Our Interests at the place time forgot: GPBAsail@aol.com
Sailing and boating. Our members daysail, cruise, race, teach, raftup, birdwatch and fish in the area.
Friday night Pre-Memorial Day gathering
June Pirates of Garvies party. Designed specifically for "Chowder heads"
Forth of July spectacular fireworks display and Tall ship Festival in the Harbor may be sponsored by the City of Glen Cove. Bring loud horns and noise makers. Display the flag. Please do not chase our good British friends out of the harbor. Remember that war was over two hundred years ago.
Mid August (Aprox. weekend of 17th-23rd) 3rd Annual Waterstock Music and Art Festival and Party. Bring your musical instruments and sketch pad/watercolours.
In the later part of the overheated month of September George and friends have a "Fish Kill Party" It is a real stinker. Bring your antique car, bicycle, boat or motorcycle.
Late October Early November the floats and ramp come out for the winter (Decommissioning). Due to lack of manpower floats will remain in place for the winter season sailors.
Enjoying the one of the last little bits of nature in the New York Metropolitian area.
Please obey all the park rules. They are there for a reason. Especially the:
1. No swimming (that means no scuba also). We don't have any phones in the area to call for help if we need it and besides we can't afford lifeguards. See the movie "CHUD"
2. No dogs. The park preserve is designed for wildlife. Dogs as much as we like them have a tendency to chase the coons, red fox, birds and lapin (rabbits) away. Also dog walkers tend to think the Glen Cove area is a suburb of Paris without pooper scooper laws! Unfortunatly dogs easily pick up ticks and bring them into the preserve and also bring them out of the preserve. Yes there have been cases of Lyme disease reported in the area. Recently a hardcore dog walker complained to me that she somehow aquired poisen ivy. I replied "Could you have possibly petted your fido after a walk in the woods?" Think about it the woods are covered with the stuff and dogs and cats are immune to poisen ivy....only people get it. There is a ton of it near the boat racks and and the parking area so be careful. Even if you contact a dead vine in the winter you can contract it. You can tell it is poisen ivy if you see a vine with sort of a hairy red fur in it.
3. Take the trash out of the park and leave the other stuff (rocks, clay and treasure) there please.
4. Don't mess with the bears, wildlife or boats.
5. The Dinghy rack and dock is not a jungle gym. Please keep off. Keep the bows of the boats behind the frame so we can cut the grass.
6. Unless you are going or coming from a boat stay off the dock. Make sure your kids have life jackets while on the dock.
7. Please do not write on the walls or carve in the trees.
Maintaining the waterfront. We are a "Working Yacht Club" meaning we do all the maintenance on the club, grounds, building, ramp, dinghy racks and floats ourselves. We have no launch service and we try to keep things simple. It is a place in the woods to keep our boats! Just sail a little north of the breakwater and there is a distant view of New York City and New Yorkers.
Why not visit and possibly crew on a boat or at least help Whitey mow our lawn! Whitey kicked the bucket a few years ago. He was a retired Merchant Mariner. He was a great person and when he was alive he said when asked why he was taking care of the place, "I worked all my life on the sea, I owe the shore line a little bit and that is why I trim the bushes and pick up the trash"
Garvies Point Boating Association - "The place that time forgot...." for other Garvies Web sites go to AOL Hometown and search for "Garvies"
