It's almost June, there are keelboats in the water... and there's no place to land them (see photo). At least, there's no place to land them at Hoofers. Alumni pier is an option, but is it really any surprise that the piers are behind schedule?
The new piers were supposed to be ready by May. That's difficult to prove because all the construction timetables seem to have disappeared. The whiners were right, of course, that they wouldn't be ready on time. Perhaps the "marina" plan was so eagerly accepted by club leaders (hi Mills!) in the first place because they were told the piers would be ready for the 2019 season. Still, it seems like the plan was rammed down our throats.
Given that we have no piers and will be forced to launch boats by shoving them off the boardwalk, this year's Pirate's Day is in dire jeopardy of being cancelled. It won't be cancelled entirely--people can still dress in drag and come down to the lakefront
We'll be lucky to have piers by Commodore's Cup, and by then most people will have forgotten how to sail.
Will there be an adjustment, e.g. a membership extension, for people who purchased annual memberships last May or June?
Damn, we USED to have Fleet captains for this. But since Dave Elsmo seized control, moved the election, and most board members are no-show sailing team rats.
ReplyDeleteWell ya get what you ask for #WhereIsHoofers
Just tell me which keel is the Rasta boat this year. Ja Mon!
ReplyDeleteWe can still have Pirates Day. C'mon! We can have shoreline activities like Twister, chalking the walks in pirate attire to advertise the club and so much more. This is the time to be creative.
ReplyDeleteGo Pirates Day, Go!
Commodore's Cup? All those people having outside of the box fun would be too much for the shoreline tourists waiting for their scoop of Union Utopia. Actually, that creates local colour making the Terrace funner than evah!
ReplyDeleteThe new Security Cams means that what happens at Commodore's Cup no longer stays at Commodore's Cup. Hijinks and hilarity up on the big screen at UWPD Crowd Control Central. More likely, taped footage for ensuing criminal proceedings.