We cruised to the Cape Cod area last week and were asked to shoot the Riverside Yacht Club cruise and the American Yacht Club cruise along the way. Both of these premier yacht clubs from Long Island Sound know how to have a good time, whether at their 
dinghy raftup, or beating their way through 15-20 knots of wind on current in the rain between Mystic and Block Island. 
We had never been part of a dinghy raftup before, but were impressed at the great time had by all as hors d’ouevers were passed from dinghy to dinghy in Quisset Harbor. Even the harbormaster laughed and took photos as we towed the whole group of rafted dinghies over to the commodore’s boat. You never know when or how that 20 hp Honda on our dinghy will come in handy.
The AYC group got the harcore award for sailing through a rain storm with 15-20 on the nose. 
Many would have either motored in these conditions, or simply stayed put in Mystic, but this group deserved their mudslides at The Oar when they arrived. 
