Yachty Gras Feb 17 2007

This was the eighth Yachty Gras Event held On the Clear Creek Channel. 

Its a Mardi Gras Parade where the Floats Actually Float!  This year about 75 boats signed up for the Parade. Some did not make it due to low water. Several, Remedy included, went aground.  In addition to Remedy, TMCA was represented by  Ron and Lynn Eddleman on SV Stellar of Course.  We would be recycling all the Beads we caught the previous Saturday at Mardi Gras on the Seawall.

The Parade starts where Clear Lake meets Clear Creek. It extends past the Kemah Boardwalk  to Marker 7 where it circles back up the Creek.
Parade Map

Parade Route



At The Skippers meeting there was some discussion about the Low tides and the North winds. I decided that the best course of action would be to Move Remedy to Blue Dolphin Marina. Thats where the TMCA Party would be Held that afternoon; we would do our decorations there.

This Turned Out to be a wise move.   At 11:00 I set out and had to Plow across Clear lake

Tides

At Parade Start we would not have made it from our Home.
When Marion drove us Home she had to use Full power .
The Next Day the tides were Worse!
We would Never have Made it Home had we stayed at Blue Dolphin.



Decorations

Streamers and beads

Streamers and Beads



streamers

Streamers up the fore stay






beads

Beads decorated the Life Lines and stored them conveniently for the Parade

Stern

View From Stern


At the Party



March
17

4:00-6:00 PM

Mardi Gras Red Bean & Rice and King Cake Party @ Blue Dolphin

Hostess
Nell Giallanza

 


There were perhaps 40 at the Party. Plenty of Food and Wine. Great Camaraderie!




visiting
David Glasscock,              Rob and Carolyn Peterson,    Sally Curran
Mary Goeckler,  Marion,  Blaine Goeckler

Gets King

Marion finds Baby in her King Cake

Is Crowned Queen of Mardi Gras

Meet Kelly

Ed Meets Kelly


MEB

Marion,         Ed ,               Barbara DuPuy


On Parade

The 17 member Crew:
  • Ed and Marion Herndon , SV Remedy
  • Ed and Hope Reh, MV Promise
  • Troy and Deena Jones, SV Different Drummer
  • Barry and Barbara Dupuy, SV Morning Star
  • Rob and Carolyn Peterson, SV Piovere
  • David and Lorna Glascock, SV Wind-Swept
  • Andy Upchurch and Vicki Richards, SV Manana
  • Randy DiValerio and Ben Cooper,  CREW
  • Sally Curran, SV MAC




Ready

Carolyn Peterson,  Lorna and David Glascock, Ed Reh
Gathered on the aft deck


ben

Ben Cooper Leaves the Body Parts Behind
Brings Randy a Shiner Bock

sal

Sally Curran

BnB

Barbara and Barry Dupuy

hope

Hope Reh, flash light ready for spotting Markers


au

Andy Upchurch
Brought his Horn and Played "Saints go Marchin In"

Crowd

Begging for Beads

Granny

Marion on  Granny's back

LG

Lorna in Disguise Had Purple Hair



The End of a Fantastic Week

Broke the Fun Meter

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