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.

Open-shut case, time to close the VPYC for 2011

VALOIS POINT, New York, USA - The VPYC had a busy season, after getting off to a very slow start.

Too busy to even post anything on this blog.

Lo siento, amigos.

A number of new members join (by showing up in their boats) including Joseph Campbell and Yvonne Taylor, amigos and Seneca Lake sailors. And continuing members Eric and Tina Hazlitt were frequent visitors, too.

Jennifer tests out Crimson Tide

We also added a sailboat boat to the club fleet - a 17-foot Siren named Panacea, which will be rechristened in the spring with the official name of Crimson Tide. The idea for the name came from co-owner Jennifer Marshall of Tucson, Arizona (and a Seneca Lake/Hector native) who comes to Seneca Lake each summer on vacation.

She is also half-owner of the Red Rocket sailboat, which saw limited duty this summer, once the new boat was added to the flotilla.

The club also put out a mooring (for Panacea/Crimson Tide) and after much ado, procured a yacht club sign, too. The mooring held the boat secure through a windstorm that torn down trees and branches all over Valois Point.

Perhaps next year a second mooring - for large boats - will be put in, too, when the club reopens are the spring thaw.

Here are some photos from this season:

Yvonne (Bonnie) Taylor on the VPYC dock

Red Rocket heads out for first 2011 sail

VPYC sign

Busy day on the VPYC docks

Crimson Tide on the new mooring at the VPYC