The weather was sunny and in the upper 70s as guests began lining up at 4:30 p.m. to board the Capt. John & Son party boat at Plymouth Town Pier on Saturday, Sept. 8. It was the beginning of a very special evening for more than 100 guests of the Plymouth Taskforce for the Homeless. There were lovely snacks, from shrimp to stuffed mushrooms to skewered beef to bacon-wrapped water chestnuts to pizza to veggies for dipping and assorted cheeses -- wow! Not the place for a dieter!
The David James Duo were fantastic -- two guys on guitar who not only sang delightfully but supplemented their sound by handing bystanders rhythm instruments. The music attracted some passengers away from the food and silent auction items (not to mention the scenery) to the dance floor at the forward end of the immaculate main salon.
After a trip out towards the Gurnet lighthouse, the vessel leisurely turned around for the trip back. As the sunset hour of 7:07 p.m. approached, the captain slowed the vessel and pointed it toward the setting sun.
There was a considerable breeze (small craft warnings, in fact) which made for interesting viewing of several sizable sailboats trying to sail into the southwest breeze and still get in the Plymouth Harbor channel.
The best part is that the generosity of Capt. John Boats owner Stanley Tavares meant that the three-hour cruise netted approximately $4,000 for the Taskforce.
Now -- that's a big success!
