Trump Boat Parade

[Sharon Jean]

I was in Block Island labor day weekend and there was a shitload of Trump flags flying and I saw one Biden flag. I was wondering exactly how many Trump flags there was.

Geri started counting, but there were so many she got tired and gave up.

 

[Boatsb]

There another in Daytona tomorrow.

 

[car54]

I wasnt part of the parade but thankful for it. Last Sunday while cruising down the potomac river a passenger got too drunk and passed out in a cabin, only to wakeup and step into the cockpit and attempt to sit on the edge. He fell off and nobody saw him or even knew he wokeup. A trump parade boat returning home plucked him up (noone knows how long he was in, he was too drunk to even remember falling off) and texted his girlfriend who didnt even know he was gone. We met up with them and got him back, and promptly took him to shore. The single craziest experience on the water in my life. Cannot imagine how it could have turned out if the river wasnt so busy with traffic.

 

[bigbill]

there was a jeepers for trump parade today from bay st. louis to ocean springs mississippi... there was over 800 jeeps. it took them more than 30 minutes to pass where i dock my boat

 

[Capt Chad]

Randy, we did loose 1 boat at the parade on Ft. Loudon/Tellico. They stuffed a 23'ish bowrider coming into the canal headed to Tellico. 11 POB half were small children. He tried to power up and get the bow back up. It just pushed it the rest of the way underwater and capsized. 2 adult males popped up by the transom beside the prop still spinning. I was working on the EMA boat for the event. We got 9 of them onto our boat and good sams. got the other 2. That of course created more confusion when we came up short on our headcount.

I've heard 1200 boats was the estimate. I love the patriotism and the support for our president. But 1200 boats of all sizes coming through a small man-made canal on half plane, bow up, max wake speed is some of the worst planing I have ever seen. We were in a 29' ACB Patrol Boat and were getting tossed around in the pilot house like rag dolls.

We were lucky that we only lost 1.

 

[JD5652]

Trump parade on Mystic River just finished. Total boat count was 658.... a well organized event with boats of all sizes. Everyone respecting one another.... everyone at idle speed up and back down the river. GREAT EVENT!

 

[Freeebird]

Randy, we did loose 1 boat at the parade on Ft. Loudon/Tellico. They stuffed a 23'ish bowrider coming into the canal headed to Tellico. 11 POB half were small children. He tried to power up and get the bow back up. It just pushed it the rest of the way underwater and capsized. 2 adult males popped up by the transom beside the prop still spinning. I was working on the EMA boat for the event. We got 9 of them onto our boat and good sams. got the other 2. That of course created more confusion when we came up short on our headcount.

I've heard 1200 boats was the estimate. I love the patriotism and the support for our president. But 1200 boats of all sizes coming through a small man-made canal on half plane, bow up, max wake speed is some of the worst planing I have ever seen. We were in a 29' ACB Patrol Boat and were getting tossed around in the pilot house like rag dolls.

We were lucky that we only lost 1.

Glad it wasn’t worse, and that’s the first I’ve heard of that. That canal is always a problem with one or more idiots being oblivious to their wake in that fishbowl. That section should be designated as a no wake zone.

 

[Westfield 11]

Trump parade on Mystic River just finished. Total boat count was 658.... a well organized event with boats of all sizes. Everyone respecting one another.... everyone at idle speed up and back down the river. GREAT EVENT!

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We had the bad luck to arrive at the mouth of the river at 12:30, 1/2 an hour before the start, on our way to the Noank fuel dock. The place was packed! We wound up going across to Fishers Island where we drifted until 3:00pm when most of the boats had left. We were listening to the VHF channel that was organizing the parade. It sounded like trying to herd cats!

Since I view the opposite party as fellow Americans and rivals, not enemies, let me congratulate the organizers on a job well done. It was a large turnout and the participants looked like they were having fun.

 

[Sadey]

Class act Westfield!

 

[Sharon Jean]

Trump parade on Mystic River just finished. Total boat count was 658.... a well organized event with boats of all sizes. Everyone respecting one another.... everyone at idle speed up and back down the river. GREAT EVENT!

I couldn't help but notice that the local paper downplayed the count at "almost 400".
The reporters must have gotten scared and left early

https://www.theday.com/article/20200913/NWS01/200919719

 

[JD5652]

Here's a youtube video that does the Mystic Trump Boat Parade justice...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GeFKPjr_z0

 

[Sharon Jean]

Last weekend I had the pleasure of attending the Trump boat parade on the Connecticut River.

The parade ran from the railroad bridge in Old Saybrook, to the Goodspeed swing bridge in Haddam.
It was likely the biggest parade Connecticut has seen, with the Coast Guard reporting over 1,000 boats in attendance.

The event organizers were very clear that this was a "no wake" parade.
Everybody respected the rules, and I never once was concerned about navigation or safety.

A local photographer came across the parade by accident, and was able to capture some wonderful shots from various points on land.
She also did a great job writing a summary of the event. Rather than cutting and pasting her words, here is a link to her page:

https://colleenbreilly.com/blog/capturing-a-parade/

It was incredible to see wall to wall boats for literally miles in each direction.

If all you saw of this event was one of the short, slanted write-ups in a local paper,
you would have no idea how immense this parade was and what a great time everyone had.

Here is a picture from a local paper:



Here is a picture of what I actually saw with my own eyes:

 

[Avenger]

Wow, the boatpix helicopter is still flying. Heard they crashed a couple of them.

Cool parade though.

 

[oscarvan]

Wow, the boatpix helicopter is still flying. Heard they crashed a couple of them.

Cool parade though.

Figured the drones would take over there.....

They took my pic years ago on their own accord and sent me the pic..... I bought. Somewhere off Miami heading South.....

 

[tjshuler]

A friend of ours has a 48 Post. His liquor locker also has nearly full bottle of 21y/o Glenfiddich. He had recently told me that I was welcome to consume the scotch as he does not care for it. Cool!

There was a Trump boat parade from Lake St Clair to Ambassador Bridge in Detroit a couple of months ago. The Admiral and I thought it might be fun, so we climbed aboard. Suggested speed limits of 6-8kt by the organizers were not being followed. Huge waves. The Canadian's were pissed we heard later due to all of the unwanted wash over their breakwalls. Appetizers and beverages all hit the deck.

Got back to the dock and there was a terrible casualty. The Glenfiddich had tipped over and the cork broke off and the contents drained out onto the floor. Admiral would not let me get onto my hands and knees in the salon and try to lap up what I could. She can be so unreasonable at times. Later that evening we raised our glasses to the dearly departed. Glen was still so young.

 

[Avenger]

Figured the drones would take over there.....

They took my pic years ago on their own accord and sent me the pic..... I bought. Somewhere off Miami heading South.....

I figured the same thing. I'm glad they're still making a go of it.

Nice picture.

 

[madhatter1]

I have a fantastic picture of my 34 running in the gulf we bought from them . Seemed expensive then but priceless now. Drone shots are nice but a real professional photographer knows how to get the best angle and moments captured.

 

[Passages]

Fort Lauderdale's parade today was a bit of a wash out. Heavy rain to blame. I had a front row seat on the ICW. I counted about 60 brave (and wet) participants.