Monday, May 21, 2012

The bar and buoy are in at the club - just need the boats now

VALOIS, New York, USA - The bar was reinstalled, shade structure put up and assorted accessories installed over the weekend, marking the beginning of the 2012 boating season at the Valois Point Yacht Club.

Except for two rowboats, the VPYC is little short on watercraft, with the Spirit of Louise in Horseheads on its trailer and both sailboats (The Red Rocket and The Crimson Tide) parked on their trailers at Fitches cottage, a scant 300 yards away.

They need a little cleaning before they will be ready to launch.

But sometime in the next few days, at least the Spirit of Louise is likely to be launched and put in the boat lift alongside the club dock.
Admiral Fox at the VPYC bar Sunday
The day was not without boating, however.

We had just gotten the shade structure up and bolted into place - and were wondering why we hadn't hauled a single bottle of beer down the hill - when Roger and Nancy Beardslee showed up with the boat.

Aboard Roger and Nancy Beardlee's boat - May 20, 2012
We ended up taking an anniversary cruise up past Lodi Point before returning to the VPYC.

The temperature was perfect - low 80s and Roger's boat ran perfectly up and down the shoreline.

A great first VPYC day.


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