Summer 2007

July 23, 2007       

Dear members and friends,
This letter serves to bring you up to date on the progress of our community boat shop and upcoming events.
Let me first invite you to join us at our annual Louse Point boat meet and picnic on Sunday August 5th between the hours of 10 AM and 4 PM. Bring a picnic and some to share with others, along with your boat and good friends. If you don't have an East Hampton beach parking sticker don't fret, the Town Board Resolution 2007-1036 lifted the parking restrictions for the day. This is an opportunity to sail and row a great variety of member's boats.

Our next event is Harborfest on September 15th and 16th. We will have our T-shirts for sale, boats on display, a classic boat race on Saturday afternoon while on Sunday a few of us will have the opportunity to crew aboard the Intrepid, an America's cup classic, in the third Charity Cup race. There are three crew positions available for those of our members who are willing to part with $1,000 for the experience. Last year we missed first place in the last few seconds of the race. It is truly an experience of a lifetime.

The final stages of the community boat shop are nearing thanks to the dedicated effort of a small group of volunteers. We are fortunate to have a number of fine craftsmen who contribute many hours to building key elements. Other volunteers have refined their construction skills where they no longer require monitoring.
 

Professional help will lay up the cedar shingles in the next week or so. Our focus over the next few weeks will be on plumbing, installing the lighting, and building the handrails for the porch and deck. Our last big push will be the erection of the posts and joists for the south facing porch and related laying of the deck.
 

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