Hi, everyone,
So far it looks like we have 7 people who responded YES to the full moon row and 3 who responded MAYBE. Yay!
Jenn has written to me with very important recommendations from her experience doing the?full moon row. They are so sound that I'm suggesting we do exactly what she recommends:
Up river will take longer to get to the viewing point which is around Boy Scout Island. Which also means it takes longer to get back, and we would definitely be getting back in total darkness, which is a concern, especially with more debris in the water from the rain lately.
The first time I did this, we went down river and, while we didn¡¯t have to travel far, we had a nice view of the moon coming up over the Holyoke range, and we didn¡¯t have to come back in total darkness.
As our goal is more to have an enjoyable time on the water rather than a work out per se, I think we should go the conservative route and go down River.
Even though the moon is scheduled to rise at 6:27 PM, it takes a good 15 to 20 minutes past that for the moon to actually rise above the Holyoke range. So really, if we launch around 615, that should be good.?
So, to summarize what?the?plan currently is for Sunday:
1. We will launch at 6:15. Please arrive with more than enough time to get you and your boat to the dock to launch. We will travel as a pack so it would be good not to need to wait for?anyone who might be really late.
2. We will row downstream to view the full moon over?the?Holyoke Range. Float for a spell to take it all in.
3. Then we return--hearts full of glorious moonshine(!)...that is, light from the moon...and return safely to our dock.
I've heard from a few people who?didn't respond to the?email but who MIGHT be able to join us. Please just let me know--via the text number below--if you' find you're able to come.?
LIGHTS: Craig kindly has gotten 6 club?lights in good working order for?us to use. If everyone participates--including all the MAYBES--we are 10. I have my own bow and stern lights. Does?anyone else have their own lights?
WEATHER: Currently, there continues to be a nice forecast--sunny, around 55 degrees--with the wind dropping quickly from 7mph to 4mph. If that changes and becomes nasty, the row is off. I will email around mid-afternoon on Sunday confirming if the weather holds, and canceling if it turns bad.
I'm beyond excited. I have wanted to do this for years, but it's only since moving to this wonderful area and joining all of you kind and generous scullers at Yankee that it has become possible.?
Fingers and toes crossed for good weather.
Nancy 978-430-6467
