Cruisers often like to get together and enjoy activities and here in Tenacatita, it's no different. Daily activities include bocce ball on the beach, group walks, swims, and chilling under the palapa sharing stories and enjoying a beer. We also have a couple of annual events, the "Oh Sh*t!" card tournament hosted by Theo and Marion on that takes place over two days, and the annual triathlon hosted by Robert and Virginia on their boat, Harmony. The triathlon is super fun and consists of swimming from Harmony to shore, running down the beach and back, and then paddling back to Harmony. An award ceremony is held afterwards, and fun little prizes are divided up among the contestants. This year John from Carmana took first place! Greg and I have also hosted a few beach bonfires. Times for cooking over the fire, sharing stories, laughing, and roasting marshmallows! Every Friday evening is the famous Mayor's Raft Up. Up to 20 dinghies raft up together over near Dog Beach. Our current Mayor Robert asks a question, and we go around the dinghies sharing our answers. Occasionally entertainment is provided, including Christmas Eve when I played Christmas carols on my flute as sailors arrived. Fun times! We also have our daily 8:30am Tenacatita's Cruiser Net. The task of net controller is alternated between the boats on a volunteer basis. After checking for emergency traffic, subjects include arrivals and departures, regular check-ins, weather and tides, announcements, Baywatch, lost and found, local assistance, treasures of the bilge, rides and crew, mail, jokes and trivia, and a final wrap up. Every net controller has their own little style. I always start out with "Good Morning, Tenacatita!” my own twist of Robin Williams’ "Good Morning, Vietnam!" The Tenacatita Cruisers activities give us the opportunity to socialize, and you can take part of as much or as little as you want. Some days I just kick back and chill out on my boat all day...nothing wrong with that! And last but not least, at dusk you can hear sailors blow their conch shells across the bay in honor of the sunset...a sailing tradition.
