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Come by land or come by sea . . . it's really YOU we want to see !

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Thames YC hosted a terrific Sail-In during August 2007. Great news . . . the Club and the Nonsuch crews in the club have been wanting us to come back and our 'Nonsuch hosts' want the weekend to include a shared cruise for all the boats !

Jim Avery LUFF AFFAIR 26C , Bevan & Barbara Crighton MONTROSE 30U , Addison & Susan Marsh BLISS 30C , and Michael & Mary Passero BORN TO RUN 33 will be our 'Thames YC hosts'. Please be sure to thank Jim & Michael in particular as they'll have done LOTS of work to ensure all have a great time.


MUST confirm your reservation & mooring for this event with :

Jim Avery
LUFF SONG 26C 30573 /4
New London CT . Thames YC
East-Long Island Sound Fleet

cel. 860.961.8003 tel. 860.447.9889

- OR -

luffsong @ mindspring . com


Boats are welcome to Sail-In on Friday, Sep 18.

Crews are welcome to Drive-In early Saturday and be 'guest crew' aboard participating boats.

- SATURDAY - 0800 hrs - launch off the Thames YC dock & onto the boats
- SATURDAY - 0830 hrs - underway for PURSUIT & SCAVENGER CRUISE Around Fishers Island or in Fishers Island Sound

- SATURDAY - 1000 hrs - 'Pursuit Start' off New London Ledge Lighthouse -

IF 'Round Fishers ... will be Skipper's Choice, clockwise or counter clockwise

SAILING AROUND FISHERS - by John Burnham . . .
http://www.benkard.com/iod/sailing.htm

SPECIAL BONUSES to every boat for each crew member 15 years old or younger who steers at least 15 minutes total while sailing . . . supervised or unsupervised! Kids, grandkids, junior club kids, or borrowed kids ALL count. Shanghaiing strictly frowned upon and will be reported ! Birth certificates may be required to break a tie.

SPECIAL BONUSES to every boat that catches a fish while sailing. VERIFIED weights of fish will be used to break a tie. Any fish presented frozen will arose suspicion and be subject to a ruling regarding eligibility.

PENALTY to every boat not steered by a woman at least 25% of the time while sailing. Boats must find and provide their own women !


- SATURDAY - 1700 hrs - SOCIAL Cocktail Hour

- SATURDAY - 1800 hrs - DINNER at Thames YC


- SUNDAY - 0800 hrs - Buffet BREAKFAST - Rendezvous Prizes for All - Thames YC

- SUNDAY - 0900 hrs - SEMINARS Ashore & Afloat

- SUNDAY - 1130 hrs - LUNCH at Thames YC

- SUNDAY - 1300 hrs - Final Farewells & DISPERSAL


LAUNCH SERVICE to mooring or anchorage - ONLY $10 per boat

DOCKS - only VERY limited number - $3.50 /ft

DINNER / BREAKFAST / LUNCH - $50 per person



Attending : 5 boats & 8 crew
BEAR AWAY 30C 54 - Arthur Langley - Brunswick ME
BORN TO RUN 33 42 - Michael & Mary Passero - New London CT
COSMOS 33 60 - Ken & Ginny Bitting - Mystic CT
LUFF AFFAIR 26C 30573 /4 - Jim Avery - New London CT
MONTROSE 30U 301 - Bevan & Barbara Crighton - New London CT


Interested : 5 boats & 9 crew
CIMARRON 30U-SD 419 - Scott & Leslie Kirkpatrick - Essex CT
GIMLET 33 14 - Barbara Melanson - Mystic CT
KITTY HAWK 26C 175 - John & Lyn Behne - Niantic CT
LEONA 30U 42964 /390 - Jim Wallis & Deb Drucker - Essex CT
SESAME DS31 - Allen & Judy Ames - Old Saybrook CT


Regrets : 12 boats & 22 crew
AT & IS 30U 300 - Jim Eastland - Essex CT ( at Newport Boat Show ! )
BANSHEE 36 52029 /63 - Bill & Lynn Herlihy - Essex CT
BELLE CHATTE 26C 166 - Peter & ??? Costas - New London CT
BLITHE SPIRIT II 30U 351 - John & Maria Rooney - Mystic CT
BORN FREE 26C 180 - Henry Bakewell & Carolyn Barter - Old Saybrook CT
CERULEAN 26U 210 - Jack Leary - Mystic CT
CRYSTAL 30C 121 - Linda Chapman & George Krug - Old Saybrook CT
EASTLAND YACHTS - Dick & Terri Nolan - Essex CT ( at Newport Boat Show ! )
IRISH MIST 33 6 - George & Kate Prior - Westerly RI
PELICAN 26C 109 - Dick & Betty Spearrin - Essex CT
STRAY CAT 30U 50778 /377 - Dan & Lorina Ferrier - Old Saybrook CT
THURSDAY'S CHILD 30C 145 - Rich & Bobbie Hopkins - Riverside CT
ZINZINDORF 30U 304 - Mike Maynard - Oyster Bay NY


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