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2008 Schedule of Events Saturday, April 26th 2PM Annual Meeting at the Boat Shop on Bluff Road in Amagansett, NY Saturday, August 3rd 10AM – 5PM Annual Classic Boat Meet at Louse Point on Accabonac Harbor in East Hampton, NY. Bring your picnic basket, your classic boat and an appetite to enjoy a summer day. Members will have an opportunity to paddle, row or sail each other’s boats. Saturday, August 16th 10AM – 5PM Grand Opening of the Boat Shop and Classic Boat Fair on Bluff Road in Amagansett, NY Friday September 12th – Sunday, September 14th HarborFest Weekend in Sag Harbor, NY. Join us as we celebrate the maritime traditions of Sag Harbor with a parade on Saturday, visit our engaging display booth and view and/or participate in our classic boat race.
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Summer 2007
July 23, 2007
Dear
members and friends,
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.
Our volunteers arrive at 9
AM on Wednesdays and
Saturdays. If you have time
either of these days we can
use your help. It is very
rewarding to work with other
members as we undertake the
final stages of
construction. Bring a lunch
and share in this
experience.
Your Skipper,
Ray 7/15/07 Annual Boat Meet & Picnic Update August
5th is the annual Louse
Point boat meet and picnic.
It starts at 10 and goes on
till 4 pm. We have parking
and boat launching permit
requirements lifted for our
members for the day. It is a
matter of bring your own
picnic and some stuff to
share. Ideally, everyone has
an opportunity to sail and
row a lot of different
boats.
5/24/07
We will
be sharing a table with Jim
Ritter at the Whaling Museum
on Sunday from 1 to 5 and
Monday from 10 to 3. It is
the beginning of Sag
Harbor's 300th
anniversary. Come and help
out for a few hours telling
folks about our great new
Boat Shop and forthcoming
program. We need a few
people to cover for Monday.
I will be there on Sunday
afternoon and would love to
have you join me.
The boat
shop needs more volunteers.
It looks like we have worn
out a good number as few are
showing up on weekend work
days. This Saturday we
will start work at 9 and
work well into the
afternoon. Bring a lunch.
We will complete the porch
roof, do some electrical,
prepare boards for the porch
deck, and even nail on a few
more shingles. Even if you
can come for only a few
hours your presence will be
greatly appreciated.
If you
have ever dreamed about
owning your own classic
wooden Lightning class
sailboat one is now
available for purchase. It
does need some work and is
sitting on a substantial
trailer ready to be hauled
to your yard. It is Lightning # 9464.
5/13/07
12/4/06 This Saturday, Dec. 9th, take a moment to come to our site between 11 and 1 to see what has transpired in the past week. We are having a modest reception celebrating the raising of the ridge pole and the hanging of the traditional evergreen to ward off demons and grant us fair sailing. Look for the photo depicting our progress after day one of the erection of our timber frame structure. Join us, Ray 11/30/06 We have incredibly good news. Monday we will see the arrival of our timber fame. We have hired a fork lift for two weeks and a crane for Wednesday and Thursday of each week. The stress skin panels come the following Monday. In order to be prepared we need to complete the installation of the framework for the porch. This will include nailing on the copper drip panels, inserting foam on the east side of the building for insulation, add joist hangers, and add the scrim boards. Not really a lot of work and many hands will help it go along with ease. If we are lucky we may even complete it all on Saturday. Dress warmly, the temperature will only get to the mid 40's. Start time is 9:30 AM. The following weekend we will be able to begin to lay the deck of the porch with the locust decking material you have seen piled next to the catboat building. We have purchased our first real power tool, a 15" spiral head thickness planer. We have passed a few of the locust boards through it with outstanding results. The planed locust surface is a sight to behold. If you can't make it this weekend surely plan to be with us every weekend thereafter till Christmas. The windows are in and ready to be installed. We are so near to being a total building that Louis Mackall, our architect, wanted us to have our holiday dinner party in the boat shop instead of the American Hotel as we have planned. Your invitation is in the mail for a gathering on December 28th. Hope to see you at the site one of the upcoming weekends, Ray
Backfill 11/12/06
Louse Point Gathering 2006
Classic Boat Fair at Mulford Farm East Hampton, NY 2006
Looking Back - Fall 2005 Harborfest and the Charity Cup were a big success this year. EECBS member Peter Reuss was the winner of the Sag Harbor Express Cup this year in his new Dark Harbor 17 1/2 (the boat that graces our newly designed t-shirt)!The much anticipated Atkins skiff raffle drew quite a good showing. 900 raffle tickets were sold but unfortunately there could be only one winner. The drawing took place late Sunday afternoon just outside the Breakwater Yacht Club. Many of the Vitelli food people were on hand (they were our sponsor for the Charity Cup race). One two year old daughter sitting on her father's shoulders pulled the tickets. Her father told her in Italian to dig deeply to pull the winning ticket. So with the proverbial drum roll a winner was announced. BARRY RICE was the lucky winner of the Atkins skiff. When told of his good fortune he was delighted but even more so as his son will now be the proud owner of this very well made boat. Barry and his family live on Lumber Lane in Bridgehampton. The entire weekend was a winner for us as an organization. The Atkins skiff was the main attraction at our booth on Long Wharf. Supported by Jim Ritters recently restored Old Town tender, which looked spectacular, and Rob Barkers Dory skiff we had a nice showing for the public and drew many admiring eyes. Our members were on hand for the long hours each day answering questions and promoting the raffle. In addition to the 900 raffle tickets we sold nearly 100 t-shirts. In all we brought into our Community Boat Shop fund nearly $10,000. Congratulations to all of our members who helped make this weekend a true winner. The Louse Point Gathering
on Saturday August 6th was enjoyed by 35 members, their friends and
families. Not only was the weather perfect that day but in addition
there were a dozen boats for members to experience and lots of good food
to eat. Jim Ritter became the master of the grill while others sailed or
rowed about the harbor. Building the Atkins Skiff July '05
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