2009
DIYC Labor Day Cruise to Mystic Seaport
This cruise started for many of the 10 boats
who participated by those staging at
West Harbor, Fisher’s
Island on Friday. There were five of us with rafts on
two moorings including the Club’s. The weather was
spectacular which held throughout the weekend.
On
Saturday we dodged the racing fleet gathered in the
starting area for the Round Fisher’s
Island Race as we crossed FI Sound and entered the
beautiful Mystic River. We figured we would miss the
10:40
highway bridge but the
railroad
bridge
was just opening with a rather long line of boats
waiting at 10:45 and much to our amazement the draw
bridge held for us at 10:50+.
We
arrived at the Seaport early but since our dock next to
the schooner “Brilliant”, we were able to bring Ceilidh
in unassisted. We tied up and then helped the other
Velcro boat Just Desserts raft alongside. Then Till came
in on the dock behind us. This gave us two full days to
explore & shop.
Saturday evening we
had the Duckie cocktail party aboard Ceilidh with great
hors
d'oeuvres good enough for
dinner for some of us. We were happy to have the Aloe’s
& Simon’s join us. The traditional Duckie Raffle was
special in that Joan & Joel somehow won the first draw
and got a cold bottle of champagne with a Chanukah Duck
attached. It was their 42nd wedding
anniversary! Glasses were filled and a toast was made.
The Morgan is on land undergoing a major
renovation which will take several years I’m sure. They
have constructed a stairway so that visitors can climb
up to and on to the top deck. Something to see. She is
definitely a BFB.
On Sunday there was
much sightseeing, visiting, mahjong games all topped off
by a ride down the river by dingy and a short walk to
Mystic Pizza. After dinner most of us stopped at the ice
cream shop.
On Monday we got the
10:40 Bridge for the
trip down river. It was more leisurely so that we could
take in the sights. When we got down to the sound we
were able to ride the tide west to Westbrook and DIYC.
Our
thanks to Just Desserts, Til, Wolverine, Twilight Zone,
Lady Elaine, Katahma, Peace & Quiet for participating.
And a special thanks to Linda & John Reilly aboard
Shenanigans for organizing and leading us on a great
cruise.
Pete &
Ruth Connal
Ceilidh
