1956                      Shelton Yacht Club   2020

Virtual SYC Opening Day and Blessing of the Fleet

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The Virtual Cake :)

Commodore Larry preparing for the video                                                                     Bridge Officers getting ready for the shoot

Commodore Larry reading the Introduction

Fleet Captain and Past Commodore Sue reading the prayer (please see the video below for complete text)

The Flag raising by Fleet Captain and past Commodore Jean Iverson

Saluting the flag                                                                                       Bridge officers  assembling on the peir

Getting ready to dedicate the bouquet in honor of our deceased SYC members

The flowers are now confined to the deep

Getting ready to fire the canon to mark the commencement of the boating season (the slab of concrete on the canon is to inhibit the recoil)

After the firing - in "normal" times the fleet can now launch

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still pictures by Pam Lau. Video by Ted Berry with a lot of help from Pam Lau