We had a great turn out for opening day with five boats in the water. Stuyrowing was there in force along with our usual dedicated volunteers to help get everyone into a boat and out into the river. Boats mostly stayed in the ebayment due to the combination of a strong ebb tide and winds out of the north gusting up to 20 mph. Work continues on the gig and volunteers enjoyed sanding in the sunshine in the lee of pier 40. The dory sits in the boathouse waiting for the planking crew. It was a fine opening day 2014!

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The gig was moved off the strong back and into the repair bay. Many hands made light work. The next to last photo in the slideshow shows the “ballot” for naming the boat with about 30 choices, and the last shows the seven finalists with their vote totals. “Pete Seeger” seems to be the clear favorite, but it’s not over until it’s over. Rob will send around a reminder on this later in the week–in the meantime, let the lobbying begin! We’ll have a final vote next Sunday. Absentees can vote (same deal, five votes each) in advance by email, but if there’s a runoff on Sunday those present will decide.

Work is almost completed on our new 5 plank Whitehall Gig. All we need now is a paint job and a name.
The dory keel is finished and ready to take her place on the strong back.