(Photo by Ken Jacobson.)

Ah the cruising life! On a typical summer weekend, over 1,200 boats visit Great Salt Pond on Block Island - on moorings, rafted together, at anchor or at one of four marinas. The marinas offer all the comforts of home -- fuel, ice, showers and laundromat. Champlins even has a movie theater and a fresh water pool. Ninety bright green moorings, owned by the town, are located in the southwest corner of Great Salt Pond in front of the marinas. Early arrivals pick up an empty mooring, and the harbormaster's launch drops by to collect a small fee. This past summer, Kathy and Paul Hotz, on the Club's annual pilgrimage to Block Island, were all smiles after securing their boat to a town mooring and then boarding their dinghy to visit the Jacobsons. For information about cruising this season to Block Island and other destinations, contact Richard Codd, Len Keating or Wayne Stryker.