Early Bird Cruise
White Bird hosted CBTSC’s first cruise of the season on April 28that White Hall Creek. Joining the raftup were Resolute, Squander, Sanguine Odyssey, and Wendolene. The gastronomic delights included some fine cheeses and dips, chicken chili and pea soup (both welcome warmers), an olive tapenade, and rum cake. Sheltering from a light rain under canvas in the cockpit, the sailors also sampled about 20 different types of rum. On Sunday, a few hours after breakfast, everyone headed back to port on a clear and beautiful day. Check out the Photo Page!
Spring Symposium
The annual symposium kick-started our new season with a full day of talks and lots of time to connect with new and old friends. This year's topics included:
- An Annapolis City Fire Inspector on fire safety and maintaining fire extinguishers
- Two pros from The Rigging Company on cleaning winches
- An underwater archaeologist on the Chesapeake's pirates
- An expert from Above the Water Line on products and techniques for cleaning hull and topsides
- Our Commodore's Mate on boating apps for the smartphone
... plus a great lunch, door prizes, and a nautical flea market!
2012 Planning Meeting and Brunch
Café de Paris in Columbia was the setting for the Club's annual planning meeting for 2012. About 40 members enjoyed brunch and conversation before getting down to the cheerful business of marking up our calendar for the season ahead. We planned a great mix of land and water activities in a variety of locations along the Bay. Check out the Event Calendar for the lineup and more details.
Tips and Tricks
Provisioning for a Raftup
 When a larger group of folks pack into the cockpit of someone’s boat, finger food, adult beverages and good conversation is what makes a memorable event. We used to always bring some fancy cut of steak or fish, corn on the cob and maybe a baked potato to be cooked on the cockpit grill, but usually it never made it to the grill (too busy having fun) or you had to climb over everyone to get to the grill. Then, you need to divide it into portions for everyone to share or you waited (too busy having fun), and now it’s dark and time for bed. Now, we prefer to just snack on shrimp, chicken tenders, vegetables and crackers with a killer dip or salsa, remember to have most the cooking already completed before you get to the raft-up with enough to share with everyone. --- Bob K.
Automatic Radio Check
Did you know that, in some locations in the Chesapeake Bay, you can get an automated check of your radio transmission? Sea Tow offers this service on Channels 27 and 28: http://www.boattest.com/resources/view_News.aspx?NewsID=4115
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