the ASI Burgee - Tuesday October 26, 2010 :: ASI

The weekend began Saturday morning, with Interlake Takeout at Kensington Metropark. Forty-seven ASI sailors met at the East Boat launch and, under the guidance of Marilyn Leece, began to ready the Interlakes, dockboxes and equipment for transport to Crawford Farm and the sailhouse at Milford Storage.

While boats and equipment were being trailered, other crews assembled at Crawford Farm and Milford Storage to put all the sailing gear away until next spring.

The Saturday evening dinner meeting was at the Monaghan K of C hall, Farmington Road north of Seven Mile. At the dinner meeting, three trustees were elected to fill three open spots on the nine-member board. The new ASI Trustees are (L to R) Lori Lozen, Tony Calvas and Mike Perrin.

Congratulations, Lori, Tony and Mike!

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Then, Sunday morning, we shrunk the Interlakes! No, the Interlakes didn't get shrunk, they got 'shrinked' - as in shrink-wrapped. Regardless of inclement weather predictions, which were so false, some of us wanted to commandeer a boat and go sailing - and for some, having just been involved with Kent boat take-out the day before..... for others, Stony Creek and keel boat take out prior - 17+ hardy members showed up @ the Crawford farm on Sunday to help with shrink-wrapping the Interlakes. (I say "17+" as since we had no sign-in sheet, I'll be listing names from memory, so apologies up front for any names omitted or even listed in error.) Leading us were Joe Jaeger and Don DeRyckere. The rest included:

Casilda de Benito

Mark Costin

Kathy Chrzanowski

Anne Ostroth

Mike Perrin

Joe Phillips

Steve Poulous

Craig Smith

Stan Urbiel

Larry Willis

Steve and Caroline Wyborski

Joan Swain

Showing up also, to check on what a fine job we were doing were Don Caley and Tony Calvas. Anne did double duty with treating us all to yummy brownies, apples and beverages. Mr. Crawford also was on hand with his usual good humor and experience in all matters of fixing things and providing random items, including a hose.... just in case. After brief instruction, we each found a niche of how to be helpful and productive. And, due to the excellent thought of setting the shrinking frames in place on Saturday with all the hands available for take-out, the wrapping was completed in about 1.5 hours. For those able to stay, shrinking went on for about another 4 hours.

All in all, with the warm weather andbreeze that picked up - inspiring a novel wind barrier and making use of another - since we couldn't be sailing with any of our ASI boats, it was a good day still to be outside, imagining that the wind in our face was from a breeze on a lake, while shrinking the boats to give better protection on a farm til next Spring.

Many thanks to Joe and Don for leading us, and to all who were able to help. I expect everyone agrees that it was a productive, enjoyable day.