Parrot Key at Ft Myers Beach for lunch.

5th run Saturday March 5th, 2011 to the Lighthouse Restaurant at Port Sanibel Marina - We will start at 11 AM from the Sanibel Bridge and do a complete circumnavigation of Pine Island returning at high tide through Matlacha and going into the Lighthouse Restaurant at Port Sanibel Marina for lunch.

6th and season ending run Saturday April 2nd, 2011 to Hamilton Harbor, Naples. - We will start at the Sanibel Bridge at 11 AM as usual and go to Hamilton Harbor, Naples for lunch and then optional hang out and swim at the beach at Keewaydin Island.

Notes:
1 ) The Nov. 27 / 2010 and Jan. 29 / 2011 events have been designated as official fund raisers for our Ft. Myers Offshore Scholarship Fund. The entry fee will eventually be announced but in years past has been
$ 100.00 per boat. All other fun runs are free of charge to FMO members.

2 ) All events start at 11:00 AM except for the New Years Day run which will start at 12 noon. All events start from the south side of the Sanibel Bridge unless noted otherwise.

3) If you are not currently a paid up member of the Club, you may sign up by going to www.ftmyersoffshore.org Boaters membership start at only $ 60.00 and support a very worthwhile cause.

Our Mission Statement : Ft. Myers Offshore, Inc. is registered 501 (c) (3) charity, whose membership consists of a group of offshore boating enthusiasts in Southwest Florida. We are dedicated to raising funds and awarding academic scholarships each year to help worthy high school graduates continue their education at institutions of higher learning, including colleges and universities as approved by the Board of Directors.

Thank you for your support,

Your FMO Board of Directors, Bob Barnhart, Dan Davies, Hans Haedelt, Tom Cullen, Jay Forbes, and Joe Ritter