CAST for Kids Event Empowered Special Needs Individuals and Community

May 31 at the Dorn Fishing & Boating Facility was all about community.  America’s Boating Club Thurmond Lake (ABCTL) partnered with the CAST for Kids Foundation to hold a one-day fishing & boating experience for children with special needs.  ABCTL Executive Officer and Captain for the event Karen Love planned the day along with First Mate Danny Hilburn. About 20 special needs participants each received a fishing pole, tackle box, event T-shirt, and cap and then joined...

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Strawberry Moon Rises Over Smooth Waters at OAC Kayak Gathering

BY ROSE TRACY  One the evening of June 21, twenty five members of the OAC gathered for a sunset/moonrise kayak event.  The weather was perfect - mid 80s and zero chance of rain - and the water was smooth as glass.  We launched from the boat ramp at Hickory Knob State Park and paddled out to the end of the point for a good view of the setting sun and the rising of the Strawberry Moon.  The June full moon is named after the wild strawberries that ripen during that month and...

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Sailing Southern Shores

Just 40 minutes past McCormick to Augusta is the Augusta Sailing Club. The Augusta Sailing Club, founded in 1953 was created with the goal of promoting sailing and fellowship by providing a clubhouse, secure docks, and beach areas for club owners. The club is supported in membership by 288 members (including families and single members) and led by  Commodore Eli Putnam. HE AUGUSTA SAILING Club is reminiscent of the days of summer resorts - a retreat from daily life tucked along the...

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