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Flag Parade, Raft-up and Picnic
This is to announce that we will have a Labor Day Parade and raft up picnic on Monday, September 6 at noon. If you are interested in participating in the Labor day parade, please decorate your boat with flags and pennants and meet us on the water no later than noon near the no wake buoys. We will proceed under motor up the lake to the fishing pier and then return. Raft up Captain, Jim Thompson will then lead an on the water raft up and picnic that will immediately follow. Please follow Jim’s boat to the location for the raft up and bring whatever you want to drink and food to share. The temperatures should be cooler now that September has arrived. Please join us for this last Parade and raft up picnic of the 2010 sailing season. It should be a fun time for all as we welcome in September and celebrate labor day on the water.
PS: Please don’t forget to fill up your gas tanks and bring fenders.
Happy sailing,
Mike Brown
215-499-0335
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Hoi NSC Sailors
After the flag parade and while our boats are still all decked
out with flags, we will raftup for a picnic lunch. Bring your own stuff.
See you on the water.
NSC Yachtsman, Catalina-22 Fleet 98 Double Trouble K40, Flying Scot Fleet 163 Mellow Yellow
Thanks to all the NSC Sailors who took part in the raft
up following the Labor Day parade. We had fun though we had a few
difficulties. First the parade was the best that I have seen with many
boats decorated with lovely flags. I anchored to close to the point and
since we were not able to complete the raft by joining to Mike's boat,
we only had one anker down and the grassy bottom did not allow it to dig
in properly. Eventually we drifted aground and had to motor out and
reset my anchor. At this point we lost a few boats. The compac's headed
for Compac Cove, The Stadlers and the Halls went for a lunch at the dock
and i think some went sailing. However after resetting our anchors we
enjoyed a succesful raft with 5 boats enjoying lunch and company. The
specialty dish was deviled eggs prepared by Marsha and Diane. Cookies
were also passed from boat to boat. The boats were: Diane's Precision,
Mike's Capri 23, My catalina, Marsha's O'Day 222, and Lee and Val (New
members) on their boat. Laurine entertained her mother and brother to
the parade, picnic, and a nice sail which they enjoyed very much.
Lessons Learned: The point is not a good anchorage
because of the grass. Leave plenty of room for enough scope. Set at
least 3 anchors for that many boats. Approaching boats should have a bow
line and a stern line prepared for use. Release the stern line first,
if the bow is released and the stern cannot be set free it can cause
difficulties.
See you all at the next moonlight sail and raft up.
NSC Yachtsman, Catalina-22 Fleet 98 Double Trouble K40, Flying Scot Fleet 163 Mellow Yellow
