St. Johns river (New Brunswick) question
 

Roger ,, you seem to be hitting all my question marks today..

How does one Yacht Club know whether a visiting yacht is a member of another
yacht club?

Is the Yacht Flag ,, pennant the only identifier?

I was a member of a yacht club years ago that had no yacht clubhouse, no
nothing. It was a joke.

As of today I am not a member of any club. I have considered joining the
local club nearby but then they told me of the
club dues and I baulked. They offer nothing. No dock, no mooring, no
nothing. Oh, .. the member who asked me to
join me told me "it is a great bunch of folks".

My answer ... So?

With my new/old/hardly works sewing machine ... I may do a little yacht club
creation.

What should I call my Virtual Yacht Club?

The name must impressive enough to fool the rich blue noses yet modest
enough not to scare off the working class hero's I
am more comfortable with.

Some of the names I've come up with ... ::

"The No Mooring Yacht Club"
"The Bisquits and Gravy Yacht Club".
"The You Know Your a Redneck If: Yacht Club"

Under the YKYR pennant will be a second flag. This one will have a list of
situations that identify members.

1.. More than one living relative is named after a southern civil war
general.
2.. Your front porch collapses and more than six dogs are killed.
3.. You ever used lard in bed.
4.. Your home has more miles on it than your car.
5.. You think that potted meat on a saltine is an hors d'oeurve.
6.. There is a stuffed possum anywhere in your house.
7.. You consider a six-pack and a bug-zapper high-quality entertainment.
8.. Fewer than half of your cars run.
9.. Your mother doesn't remove the Marlboro from her lips before telling
the State Trooper to kiss her ass.
10.. The primary color of your car is "bondo."
11.. You honestly think that women are turned on by animal noises and
seductive tongue gestures.
12.. You stand under the mistletoe at christmas and wait for Granny and
cousin Sue-Ellen to walk by.
13.. Your family tree doesn't fork.
14.. Your hairdo has ever been ruined by a ceiling fan.
15.. Your mother has been involved in a fistfight at a high school sports
event.
16.. You've ever barbecued Spam on the grill.
17.. The best way to keep things cold is to leave'em in the shade.
18.. The neighbors started a petition over your Christmas lights.
19.. Your brother-in-law is your uncle.
20.. You have refused to watch the Academy Awards since "Smokey and the
Bandit" was snubbed for best picture.
21.. Your only condiment on the dining room table is the economy size
bottle of ketchup.
22.. The rear tires on your car are at least twice as wide as the front
ones.
23.. You consider "Outdoor Life" deep reading.
24.. You prominently display a gift you bought at Graceland.
25.. You use the term 'over yonder' more than once a month.
26.. The diploma hanging in your den contains the words "Trucking
Institute."
27.. Your mother keeps a spit cup on the ironing board.
28.. You've ever worn a tube top to a wedding.
29.. Your favorite Christmas present was a painting on black velvet.
30.. You think that Dom Perignon is a mafia leader.
31.. The most commonly heard phrase at your family reunion is "What the
hell are you looking at, ****head?"
32.. You think that beef jerky and Moon Pies are two of the major food
groups.
33.. You think that Campho-Phenique is a miracle drug.
34.. The first words out of your mouth every time you see friends are
"Howdy!" "HEY!" or "How Y'all Doin?" (If they respond with the same...
they're a redneck too!)
35.. You have more than two brothers named Bubba or Junior.
36.. Your father encourages you to quit school because Larry has an
opening on the lube rack.
37.. You think a Volvo is part of a woman's anatomy.
38.. You think that the styrofoam cooler is the greatest invention of all
time.
39.. You've been too drunk to fish.
40.. You had to remove a toothpick for wedding pictures.
41.. You've ever used a weedeater indoors.
42.. You have a rag for a gas cap (on a car that does run.)
43.. You look upon a family reunion as a chance to meet 'Ms. Right.'
44.. You have to go outside to get something out of the fridge.
45.. Your richest relative invites you over to his new home to help him
remove the wheels and skirt.
46.. You've ever financed a tattoo.
47.. Your idea of a 7 course meal is a bucket of KFC and a sixpack.
48.. You go to a tupperware party for a haircut.
