2006 CAST at the LAKE THUNDERBIRD BOATHOUSE

The 2006 CAST (Catch a Special Thrill) event, the fifth CAST at the BoatHouse, was September16. Thirty-three children went fiishing, several for the first time and several that had fished in earlier CAST events. On a marvilous day but with somewhat stiff winds much of the time, they fished away for about 2 hours, were then fed hamburgers and hot dogs, and awarded with a plaque with a picture of them with their fisherman buddy. Plenty of gifts besides a rod, reel and tackle box. Fishing was good for several that caught 20 fish and a few big ones caught as well. MORE

CONSORTIUM DAY AT THE BOATHOUSE

Consortium Day is our non working day to reward our consortium members, which also coincides with Labor Day. This year was a gorgeous day that brought out a good crowd, with plenty children, that as usual spent much of the day playing in the lake.

The annual McDonald's Cup was a team race in our Vanguard prams, those boats woefully too small for adult sailors. Except for two previous Sailing Smart campers, the rest of the teams were composed of those "ambitious" adults. Fortunately the race course was short for the winds were light. The light winds may have accounted for the fact that there were no capsizes. MORE >>