Stardate September 3 - 6
Deer Harbor
Does it get any better than this! Nope!
Cruise Captains Augie and Nancy Catalano with their event coordinator Karen Ashley made a Labor Day cruise to remember. The event coordinator promised me there would be sun every day. She had Jeff up early every morning doing a sun dance. Since Jeff doesn't dance or so he says. Whatever gyrations he did, worked. We had great weather. Cruise to and from was great no wind, calm seas and sunshine.
Summer isn't over, don't drag out the foul weather gear yet we still have two more cruises and Jeff is still dancing!
I was a little puzzled by the theme of this cruise. Surf and Turf. The closest Nancy Catalano comes to seafood is fish swimming under her boat. She was a great sport as the aroma of salmon grilling on a cedar plank wafted into her boat. As the steak started to hit the grill I could see a warm comfortable smile appearing on her face.
The Surf and Turf Potluck was a buffet of some of the greatest seafood dishes and flank steaks ever assembled. The food channel has nothing on this club. There was two other boating clubs at Deer Harbor and the wander bys qualified we were a cut above when it came to food. In fact the potluck/buffet was such a success it somehow was repeated on Sunday. We are so good!
Deer Harbor and Orcas Island offer so much to do. As the Island Shuttle was busy running members around the island, mostly to the village of Eastsound, others were going on kayak tours while some of us took a group of dinghies to Jones Island for a walking tour. Some hardy souls were up early and off to the links bag and baggage in tow. Guess they didn't get enough of the real pasture pool when the golf guys arrived back at Deer Harbor they had to pull out the clubs and start golfing again, well sort of. Chipping marshmallows from the dock to floating rings in the marina is golfing for most of us. It also makes patients for me. A divot on the course doesn't jolt as hard and whacking into the dock. I think I heard more "thumps" than the firm clear "poof" of a marshmallow flying straight through the air headed for its target all of 20 feet away. From the looks of the water and my rookie attempt, most didn't make it that far.
BOATING QUIZ & GOLFING AWARDS
Our golf pro in training Bill Bock was the winner, of course!
There was a tie for the worst
Jana Brown, Gilda Ignacio and Gene Hawkins looks like we have more hackers than pros, what's new?
As for the dancing Jeff Ashley, he now has competition. Bob O'Connor must have had some ballet in his past. I tell ya, this guy can trip walking backward do a perfect pirouette, all on the edge of the dock and not fall in. There was fleeting moment when a devious thought shot through my mind "he might fall in I'm getting rid of the duck" but care and consideration prevailed. Bob is pretty quick on his feet; I still have the duck.
FROG FEET? The duck award brings out the best in everyone, first my friends the Bauers hauled me out of the drink and then my friends the Weigelts couldn't resist a pair of frog feet while shopping in Eastsound. Gee now I can swim better the next time I go in. NOT! That duck is looking for a new home. It's getting very bored with my boat.
I really like my frog feet, thanx Recia and Joe!
New fashion statement for early morning coffee; I will be wearing my pink elephants in martini glasses shorts with my lime green frog feet. Sunglasses are optional but recommended.
Weekend cruisers
Ashleys-La Dolce Vita with Glenn Moller
Baughs-Dry Run 3 with the girls Nicole and Abby
Bocks-Soul Mates with guests Allan and Cheryl
Brown girls-4 Non Blondes
Catalanos (cruise captains)-C's at Sea
Churchills-Isabella
Dixon-Orcastraited with son Paul
Hawkins/Ignacio
Hollands-Knotty Impulse
Maces-Sea Ya
Majewskis-Margorita with Jesse
Meyer-Half Plus Seven
O'Connors-Knot Again
Parrys-Attitude Adjustment and the girls
Thorsens-Tee This
Vettlesons-Enuf and the girls
Walker family-new members
Woods-This is It
Weigelts-Empty Net
Surprise visits from the Prokoryms via terra firma and a quick stop by the Rices on Danzante.
Many thanx and hugs to the Catalanos for a wonderful cruise!
See you in Elliott Bay on the 17th. The Alhadis's have surprises in store.
Safe cruising my friends
Dave Parry
Vice Commodore
SRCCNW