DAY ONE – 2018 Ranger Tugs and Cutwater Boats Great Lakes Area Rendezvous –

We all came for this! A gathering of TugNuts and Tugettes. We love our boats, and there’s nothing like a rendezvous to bring this happy group of boaters together to have a good time.

We started the festivities before the actual event began, with the BBQ dinner at Lefroy Harbour Resorts, on Thursday night. On Friday more boats arrived at Port of Orillia, by Happy Hour Ranger Tugs littered the docks, every shape, size, and color, and one Cutwater Boat. Several people came but didn’t bring their boats, they stayed at motels or RV parks nearby. At last count there were 24 boats, 56 attendees, 6 dealer personnel from Lefroy Harbour Resorts and two joined us from the factory, Fluid Motion.

Meet & Greet at Happy Hour and Potluck for Dinner

The only thing, on Thursday’s agenda, was the “Meet & Greet” during Happy Hour and the potluck that followed. Jim gave a short speech ahead of digging into the food, thanking Mark and Jodi Renshaw for their local knowledge of the Orillia area and help before and during the event. He introduced the crew at Lefroy Harbour Resorts and went over the agenda. Then we dug into the amazing pot luck spread laid out on the dock by our boats.

What camaraderie we found amongst the attendees. Even with a storm brewing on the horizon of the marina, intermittent rain did not dampen the mood. Light sprinkles of rain only seemed to cool us off on a very hot, humid day.

Although Mark and Jodi have a Ranger Tug R29, they are attending the rendezvous on Mark’s son’s Carver (above). Their tug, Irish Mist, is currently docked in Victoria, British Columbia.

You can’t pay somebody to provide a feast like this. We are always pleasantly surprised by the food that shows up on the potluck table at these events.