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dmpilc
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Initially Posted - 07/01/2013 : 08:50:26

Here's wishing everyone a fun and safe Holiday! Make it a good one.

DavidP
1975 C-22 SK #5459 "Shadowfax" Fleet 52
PO of 1984 C-25 SK/TR #4142 "Recess"
Percy Priest Yacht Club, Hamilton Creek Marina, Nashville, TN

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frog0911
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Response Posted - 07/01/2013 : 13:56:46

Stay home, go sailing and be safe. Happy Fourth.

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Kennyge
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Response Posted - 07/01/2013 : 14:51:30

But please be safe. There was a horrific accident last July 4th in Huntington, Long Island where a bunch of kids were killed. I read where the police will be boarding boats, even sailboats, and checking for PFD's and etc.

Happy 4th

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Voyager
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Response Posted - 07/02/2013 : 17:27:55

I love the bald eagle. How long have you had the stuffed bird on the boathouse? [sorry, bad joke]

Get a Courtesy Vessel Safety Check from your local Power Squadron or USCGAux. I get one every year and it keeps me:
1. Current on all lights, safety gear, documentation and stickers
2. From getting boarded by the local Environmental Police or Coasties
3. With cut rate boating insurance.
Worth the time and effort.
As a USPS officer, how would it look if my flares were expired or I did not have nav lights on my dinghy?

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MattL
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Response Posted - 07/04/2013 : 13:14:44

Every 4th we go sailing on our little lake. From the boat we can see firework displays from about four different towns. We dont get the loud booms, they are kind of muffled, but it is cool and there are no crouds

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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 07/05/2013 : 05:36:39

Picnic was rained out yesterday, only the 4th time in my lifetime that I can remember it happening, but we still had a good family gathering. The rain has cooled things down. Haven't run the A/C all week. Wonderful!

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shnool
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Response Posted - 07/06/2013 : 09:36:27

For the first time ever we saw the fireworks at the lake... Raft up with the sail club, and participated in the parade around the specators (imagine 10 sailboats motoring and weaving around several hundred motorboats, the lead boat skipper dressed as Uncle Sam) all boats dressed in the nations colors.

I have to say, the Capri 25 has a VERY low freeboard, and it makes raft-ups quite interesting. I think we'll abstain from participating in raft ups unless we can claim the outtermost spot from here on out. Otherwise the company was good, and we did shish kabobs on the new grill (thank you to this board), and were the only ones with hot food to pass around! Everyone brought great snacks and we all settled in JUST in time for the fireworks to start at 9:35.

40 minutes of show... and it was a MAD rough dash back to the marina, which for us is about 10 miles back in... with hundreds of motorboats doing the same all around us... Luckily we broke off the floatilla as soon as the last firework was done, otherwise I'd likely not have much boat left... To say there was a little chop is an understatement. If I were to do it again, I'd anchor out, watch the works in a nice quiet cove, and sleep it off there until morning. It's worth it but more planning is required.

Boat dressed before the parade.

This was the parade during. I had to remove dress for my boat (except the american flag) as it actually was starting to tear some of my signal flags from the wind (go figure).

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delliottg
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Response Posted - 07/06/2013 : 10:47:57

Looks like fun! One of these days we should go into Lake Union for the fireworks display, but like you said, you'd need a place to over night, there are simply too many boats out there either headed back through the locks, or out the Ship Canal back to Lake Washington. I've been in the zoo once on my old San Juan 21 for race day (they race hydro planes on Lake Washington), came out of it with a bunch of new dings in my gel coat.

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