Posts Tagged ‘Cottage Park Yacht Club’
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
July 4 - every boat slip at the town marina was occupied for the 4th to enjoy the Horribles Parade, cookouts, great friends and the fireworks. (photos: http://tiny.cc/Jk4LS) In fact, some stayed an extra day due to the lousy weather. Unfortunately, there was one mishap during the spectacular fireworks where a boat was taken over by the wind and blown over to Coughlin Park where the fireworks were being set off.
July 8 – Tall Ships arrived in Boston and many spectators watched from the many great spots from Winthrop Beach, Deer Island, Landing and Cottage Park Yacht Club (CPYC). Four ships were supposed to come into CPYC, however, as we stood on the docks waiting, the Rachel B Jackson went straight into Fan Pier where a spot had opened up. The schooner, Maine, ended up in Boston as well and the other two Norse Viking and The Lark, never made it to Boston.
July 11 – Members from Winthrop Yacht Club and Mass Bay Sailing Club headed out for the weekend. First to Scituate for an overnight, then back to Spectacle Island for another overnight so they’d be ready to see the Tall Ships leaving.
July 13 – A great day was had by anyone who was either at Deer Island or lucky enough to be on the Harbor to watch as the following Tall Ships left Boston: Maine (Essex MA), Etoile (France), Sagres (Portugal), Pride of Baltimore II (USA), Coast Guard Bargue Eagle (USA), Europe (Netherlands), Cisne Branco (Brazil), Kruzenshtern (Russia), Capitan Miranda (Uruguay) and Libertad (Argentina) went out at sunset. photos http://tiny.cc/tallships. A special thank you to assistant harbormasters Chuck Evans and Roger for taking me out for the day to get some wonderful photographs. (more…)
Tags: Cottage Park Yacht Club, Horribles Parade, Pleasant Park yacht Club, Tall Ships, Winthrop Harbor, Winthrop Harbormaster, Winthrop Yacht Club, winthropbythesea
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Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
November 9, Cottage Park Yacht Club – Frostbiters did not sail today because the winds were above 20
mph and it was just too dangerous for them. However, all was not lost, they did enjoy food and beverage at the club. Hopefully the winds will behave and they can try again next Sunday around noonish.
November 10, Boston Harbor – I can attest to the winds being too strong for sailing. A friend of mine and I went out sailing today from Piers Park in East Boston. The temperature was a bit nippy, but dressed appropriately it was doable. Normally when we sail, we take out the 22ft Sonar. Since it’s technically the end of the season, (more…)
Tags: Boston Harbor, Cottage Park Yacht Club, East Boston, Frostbiters, harbor Management Committee, Piers Park, Spectacle Island, Winthrop Harbor, Winthrop Harbormaster
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Monday, November 3rd, 2008
Cottage Park Yacht Club was busy getting ready for the next wave of events taking place during the week. The Frostbiters don’t actually start until next Sunday, November 9th at noon. There will be an impromptu opening gathering welcoming them back to the winter sailing program.
Another fundraiser ($5,000 dinner) will be held at the Club on Friday November 7th. There will be only 200 tickets sold for $65 a piece and dinner will be $20 which includes beef tenderloin and an open bar. Tickets
can be purchased from any of the Club’s Board Members.
Winthrop Elk’s planning for construction projects in the spring have begun. So far, they will build six sub mains and possibly replace a couple of pilings.
Tags: Cottage Park Yacht Club, Winthrop Elks, Winthrop Harbor
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Monday, October 27th, 2008
Cottage Park Yacht Club’s Marina officially closes this upcoming weekend on the 25th
and 26th. Aside from members hauling boats out for winter storage, this marina’s been pretty quite.
Lots of indoor related activities at the club have been keeping members active, though. Bowling is in full swing, with the women’s leagues four days a week and the men twice a week. The club has mixed league on Friday nights and open bowling nights for members on Thursdays. WINARC (Winthrop adult Challenged Citizens) bowling still meets on Saturday mornings from 9-11:30 for free.
Darts are also available evvery Thursday night for members and their guests.
Winthrop Elk’s Marina slips have all been disconnected and securely inside for the winter. Joe Duplin,jr reports the water system has been drained, all the safety gear including fire extinguishers have been brought inside. Next step will be for the marina committee to meet and plan construction projects for the spring.
Tags: Cottage Park Yacht Club, Joe Duplin jr, WINARC, Winthrop Elks, Winthrop Harbor
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Monday, October 20th, 2008
TUESDAY OCTOBER 15, Harbor1, one of the Harbormaster’s boats, was power-washed and taken out of the water, ready to be stored for the winter.
