Folly Supper & Bop -10th May
"We Bopped Until We Flopped at The Folly"
Whoever organised the weather at the weekend certainly did a good job.
OK there wasn’t a lot of wind, but the sun shone and it was hot. So all
but the masochists enjoyed being on the water.
Val and Geoff Lucas on Moonshadow had volunteered to help with
the mooring lines etc and were there first to assist thirteen boats
ranging in size from 31 to 44 foot long raft up successfully at the
Folly Reach pontoon. Some had battled
from as far afield as Portsmouth.
Of the 33 crew, many spent the afternoon sunbathing and poring
over a fiendish quiz. Maybe not fiendish enough as Colin Newman on At
Last won it.
He did admit though that Ann had done most (all?) of the thinking.
It was still delightfully warm for
drinkies and nibbles on the pontoon before ferrying over to The
Folly Inn where tables had been reserved. There it was hectic as ever,
but with the help of strategically placed moles in the queue everybody
got fed. After that, memories are blurred, but there was talk of silly
antics involving frenzied bopping at great heights with head banging on
ceilings. We’ll have to take their word for it.
Seemingly no permanent harm was done and all survived to greet a
beautiful dawn on Sunday. Cajoled by our Racing Officer Sally Brearley,
keen skippers, and maybe some reluctant crews, departed at
10 am
for a Dixon Race. The host boat felt it encumbent upon them to ensure
the laggards got away orderly and so enjoyed bacon butties on Ragman's
Trumpet whilst waiting.
So, something for everybody to do as they wished. May the season
continue in such good fellowship.
Peter and Lesley Williams; Dulcibella.
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