49.. You have spray painted your girlfriend's name on an overpass.
50.. Your lifetime goal is to own a fireworks stand.
51.. Someone asks to see your ID and you show them your belt buckle.
52.. Your Junior/Senior Prom had a daycare.
53.. The directions to your house include "turn off the paved road."
54.. Your dog and your wallet are both on chains.
55.. Your kids are going hungry tonight because you just had to have those
Yosemite Sam mudflaps.
56.. You owe the taxidermist more than your annual income.
57.. You have lost at least one tooth opening a beer bottle.
58.. Jack Daniels makes your list of "most admired people".
59.. You won't stop at a rest area if you have an empty beer can in the
car.
60.. Your dog can't watch you eat without gagging.
61.. You have a Hefty bag on the passenger side window of your car.
62.. You have a very special baseball cap just for formal occassions.
63.. You have to scratch your sister's name out of the message "for a good
time call..." because you feel guilty about putting it there.
64.. Redman sends you a Christmas card.
65.. You bought a VCR so you could tape wrestling while you are at work.
66.. Your dad walks you to school because you are both in the same grade.
67.. Your wife has a beer belly and you find it attractive.
68.. Your house doesn't have curtains, but your truck does.
69.. You have started a petition to change the National Anthem to "Georgia
on My Mind."
70.. You call your boss "Buddy" on a regular basis.
71.. You consider your license plate personalized because your dad made it
in prison.
72.. You have been fired from a construction job because of your
appearance.
73.. You need one more hole punched in your card to get a freebie at the
House of Tattoos.
74.. You need an estimate from your barber before you get a haircut.
75.. After making love you ask your date to roll down the window.
76.. The biggest fashion risk you take is which plaid you'll wear to the
4-H Fair.
77.. You have flowers planted in a bathroom appliance in your front yard.
78.. Someone in your family says "Cum'n heer an' lookit this afore I flush
it."
79.. Your wife weighs more then your refrigerator.
80.. You mow your lawn and find a car.
81.. If going to the bathroom in the middle of the night involves putting
on shoes (if you have them) a jacket and grabbing a flashlight.
82.. You go christmas shopping for your mom, sister, and girlfriend, and
you only need to buy one gift.
83.. You are still holding on to Confederate money because you think the
South will rise again.
84.. You consider pork and beans to be a gourmet food.
85.. You have to go down to the creek to take a bath.
86.. You participate in the "who can spit tobacco the farthest contest."
87.. You roll you hair with soup cans and wash it once a year.
88.. You consider a three piece suit to be a pair of overalls, a plaid
flannel shirt and thermal underwear.
89.. There is a sheet hanging in your closet and a gun rack hanging in
your truck.
90.. You think the Mountain Men in deliverance were just "Misunderstood."
91.. You've ever made change in the offering plate.
92.. If the fifth grade is referred to as "your senior year."
93.. You consider a good tan to be the back of of your neck and the left
arm below the shirt sleeve.
94.. You own at least 20 baseball hats.
95.. You know of at least six different ways to bend the bill of a
baseball hat.
96.. You can change the oil in your truck without ducking your head.
97.. When you run out of gas you put gin in the gas tank.
98.. Your biggest ambition in live is to "git thet big'ole coon. The one
what hangs 'round over yonder, back'ah bubba's barn..."
99.. Three quarters of the clothes you own have LOGOS on them.
100.. When you leave your house you are followed by federal agents of the
Bureau of Alcohol Tobbaco and Firearms, and the only thing you worry about
is if you can loose them or not.
101.. You have 5 cars that are immobile and house that is.
102.. You gene pool doesn't have a "deep end."
103.. "Honey? Are the lights out? Is the door locked? Is the parking brake
set?" is what you hear right before you and your wife/girl make love.
104.. Your 'huntin dawg' cost more than the truck you drive him around in.
105.. You'd rather catch bass than get some (if you can't guess...)
106.. You have a Hefty bag for a Car/Truck convertable top.
107.. Your belt buckle weighs more than three pounds.
108.. You think that safe sex is a padded headboard on the waterbed.
