To All - Sorry for the spam, but I can't resist a safety note. You never know what's going to happen on the River. See Kieran's e-mail below. I heard the boat hit was Tony Martin's Nonsuch Sheba on mooring H16. We hope the damage was less than what appeared, and glad that no one was aboard at the time. Good call(s) by the Race Committee last night. Most folks got in off the race course before the storm hit. Moral of the story - don't mess with Mother Nature. Lee From: Kieran Quinn [mailto:kieranq@optonline.net] Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2015 8:08 AM To: 'Lee' Subject: RE: [CruisingFleetRacing] Wednesday Night Racing While we were heading from the racecourse, lightning struck the mast of a nearby, moored boat, a shower of sparks cascaded from the radar dome, and a huge cloud of white smoke arose. It looked like a stunt out of a Hall Needham movie. Don Meeker quipped, "Oh, look they've elected a Pope." From: Wednightracing [mailto:wednightracing-bounces@maillist.nyackboatclub.org] On Behalf Of Lee via Wednightracing Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2015 10:40 PM To: Cruising Fleet Racers Subject: [CruisingFleetRacing] Wednesday Night Racing Just to keep everyone up on what's happening, tonight's racing was cancelled due to thunderstorms. Maybe next week. If you can help take visitors (potential new NBC members) sailing this Saturday, please contact Amy Villalba as soon as possible (villalbaae@hotmail.com) Only two cruising boats have signed up so far for our Open House and more are needed, especially if it's a beautiful day. This is a chance to do something for our Club, and show outsiders how wonderful we are. See you on the water. Lee Luce Cruising Fleet Secretary