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Newsletter of the |
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Clinton River Catalina Association |
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Commodore’s Corner |
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Jack Creed - Commodore |
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The Crew of Flying Duchess has been doing some winter Cruising by plane, train, bus, ship and car. We left the country for the smaller latitudes via plane, which started with a car ride in a blizzard to Flint. We boarded a tiny plane for a ride to Atlanta. After arriving in Atlanta we needed to take a train just to get to the departure gate for a very big plane to get us to Miami. Docking at the Fairfield Inn in Miami for the night to catch our flight to St. Martin in the morning, the crew sampled the local fair (Cuban). I got food poisoning and spent the night with the porcelain doll, all the time thinking that I am going to spend my vacation in Little Havana because I can't leave the latrine. Well, thanks to the miracle of modern drugs and sea bands I ebbed the flow in time to get on the plane for the ride across the Caribbean Sea to reach our destination. I began to feel better by the hour as soon as I got the moving deck under my feet. |
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The fun part of the Cruise started on The Star Clipper, a four- masted barquentine, which stopped at a different beach every day while the sun gods shined on us. On the beach the ship provided dingy sailing, snorkeling, banana boating, kayaking and water skiing. This is a cruise ship, not a working boat, so the meals were too good and you ate just because it looked so wonderful. |
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After a week of fun in the Caribbean we had to return home. The route was a little different and instead of a train in Atlanta we got to ride on a bus to get to the departure gate in Kentucky. I knew the holiday was near an end when we arrived in northern Kentucky with that white stuff on the ground and me in my sandals. Back to the real world. |
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Well, the boat bottom gets wet in 2 months, with a lot of boat projects to be done prior. See you at the Ball. |
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Calendar |
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Social Event |
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Commodore’s Ball: Mar 27 |
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(See page 3 for more information) |
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Cruising Schedule |
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Windsor: Jun 5 |
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Metro: Jun 19 |
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Radlins (Thames River): Jul 3-4 |
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Belle River: Jul 10 |
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Cove (Thames River): Aug 7 |
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Raft-Off: Aug 21 |
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Windsor: Sep 4-5 |
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St. Claire Light Day Sail: To be scheduled |
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Racing Schedule |
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Skipper’s Mtg. - Apr 22 - Watch e-mail for info. |
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Tune Up Race - May 13 - 6:55pm |
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Fun Race - May 15 - 10:55am |
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Spring Series Fall Series |
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Race #1 - May 20 Race #1 - Aug 5 |
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Race #2 - May 27 Race #2 - Aug 12 |
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Makeup - Jul 01 Makeup - Sep 16 |
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All Series Races Start at 6:55pm. |
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International Regatta - Sep 11 |
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2003 CRCA Officers |
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Jack Creed Commodore 248 623-0628 |
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2003 Committee Chairs |
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Paul Kurkowski Constitution 586 675-8211 |
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Jack Gray Racing 248 656-0947 |
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Star Clipper under full
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