Belonging to a yacht club is more than having a friendly place to store your boat. It's interacting with fellow members and in many cases, helping each other out.
If you have any stories where other members have helped you out with your boating needs, feel free to share them on this page.
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From Bob Bibeault:
On April 30, 2011 Anne and I sailed our recently purchased Catalina 34 from New London Ct. to the Rhode Island Yacht Club. The trip would not have been possible without the assistance of club members Jim Cornwall, Craig Forbes, PC, Peggy Forbes and George Akstin. The group departed from New London at 7:30am under chilly cloudy skies and arrived safely at RIYC at approximately 5:30pm. The group was met on the docks by Deb Cornwall with a nice bottle of Champagne to celebrate the new boat.
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From Leah Holmes:
I wish to commend Brian Choiniere, Craig Forbes, Rico Curti, and Bob
Eagan for their help rescuing our sailboat, Branwyn, following hurricane
Irene. It was a Sunday of truly high anxiety for several club members
whose boats broke free of their moorings. Thanks to the quick work and
seamanship of Brian, Craig, Rico and Bob three boats survived to sail
another day!
Early in the afternoon of the hurricane, Branwyn broke free from her
mooring and drifted on to the breakwater on the north side of Stillhouse
Cove. I was elated to see her upright, bobbing on -
unfortunately - the rocks. When we got to the club, the Commodore and
Peggy Forbes told us that some of the guys had taken out the work skiff
to bring back Cold Fusion and Branwyn. Bob Eagan was in his inflatable
and gave David a ride over to Branwyn. Craig, Brian and Rico worked to
free her from the rocks by dropping her anchor further out in the cove
so Branwyn could be pulled to it. After freeing her, they left to
continue their rescue mission by taking the Quinns out to move Kathryn
Anne back to a mooring and finally returning on what was now a high tide
to free Cold Fusion.
All in all, they assured that three boats were returned to either a
mooring or a slip. Cold Fusion escaped her adventure with nary a scrape; Branwyn
had some damage both topside and scrapes to her keel and rudder but nothing serious;
Kathryn Ann had damage to her topside only. We owners are in the debt of our
kind friends from the club. Would we all have fared as well at a marina?
I don't think so. Thanks so very much, guys! All is well that ends well.
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