Sunday, January 12, 2014

New Year's Eve




The PGIslanders bent the needle on the Fun Meter down in Pelican Bay on New Year's Eve!         

Four large catamarans rafted to form a huge party platform to host a record number of people, 58 PG Islanders and their guests. Recent new members Bruce & Marilyn Conklin, Dave & Diane Commens and Tom & Joyce Mack joined the fun. The host boats Linehan's Catalyst, Johnson's Chat-eau, Rommel's Desert Fox and Hilke's Dues Paid were festively decorated and lit. 

The weather was perfect, breezy and pleasantly warm.
The Islanders gathered just before dusk and were delighted by a surprise event, dinghies that danced to the Blue Danube sans tutus before everyone in the attentive anchorage. Nine Islanders dinghies performed many precision maneuvers in close proximity, including the Demolition Derby Figure 8, all without incident. The conclusion was an awesome red and white pinwheel finale complete with a Happy New Year's wave. The Blue Angels would have been proud. 

The clever Dinghy Ballet was envisioned and choreographed by the Haswell's and Clark's. Dinghy pilots included the Brandt's, Terry Clark, Richard Collins, Toby Haswell, Steve Johnson, the Lennon's, Rob Linehan, Chuck Millburg and the Oberle's. 
 
On New Years Eve the food was both plentiful and delicious and the holiday mood was high. The party started early so a champagne toast was celebrated at Punta Gorda midnight of 9 pm. We also celebrated the incoming Commodore Richard's birthday with a homemade carrot cake.

The following morning the Islanders and guests welcomed the New Year with a lavish breakfast feast. Some Islanders stayed to enjoy the beach of Cayo Costa while the others headed for home.   What a great way to start the New Year! 

Click Photos

Watch the Dinghy Ballet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIKAfv9JyJg

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

If you weeped for the missing sunset,you would miss all the shining stars -->>agematch-->> http://www.youdatingme.com I It's a great dating service for 30+ singles .The quality dating site successfully help over millions people (special in Australia, USA, Canada, United Kingdom and other countries of EU etc.)for fun, romance, relationships, love and more. Meet and chat instantly with seniors from your area