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Betty Ann Arink with Kayak Winner
Nicole Connelly and her family
Inside
CONNELLY FAMILY
WINS KAYAK
SIKAFLEX ‘QUICK & DIRTY’
BOAT BUILD COMPETITION
OYSTERS MAKE
A COMEBACK
ADOPT-A-BEACH PROGRAM
LISEC ENVIRONMENTAL
EDUCATION
SAVE THE DATE
CURRENT BOAT BUILDING
PROJECTS
POT LUCK DINNER AND FUNDRAISER
To Support LISEC Programs
Thursday, March 15, 2011, Port Jefferson Village Center 6 to 9 pm
Stay tuned: www.LISEC.org and look for LISEC on facebook
FALL 2011 NEWSLETTER
From the President’s Desk—Betty Ann Arink
LISEC has had a very productive and exciting summer. Both the
Bayles Boat Shop and the ecology side of our programs have kept our
volunteers and Directors busy.
Our summer was kicked off with fifty folks on a 4 th of July Cruise
aboard the Celtic Quest. All enjoyed a picture perfect sunset and ringside
seats for the Village’s annual firework display.
The Bayles Boat Shop crew was kept busy working on two on-going
projects. Director Phil Schiavone leads a crew in restoring our 16 foot
gaff rigged SS sloop back to racing condition. Joe Post and his crew are
working on constructing his fishing boat and hope to give her a try
before the snow flies.
The CLC Duckling kayak raffle boat brought many “oohs and ahs” as it
was displayed outside the shop. Local residents, the Connelly family,
were the lucky winners. Their children Benjamin and Gwenivere look
forward to using it in a couple of years. The raised revenue will support
continuing boat building programs.
In August, we participated in the Village’s celebration of Old Home
Week by having 8 teams join in our first annual “Quick ‘n Dirty” boat
build. See the article inside as well as on our website at www.LISEC.org.
So much fun was had by all, we plan to increase to 12 teams for next
year’s event on August 18 and 19.
Our education team continues to work with community organizations,
helping families connect with the marine environment around us.
This includes programs for the Port Jefferson after school program and
Maritime Explorium located at the park, work with the Coastal Steward
on beach clean-ups and oyster restoration, and the ongoing Port
Jefferson Go-Green symposiums.
LISEC’s growing programs need more volunteers. Opportunities
include assisting with planning, conducting, and promoting of events. If
you can give us a few hours at different times throughout the year,
please contact me at lisec750@yahoo.com
Keep checking our website for up-coming event information and thank
you all for your continued interest and support of LISEC.

CONNELLY FAMILY WINS KAYAK
Benjamin tries out the
new kayak, not quite
sure what it means yet.
For many weekends this summer, a beautifully crafted child’s kayak was on display
at the Bayles Boat Shop. Constructed in the shop, it was used as a fund -raiser for
LISEC’s boat building projects with raffle tickets being purchased by people from far
and wide. The happy winner was Nicole Connelly from Port Jefferson shown here
with her children, Gwenivere and Benjamin.
Betty Ann Arink, our president, was a hard working member of the boat building
crew that put together this ‘stich and glue 8’ Chesapeake light craft Duckling kit. She
says, “It was a challenge to make the pieces fit, then to stitch and glue them to give
the boat its correct shape.” That accomplished, the craft was covered with a 4-oz
fiberglass cloth, six coats of resin and four coats of varnish. Made of Okkume (light
color) and Sampele (dark) plywood from South America, the boat is a beauty and
should last a lifetime.
LISEC plans to build an adult size kayak in the winter which will give volunteers another chance to learn
these boat building skills. It will also be sold in a raffle to support our programs.
SIKAFLEX “QUICK AND DIRTY” BOAT BUILD
COMPETITON
The two-day ‘Quick and Dirty’ event, held in August, saw eight
2-person teams construct eight different boats in five hours on
Saturday using only three sheets of plywood, wire cable ties,
several pieces of lumber and Sikaflex, a fast acting caulk and
adhesive. Each team came with their own design in mind. It
was interesting to see how they put the same materials together
in different ways with much discussion and camaraderie.
That was it. Five hours. No extra time allowed. On Sunday,
Eight Sikaflex Competition boats ready to
compete
the crews returned in the morning to decorate their boats and prepare to race them. The picture tells all. The
boat on the extreme right was decorated with the hand prints of the builders’ children!
In the afternoon, one hundred plus people lined the pier and park rail adjacent to the beach to cheer for the
teams rowing around an approximately 150 yard course. One boat sank, but that was part of the fun. The
winning boat captain was Grant Connelly and the sponsor for it was Gracie’s Restaurant in Rocky Point. This
boat was also presented with the prize for being the most attractive. More great pictures are on our website
at www.LISEC.org.
The main sponsors for the event were Nassau Suffolk Lumber Co. and the Sika Corporation, which also
supplied the Sikaflex material – as they do for competitions like this around the world! Teams were sponsored
by Jim Brite Home Improvement and Kirk Plumbing and Heating, M.H. Mandelbaum Orthotic and Prosthetic
Services, Rocky Point Electric, the Port Jefferson Fire Department, Mt Sinai Moose Lodge, and ASPCA.
Plaques were donated by George and Mary Dugoniths.
So much fun was had by all that we plan to increase to 12 teams for next year’s event August 18 and 19,
2012.

