Thursday, May 5, 2022

Homer Smith - We tour the new clubhouse

Wouldn’t it be nice to sit on this front porch and watch the world go by?

 Tony has spared no expense in building his new clubhouse. I’ve never seen such construction. The guard rails of of 1.5 inch aluminum tubing, very sturdy. None of this stainless steel wiring or stretched nylon rope - this stuff is sturdy. Everything is overbuilt but maybe that’s due to the building codes for hurricane areas? 

There’s a huge area on the second floor that has many possibilities

They are due to move in next week, the builders are still finishing up now. When completed, there will be three bathrooms with showers, all tiled. The laundry room will host three washers and three dryers. There will be a work area and a Captains lounge with a 65 inch HDTV with a wet bar. 

They are undecided on just what to do with the upstairs, that’s TBD. The front porch has nice rocking chairs with a view of the marina. Tony just added another set of docks for small boats, each slip has a lift so the boat is stored out of the water. He’s going to have everything paved when done and he’s already thinking about improvements. 

For me, it seems a perfect place to host a “Going South” seminar next fall with an Aqua Map workshop in the afternoon and the Going South presentation after dinner. The last one I had scheduled had to be cancelled due to covid but not this one coming up. I think we’ve learned to live with covid by now. Besides, if it’s really bad, we’ll hold it outside. 

We will be off to RE Mayo Friday morning but it looks like we are going to be holed up at Dowry Creek for a few days until the predicted north winds abate. No schedules when cruising in the ICW.

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