Hi All,

I received the attached report of the antics of the MBBC group on the Interclub Bay Cruise held last month from Therese Marty, 
I also have copies (not brilliant copies, but copies anyway) available of the DVD shot of the club's magnificent performance of two songs that propelled it into a distant second place (behind Therese Marty's magnificent banjo compilation), and featuring Jock's performance in one of the arrangements.

See me if you would like a copy...............tis but good for a chuckle!

More notice soon on an organised weekend boating trip, and also I am taking ideas for a Christmas Cruise.

Cheers,
David Mason-Cox
0419 711488

Simply cruising was the theme for this year’s Interclub Annual Bay Cruise

We’ve been simply cruising, we’ve been simply cruising,

Across the bay go southing, salty air and boozing,

Trouble we’ve had with Sarge’ing, we’ve been simply cruising

There is Jo-Dee, Buragin, Foxy Lady, Sea All,

Kai Mana, Real Thing, Sea Cat, and Vigilant

Sunseeker, Sunshine, Mischief, Wyuna 3

Idle Mind, Spirit of Grace, other boats from other places

We are the mob from Scarborough, and we’ve got JOCK!

Imagine a group of 25 or so boaties singing the above in fine voice to the tune of” I’ve Been Everywhere” on a beautiful late September evening  . The choir master is David Mason Cox...The location is Stradbroke Island Dux’s anchorage ... the (captive) audience like minded boaties. The event is the annual hotly contested Interclub Bay Cruise Talent Quest.

Imagine the camaraderie and pride of the Moreton Bay Boat Club delegates marching under the club banner in the opening and closing ceremony of the Simple Olympics. The competitiveness of the volleyball, tug of war, scrabble, triathlon, fishing competitions and dinghy races .The intense concentration of the trivia teams, the argy bargy of the sailing challenge.

The Interclub Bay Cruise is in its 37^th year. It is a week of fun and water based activity on Moreton Bay. This year 80 boats and about 300 people took part. Our family has done this 8 times and we’ll be back next year. It is fun for all ages; hot showers can be taken each night. Most of the meals are organised by the various clubs at a minimal cost and so it’s a lovely way to go cruising and get to know your boat and Moreton Bay whether you are very experienced or new to boating.

Those that travelled south for the cruise from the Moreton Bay Boat Club had a wonderful time, lots of fun and some priceless memories of the week. Moreton Bay Boat Club won the trivia competition, the talent quest, nearly won the sailing challenge, and Jock won the twinkle toes dancing award. The weather was perfect, company convivial, and we are all  looking forward to  next year.

Our club delegate, John Elliot from Sea All was the Bay Cruise Vice Commodore and along with wife Maria was part of a hardworking committee of members from the various boat clubs on Moreton Bay that put a lot of work into making this year‘s cruise so enjoyable for all that took part .It was ‘simply’ the best Bay Cruise yet.

Therese Marty – “Real Thing”