OYSTERS MAKE A COMEBACK
After 12 years of work by the Coastal Steward Dave Johnson
and his volunteers, the size of the oyster population in Port
Jefferson Harbor provided a livelihood for baymen and added
$2,000,000 to the local economy. Port Jefferson Oysters once
again were featured at the Oyster Bar in Grand Central Station!
Dave tells us that 50,000 more adult oysters were released this
year, making it 302,000 to date. The oysters propagate
themselves now and shells with baby oysters attached are easily
found on the surrounding beaches. An adult oyster, being a
filter feeder, can clean 50 gallons of water a day. They are
Oyster Totes on the beach with volunteers beginning to make a difference in the water quality of the
harbor.
The program will take a great leap forward next year after an agreement with the DEC and Town of
Brookhaven. Using his grant from Congressman Tim Bishop, Dave will be purchasing 15 million ‘eyed oyster
larvae’ over the course of ten weeks next May to July. Crushed oyster shell, already purchased, will be
delivered to the Brookhaven ‘grow-out’ facility at Mt Sinai Harbor. There, the shell will be bagged by
volunteers and placed into tanks with the oyster larvae and aerated for one week. The shell, now with oyster
spat attached, will be placed in racks in the harbor. After a month in the racks the oysters will be released
throughout Port Jefferson Harbor, one tote at a time. This will ensure that the oysters are dispersed in
hundreds of locations, thus providing a greater chance of survival.
It is an ambitious program that will require a lot of work. Keep track of the program at
www.coastalsteward.org and come volunteer when you can. Come meet Dave at the Port Jefferson
The Go-Green event at the Port Jefferson Village Center on Saturday, November 5 between noon and 4 PM.
ADOPT-A-BEACH PROGRAM
Stony Brook School volunteers at the 21 st Port
Jefferson Harbor Annual Beach Clean-up in
September. The school takes seriously its
commitment to the environmental stewardship of
the harbor and McAlister Park.
Figure 1
Figure 2
Seven more tons of heavy debris were removed this year
thanks to contribution of equipment and personnel from the
town of Brookhaven. Clean-up sponsored by National Grid.

LISEC SUPPORTS COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
Working with the Port Jefferson After-School Program, children recently learned geological history while
scampering over the amazing array of rocks at Harborfront Park in a program entitled “Stories That Rocks
Tell”. The waterfront and beach provide a wonderful teaching tool and each child went home with a
collection of ‘fascinating stones.’ More programs like this will be held in conjunction with the Maritime
Explorium, which is located in the Chandlery at Harborfront Park. If you haven’t yet visited it, please do.
Recently opened, it brings marine science to a whole new level, challenging ‘children of all ages’ to use their
minds, ask questions, and figure out solutions.
SAVE THE DATE – SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5
LISEC encourages your involvement and presence at the Third Annual Symposium
held in the Port Jefferson Village Center on November 5 th from noon to 4 PM.
Port Jefferson Go-Green is a community initiative in which LISEC plays a big part. A coalition of Port
Jefferson Village government and residents, area school districts, and the Humanities Foundation of Stony
Brook University has supported ‘go-green’ projects in the village and schools for three years. This year’s
theme is WATER! From the condition of Long Island’s aquifers to the creation of water gardens, people with
extensive backgrounds will present both problems and solutions to Long Island’s water issues.
LISEC will provide a ‘sand box’ of marine shells and creatures for children to examine and enjoy. The Coastal
Steward will also be there with information on his Oyster Restoration Program. Dave Johnson will be
presented with an annual award for his lifetime of love and service to the waters that surround us.
BE THERE!
CURRENT BOAT BUILDING PROJECTS
LISEC volunteer, Joe Post, has enlisted the crew to
help him construct his 16 ½’ open center console
fishing boat. Again, many boat building skills are
being learned by the volunteers. The most recent one
was figuring out how to turn the still fragile shell over
in order to work on the bottom. They managed it
successfully.
Great progress is being made with
bringing this 16 foot gaff rigged sloop back
to racing condition. Ribs have been
constructed and installed. Deck supports
are almost completed. Soon the boat will
be turned over for work on the hull.