Here's the official ceremony... sorry for your loss.

http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq85-1.htm

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"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"Glen" wrote in message
...
I need some help. A very good friend of mine just died. He and his
wife loved to sail with us. She called and told me she would like to
have Steve's ashes thrown overboard into the sound. Since the boat is
not very big (25') we plan on having the bulk of the memorial party on
shore at our house. What is the "proper" way to set the boat up..ie
flags, bunting,etc. He died in Mexico so it will be a few days before
his ashes return here. Any suggestion will be appreciated.

Glen

Depends on where you are whether it's legal or not...it's illegal in the
Great Lakes but people do it anyway...my Ucle Jimmy was sprinkled halfway
between the shore and Catalina...off a charter boat...
I don't know if my Grandma and Aunt told the captain that's what they were
renting the boat for...

"Glen" wrote in message
...
I need some help. A very good friend of mine just died. He and his
wife loved to sail with us. She called and told me she would like to
have Steve's ashes thrown overboard into the sound. Since the boat is
not very big (25') we plan on having the bulk of the memorial party on
shore at our house. What is the "proper" way to set the boat up..ie
flags, bunting,etc. He died in Mexico so it will be a few days before
his ashes return here. Any suggestion will be appreciated.

Glen

"katysails" wrote in message ...
Depends on where you are whether it's legal or not...it's illegal in the
Great Lakes but people do it anyway...my Ucle Jimmy was sprinkled halfway
between the shore and Catalina...off a charter boat...
I don't know if my Grandma and Aunt told the captain that's what they were
renting the boat for...



Where was it your granddaughter was almost smeared. Fourth and Broadway?

CN

Be careful of the winds, dump the urn as close to the water as possible on
the leeward side. I don't want to go into detail in what went wrong
spreading the ashes of my brother in law, but think of riding in an open car
on a coal fired train.

Jeff Dowder

"Glen" wrote in message
...
I need some help. A very good friend of mine just died. He and his
wife loved to sail with us. She called and told me she would like to
have Steve's ashes thrown overboard into the sound. Since the boat is
not very big (25') we plan on having the bulk of the memorial party on
shore at our house. What is the "proper" way to set the boat up..ie
flags, bunting,etc. He died in Mexico so it will be a few days before
his ashes return here. Any suggestion will be appreciated.

Glen

It is illegal to dump ashes overboard. Read annex 5 of the MARPOL treaty.

CN


"Jeff Dowder" wrote in message ink.net...
Be careful of the winds, dump the urn as close to the water as possible on
the leeward side. I don't want to go into detail in what went wrong
spreading the ashes of my brother in law, but think of riding in an open car
on a coal fired train.

Jeff Dowder

"Glen" wrote in message
...
I need some help. A very good friend of mine just died. He and his
wife loved to sail with us. She called and told me she would like to
have Steve's ashes thrown overboard into the sound. Since the boat is
not very big (25') we plan on having the bulk of the memorial party on
shore at our house. What is the "proper" way to set the boat up..ie
flags, bunting,etc. He died in Mexico so it will be a few days before
his ashes return here. Any suggestion will be appreciated.

Glen

Hey first I would like to thank "J" for his kind thoughts. I looked @
http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq85-1.htm and I gleaned a couple of
ideas, but I'm thinking of something less formal. He/we are very free
spirts and don't do conformity very well. I would like to run up the
skull and crossbones, but I havn't run it by his wife yet. I know he
would appreciate it. as for legal.. Basically we are in rural SC on
the ocean, I can sail all day without seeing another boat. Due to the
remoteness where it happened (@13,000 'in Mexico} the red tape etc..
We do not expect this to happen until mid next week. So any other
ideas will be well appreciated..

Good Sailng
Glen




On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 23:28:43 -0500, Glen wrote:

I need some help. A very good friend of mine just died. He and his
wife loved to sail with us. She called and told me she would like to
have Steve's ashes thrown overboard into the sound. Since the boat is
not very big (25') we plan on having the bulk of the memorial party on
shore at our house. What is the "proper" way to set the boat up..ie
flags, bunting,etc. He died in Mexico so it will be a few days before
his ashes return here. Any suggestion will be appreciated.

Glen

You should seriously consider hiring a bag pipe player for the
ceremony.

And don't blab to too many people what you're doing, there's a lot of
snitches around.


--
Scott Vernon
Plowville Pa _/)__/)_/)_

"Glen" wrote in message
...
Hey first I would like to thank "J" for his kind thoughts. I looked
@
http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq85-1.htm and I gleaned a couple
of
ideas, but I'm thinking of something less formal. He/we are very
free
spirts and don't do conformity very well. I would like to run up the
skull and crossbones, but I havn't run it by his wife yet. I know he
would appreciate it. as for legal.. Basically we are in rural SC on
the ocean, I can sail all day without seeing another boat. Due to
the
remoteness where it happened (@13,000 'in Mexico} the red tape
etc..
We do not expect this to happen until mid next week. So any other
ideas will be well appreciated..

Good Sailng
Glen




On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 23:28:43 -0500, Glen wrote:

I need some help. A very good friend of mine just died. He and his
wife loved to sail with us. She called and told me she would like
to
have Steve's ashes thrown overboard into the sound. Since the boat
is
not very big (25') we plan on having the bulk of the memorial party
on
shore at our house. What is the "proper" way to set the boat up..ie
flags, bunting,etc. He died in Mexico so it will be a few days
before
his ashes return here. Any suggestion will be appreciated.

Glen

Thats what I want, Bagpipes, 12 cannon salute and the deep six, whole
....not ashes and paid for and preformed by Uncle Sam. Fish food ya
know. If all they have is ashes then shoot them out a cannon.

Joe

I knew a person who had her father packed into shot gun shells. They took
them out to the middle of his property in the U.P. and shot him in all
directions.

"Joe" wrote in message
ups.com...
Thats what I want, Bagpipes, 12 cannon salute and the deep six, whole
...not ashes and paid for and preformed by Uncle Sam. Fish food ya
know. If all they have is ashes then shoot them out a cannon.

Joe

"katysails" wrote
I knew a person who had her father packed into shot gun shells. They took
them out to the middle of his property in the U.P. and shot him in all
directions.

What a lying sack of **** . . .

CN