Spring Launching - Saturday, March 27, 2010
Address: 38 Hope Road (Rt 521), Blairstown, NJ 07825
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What: The Spring Launching is the annual event where members are asked to volunteer their time to help prepare the fleet for the coming season. This tradition began in 1991! In addition to work on the fleet, the Spring Launching includes the first BBQ of the season.
When: The Spring Launching will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Sunday is the rain date).
Where: This year, the Spring Launching will take place at our storage facility in Blairstown in north western New Jersey. This is about a 1 1/2 hours from the city.
Bus Info: If you don't have access to a car or ride, the club subsidizes a "Party" bus (if there are enough interested members). Tickets are $15 per person and include donuts on the way out and beverages (beers, sodas and water) on the way back. The bus will pick people up at 9 a.m., Saturday down at North Cove (exact location will be corner of Liberty St & South End Ave). The bus should arrive at the maintenance facility around 10:30 a.m. The bus will return for home at 2:30 p.m. and will drop people off at North Cove around 4 p.m. Tickets are limited and available on the first-come basis. Tickets are non-refundable so if you can't go at the last minute, please give your ticket to another member.
Driving Directions: The storage facility is at 38 Hope Road (Rt 521) in Blairstown in northwestern New Jersey.
- Take Route 80 West
- Take Exit 12 "Blairstown"
- Bear right at end of ramp on Rt 521 North (follow signs for Blairstown).
- Take about 10 minutes until you come to a 1 lane bridge.
- Cross bridge and road bears to the left.
- Road then bears back to right and storage facility is on left.
- Be careful not to drive too fast because it is easy to miss the storage facility. You can't see the boats from the road. Just look on your left for the storage facility driveway (immediately after the mini-storage sheds).
Jobs to Be Done:
- Tape waterlines and paint the bottoms
- Polish stainless steel on pulpits and stanchions (all boats)
- Clean masts and run halyards
Clothing: Wear old clothes which you can get dirty. Depending on temperature, be sure to bring enough clothes to stay warm (it can be chilly in the boatyard).
Food volunteers are needed to help make sure our members are well fed and enjoying themselves. We have a BBQ. Would you be interested in helping to run the food operation? If yes, please send an email to mike@myc.org.
Lost or Questions: There is no telephone number at the storage yard but you can call Michael Fortenbaugh on his cell at 917-816-3799.
Bus Reservations Below
| SPRING LAUNCHING BUS 2010 | |
| 3 | SEATS LEFT |
| 1 | Alan Horowitz |
| 1 | Noelle Toland |
| 1 | Stacey MacAlister |
| 1 | Andrew Gibson Miller |
| 2 | Arthur Sikula |
| 1 | Pim van Schie |
| 1 | Matt Smith |
| 2 | Joseph Ferra |
| 1 | Fred Corden |
| 1 | Allan Rosenberg |
| 1 | Jerry Rooney |
| 1 | hailey reid |
| 1 | Karen Robins |
| 1 | Brian Goodwin |
| 1 | John Gallagher |
| 1 | John Carlson |
| 1 | Regina Lee |
| 1 | Rebecca Lervold |
| 1 | Doug Witter |
| 1 | Allen Wolf |
| 1 | Rebecca Haase |
| 1 | Per Bäckman |
| 1 | Jennifer Shih |
| 1 | ken wieber |
| 1 | Luca Salvato |
| 1 | Andrew Johnson |
| 1 | wayne Turett |
| 1 | Paddy Mullen |
| 1 | Chris Snow |
| 1 | Frank Sinks |
| 1 | Lenny van Eijk |
| 1 | Dewey Thompson |
| 1 | Isabelle Kerneuzet |
| 1 | Matthew Kelleher |
| 1 | Elina Palm |
| 1 | Mark Pollaci |
| 1 | Heather Turner |
| 1 | Karen Buros |
| 1 | Marcus Cholerton-Brown |
| 1 | Yvette Lanneaux |
| 1 | John Valois |
| 1 | martin thomle |
RSVPs plus any ride
information.
john giraldo
Peter & Nadya Litskevitch
plit@mail.com
we could use a ride from Upper East Side
Dustin Goodwin
dustintodd@yahoo.com Can offer rides
from Brooklyn.
Peter Abelman
Jackie Swensen
Nermin Ucar
ucarnermin@yahoo.com I can offer a ride from Fort
Lee, NJ
Andrew Ward,
award@trustfx.com I
have room for 2-3 people. I'm in Somerset, NJ.
Bill Stewart
Jeff Nash jnashld@aol.com I can offer a
ride for up to three people. We would leave from West 17th Street
Jim McNally
Carl Pritzkat carlp@mediapolis.com I
can offer a ride out, but not one back.
Nicole Michaelis nicole.michaelis@bmwna.com
Two slots (Victor and Terri) are committed but there is room for one more
(Brooklyn or Downtown Manhattan Stop).
Tania Lynn
Michael Duran
Regina Williamson
Wayne Turett
Cay Rose
Phil Taylor
Peter Lopez
plopezny@yahoo.com Okay, I now have an empty car.
I can take up to 4 persons. Pick up area is Brooklyn Heights and lower
Manhattan. Let me know if you need a lift.
Mike Blood
Rick Kern
Terri Raymond
Peter Lopez
plopezny@yahoo.com I think
I may have two slots committed (Tyler and Kristin Koop?), but I'll know better
by next week (3/19). Room for two more, though.
Mary Gardiner
Karen Robins I'll plan on taking the bus.
Sarah eckfeldt
Tyler Koop
Kristin Koop
Allan Rosenberg
Andy Zangle
Fred Corden
TAREK BENDIDA
Joseph Ferra
Gabrielle Schillinger
Matt Smith
Peter Wechter
Pim van Schie
Amanda Padgett
amandapadgett@hotmail.com I don't have a car.
Brigid Zapp brigid.zapp@gmail.com A
ride in a car or the bus would be great!
Laura Bozoian LBozoian@coach.com I can
offer a ride for two more people. Linda Siegel will also be in my car.
Arthur Sikula
Dewey Thompson,
dthompson@pickerelpie.com I may
be able to offer rides to as many as 5 others
Andrew Gibson Miller
Randy Lewis
pipeace@aol.com I will be driving a minivan from brooklyn. Can take Bklyn
riders and/or make a stop or two in Man.
Noelle Toland, Will take bus from North Cove if there is one
Alan Horowitz, I plan on taking the bus from N Cove.
Thanks.
Shannon Farley
Matthew Kelleher,
matthewpkelleher@gmail.com
Yes, I could use a ride.
Technical
Details for staff use
Bus, book with Kenny at Pinnacle Express,
201-333-5403
Bottom Paint -
West Marine CPP Copolymer Ablative
Antifouling Paint, black is #259674, Thinner #329591, drys for overcoating 3-4 hours,
(order
1 gallon per boat in 2000)
Rags - Recycled White Sweatshirt Rags order from McMaster-Carr, 25-lb carton, each #7366T31, use for polishing. (order 2 boxes in
2000)
Tape - 3M Super 33+ electrical tape, order from
McMaster-Carr, #76455A12, use for for running halyards. (order 10
in 2000) 3M Long Mask Blue, get from Spiersteins, 1 1/2" width
Mast Step Bolts
Rigging Tape for Spreaders
Mast Head Flys & Silicone Adhesive
Spare mast chocks
Port a Potty for Blairstown -
All State Septic - 800-858-3111, $100.70 for month
Grand Rental - 908-362-5116, for grill