MAST Christmas Party

Last weekend was the MAST Christmas Party. The party was held at South Shore Yacht Club here in Milwaukee. We had approximately 95 people attend the event! The team who organized the party did a wonderful job!

As a quick note, every Friday in the summer I crew on s/v Blue Pearl (pictured) in the MAST (Mid America Sail and Trail) races. s/v Blue Pearl is a Beneteau First 405 and we are in the Grand Prix division. Including the captain, we have a crew of 6 on the Pearl. I am planning on registering Jep with MAST for 2010.

Anyway, we had a terrific time at the party. There was, of course, an open bar. However, they also had a free keg of Louie's Demise from the Milwaukee Ale House. Dinner was delicious. The party planning crew sent invitations out a month of 2 in advance allowing everyone to select their meal for the party. Three dishes were served: Salmon, chicken, and steak. I had the salmon and Stephanie had the chicken. Both were excellent!

Dinner was filled with stories of summer adventures from the past season. Of course, the story about Drew and I donating our breakfast to the Lake Michigan God's on our way from Muskegon, MI to Pentwater, MI got a few laughs. I'll embarrass myself in more detail soon. And what night would be complete without mentioning the Twin Moons over Pentwater? You need to rig a preventer for that thing! Again, I'll explain later!

After dinner, we all did what sailors do best: knock back a few more cocktails! A great time was had by all!