2014 Scuttlebutt Masthead Layout
Countdown to Boating Season:
142 Days

 

The "Show Off Your KYC" Photo Contest is Back!

2013 Drew Dimmick in Germany

As you make your plans and pack your bags for trips afar this winter, remember to pack your KYC burgee or window sticker and bring it 

with you on your travels. Send us a photo of "Your KYC" on location - preferably with a background that shows where you are.


We'll publish suitable photos in upcoming issues of "Scuttlebutt," and select one photo each month (December - April) to 

WIN THE $50 MONTHLY CASH PRIZE.  THEN, THE PERSON WHO SUBMITS THE PHOTO JUDGED BEST OF THE SEASON WILL WIN THE 

$200 CASH GRAND PRIZE!

 

Jpeg photos should be sent by email to [email protected].  (Extra credit if you affix the sticker at the location and leave it for others to find later!)  

 

A fresh batch of stickers just arrived in the office, so stop by to pick one up before you leave.  Or give us a call at (508) 563-7136 and we'll drop one in the mail for you.

 

We can't wait to see what fun you're having!
 

 

 

Stay Well.
Stay Connected.

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December 9, 2014  
           
            It is one of life's most bitter truths that bedtime so often 
                    arrives just when things are getting really interesting.

Stay Well.  Stay Connected.

Almost Live 12-9-14

                                                                              Tuesday 12/9/14  9:30AM


 
"Stay Well.  Stay Connected." has appeared at the bottom of every issue of Scuttlebutt for the past 6 years.  We love the sentiment, but also hope that you'll use the tools that we have available to stay plugged in to the KYC Community even when you can't be with us on 

Red Brook Harbor.

 

KingmanYachtCenter.com is our main way of keeping in touch. 

 

--  Find yourself in our interactive photo gallery

 

--  Download the marina forms you need - instantly

 

--  Our Directory of Services let's you know who, what, when and where

 

--  Find product info fast with links to our vendors' web sites

 

--  Explore the link to the fleet of quality, pre-owned yachts for sale      

     through Buzzards Bay Yacht Sales

 

--  Get live weather and tide information

 

--  Visit the link to our Boating.Tips blog for timely help and advice on 

     everything from destination reviews to boat maintenance, and 

     weigh in with your own experiences

 

--  Our interactive calendar will email reminders so you don't miss a 

     thing

 

--  Direct email contacts get you answers fast - and provide easy 

     access to expert parts and service ordering and information

 

--  Show off your marina to friends with hundreds of photos and videos -      as well as directions as to how to find us

 

 

And if you are on Facebook, please LIKE our page and get more info on contests, current events, boating news, etc.

 

 

 

Ideas for Boating in the Off Season:

PERFECT YOUR BOWLINE 

Bowline
 

The bowline is used to make a loop at one end of a line. It is tied 
with the rope's working end also known as the "tail" or "end". The 
loop may pass around or through an object during the making of 
the knot. The knot tightens when pulled by the standing part of 
the line, and has the advantage of being easily untied when no 
longer useful.

The bowline is commonly used in sailing small boats, for example to fasten a halyard to the head of a sail or to tie a jib sheet to a clew 
of a jib. You might use it to attach a line to your anchor, or put a secure loop in the end of a docking line.  It is also well known as a rescue knot for such purposes as rescuing people who have fallen overboard. The victim would put the line around himself and sit in 
the loop, making it easier to heft him out of danger. 

The bowline's name dates to the age of sail. On a square-rigged ship, 
a bowline (sometimes spelled as two words, bow line) is a rope that holds the edge of a square sail towards the bow of the ship and into the wind, preventing it from being taken aback. A ship is said to be 
on a "taut bowline" when these lines are made as tightly as possible 
in order to sail close-hauled to the wind.

 

 Pic of the Week

Almost Live 10-20-14
Dreaming of summer and reaching back into the archives ...

The same Pic of the Week from October, 2009.

    New Kingman Logo Jpeg 

SINCE 1932

 

BRAND NEW EVERY DAY!

(don't miss a minute)