I do a lot of race committee work for our club and NOYC thinks enough of our work to stock the committee boat with beer, soft drinks and munchies.
What does this have to do with the drinks on board Gratis? I have been lucky enough to cajole, beg, whine and bribe a slip next to the committee boat and we can't have all that extra stuff cluttering it up now can we? I also like to keep a "handle" of Cruzan dark close at hand although it often ends up on the committee boat, so that's a two way street. My business partner and best friend has use of the boat, he likes Corona's during the day and Crown at night and there are frequently leftovers. Then there's John, a good friend, frequent visitor and our race committee chairman, he has a close relationship with Jack Daniels, so there always seems one of those bottles floating around. New Orleans is not only known world wide for our food but also our coffee. I can's start any day, much less one on the water without a couple of cups of cold drip coffee with chicory. Given that I "live aboard" on regatta weekends and my close proximity to the club house, our club manager has discovered my cold drip coffee. She will some times stop by with two cups "pre primed" with Jameson's before the day starts to get hectic. Not to worry, there's no "hanky panky", she's dating a good friend and she's buddies with my wife! You never know what you'll find on board Gratis but there will be plenty! Mark, Gratis (6115) NOLA From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of J Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2010 10:51 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [IC27A] What beverage do you regularly keep aboard? The weather here in NJ is terrible today, so as usual, my mind wandered to the boat. Of course that led to day dreaming about cocktails on the boat. So, I wondered to my self, what do my Catalina 27/270 brothers and sisters out there keep aboard thier boats to quench a thirst? Beyond the obligatory water bottles and capri sun for the kids, and beer of course if we have ice in the cooler, I ALWAYS keep a bottle of Pussers Rum aboard. Not only is it quite tasty but the naval history almost makes it obligatory as a seafaring beverage. So, what do all of you keep for those days when you want to have a taste while the sails are full of wind and the kick of the rudder reminds you why we all own boats in the first place? Cheers! Jeff
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