Conference Sail Party

SEPT 1 UPDATE: We've learned that Peter just turned 21 at the end of 2014. Thus, if the photo was taken before this season, he was under 21 at the time, and if it was taken this year, he was blatantly violating the Hoofer alcohol policy. Worst of all, if it was taken in 2014, then he was doing both--drinking illegally and violating the new alcohol policy, while he was commodore!

Now that a mostly-alcohol-free Pirate's Day is in the books, here's something amusing, er, shocking.

The HSC conference sailing website reads: "Imagine relaxing on the bow of a sailing boat while a qualified Hoofer instructor guides you across the clear, blue, waters of beautiful Lake Mendota..."

That should probably be changed to read, "Imagine slamming an ice cold beer served by a Hoofer instructor as you relax on..." (and what the heck is a "sailing boat"? Do they mean "sailboat" or "boat under sail"? Who wrote that anyway? Sorry, I digress.)

That is a beer in Pete's hand, isn't it? In fact, it looks like everybody on board has one, including people who appear to be under 21. And our source says this was a conference sail.

But it can't be that because that would have been a flagrant violation of the Hoofer alcohol policy not to mention state law (underage drinking/serving alcohol to minors)--especially for a former commodore and education rep.

Maybe Peter can clarify some of this for us.

NOTE: If you have news to share, always try to send it asap because sometimes we are busy, out of town, partying, etc.

CATCH P.D. IN 2015!

(Wow, that headline almost makes it sound like a disease, doesn't it?) And it may well be, but Pirate's Day is also a lot of fun!

Where: The lakefront
When: Next Saturday
(see the flyer at right for details)

Speaking of flyers, it looks like someone has been taking them down almost as fast as we can put them up. So here are some tricks that might help:

1. Don't make them all the same color. If they're all exactly the same, they might be easier to spot from one kiosk to the next. But I think we're already doing this.

2. Use different flyers. Oh wait, I think we're doing that too.

3. Make them in different sizes. Again, harder to spot all of them. But dang, I think that's been tried as well.

4. Leave a stack of them at places like Ragstock, although that's been tried too, I believe.

5. Completely cover them with clear tape, thereby making them harder to tear down. At least, it will take a few seconds longer.

6. Superglue plexiglass over them?

7. We could recruit club members to stand guard at each one, and if someone starts to take one down, we can say: "Excuse me m'am/sir, but we're trying to publicize an important cultural event, and even though you can't participate, everyone else can.

Why are we posting flyers advertising P-Day to the public anyway? Are we actively trying to entice non-members to come steal boats at night..? Aren't there enough club members to man the boats? That may be since PD isn't the drunken party it used to be.

Also, a couple of our flyers had been covered up by someone else's. Not much we can do about that, but we did remove the offending ones.