Saturday, July 15, 2017

Party of the fifth part

Commodore's Cup 2017 is under way! Alas, there don't seem to be many Yu Chen t-shirts around. However, we did have a new event in honor of things this year: The Pissing Contest! (photo at right)

To the amazement of some of us, many club members still don't seem to have a clue that a Hoofer instructor was run over and killed by the UW rescue boat a little over a month ago. But then, can paid "staff" really be expected to risk their jobs and income by publicizing something like that and potentially turning away paying *customers..?

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

A bigger question might be: Why should a cooperative of "students and community members working together" (that's from the club's own website) have staff to begin with? It's because some people don't want to participate unless they get paid for it.

Above is a shot of the sardine race. At least no one drowned today, although I saw at least one person get run over. Party on!

*a.k.a. general club members.
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11 comments:

  1. AnonymousSun Jul 16, 02:57:00 PM PDT

    I assume that the arm is still out there? As your post points out, many club members had no idea that this tragedy occurred. If they did they could have been extra eyes on the lake to help recover that which is missing.

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  2. AnonymousTue Jul 18, 04:17:00 PM PDT

    Probably the last C-Cup at Hoofers. Might as well enjoy it. Hoofers is no longer congruent with Family Fun Time at the Terrace. Look for the abrupt end announcement following Pier-out.

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  3. AnonymousWed Jul 19, 02:29:00 PM PDT

    Come come, let's not scare the lifers.

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  4. AnonymousThu Jul 20, 01:15:00 PM PDT

    And the Better Off Bowling Award goes to: Everyone at the Sailing Club!

    And to ease the transition, before you can skipper your own bowling lane, you need 5 years of lessons. Life Jackets optional and no swimmer rating required.

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  5. AnonymousSat Jul 22, 05:52:00 AM PDT

    Not to worry. C-Cup doesn't take place at the Union anymore aside from a few perfunctory sailing events.

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  6. AnonymousSat Jul 22, 09:17:00 AM PDT

    Sail our fleets to the western shore
    Club management we can ignore
    Across the Lake to Middleton we fly
    Freedom from the Union spies
    Start afresh and build new fun
    Laughing and playing in the sun

    Do not fret should the club be sold
    together we can break the mold
    No shuffleboard or bowling for us
    The Wisconsin Idea is alive and just

    Fill your ice chests
    Slide on your life vests
    Sailing to the new land
    A vast freedom flotilla
    Never to be banned

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  7. AnonymousSun Jul 23, 09:42:00 AM PDT

    Was ist dieser Pissing Contest? Sind sie auf dem windsurfing pier pissen?

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  8. AnonymousMon Jul 24, 12:39:00 PM PDT


    Ich sehe niemanden, der auf dem Pier pisst? Sie schauen, um du Leute zu sein, die verantwortungsvoll tanzen. Sie sehen glücklich aus und haben eine gute Zeit. Was ist das Problem, ja?

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  9. Admiral AckbarMon Jul 24, 07:56:00 PM PDT

    My German is pretty rusty... is that profanity or are you saying it just looks like some people having a good time?

    It is kind of a funny photo because it looks a little like they were doing something else, but they were not (I was there).

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  10. AnonymousTue Jul 25, 11:01:00 AM PDT


    Benutzen Sie den Link unten, um Kommentare aus dem Deutschen ins Englische zu übersetzen.

    https://www.google.com/#q=translate+german+to+english

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  11. AnonymousWed Jul 26, 10:10:00 AM PDT

    Anything new on the accident investigation? This one is taking longer than the death from two years back. Appreciate having a site where I can learn what is happening in my own club. Thank you.

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