Boating Raft-ups and Rendezvous

Boating get-togethers, called rendezvous and raft-ups, are at the heart of the Club’s popular boating activities. Rendezvous are designated by area: SOUTH (more accessible to Stage Harbor boats), EAST (more accessible to boats in Pleasant Bay and Aunt Lydia’s Cove), and SOUTH / EAST (both areas). Some rendezvous are held at beach or waterfront locations accessible by both boat or car - look for the 'Boat or Car' rendezvous in the list below.

 

All members are welcome at all rendezvous, and reminders will be sent via email to all members. Boat owners are strongly encouraged to invite members who are not boat owners and members from the other areas. Any members who would like to go to a rendezvous aboard a participating member’s boat should call or email the appropriate Flotilla Commander.

 

It is customary to bring lunch, hors d’oeuvres to share, and your own beverages. At beach parties, bring beach chairs. For raft-ups, boats should carry sufficient fenders and dock lines for both sides of the hull.

2023  schedule history

  • June 6 - CANCELLED - BYOB for promotion of boating boating activities
  • July 12th - POSTPONED - East Flotilla trip, meet in Meetinghouse pond, then Jacknife beach picnic (noon-ish), kayakers will join us as they will be on Muddy Creek
    • Rendezvous Time: 9:00am
    • High Tide Stage Harbor: 8:47am
    • High Tide Pleasant Bay: 10:10am
  • August 3rd -  CANCELLED - South Flotilla, Power boat picnic on South Beach
    • Rendezvous Time: 3:00pm
    • High Tide Stage Harbor: 2:07pm
    • High Tide Pleasant Bay: 3:42pm
  • August 11th - East flotilla trip Viking Point in Little Pleasant Bay
    • Rendezvous Time: 10:00am
    • High Tide Stage Harbor: 9:30am
    • High Tide Pleasant Bay: 11:04am
  • September 13th - South Flotilla, Raft up in Oyster Pond/meet on Crescent Beach
    • Rendezvous Time: 11:30am
    • High Tide Stage Harbor: 12:18pm
    • High Tide Pleasant Bay: 1:40pm

                  Date/Day                                        Location                              Start Time                   High Tide

  • August 18  Thursday                  Crescent Beach                                5:02 pm                                6:02 pm
  •                                                                               Snacks on the beach
  • August 25   Thursday                Monomoy Light                               11:00 am                              11:58 am
                                                                                 Anchor

Possible Activity

  • September 15                       Newport Boat Show/12 Meter Newport
  • TBD                                                Sailboat Cruises

 

FYI; This year's completed schedule

  • June 28 Tuesday                Crescent Beach Lunch 
  • July 13 Wednesday          Crescent Beach Raft Up 
  • July 19 Tuesday                  Stage Harbor Cocktail Cruise      Cancelled
  • August 4 Thursday               Windsong   Open House
  • August 10   Wednesday            Wequassett Lunch

 

  • July 7 - 3:00 pm - Crescent Beach Raft-Up
    Stage Harbor to Pleasant Bay and back; no raft-up
  • July 21 - 12 noon - Pleasant Bay Raft-Up
    Stage Harbor to Pleasant Bay and back; no raft-up
  • August 11 - 4:00 pm - Crows Pond Cocktails   CANCELLED
  • August 19 - 11:00 am - Monomoy Lighthouse
    Changed:  Now a leisurely boat ride to Meeting House Pond.
  • August 26 - 5:00 pm - Margarita Sunset, Crescent Beach   CANCELLED
  • September 3 - 12 noon - Oyster Pond Raft-Up    CANCELLED

2018 Raft-Up and Rendezvous Schedule

  • June 26 - Tuesday, 11:00am - Rendezvous by Boat or Car: Brax Landing
  • July 27 - Friday, 10:30am - Rendezvous: Monomoy Light House
  • July 30 - Monday, 5:00pm - Crow’s Pond Sunset Cocktail Raft-up
  • August 7 - Tuesday, 11:00am - Rendezvous by Boat or Car: Lobster Roll at Jacknife Beach
  • August 17 - Friday, 6:00pm - Margarita Sunset on Crescent Beach
  • August 23 - NEW Thursday, 10:30am Rendezvous: Monomoy Light House Redux
  • August 24 - Friday, 10:30am - Rendezvous: Meetinghouse Pond
                        Cancelled & Replaced by Aug 23 Rendezvous
  • August  - Moonrise Rendezvous at Fish & Wildlife
  • September 10 - Monday, 11:00am - Oyster Pond Raftup

2021schedule

  • 6/24/21               11:00AM           Rafting and / or beaching at Crescent Beach
  • 7/8/21                  11:00AM            Cruise Morris Island Cut to Little Pleasant Bay               
                                                  Rafting and Swimming
  • 7/23/21               11:00AM             Cruise to Meeting House Pond   
                                                  Raft up and lunch.
  • 8/7/21                  11:00 AM           Cruise to Oyster Pond                   
                                                  Raft up and lunch.
  • 8/9/21               11:00AM            Cruise to Monomoy Point Lighthouse
                                                  Anchor boats on beach and hike to the lighthouse (2 anchors required).
  • 9/5/21                  11:00 AM         Cruise to the vicinity of SH Buoy off Stage Harbor.
                                                  Observe the Ernest Dutton Sailboat Race . 

Boat owners should display the MYC burgee while at the rendezvous. Those with radios should monitor VHF-FM Channel 68 during the period when boats are gathering or proceeding to rendezvous. The Flotilla Commander or another designated boat will maintain Channel 68 guard.

 

Questions and suggestions regarding rendezvous should be directed to the appropriate Flotilla Commander (see below). We will schedule additional boating events with sufficient interest.

 

To encourage more “on water” activity without formal planning, on the Wednesdays in July and August when there are no rendezvous, we suggest noontime Beach Parties at North Beach Island in the East, and Crescent Beach in the South. These locations have good water and swimming at all tides. 

Flotilla Commanders:

East: Tom MacArthur

South: Jim Doggart

(click name to see  contact details in the member directory)