Visit from the “Salute to Freedom” Flotilla

The Cortlandt Yacht Club will be having its 3rd Annual “Salute to Freedom” Flotilla on Saturday July 12, 2014. It will be passing by the Newburgh Yacht Club this Saturday about 1pm.

For Newburgh Yacht Club Members a supply of flags will be available at Commodore’s Point. We’ll need members to come and wave the flags and cheer the flotilla as it passes by. Hope you can attend.

The flotilla is dedicated to wounded warriors, Gold Star families and Purple Heart veterans. The Cortland Yacht Club provides their honored guests with a full day of food, boating, swimming and especially our deepest appreciation for what they have sacrificed for our freedom.

Brian Young of the Cortlandt Yacht Club says the flotilla of approximately 15 boats with honored guests aboard will be passing by the Newburgh Yacht Club at approximately 1:00 PM. We’d very much appreciate it if members of your club would come out to cheer on and show appreciation for their sacrifices. I look forward to your support of these heroes.

Brian adds that last year one of the Newburgh Yacht Club Boaters came out to greet us with flags flying and heartfelt cheers. He thanked us for that saying It meant a lot to many of their honored guests as well as himself.

The Newburgh Club Members on the boat last year, Ed and Peggy O’Neill and Russell Krieger.  Russell had his Airborne Flag proudly flying.