The 2007 season opened with a
wonderful group of sailors joining
together to celebrate our nations
freedom and the memory of all
those who have served in the military.
The weekend started on
Saturday May 26th with a gentle
sail from all areas of the bay to
Maryland Yacht Club in Rock Creek. There were many new
members of the club who participated as well as many young sailors
who were on their best behavior.
The seasoned members of the
club really took time to welcome
the new members by helping them
form rafts and get settled in their 
slips. It was a pleasure to watch
everyone bond and get to know
each other. Once everyone was settled the fun began
with decorating the boats and choosing dress that
represented the holiday. While the decorating was
happening, the grills were getting hot for a wonderful
cookout. Everyone brought a dish to share
as well as a big appetite.
The day was full of sun and the temperature
was in the low 80”s. The young sailors took
some time to get to know each other and then
headed off to the pool where the played well together
and stayed cool until dinner was served.
The dinner bell rang out and everyone
joined in for a fine meal of hamburgers, Italian sausage, hot dogs, backed beans, chili, soda. etc...
( all purchased by the club) along with the main
course there were salads, snacks, and deserts
brought by the members to share.
After dinner it was time to judge the boats
and who dressed the best for the holiday. There
were 18 boats to be judged. Fourteen boats were
anchored out and there were 4 in slips. This presented
a challenge for the judges. The judges
were 8 fine young sailors who came up with their
own criteria for the contest. The solution lied with
Rex Noel and John Farrugia who very graciously took two dinghies each with 4 judges on a dingy judging ride. The judges did a great job and the following
are the results.
• First place - Windsprint -“great decorations,
Uncle Sam in the dinghy, lots of red
white and blue, with red seats in the cock pit”
• Second place- Xtasea- “ great colors, flags,
and a flag that lights up”
• Third place- Sena Nuff - “ pretty, lots of
color”
For best dressed the judging was done by the
one and only Mark Farrugia
• First place - Rex and Amy from Xtasea- “
big hats, lots of beads, and lots of color”
• Second place- Dave and Marie from Windsprint
- they had a guest with them. Alan had a
blue shirt on, Dave had a white shirt on and
Marie had a red shirt on all with a flag on the
front (they were judged as one)
• Third place- Marc and Frederique- champagne
After the judging and the food everyone relaxed, socialized and the children played.
Sunday began with a captains meeting at 0900. The purpose of the meeting
was to check out the weather and decide to stay at MYC or move to a different
location. After much discussion about the light winds, hot weather, and
other anchorages being full due to the nice weather, it was decided that the
group would stay at MYC. Everyone could enjoy the pool, and have a cookout
to finish up the food from Saturday.
The day was full of little sailors being pulled on kneeboards by the dinghies and a dinghy train exploring the many creeks of the river.
Lunch was served at 1300 and then several
people hit the pool.
The day was fun and
relaxing until a storm blew up
with winds clocked at 60 miles
an hour and then everyone all
got a chance to rearrange the
rafts very quickly. Due to the
skill of the captains and the crews, no one was injured. Following the
storm everyone settled down for a
quiet cool night on the hook.
Monday came quickly, hooks
were pulled and everyone had a gentle sail home. It was truly a great time with great people (18 boats
and 52 people)