Celebrating the lighter side of boating!
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Aug / Sept 2001! We are recreational boaters and the nautical-at-heart, swapping nautical jokes, boating stories, boat safety tips in our lighthearted newsletter and club web pages. Our New Listings Our Archive Index |
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We encourage our visitors to tell the club a little about themselves, their boat, favorite body of water (f.b.w.) and their favorite water activity (It's completely optional). About 60% of our members opt to fill in the form and tell us about their love of the water. |
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Member: Mike Pacific Ocean. I own a hobie 16, and sail other boats when I can (sailed LA to San Francisco last year on an Ericson 35). I found this club while searching the net. / Posted - Saturday, September 29, 2001 |
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Member: Hector I M A LIFE MEMBER OF COLABA SAILINGCLUB &YACHTING ASSN OF INDIA. I M A PERMANENT MEMBER OF ROYAL BOMBAY YACHT CLUB &BOMBAY SAILING ASSOCIATION I LOVE REGATTAS N OFFSHORE CRUICES. I SAIL LIGHTINGS&SEABIRDS.;I FOUND THIS WWW FM GOOGLES. I LIKE TO BE UPDATED ON SAILING ACTIVITIES. REGARDS HECTOR. / Posted - Sunday, September 23, 2001 |
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Member: Clif Chesapeake Bay, Whitby 42 (old) "HARMONY", LIVED ABOARD 17 YEARS (PART TIME) Found you by accident! Thanks! / Posted - Thursday, September 20, 2001 |
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Member: Lamar I have a 38'Trihull sailboat. I have only sailed in the Gulf of Mexico, but want to expand that since I have just retired 6 months ago. I enjoy sailing, scubia & fishing. I heard about you through Real Sailers Mag. / Posted - Saturday, September 15, 2001 |
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Member: Bob We are 30 minutes from the Gulf Of Mexico. We cruise this area adn the Bahamas on our 2000 42ft aft cabin Sea Ray. I am currently Commodore of the Royal Palm Yacht Club and found your site while searching for Nautical Jokes for a presentation. / Posted - Thursday, September 6, 2001 ______________________________________________________________________ Thanks Commodore, We hope your presentation goes well! |
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Member: Pat I found your web site purely accidentally and was delighted when it popped up. I was looking for some boat humor to give to our skippers at our Boston Antique & Classic Boat Festival. I did better than that. I printed out your website and gave a copy to each of them! I enjoy the waters in and around Boston as well as the mid-Coast in Maine. No, I don't have a boat, but am fortunate to have several friends who do. / Posted - Wednesday, September 5, 2001 _________________________________________________________________________ Pat, y ou dida nice thing for the club and we appreciate it very much. Thanks!! Jim |
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Member: Cliff Moreton Bay, Queensland and Jervis Bay, New South Wales are my favourites. Fishing and crabbing is my main activity. I found this through a Royal Naval Association Site. / Posted - Sunday, September 2, 2001 |
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Member: Ann When sailing, my favorite is Lake Ponchartrain. When fishing, Venice, LA. In general anything that floats is terrific! / Posted - Friday, August 31, 2001 |
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Member: David I have a 30' Islander Mark 2 sailboat in Long Beach. / Posted - Thursday, August 30, 2001 |
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Member: Brenda Hello! My husband Gerry and I are Lake Michigan boaters. We own a 33' Searay named "Raise-The-Bet" and enjoy harbor hopping along the Michigan shoreline. We have four kids ages 19 down to 11. Capt'n. Chris sent me a link to your site. / Posted - Sunday, August 26, 2001 ____________________________________________________________ Our thanks to you for joining Brenda and a special thank to Capt. Chris! Jim |
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I am 55 years old, like boats of all types. I do not own a boat, but no trip to the Jersey shore without watching the boats of the bay and ocean. / Posted - Wednesday, August 22, 2001 _________________________________________________________________ I think you may be the one who has it right George. Boat watching is a lot simpler and certainly less expensive! Jim
