There's a frosty layer on the surface of Cedar Creek this morning, but that's not gonna stop us from doing our jobWe sail for a whole bunch of reason when the snow flies and the ice cracks. It's fun sure, but it also does a whole bunch for the cause of CCB.

Every time, someone asks the question why, they are thinking about Long Island Sound. And  one of our missions is to promote Long Island Sound.

But also with every membership sold and every boat filled for Frostbiting, another child is provided with a chance experience something they may never have a chance to learn about without CCB despite it being in their back yard.

And how else can you share the beauty and excitement that is winter in the Park City with out taking advantage of the best winter fun in Fairfield County?

So why do we do it, because we can, because we should and because it's our job. So if you want to join us tomorrow at 11 for some winter fun amid some flying flakes, come on down. But bundle up, have a hot breakfast and remember, you're doing it for a good cause. 

Ok well maybe a family-friendly sailor on leave- but a party none the less. The 2010 Boat Bash is coming on March 6 and it's gonna be a blast!! The Sun Kings will be headlining and the culinary delights are bound to wow even more than the Mongolian BBQ did last year. 

We'll also be hosting a silent auction, the NEW CCB Sailboat Races and a bunch of other things to giev you a night of fun and excitement.

And Guess what else??!!

The CCB Board of Directors sent down the orders last night to boost morale nd get the crew motivated.

SO- here's the deal- Families who get their membership before March 6, will get in addition to unlimited access to the boats, a tee-shirt and any number of other benefits including the knowledge that your assisting a child who might otherwise never get on the water, will also get a family four pack of tickets to the 2010 CCB Boat Bash - All for $350

And for those who may be single handing this voyage, we're hoping you meet that special someone by Valentine's Day and while you're at it bring them to the Boat Bash- and with your membership, purchased before March 6, we'll give you a lovely pair of tickets along with unlimited access to the fleet and a free Tee all for $250

From the Board's mouth to this writers ears, it the truth, there is no better time, less expensive way and more satisfying reason to join CCB! Get your Membership Today!

The last two weeks have yielded important advances in the cause of Connecticut Community Boating. We have begun to teach a host of kids from our region how to swim, we have met with some very important members of our community and we have started to flesh out a vision for The Park City that not only reinvests in both our waterfronts, but also may create a new future for the City as a whole.

The core of this plan will be derived from the great impending progress for the long abandoned Steel Pointe Development that has already taken place. No doubt you've seen the grass cut and the beautiful new fence installed last summer as well as the HUGE sign declaring the new home of our friends at Bridgeport Landing Development. But what you may not know is the support they have shown historically for the mission of Community Boating in Miami at  Shake-A-Leg as well as the excitement they have shown for Connecticut Community Boating. 

It is this community togetherness that will make the next chapter for CCB possible and it is with great excitement that we begin the process of developing a strategy with the City and with our neighbors to enter the waters of Bridgeport Harbor. 

The pending plan may well include any number of options beginning with a water taxi and mooring fleet in Bridgeport Harbor to host our fleet of keel boats and the Fairfield U FJs. But that's where we just begin. We're working on a vision that could include a floating boat house, a pair of Duck Boats in Bridgeport Harbor as well as plan to reopen Pleasure Beach that provides access to the public as well as provide protection for the many species of birds, mammals and marine life that have called the property home since the burning of the bridge on Father's Day 1996.

This will augment our facility at Seaside Park so that we might grow our offerings while still providing the important services for children and families as this is now and will always be the corp of what we do at CCB. We will just be able to do it better with more boats, improved and easier access and even more adventurous places to sail in the Park City.

But we may only do this with your support. If you agree that waterfront access is important and that every kids deserves the right to get on the water. If you believe that Long Island Sound is our greatest natural resource. And if you support our goal to bring Connecticut back to the water, then today is the day to make that support known. Please click here to contribute and get your calendar, your membership or your Tee-shirt or to hit the trifecta by getting all three and supporting us at one of the ranking contribution levels. 

Remember without you, CCB wouldn't have made it as far as we have in three short years, and it is because of you that we will sail upon new horizons in the coming years in Bridgeport Harbor.

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