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SEAFARERS CRUISING CLUB Harry Ensley, Commodore, hpensley@comcast.net, www.pgiseafarers.org

Well, we have been hoping for rain for a long time and now the “rainy season” is upon us! Not
only are the lawns turning from brown to green, but some of our boating activities have had to
be rescheduled. Since the weather didn’t look so great this week, I took my boat to Fort
Myers for its annual service. It also happens to be the 1000-hour service. I was supposed to
make the trip earlier in the week but rain, fog, and high winds delayed that until Friday. The
weather was great on Friday and we had a very pleasant ride down the Intercoastal
Waterway. I just hope the service and the trip
back are as uneventful as the trip down.

Our trip to the Waterside Grill had to be delayed
for three days to avoid winds of almost 30 mph.
The weather calmed down a few days later and
the trip was very pleasant. Twenty Seafarers
made their way to the Waterside Grill by boats,
jet skis, and land yachts. We had no overnight
cruises in June but we did have two lunch
cruises: one to the Tarpon Lodge on Pine Island
and the other to Cass Cay at the Burnt Store
Marina.

In July, we will spend the Fourth of July watching
the fireworks display at Fort Myers from Salty
Sam’s Marina. The two-day stay will give us a
good chance to celebrate Independence Day the

way it was meant to be celebrated – on a boat,
with a drink in our hand, and surrounded by other
boaters. Later in the month we will have a lunch
cruise to the Fishery Restaurant in Placida.

The Seafarers are an active boating club who
enjoy our fun on and off the water. If you would like
to see if our boating group is for you, join us for our
Happy Hour on the second and fourth Thursday of
each month at Saint Andrews South from 5 to 7
p.m., or come to our general meeting held at the
PGICA on the fourth Tuesday of each month. If
you have already decided you want to join us,
contact our Membership Chair, Gayle Clark at
gjhc1611@gmail.com.

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