June 11-12, 2005
Treasure Island Cruise
Treasure Island Yacht Club

(If you like, you can skip down through the prose and go straight to the pictures below!)

It was hard to tell who were the kids when it came time for the Treasure Island Cruise dinghy races! Nine boats with at least eight kids, five inflatables, one fatty knees and one kayak provided plenty of fun. Then all adjourned to the TI Yacht Club for a satisfying potluck - topped off with hand made ice cream!

But it all started on Friday afternoon when Smokey & Laurie Stover, with Smokey's grandson Troy aboard anchored their Freeport 36 Evanescence in Clipper Cove. They were joined for the night by Ron & Karen Damsen who anchored Woodbine nearby and hosted a fine lasagna dinner, complete with the first sampling of their fabulous frosted carrot cake-cookies.

It was a beautiful Saturday morning when Dennis, Judy & Matt Bush arrived in Clipper Cove and dropped Natural High's anchor safely off the sand beach. Smokey & Laurie Stover moved Evanescence in to the guest dock and John Melton rafted up Freedom Won alongside. Nanci Melton and Dennis arrived in mid-afternoon. Michael, Jean, Christopher, and Andrew Jefferies, with friend Sam also aboard, dropped Nantucket's anchor farther out, beyond Gary & Pat Slavo's Ophira. Lou & Diane Zevanov took a slip for Diana to accomodte the evening arrival of son Steve & wife Jena and the kids. Rick Van Mell tied Vanishing Animal across the dock from Evanescence, and Tim & Ian Shea then rafted Lean Times outboard of Rick. Don & Barb Henderson, representing Kindred Spirits, arrived by car in time for the great dinner gathering.

All hands gathered on the dock for the promised dinghy races - including the Zevanov's fine hard "fatty knees" dinghy and the Jefferies Kayak. As you can see in the pictures, a great time was had by all. Rules? Well, you had to leave each of the three marks on one side going out and the other coming back - but you could go either way around. Naturally that led to great fun, fending, feuding and fussing before all hands were safely back to the finish line.

While some headed back to their boats to gather and warm potluck dinner contributions, the rest gathered on the dock and washed down hors d'oeuvres spread between Evanescence and Vanishing Animal with the fruit of the grape. By the time all had come ashore with their goodies it was approaching 1800 and the whole gang adjourned to the welcome confines of the Treasure Island yacht club.

What TIYC lacks in facilities (no running water!) was far outweighed by their gracious hospitality provided by barmaid Jennifer Smith, Joyce Waters, Ken & Yvonne McBain and Jerry and Karen Huff. Flags and pictures decorate their walls and the tempting aroma of fresh popcorn encouraged all to patronize the bar while lining up our food dishes on the sideboard. Once Dennis had grilled up a hugh plate of hot dogs, and with all hands happy and relazed, the attack on the food began. As usual there was plenty to go around for all, including our TI host crew. Hand mde ice cream, cranked mostly by the Nantucket boys and Troy, was served with strawberries to finish off a great meal.

Sunday we awoke to a warm and quiet morning- a perfect day for scouring the tide line and playing beach games. The dingy crews came ashore about 0930. Andrew Jefferies and Ian Shea collected sea shells while Troy dug deep into the sand and discovered a baby lobster. Christopher and Sam made "sand angels" and snooped around a tied up hobbie cat near the rocks.

Bird identification books, a half a dozen bay duck skulls were on hand for everyone to examine and compare. Then it was time for the adults to have fun. An exciting game of "toss the shark" had Andrew throwing (he has a good arm) rubber sharks in the air for the bucket- holding crowd to catch. Dennis and Matt Bush hold the record for the most sharks caught. The Damsons, Salvos, Meltons, Jefferies and Stovers spent the rest of the morning relaxing on the beach watching our "Islander lads" at play.

Then, one by one, we headed home. Another great weekend - and compliments to our Treasure Island hosts and organizers Dennis & Judy Bush and Laurie and Smokey Stover.

Pictures compliments of Smokey Stover, Lou Zevanov, Ron Damsen and Rick Van Mell.

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Pirate Ship Royaliste
fresh from an attack...
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on a schooner in
Racoon Straits
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Evanesence
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Ophira & Nantucket
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Natural HIgh
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Ophira Anchoring
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Docksiders
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Natural High
Dennis & Judy Bush
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Woodbine
Ron & Karen Damsen
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Ophira
Gary & Pat Salvo
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Nantucket
Michael & Jean Jefferies
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Diana
Lou & Diane Zevanov
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Blasting Bushes
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Smile
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Dashing Damsens
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Troy & Smokey
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Dinghy sailors come ashore
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Michael Jefferies comes ashore
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Karen & Ron Damsen
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Bush island!
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Smokey_Troy_Laurie
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Dockside chatter
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"Let's go this way"
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Deer in the headlights!
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Just a pretty Islander
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Dennis is happy
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The Volga boatman!
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Michael is FAST!
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Decorated ladies
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Troy takes a turn
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Getting ready to rumble
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The gang's all here
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Diane Zevanov loses...
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her balloon that heads ...
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for the new bridge!
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Very disappointed.
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It was THIS big!
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Ian & Tim Shea ready to race
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Practice bumping
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The race is on!
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Which way'd they go?
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A victory lap!
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Captain John ...
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and Nanci paddle
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Fatty Knees in the lead
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Kids (?) at play
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Room at the mark!!!
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Heading for home
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Prepare to board
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Here did HE come from?
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Going for speed
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Who has rights?
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Bush Brigade
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Troy tries 'em all
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Rick & Patrick ...
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cross the line.
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Round again
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Crew change
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Troy on the move
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The winners!
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Old Salt John Melton
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Michael, Karen & Smokey
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Inside TI Yacht Club
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The working end!
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Barb Henderson knows how to relax!
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Lou Z., Dennis & Judy Bush
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Jean Jefferies & Christopher
with Matt Bush
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Ian & Smokey's grandson
& sea critters
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Fast movin' Smokey
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Lou Zevanov & Karen Damsen
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Jennifer Smith serves
Judy & Pat
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The great Ti crew
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Chow time
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Troy is ready to EAT!
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Dennis & the kids
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Homemade ice cream!
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Laurie adds ice & salt
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Sam is cranking away
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Andrew Jefferies watches
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Yummy!
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Ready to serve
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View from TIYC
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Evening beachcombers
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Beautiful bedtime
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I think I left the dinghy ...
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A quiet Saturday night
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Just another average
day in paradise
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That you Lou?!
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Sunday morning ...
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it's Beach time
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First landings
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Gathering crowd
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Still civilized!
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Having fun
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Fun in the sun
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Beach-side treasure
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Diane Z explores ...
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the Admiral's house.
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A beautiful morning
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Vanishing Animal departs
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Looking east
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At ease
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The city.
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Dennis is farewell escort.



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