It’s been an exciting April down here at the Sailing Center. The anticipation of the upcoming summer season is indescribable. Since we have decided to start our sailing season three weeks early this year we have been hustling all spring to get the docks in the water, clean up the boats as well as organize the general layout of our “unique” facility. There really is never a dull moment at the Community Sailing Center, ever.
In order to make this all happen we have been hosting weekly volunteer days. Last Saturday, April 25th was our big spring work day. Colin and I were psyched to get a good turnout especially since we only have two weeks left until game time! The dock crew was able to repair one of our ramp docks, re-carpet it’s surface and prepare the next ramp for work. The other assorted crews were able to clean/wax 4 of our our 420’s, flip and rig them, reorganize assorted spars, clean/wax the keel boat hulls, prepare the keel boat bottoms for paint amongst many other feats. All in all a very successful day!
It’s amazing the amount of work that can be accomplished when a group of committed individuals get together down at the Sailing Center. In addition to the help of volunteers we had the support of local businesses that donated food in order to sustain these hard-working folks. A special thanks goes out to: Pricechopper, Hannafords, Big Daddy’s Pizza, Three Tomatoes, and Leonardo’s Pizza.
Each day as the temperature rises just a little bit more and the garage door stays open an hour later I can hardly wait until June 15th when the first set of campers arrive and there isn’t a boat left in the yard. There’s nothing better than a sunny day, a bay full of sailors, capped off with a sunset over the Adirondacks.
-Jen Guimaraes, Education and Outreach Director.
