WhimSea's Log

Wow, what a busy week and it all lead up to this weekends Yacht Club festivities. Troy and I arrived at the marina late on Friday (around midnight) after completing last minute tasks for Saturday's Pirate Day. Saturday morning we were up bright and early and ran out to the Mocha Moose for a jolt of caffeine and sugar (their cinnamon rolls are amazing!). Afterward we met up with a bunch of folks at the clubhouse and starting laying out the days plans, completing left over tasks and setting up for the event.

With all the help we had (thank you everyone!) we were able to get everything set up, head back to the boat for a quick sandwich and change in time for the festivities.

The Coast Guard Auxiliary kicked off the days events with a talk about boating safety geared towards the kids. He did a great job explaining safety tips, teaching the kids knots and talking about water safety.

Afterward, the kids all signed up to be pirates for the day. We held gunnery practice where we tried to hit the dinghy (with Billy Bones propped up in the back) with potatoes, then the group leaders went in search of the Sea Witch. The Sea Witch sent the kids in search of articles that would buy the treasure map. Eventually, the treasure was found and divided among the crew. Which they promptly spent to buy treasures and treats.

The pirate festivities ended in time for us to change into slightly warmer clothes (this being the coldest pirate day we've had), whip together our broccoli salad and join the Yacht Club's social hour already in progress. We had an excellent potluck dinner, a great time visiting with friends and more cannon fire as candy was shot all over the parking lot.

On Sunday, we got a chance to sleep in a little bit, then it was back to work as more tasks came off our to do list in preparation for our vacation.

We decided to head up on Saturday morning, instead of Friday, since we had a lot to do at home and this weekend was to be a working weekend anyway. We arrived at the marina sometime around lunch time and got to work on our projects: Replace the bilge pump, interior lighting, cleaning.... there was a pretty long list and we knew we wouldn't get to everything, but would get done what we could.

A pretty productive weekend, though unfortunately one without any sailing getting done. Oh well, since it's getting us ready for our vacation, that's OK.