[Rhodes22-list] Happy New Year to the Fleet

Fri Jan 1 17:46:58 EST 2010

I somehow left out a difficult factoid that your email reminded me of - keeping the Gulf warm - it is supposed to be close to freeeezing tonite and tommorrow night.  We will definitely work on the temps for your next trip, dear lady...

Art

-----Original Message-----
>From: Mary Lou Troy <mtroy at atlanticbb.net>
>Sent: Jan 1, 2010 5:02 PM
>To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Happy New Year to the Fleet
>
>Happy New Year to all!
>
>Happy to report that no chainsaws are needed here in Rock Hall. The 
>pre-Christmas 18" snowfall is but a memory but it was great having 
>the 4 year-old grandson arrive from NC three days later and have the 
>first words out of his mouth be "Grandma! The snow didn't melt yet!!" 
>He and his year and a half year old sister had a great time playing 
>in the snow until it all washed away on Christmas - but by then they 
>had other things to play with.
>
>We had a bit of a "wintery mix" yesterday morning but not enough to 
>slow down the New Year's Eve juggernaut in Rock Hall. At 7 pm there 
>was the "hat parade" - a one block affair where they take a Ranger 
>Tug covered with Christmas lights on a trailer, tow it down Main 
>Street with a Dixieland band playing in the cockpit and the mayor on 
>the bow throwing Mardi-gras beads at the onlookers. Following in 
>loose formation are a bunch of people wearing strange hats. At the 
>other end of the one block Main Street prizes are awarded in various 
>"hat-egories". This year the winner of the most "Rock Hall - esque" 
>was a group effort. Two of them had a giant crab carapace on their 
>heads (about 6 feet across) while the rest of them had assorted claws 
>on their heads except for the one woman with the giant crab mallet on 
>her head. You may get the idea - or not. We always go as audience 
>figuring they need all the encouragement they can get. Most years the 
>participants and the audience almost even out. The hat parade was 
>followed by various private parties around town. The mayor took the 
>Dixieland band around to play at all of them. At 11:45 everyone 
>assembles at the bulkhead at the public landing where they countdown 
>to midnight and drop a 6 foot wooden rockfish from the extended 
>ladder of a firetruck into the harbor and fireworks go off over the 
>harbor (about 3 minutes worth).  Do we know how to have fun or what?
>
>Art & Ron, Keep the Gulf warm for us. Hope to see you mid-February.
>
>Mary Lou
>
>
>At 09:41 AM 1/1/2010, Art wrote:
>>All,
>>
>>Dateline Boca Ciega Bay, near St Petersburg :
>>
>>Singermans and Czerwonkys reporting on latest developments -
>>
>>While there are some clouds, we are reporting 60-70 degrees on Boca 
>>Ciega Bay, potentially the site of the 2011 Rhoadie Invitational 
>>Regatta.  Seas about 1', winds SSW at about 12 knots.  The party at 
>>the club last night, dress formal (black tie, tails with Bermuda 
>>shorts) was a shrimp boil, entertainment by three groups in the 
>>clubhouse, open bar, and a delicious spread.  The Singermans and 
>>Czerwonkys anchored out after a four hour midnight cruise with 
>>fireworks at midnight and bubbly. We did enjoy fishing near the 
>>Intercoastal Waterway earlier in the day, although only caught a few 
>>Ling and an Amberjack, had to throw them back because they were over 
>>limit at 23 and 17 pounds - what a disappointment.  We considered 
>>feeding our BC flock (like you know the story about loaves and 
>>fishes) but they preferred the extra large shrimp 
>>instead.  Understood, of course, since they were quite large and we 
>>did not want to cook.
>>
>>We are waiting with eager anticipation to hear the sailing ventures 
>>from our North Fleet Rhoadie (Rhodie for Yankees) contingent,  so we 
>>can learn more about what brand of chainsaw they prefer for cutting 
>>through the ice.
>>
>>Well, guys, we miss you so much, although need to be out on our New 
>>Year's day sail, likely to one of the main keys off the Gulf Coast 
>>and more successful fishing adventures.
>>
>>This would be impossible to send to you except for the Kindle.  Ron 
>>and Linda, and Art and Allison send our Warm New Year's wishes to all of you.
>>
>>Us
>>s/v's Serenity and Mary Jane
>>from the Kindle
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