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| AVYC Member: Bob New boater last year. My wife and I love to fish. Her saltwater and myself both, salt and fresh water. In Iowa there is only fresh water so I have the upper hand, I thought! I showed her how to use a smaller hook for bluegill and crappy. I of course used the big stuff, spinners plastic worms and jigs. Last year I cought nothing and she cought something every time we went. I was the joke whenever friends came around. I still love her and I showed her this year. Our boat had some motor problems and a friend said we could go to his pond. Well I put on a *10 hook with a bullet weight and a 7" blue/black worm and grug it along a little off the bottom and cought 8 large mouth. Smallest was 1-1/2lb and the largest 3lbs. My wife was very happy to see them,so was I. Hope to hear from you soon Bob H / Posted - August 21, 2001 |
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| AVYC Member: Ed Hi Jim, Thanks for having this "yacht club" for those of us who dont have our noses that high in the air!! Lets see, my favorite body, that would be my other half, oh, of water u wanted, well then it would have to be the intercoastal waterway around the Cape May county area of NJ! We just like to cruise around, have not got into fishing as of yet, but want to. We own, actually just bought, an old 1976 Cruisers inc, 21 footer, cuddy cabin with an old 1986 235 Evinrude. I bought it for something to do actually, something to work on both in the summer months and in the winter months on weekends. U know very well how much work will be required to keep it looking its best! I am not much of a boater as of yet, although as a youngster, ages 8 thru 16 I was an avid boater. I wish I knew where all that knowledge went because while taking the boat out for the first time last weekend I hit a piling and then I couldnt even get it docked on the way in. I had to get the guy that used to own it to dock it!! I guess and hope that all I need is practice, if not, I am going to have to hire a "boat valet" to dock the damn thing everytime I go out, LOL!!! Well thats it for now, except I came across ur website in an advertising section of the March 2001 edition of Boating Magazine and am glad I did so!! Looking forward to hearing from u soon, take care, ED & Rene' / Posted - Saturday, August 18, 2001 ____________________________________________________________ We are also very glad you found us Ed! It's clear your lighthearted approach to life is a good match for our little club. Jim |
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| AVYC Member: Bart I have a hunter 240 water ballasted sailboat that I keep on Lake Hartwell, Clemson,SC. Found your site thru Sailtoons / Posted - Monday, August 13, 2001 |
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fOUND YOU THROUGH "DUCKWORKS" WEBPAGE. dON'T HAVE A BOAT AT THE MOMENT, BUT AM THINKING ABOUT CONVERTING A SHIPS LIFEBOAT INTO A COASTAL CRUISING VESSEL. hOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL.F.B.W. IS aTLANTIC COAST, MOSTLY OFF fLORIDA. ? Posted - Friday, August 10, 2001 |
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AVYC Member: Todd We are located approximately 1/2 from the eastern shore of Lake Michigan. Our favorite water activity involves liquid refreshments and people watching. We are weekend boaters and are slipped at Harborview Marina in Ludington.We heard about your club from fellow boaters / Posted - Thursday, August 9, 2001 ___________________________________________________ Todd, thanks for your comments. It make us feel great that our members are recommending the club. Thanks! Jim |
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| AVYC Member: Peter My favorite water activity: Sailing the 7 seas. Do I own a boat?: I do not own a boat at the present time. I was shipwrecked in the Tasman Sea (hit a sunken container??) and she sunk out from underneath me. I was rescued by a Japanese freighter which was directed to me by the New Zealand Air Force, the direct result of activating my EPIRB. I am a wooden boat affecianado and am presently looking for "My" Wooden Boat so I can sail again. How I found the club: I used AOL's "Keyword" looking for a printable calendar to keep track of my busy schedule as a woodworker and I chose to print out yours, the rest is history. What a great idea to have a simple printable calendar!!! Good on ya. Sincerely, Peter / Posted - August 8, 2001 _____________________________________________________ Peter, your membership comments have been added as one my all-time favorites for so many reasons and on several levels. I just would not know where to begin. I'll just say we are very happy that you have joined us and we wish you smoother sailing when you get your boat. Jim |
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| AVYC Member: Ed+June Our 27ft.one off, fin keel, spade rudder sitting on her trl. waiting for money and next spring has drove me to this site. One of your jokes was in the last VYC. news letter(sic but true). / Posted - Wednesday, August 8, 2001 ____________________________________________________ That's great! Thanks Ed and June Jim
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| AVYC Member: Dago Grand Traverse Bay, Lake Michigan / Posted - Monday, August 6, 2001 |
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