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

November is coming up. The hurricane season is almost behind us and most of the snowbirds
are back. Also, it is time for the Seafarer’s Regatta. More on that later. The summer and fall
has been very kind to Punta Gorda. It was
hot, very wet, and we got a real scare with
Hurricane Irma. Irma caused major damage
to the PGI seawalls with about a 15%
failure rate but, for the most part, PGI was spared major property
damage. We were very fortunate. Unfortunately, other parts of the
state were not as lucky.

October was a busy cruising month for the Seafarers. We returned
from a three to five day cruise at Tween Waters Resort and Marina
early in the month and had a three day cruise to South Seas Resort
late in the month. We also had a lunch cruise to Leverock’s
Restaurant between the two overnight cruises. Our
non-boating events included dinner and a rousing
game of “bar bingo” at the Cass Cay Restaurant at
Burnt Store Marina in addition to our usual Happy
Hours.

Our largest boating and social event of the year is
the Seafarer’s Regatta which is held annually on the
first weekend of November. As is our custom, the
Vice-Commodore is in charge of making sure that
the Regatta is an enjoyable experience for all who
attend. This year, Vice-Commodore Peter Fucini,
and his wife Amy, have chosen “the 60’s” as the
theme of the Regatta. We hope to have 30 boats and
100 attendees at the event. In mid-November, we
will have a lunch cruise to Captain Con’s on Pine Island for some of their fantastic seafood chowder.
PGI Seafarers enjoy the company of many active members planning and participating in our fun boating and land
adventures. 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 St. 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 decided
you want to join us, contact our
Membership Chair, Gayle Clark at
gjhc1611@gmail.com.

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