March 12th - 14th
Cruise Leaders – Andy and Helen Carlin
Phone (407) 522-2730

We’re Baaaaack!

Spend a weekend of fun in downtown St. Augustine. Reservations have been made for the group at the St. Augustine Municipal Marina.

St Augustine Municipal Marina
111-E Avenida Menendez
St. Augustine, FL 32084
904-825-1026
VHF 16/71
Web Site: http://www.staugustinegovernment.com/visitors/our_waterways.cfm

Please e-mail Andy@WeFixFlorida.com for all of the reservations with the Marina. Please include Captain’s name, how many in your crew, boat name, length, beam,  power supply and whether you will be joining the private tour.

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Cruise Leaders – Ana Baro and Lee Jones
March 26th thru the 28th
anabaro@aol.com

Let the Games Begin!
CFCC 1st annual “Corn Hole Tournament”
To Caladesi Island State Park

Spend a weekend of fun at Caladesi Island State Park. Reservations have been made for the group.

Park address:
#1 Causeway Boulevard
Dunedin, Florida 34698
(727) 469-5918
Web Site: http://www.floridastateparks.org/CaladesiIsland/default.cfm
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We had a great trip to Harbortown Merritt Island this weekend (26-28 Feb)! As many as 12 boats were signed-up at one point, but alas only 6 boats and 2 drive-ins turned out for the festivities. Dire weather predictions and virtual farm animals caused some last minute cancellations. But the no-shows missed out. The weather was fantastic on both Friday and Sunday. Saturday had a rainy start to it, but the rain was gone for good by 2:30 and the party began (actually it started during the rain, but that’s another story). Most of the boats arrived on Friday to the great hospitality of the Harbortown staff. These folks know you by name, and only charge 75 cents per foot! The fixed wooden docks were not much of an issue at this marina, as the tide is less than one foot and they have the docks built to an optimum height. Friday evening we had docktails on Pam’s Paycheck, largely due to us being too lazy to haul out the tables. Several of us had dinner at the marina restaurant, where a very lively band was playing for a private party. It was good to see Fire Escape back on the water after a very long absence.

Saturday morning light rain moved in, but most of the group moved out to Cocoa Village for an early start to the Mardi Gras party. They spent the entire day in the village, enjoying the party. The rest of the group waited for the rain to stop, then went to work on the CFCC float for the Mardi Gras parade. Andy Carlin volunteered his truck to pull Bob Poindexter’s dinghy, and, once decorated with beads and CFCC banners, we had a float! We had Andy drive and put the Fleming’s in the dinghy throwing beads and the Poindexter’s and Mittauer’s in the back of the truck throwing beads. We threw 1440 of them to a very eager crowd! The locals REALLY like this Mardi Gras, and enthusiastically expressed their feelings. It was also televised - some of you couch potato shut-ins may have seen us. With some practice, we were able to put beads on target like no other float. We all had a great time!

Sunday came too soon, along with a blazing sun. Summer is definitely coming! We headed-out back to the real-world. Can’t wait for the next trip, which for me is Caladesi. For those going to St. Augustine, ignore the weather reports and go boating. The weather forecasters are wrong more than they are right, and even when they are right it’s better to be on a boat in the rain than NOT on a boat in the rain.

Mike Fleming
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