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 16, Animal Control was called to take care of a few seagulls found dead in the landing parking lot.
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Tags: Cottage Park Yacht Club, Houghton Marine, Irv Streeter Pier, Orient Heights Yacht Club, Pleasant Park yacht Club, Pump out service, Sea Scouts, Winthrop Yacht Club
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Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
MONDAY OCTOBER 6, Atlantic Boats pulled out 4 of the 5 boats they had shown at the boat show.
Remaining week was busy with people using the davit to pull engines, etc. for boat repairs; the ramp was busy with boats coming out for the season, lots of calls for pump-out.
SUNDAY OCTOBER 12, Mrs. Govoni from Palmyra St. showed up at the landing and asked if the barrels could be spray painted and refurbished. When she was told “yes”, Govoni gladly paid for the materials to have it done. Later that day, the Harbormaster, Mike Russo and Steve D’Amato repainted and stenciled all the barrels at the landing.
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Tags: Atlantic Boats, Columbus Day, Cottage Park Yacht Club, Houghton Marine, Irv Streeter Pier, Orient Heights Yacht Club, Pleasant Park yacht Club, Winthrop Yacht Club
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Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
THURSDAY OCTOBER 2,
COTTAGE PARK YACHT CLUB (CPYC) a boat broke loose off its mooring at Cottage Park Yacht Club and ran aground alongside their westerly pier. A fast move by Tim Donovan (bartender), Bill Crotty (member), and Lou Todisco (Commodore), rescued the boat before any harm came to it. The harbormaster then picked the boat up and tied it up at the town pier.
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Tags: Cottage Park Yacht Club, Houghton Marine, In-Water Boat Show, Winthrop Yacht Club
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Monday, September 29th, 2008
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 22, Harbor Management Committee met with Tom Reilly in anticipation of re-establishing the group. The committee’s main focus was to walk away with a working relationship with the town through a liaison (which doesn’t exist) to oversee all waterfront issues. This committee’s purpose is to discuss the pros and cons of waterfront projects then, make recommendations back to this liaison person – who then reports back to the city councilors and town manager. After two hours of discussion, the group walked away shaking their heads and Tom Reilly said he would try to find someone for them. According to some of the members I spoke with, unless there’s a liaison, there’s no sense in dealing with these issues.
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Tags: Atlantic Yacht Sales, Belle Isle Boat Yard, Boston Harbor Islands Regatta, Cottage Park Yacht Club, fishing, George's Island, harbor Management Committee, Make a Wish Foundation, Sea Scouts, Winthrop Yacht Club, Youth Sailing Cup Night
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Monday, September 22nd, 2008
September 12-14, Cottage Park Yacht Club had their Snipe contest. This was three days of serious sailing, yet everyone appeared to be having a great time. Two participants in the regatta were: Augie Diaz, a two-time world champion and Tomas Hornos; a member of Cottage Park Yacht Club, student at Tufts University and member of their sailing team, and the current world champion. Next year the Snipe World Championship takes place in San Diego.
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Tags: Belle Isle Boat Yard, Boating, Boston Harbor Islands Regatta, Cottage Park Yacht Club, fishing, kayaks, Make a Wish Foundation Regatta, Sea Scouts, Snipe Contest, Survivors by the Sea group, Winthrop Elks, Winthrop Harbor, Winthrop Yacht Club, Youth Sailing Cup Night
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Monday, September 8th, 2008
Saturday September 6, the “Big Storm” turned out to be nothing during the day, but worse than people expected during the evening hours. Though the harbormaster’s office made the decision not to clear out the harbor, the launch was busy Friday and Saturday with people taking their boats out. As the storm picked up overnight, Joe Houghton (Houghton Marine) went around checking all the moorings to make sure everybody’s lines were straight. A visit to all the yacht clubs was made to help if necessary. According to Joe, “Though the winds were rough, we didn’t lose any boats, everything was pretty secure”.
Sunday September 7, today’s activities weren’t deferred by the storm; in fact, Winthrop harbor was busy with great fishing, tournaments and regattas.
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Tags: Cottage Park Yacht Club, East Boston, George's Island, Houghton Marine, Logan Airport, Make a Wish Foundation, Parade of Lights, Piers Park, Pump out service, Viking Cup Regatta, Winthrop Harbor, Winthrop Yacht Club
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