Labor Day Cruise - September 5-7
Join us for camaraderie and cruising adventures! Don't forget to fly your RYC burgee! (Need a new burgee? Click here for more information.)
| How do I sign up? | Email cruising@rocklandyc.org or just show up! |
| What VHF channel should we monitor? | 68 |
| Where are we going Saturday? | Holbrook Island Sanctuary |
| Where are we going Sunday? | Gilkey Harbor, Islesboro |
| What should I bring? | All cocktail hours are BYOB and bring an appetizer to share. |
Event Highlights
Holbrook Sanctuary – Cradle Cove, Islesboro
For those of us old enough to remember the challenge of squeezing as many people as possible into a telephone booth or a Volkswagon, the Saturday night cocktail party on Altair was a case of déjà vu. Thirty four people were on board, enjoying a wonderful array hors d’oerves. It was a record for Altair as RYC members crowded the cockpit and main salon, lowering the water line stripe into the waters of Holbrook Sanctuary near Castine. Alec Cronin, 13 year old son of Wayne and Kirsten Cronin on Rights of Man, found refuge on the stern platform, a spot he shared with his sister Caitlin (age 6). Three year old Ashleigh, moved stealthily from cockpit to main salon, slipping unnoticed between a multitude of adult legs. The threatening rain thankfully bypassed the event, dropping only a few sprinkles as it blew by. Fourteen boats from the RYC gathered at Holbrook Sancutary on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend ---- Acadia, Altair. Bluebird, Callisto, Equinox, Kemo Sabe, Koan, Magic Happens, Queequeg, Rights of Man, Sea Legs, Sea Monkey, Sybarita, and Web Foot.
Some, like Moira and Dick Bentzel on Equinox, arrived in time for a hike on the Holbrook Sanctuary trails, discovering terrific vistas over the Eggemoggin Reach and hungry mosquitoes of gigantic proportions. The discovery of the bugs on shore led to the decision to move the evening’s cocktail hour to Altair, the Saga 48 sailed by Rick and Julie Palm, the RYC hosts for the weekend cruise.
When the wind came up on Sunday morning, the fleet split up with seven boats continuing on with the RYC Cruise weekend. Beating up to the top of Islesboro and then falling off under 20-25 knots of N-NW winds, the boats ducked into Cradle Cove on Isleboro to enjoy another evening together on Sunday night. A sheltered picnic area beside one of the Dark Harbor Boat Yard buildings provided the perfect place for another club cocktail hour for Acadia, Altair, Equinox, Kemo Sabe, Koan, Rights of Man, and Web Foot.
The fleet sailed home on Monday under 20-25 knots of gusty NW wind.