109.. You have an Elvis Jello mold.
110.. You own more cowboy boots than sneakers.
111.. You've been to a funeral and there were more pick-ups than cars.
112.. You have a picture of Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, or Elvis over your
fireplace.
113.. You just bought an 8-track player to put in your car.
114.. There are four or more cars up on blocks in the front yard.
115.. The theme song at your high school prom was 'Friends in Low Places.'
116.. It's easier to spray weed killer on your lawn than mow it.
117.. You think that John Deere Green, Ford Blue, and Primer Gray are the
three of the primary colors.
118.. You've ever climbed a water tower with a bucket of paint to defend
your sister's honor.
119.. You idea of talking during sex is "Ain't no cars coming, baby!"
120.. Your vehicle has a two-tone paint job--primer red and primer gray.
121.. The tobacco chewers in your family aren't just men.
122.. Yer mom calls ya over t'help 'cause she has a flat tire...on her
house!
123.. The ASPCA raids yer kitchen.
124.. Ya have to check in the bottom yer shoe for change so ya can get
grandma a new plug of tobacco.
125.. Foreplay consists of slipping off her saddle.
126.. Ya can't get married to yer sweetheart cause there is a law against
it.
127.. Ya celebrate groundhog day (cause ya believe in it!)
128.. You've been on TV more than 5 times describing the sound of a
tornado.
129.. You fish in your above-ground pool, especially if you catch
something!
130.. When a sign that says "Say No To Crack!" reminds you to pull up your
jeans.
131.. Helping your cousin, Billy-Bob, move into his new place consists of
the wheels off his doublewide.
132.. Your beer can collection is considered a tourist attraction in your
home town.
133.. You know you're a redneck if you wake up with both a black eye and a
hickey.
134.. Getting a package from your post office requires a full tank of gas
in the truck.
135.. "Buck Naked Line Dancing" isn't a videotape, it's "Ladies Night" at
the local bar.
136.. Your wife wants to stop at the gas station to see if they've got the
new Darrell Waltrip Budweiser wall clock.
137.. You dated your daddy's current wife in high school.
138.. You're moved to tears everytime you hear Dolly Parton singing "I
Will Always Love You."
139.. Dolly Parton reminds you of the 'Grand Tetons'. (of course this is a
very sophisticated sophisticated redneck joke... if you laughed... you must
be a redneck, only they will get this one.)
140.. You grow Vidalia onions rather than considering them a gourmet item.
141.. Your Momma would rather go the racetrack than the Kennedy Center.
142.. The most serious loss from the earthquake was your Conway Twitty
record collection (you insurance man is one too if he pays you for it.)
143.. You actually made a pyramid of cans in the pale moonlight with Alan
Jackson.
144.. You have spent more on your pickup truck than on your education.
145.. You've ever hit a deer with your car... on purpose!
146.. You can tell your age by the number of rings in the bathtub.
147.. Your mom gives you tips on how to sneak booze into sporting events.
148.. You've ever parked a Camaro in a tree.
149.. Exxon and Conoco have offered you royalties for your hair.
150.. Your dad is also your favorite uncle.
151.. The blue book value of your truck goes up and down depending on how
much gas it has in it.
152.. Your classes at school were cancelled because the path to the
restroom was flooded.
153.. On your job application under "SEX" you put "As often as possible."
154.. During your senior year you and your mother had homeroom together.
155.. You're a lite beer drinker because you start drinking as soon as it
gets light.
156.. On your first date you had to ask your Dad to borrow the keys to the
tractor.
157.. Your parakeet knows the phrase "Open up, Police!"
158.. You saved lots of money on your honeymoon by going deerhunting.
159.. In tough situations you ask yourself, "What would Curly do?"
160.. Taking your wife on a cruise means circling the Dairy Queen.
161.. You think the last words to the Star Spangled Banner are "Gentlemen,
start your engines." or "Play Ball..."
162.. Your child's first words are "Attention K-Mart shoppers!"
163.. Your wife's best pair of shoes are steel-toed Red Wings.
164.. You have a color coordinating rope that ties down your car hood.
165.. You bring your dog to work with you.


