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| Sign-ups for Cruisers Regatta |
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| Ladies in our Regatta tee shirts |
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| Tee-shirt design entries |
What a busy week and we still have one more to go! It started with registration on Volleyball Beach on Monday where you signed up for what activities you wanted to participate in. Al and Dave found two more guys to be a team for the Coconut Challenge, Mershons and us will be a team for Ultimate Trivial Pursuit and I signed up for the Bocci Tournament and to display my rugs for the Arts and Craft Fair. They had people vote for their favorite tee-shirt design which will be next year’s tee shirt design. Giveaways and music were all part of the scene.
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| One of the dinghy in parade. |
Tuesday’s activities included a dinghy parade which went all over Elizabeth Harbor. Afterward we, Mershons and Sherry on Bad Boy were a station over in Georgetown for the Dinghy Poker Run. We handed out the one card for our station encouraging people to enjoy the drink special, buy two get one free at the restaurant we were located. People had to have gone to five places to pick up a card and take them back to Volleyball beach to hand them in to see who had the best poker hand. Then we dashed over to the beach with a dessert which I had made that morning for a Meet and Greet with prizes for the Poker Run participants and a wonderful pick up band that played the night away. Wow, what a busy day!
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| Sue decked out for Pet Parade |
Wednesday was dead calm, so we zoomed over to town to get water, food, fuel and internet like the majority of cruisers. After lunch the rain came which was nice for cleaning off the boat.
The Pet Parade and big Opening Night Free Dinner sponsored by Indiantown Marina were on the schedule for the day. It cleared so we headed over to Volleyball Beach for the activities. They only got about four dogs shown and it started to rain and it rained for the next two hours, something that doesn’t happen in Georgetown too often. People scattered back to their boats if they were close, but the rest of us tried to get into Chat n’ Chill which was a near impossibility, it isn’t that big.
However, we held firm and at five o’clock the free drink started and people started coming in wearing their rain gear to get their free meal. Luckily, the rain finally let up to let us enjoy our barbecue and dancing on the deck with another pick-up band. This will be an opening night that won’t be forgotten!
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| The "Geezers" Team for Coconut Challenge |
The next day was the big Coconut Challenge.
Our men’s team, “The Geezers,” was ready for the challenge.
The first activity is where almost a thousand coconuts are dumped in the small harbor in back of Volleyball Beach.
The teams and their dinghies are lined up.
The members must be wearing a life jacket, somewhere on their body, and only one leg and one arm are permitted in the water for each participant.
The horn is blown and everyone paddles to try to get the most coconuts.
There were five gold coconuts which were worth more points.
One bucket is allowed so of course splashing others occurs.
Our guys did quite well with 57 coconuts and one gold but not as well as the two half as young couples who had twice as many and four gold coconuts!
There was also a toss the coconut threw a ring, rolling a coconut to knock down a bottle and tossing a coconut over the volleyball net into certain point rings.
It was a great time and a tiring morning!
An afternoon nap was a must have!
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| Heeled quite a bit in the race. |
Then Saturday was to be the around Stocking Island Race but due to strong winds they decided to do the more protected in Elizabeth Harbor Race. Mershons, Maugers and Englers were all on Engler’s boat, Jubilee. We were neck and neck with one other boat for most of the race but unfortunately the other boat, Voyager, pulled ahead near the end. We won’t know the results until Award Night next week. Since there are ratings for different boats it is hard to tell who won, but it doesn’t matter because we had fun and that is the name of the game! I think Al just might find some muscles he did not know he had after the Coconut Challenge yesterday and grinding those winches today.
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| Jubilee neck in neck with Voyager in the In Harbor Race |
The next day was the big Coconut Challenge. Our men’s team, “The Geezers,” was ready for the challenge. The first activity is where almost a thousand coconuts are dumped in the small harbor in back of Volleyball Beach. The teams and their dinghies are lined up. The members must be wearing a life jacket, somewhere on their body, and only one leg and one arm are permitted in the water for each participant. The horn is blown and everyone paddles to try to get the most coconuts. There were five gold coconuts which were worth more points. One bucket is allowed so of course splashing others occurs. Our guys did quite well with 57 coconuts and one gold but not as well as the two half as young couples who had twice as many and four gold coconuts! There was also a toss the coconut threw a ring, rolling a coconut to knock down a bottle and tossing a coconut over the volleyball net into certain point rings. It was a great time and a tiring morning! An afternoon nap was a must have! 
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