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Massive Hoverboat Floatilla

August 30, 2004

By NigelBlackthorne

Massive is certainly the correct adjective for the Massive Hoverboat Floatilla, held Saturday Evening. After we landed, I spoke to Xeryus, leader of The_Yacht_Club about the floatilla and at the time he had no idea how many had participated but indicated that the number of people entering the club house for the event was upwards of 200.

The huge number of boaters was quite evident at the starting pad and the blockheads were in force, but as soon as we lifted off and got airborne we settled into a relatively smooth ride through the islands. I had the pleasure of riding with captain kc_jonesy and company for the one hour trip.

The route began at Burojo and wound southwest past the western shores of Motu Motu, past the eastern coast of Cangrejo, weaving through the Tiki Islands and ending up at the landing point in Nada. Along the way there were two weigh points where others were picked up to join the convoy.

The floatillas are not regularly scheduled events but when held, are always on Saturday evenings, starting at 7pm pst. According to Xeryus the next one will probably be held towards the end of September.