"Roger Long" wrote in message
...
"Silver K" wrote

Please notify the Fredericton Yacht Club www.fyc.ca if you plan to make
the trip and we will make sure you are well looked after

Do I need to be a member of a yacht club accept this offer? I was never
the yacht club type and boating is certainly expensive enough without
adding club dues.

--
Roger Long

St. Johns river (New Brunswick) question
 

Silver K ,,, the reversing falls? How does this all work? How far does a
boat travel in the 20 minutes that is the safe period?

I sure would not want to be half way up and have the river reverse.

This would be the culmination of my sailing career..

I would not know whether I am coming or going ...

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"Silver K" wrote in message
...
There is very little chance of fog in the bay at that time of year. I
also find the customs office in Eastport Maine to be very friendly and
accomodating. One of the biggest challenges for a US boat is the
reversing falls in Saint John NB. You have to remember that there is a
1hr time difference between Maine & New Brunswick and you have only 20min
on each tide to make the passage. There are usually other boats around
waiting and Fundy Traffic on VHF 12 will give you the exact local time.
You should check with Fundy Traffic when entering the Grand Manan channel
on channel 14 and then again on channel 12 when entering Saint John
harbour. Please notify the Fredericton Yacht Club www.fyc.ca if you plan
to make the trip and we will make sure you are well looked after

Sterling


"Roger Long" wrote in message
...
The festival starts Sept 11. That's late sumemr early fall. I've been
sailing in Maine since 1969 so I know the patterns.

--
Roger Long

St. Johns river (New Brunswick) question
 

I will leave this website explain the whole procedure
http://www.new-brunswick.net/Saint_J...reversing.html You
do not have to travel very far in the twenty min available just over what
are normally rapids at low tide.

Sterling

"NE Sailboat" wrote in message
news:l4fKh.7770$vV3.2850@trndny09...
Silver K ,,, the reversing falls? How does this all work? How far does a
boat travel in the 20 minutes that is the safe period?

I sure would not want to be half way up and have the river reverse.

This would be the culmination of my sailing career..

I would not know whether I am coming or going ...

======================================


"Silver K" wrote in message
...
There is very little chance of fog in the bay at that time of year. I
also find the customs office in Eastport Maine to be very friendly and
accomodating. One of the biggest challenges for a US boat is the
reversing falls in Saint John NB. You have to remember that there is a
1hr time difference between Maine & New Brunswick and you have only 20min
on each tide to make the passage. There are usually other boats around
waiting and Fundy Traffic on VHF 12 will give you the exact local time.
You should check with Fundy Traffic when entering the Grand Manan channel
on channel 14 and then again on channel 12 when entering Saint John
harbour. Please notify the Fredericton Yacht Club www.fyc.ca if you plan
to make the trip and we will make sure you are well looked after

Sterling


"Roger Long" wrote in message
...
The festival starts Sept 11. That's late sumemr early fall. I've been
sailing in Maine since 1969 so I know the patterns.

--
Roger Long

St. Johns river (New Brunswick) question
 

Roger,

We have done customs in Eastport as well as Bar Harbor. Eastport is easier,
just tie up to the town landing north of the large ship pier and walk up the
street to Main Street. Turn left and the customs house is on your right.
Nice guys.

In Bar Harbor we called on VHF to the customs guys at the Cat terminal and
asked where they could check us. We were headed for Bar Harbor anyway so
they said that we could tie up at one of the local piers and they would come
to us.

Going into Canada we called 1-800-CANPASS and did our check in by phone,
once at Great Manan and once in Yarmouth NS.

Ansley Sawyer
SV Pacem
Moored in Rockland

St. Johns river (New Brunswick) question
 

Please be advised it is the Saint John River in New Brunswick. There
are other near namesakes (St. John's River, etc.) spread between New
Found Land, and Florida.

Several major features of this river have not been mentioned: Grand
Lake and Washdemoak Lake being two, each of which is worthy of a week
of exploration and fishing, etc. The reversing falls are so unique
that I am surprised they don't constitute more of an attraction.

The harbour in St. John, outside the falls, with it's public dock and
walking access to the farmer's market are another, while the river
itself is delightfully tranquil and picturesque and has many public
docks between it's mouth and Fredericton. Gagetown is also a popular
arts colony, with all the comforts any sailor might require, including
a delightful pub, the Old Boot, next to the docks.

Many of the Marble Head to Halifax race crowd make an annual side trip
to Grand lake's Douglas Harbour every year, for good reason.

I have sailed hereabouts for over 10 years. My boat has a mooring in
Evandale, in my cottage's front yard. Watch out for cable ferries,
hail on 16, and pass behind.

Terry K

St. Johns river (New Brunswick) question
 

"cable ferries" ?? what is a cable ferry?

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"Terry K" wrote in message
ps.com...
Please be advised it is the Saint John River in New Brunswick. There
are other near namesakes (St. John's River, etc.) spread between New
Found Land, and Florida.

Several major features of this river have not been mentioned: Grand
Lake and Washdemoak Lake being two, each of which is worthy of a week
of exploration and fishing, etc. The reversing falls are so unique
that I am surprised they don't constitute more of an attraction.

