Shag Islet CYC or Shaggers

Thursday, 25 August to Monday, 29 August 2011

Thursday morning we sailed from Airlie, through the Gloucester Passage to find about 50 yachts anchored off Montes Resort. We went around the corner to anchor with another 30 or so off the Eco Resort.

We went ashore, collected our SICYC blue shirts, burgee and membership cards and started the 4 days of fun meeting other like minded yachties including a few old friends we hadn't expected to see. We were impressed with the effort some people put into decorating their boats.

We had welcome drinks on Thursday, followed by the Redezvous at Shag Islet for Friday lunch. We caught up with Max and Merna from our trailer sailer days, Mark and Sue from Cleveland and John and Gayle from Hadja. We also met a number of interesting locals including Brian and Kay (ex Southbank TAFE).

The sea of blue was entertained by "Macca" who was joined by the "Shagettes" as the afternoon wore on. Saturday saw another party at Montes, including a massive raffle and auction of unclaimed prizes. It had a Jimmy Buffet Parrot head theme so lots of Hawaiian shirts and interesting hats. An amazing $10,000 was raised for Prostate Cancer Research over the weekend.

Sunday we were bussed to the Dingo Beach pub for a spit roast and another chance to catch up with friends - this time in our pirate garb. We really have to invest in better costumes as some people's are amazing. The tide here goes out quite a way so we would not have an opportunity to visit here normally.

All this partying meant we spent a quiet day on Monday at Bona Bay on Gloucester Island before continuing our trip North. Print this post