A record breaking 21 boats joined us for a fabulous rendezvous September 7-9, 2007 at the Port of Bremerton Marina in Port Orchard. Al and I were the busy cruise captains for this event. All of our planning paid off as everyone had a great time under beautiful sunny skies.
Somego arrived in Port Orchard just before noon on Friday. The marina saved plenty of slips for us as I had kept them updated on our sign-ups. Al spent Friday afternoon assigning slips and assisting in docking 16 of our boats. We gave each boat a specially prepared packet which included:
Somego arrived in Port Orchard just before noon on Friday. The marina saved plenty of slips for us as I had kept them updated on our sign-ups. Al spent Friday afternoon assigning slips and assisting in docking 16 of our boats. We gave each boat a specially prepared packet which included:
- Copy of the schedule for the weekend, including a list of all participating boats
- 3 page Photo Scavenger Hunt game details
- Certificate of Participation in this historic event
- NYCE Galley page encouraging the contribution of a recipe to be published on the website
- 2 tickets to Sunday breakfast at The MorningSide Bread & Pastry Company
At 1800 we gathered on the East Breakwater in front of Moseying Around for our Tiddly Time. There were some delicious recipes there, but the best one I heard went like this:
- Get in your car and drive to Costco
- Purchase something that looks great
- Place item in one of your own dishes
- Serve at pot luck and take the compliments
The other 5 boats arrived on Saturday morning. Most people spent the day at the local market (I saw quite a few fresh flower bouquets on their way back to their boats), antique shopping, and of course doing their best to locate all the bits of photos on our fun scavenger hunt. I admit, it was challenging. The completed answers were due to be turned in by 4pm to Kathy or Al.
I prepared spaghetti in 2 large pots for the evening's pot luck meal. It was wonderful with all the great food contributed by everyone. Because of the prevailing winds dampening the breakwater, we moved the tables in front of Somego which provided a good wind break, and gave us an excellent platform to present awards for the day's activities. (I'm missing my notes here so this will be updated when I find them) soooo... to my recollection, there was a tie for 1st place between Tillicum and CaRico, with Last Mango a close second, and Luka 3rd.Everyone seemed to enjoy moseying on over to the bakery whenever they got up for breakfast. We stopped by before we left to pay the final bill. Everyone took off after breakfast and by 10am there were only a couple of us left.
This was our first time as cruise captains and we thoroughly enjoyed doing it. Everything went very well (as far as we could tell) and our record number of boaters had an enjoyable and memorable weekend.Now...... we've got some ideas for next year.
Kathy Felker
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