Sunday Luau

Our tradition at the Blue Water Cruising Club is to have a Hawaii style pit cooked dinner. The process starts at 10:00 a.m. when the wood in the pit, loaded with lava rock, is set aflame, with many hoses soaking the surrounding brush, trees and canopy, to avoid setting the Island on fire. An important part of the tradition is the sacrafice to the pit of a small clay statute of George Geiger, a founder of the Club and after whom our Cove is named. Holly Scott, a lifelong member and daughter of another founder, creates the sculpture out of clay mined from her spot on the Island.

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While the fire burns down, the members prepare salads, scrub and wrap the potatoes and the pork, beef and tuna are prepared for the pit.

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Later in the day, after the food is ready, the crowd gathers on the beach for the feast.

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Saturday at the Cove

After a good night’s sleep, we woke up to sunny skies with the wind picking up a little. It looks like a good swimming day. The water should be getting about as warm as it will get all year, so now is the time to swim.

We have about 24 boats in the Cove already, with more expected. Since the kelp on the east side of the Cove has died back dramatically this year, we have boats anchored where there is usually kelp so there is a lot more room.

The pit was uncovered for the traditional pit luau pork, beef and fish roast.

Catalina Labor Day Trip

With our boat out of commission due to a DOA coolant water pump on the Volvo diesel, we bummed a ride with our friends the Hicks on their 55 Navigator power boat. Not too bad of a backup plan, as we get our own cabin with queen size bunk and the boat has all of the convinces of a small condo.

We left the San Pedro harbor about 10:00am and were at the Cove by 1:00 pm.