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An Oro Bay First:
Sale for
Men*
Fleet Captain's Report from 2007 Oro Bay Labor Day*
"Wood That I Could" (Aftermath of
Big 06 Storm,
by Bob
Wheeler)
Labor Day at Oro Bay:
2007
PARADE THEME: "Diamond Jubilee."
75th Anniversary of the
Anderson
Island Community Club.
Hope somebody has some good ideas!
Panorama of Oro Bay's busy marina landscape with BYC
at the
center. The three photos were taken on 2 September 2007 while the Web
photographer was at anchor.
BYC enters Anderson Island Jubilee Parade
| Back at the Outstation, we had 37 boats, plus a few car loads of folks, make the Annual Trek to Oro Bay to help celebrate the Labor Day Weekend. This year everyone, except those who lingered into Tuesday, witnessed the “Gods of Weather” bestow some really wonderful weather upon the Holiday. The BYC entry to the “Anderson Island Diamond Jubilee” (75 years) Parade was a roaring success thanks to the many willing hands, such as Mike and Cora, Roger, Gunter, Dave and Debbie, Paul and Betty, Harry and Paula, Cliff and Sharon, and Steve. Many not only helped with the final assembly of the 1932 Diamond Reo Yellow Bus, but also helped carry the entry the throughout the Parade. “Yours truly” forgot to bring the BYC Banner, but the enterprising trio of Sharon, Paula, and Abbie bravely carried a great substitute sign through the long Parade route. [Source] |
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It's hard to believe that summer officially concludes in a few short
days. Some of the warmest days were during the Labor Day weekend at Oro
Bay and we sure enjoyed a fabulous weekend thanks to the extraordinary
job done by Mr. and Mrs. Fleet Captains Mike and Mona-Lisa Ryan. Saturday
night at Oro Bay was definitely a blowout - literally - we blew all of
the power out with the help of our counterparts from Tacoma Yacht Club
(TYC). Now we know that with over a hundred boats powered up with lights
on, refrigerators humming and heaters and stoves running, equipment from
our respective Karaoke DJ's strobing and amplifying along with Tacoma's
jumbo Bounce House going - we overdid things, just enough to shut down
the power. Thanks to the crew from Anderson Island, 50% of power was
restored and we were able to seamlessly enjoy the rest of the weekend.
The camaraderie and hospitality extended to BYC by TYC was most
appreciated. We were invited over for an afternoon reception complete
with tropical coolers and entertainment for the kids, who enjoyed hours
of fun, bouncing in the big bounce house. Thanks again to Tacoma for
welcoming us and sharing a fun weekend. Also a gigantic thank you goes
out to all who assisted our fleet captains, Bryan Golden and his first
mate and Captain and Mrs. Cliff Lillybridge for providing the extremely
useful Oro Bay car. The meals provided by our fleet captains were
outstanding, as were the raffle prizes! Some members that attended their
first cruise, exclaimed how much fun it was and they will be cruising
again with BYC, so if you haven't joined a club cruise, they are well
worth it. There is plenty to do, with games and activities, or just come
along to relax and enjoy the view.
[Source]
An unplanned Saturday night requirement to enjoy a star filled evening with no lights was suddenly thrust upon both BYC and TYC as both clubs began enjoying Karoke and live music at the same time. Mrs. Fleet Captain and daughter had just completed the first rendition of the evening, and the DJ was announcing that Abbie and Debbie (our Daughter) would be next. Suddenly, a big “POW” was heard, followed by total darkness over both the Tacoma and Bremerton Outstations. Visitation via campfire and starlight was followed by lots of early retirements, and by morning the power company had installed a substitute transformer to replace the one that had fully melted down. [Source] |
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