The harbour in St. John, outside the falls, with it's public dock and
walking access to the farmer's market are another, while the river
itself is delightfully tranquil and picturesque and has many public
docks between it's mouth and Fredericton. Gagetown is also a popular
arts colony, with all the comforts any sailor might require, including
a delightful pub, the Old Boot, next to the docks.

Many of the Marble Head to Halifax race crowd make an annual side trip
to Grand lake's Douglas Harbour every year, for good reason.

I have sailed hereabouts for over 10 years. My boat has a mooring in
Evandale, in my cottage's front yard. Watch out for cable ferries,
hail on 16, and pass behind.

Terry K

St. Johns river (New Brunswick) question
 

"NE Sailboat" wrote in message
news:xxwKh.12283$vb.6745@trndny04...
"cable ferries" ?? what is a cable ferry?


We have two cable type ferries that I know about in Nova Scotia.
As charles said, a cable is laid across the usually narrow channel and keeps
the small open type ferries from being swept with the current.
Did't we see an old fashioned hand operated version in 'The Outlaw Josey
Wales'?
Here's the one at Englishtown in cape Breton.
http://www.pbase.com/murd/image/21381016
plus http://marinas.com/view/inlet/1769

St. Johns river (New Brunswick) question
 

The trip that Roger wants to do sure has its obstacles. First, the highest
tides in the world. Then, a reversing waterfall that has a twenty minute
window which a boat can go under a bridge and get up river. Then,,,
underwater cables?

I also did a search of the river and it is about 90 miles from St John to
Fredericton. That is a significant trip up and back.

If it were me? I'd sail to St John, take a bus/car/etc to Fredericton,
watch the festival, have a couple of days to roam, and then go back and get
my boat in St John.

Then, sail to Nova Scotia, and then back to Maine. You still get the
international in your itinerary, without the reversing falls, underwater
cables, and 180 mile trip up and down a river.

Just my thoughts.

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"Charlie Morgan" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 16 Mar 2007 13:00:13 GMT, "NE Sailboat"
wrote:

"cable ferries" ?? what is a cable ferry?


Ferries that run along an underwater cable. Especially used where the
ferry crosses a river with strong currents.


CWM


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"Terry K" wrote in message
oups.com...
Please be advised it is the Saint John River in New Brunswick. There
are other near namesakes (St. John's River, etc.) spread between New
Found Land, and Florida.

Several major features of this river have not been mentioned: Grand
Lake and Washdemoak Lake being two, each of which is worthy of a week
of exploration and fishing, etc. The reversing falls are so unique
that I am surprised they don't constitute more of an attraction.

The harbour in St. John, outside the falls, with it's public dock and
walking access to the farmer's market are another, while the river
itself is delightfully tranquil and picturesque and has many public
docks between it's mouth and Fredericton. Gagetown is also a popular
arts colony, with all the comforts any sailor might require, including
a delightful pub, the Old Boot, next to the docks.

Many of the Marble Head to Halifax race crowd make an annual side trip
to Grand lake's Douglas Harbour every year, for good reason.

I have sailed hereabouts for over 10 years. My boat has a mooring in
Evandale, in my cottage's front yard. Watch out for cable ferries,
hail on 16, and pass behind.

Terry K

St. Johns river (New Brunswick) question
 

NE Sailboat wrote:

If it were me? I'd sail to St John, take a bus/car/etc to
Fredericton, watch the festival,

If I were you, I would just take the bus the whole way and back:)

--
Roger Long

St. Johns river (New Brunswick) question
 

Hey ,, just my opinion .. you didn't have to get all Roger on me.

I hope you don't end up like "Skip".

I don't want to read "boat caught in reversing falls" in the Portland Press.

I am getting my cruising plans set for the summer just like you. Off to
Buzzards Bay, Cape Cod. Why? Because I am offered a
free mooring down there and if I show up I can participate in a Nantucket
trip inwhich I get a free mooring at Nantucket.

How can ya beat that?

After all this,, back to NH and off to Maine.

So.. take that you "old pirate lover".


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"Roger Long" wrote in message
...
NE Sailboat wrote:

If it were me? I'd sail to St John, take a bus/car/etc to
Fredericton, watch the festival,

If I were you, I would just take the bus the whole way and back:)

--
Roger Long