Gofirstclass
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Yesterday GW (my Galley Wench) and I participated in a boating WagonWheel. Clover Island Yacht Club doesthis every year and this was the first time we've ever participated.
We were invited last weekend by a couple of the CIYC members when we were anchored near them at the Water Follies hydroplane races. One of them asked us to be the first boat to drop the hook and the wheel would be formed around us. So GW and I were out at the location (onlyabout 200 yards from our slip) and had the hook firmly set by 9:10.
The Wagonmaster showed up a bit later to direct the boats on where to tie up so the wheel could be formed correctly. Here's the Wagonmaster getting things started...
The way it was set up, we were anchored at the 12 o'clockp osition. They also set up a few boats in the 25'-35' size at the 9 o'clock position...
As more and more boats arrived the Wagonmaster directed them as to where they should raft up and the wheel started to form.
While boats were being positioned the party got started in earnest.
It took a couple of hours to arrange the boats in the proper order, but here is the final closing of the gap between the two sides of the wheel.
So we all spent the afternoon partying and having fun. GW and I had planned on spending the night so I had some bloody mary's in the morning then switched to my traditional Arnold Palmers (tea and lemonade) as the day wore on, figuring I would start partying in earnest after the sun had set. I know it's hard to tell from these pictures that people were having fun, but you'll just have to use your imagination.
The afternoon was spent walking around the circle, going from swim platform to swim platform, saying hello to old friends and meeting new ones. Both GW and I spent a LOT of time in the water cooling off. The weather could not have been better with zero clouds, temps in the mid 90's and no breeze all day.
One of the members of CIYC owns a chain of pizza restaurants and he takes orders from each of the boats for large pizzas that are delivered to the boats. Here's a shot of the pizza delivery dinghy, and no, the pizzas were not delivered in 30 minutes or less. There were about 150 pizzas ordered by the 32 boats present and it took about 4 hours for the pizzas to get cooked and brought down to the docks.
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We were invited last weekend by a couple of the CIYC members when we were anchored near them at the Water Follies hydroplane races. One of them asked us to be the first boat to drop the hook and the wheel would be formed around us. So GW and I were out at the location (onlyabout 200 yards from our slip) and had the hook firmly set by 9:10.
The Wagonmaster showed up a bit later to direct the boats on where to tie up so the wheel could be formed correctly. Here's the Wagonmaster getting things started...
The way it was set up, we were anchored at the 12 o'clockp osition. They also set up a few boats in the 25'-35' size at the 9 o'clock position...
As more and more boats arrived the Wagonmaster directed them as to where they should raft up and the wheel started to form.
While boats were being positioned the party got started in earnest.
It took a couple of hours to arrange the boats in the proper order, but here is the final closing of the gap between the two sides of the wheel.
So we all spent the afternoon partying and having fun. GW and I had planned on spending the night so I had some bloody mary's in the morning then switched to my traditional Arnold Palmers (tea and lemonade) as the day wore on, figuring I would start partying in earnest after the sun had set. I know it's hard to tell from these pictures that people were having fun, but you'll just have to use your imagination.
The afternoon was spent walking around the circle, going from swim platform to swim platform, saying hello to old friends and meeting new ones. Both GW and I spent a LOT of time in the water cooling off. The weather could not have been better with zero clouds, temps in the mid 90's and no breeze all day.
One of the members of CIYC owns a chain of pizza restaurants and he takes orders from each of the boats for large pizzas that are delivered to the boats. Here's a shot of the pizza delivery dinghy, and no, the pizzas were not delivered in 30 minutes or less. There were about 150 pizzas ordered by the 32 boats present and it took about 4 hours for the pizzas to get cooked and brought down to the docks.
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