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SUMMARY:BCSA Cruise: Bluffs\, Bats & a Big Damn Lock
DESCRIPTION:🛶 BCSA Cruise: Bluffs\, Bats & a Big Damn Lock\n📅 Saturday\, September 6th\n⛵ Departing NASM at 9:00 AM sharp-ish \nThis ain’t your average sail-around-the-buoys Saturday. This is a full-day\, down-the-river\, through-the-lock\, raft-up-with-a-view kind of day. We’re talking real miles\, real scenery\, and yes—real bats. \n🗺️ THE PLAN (a.k.a. organized chaos): \n\nShove off from NASM at 0900\nLock through the Guntersville Dam like absolute champions\nSail downriver to Painted Bluff\nRaft up for lunch and scenic gawking\nReturn through the lock before dark\, or cry trying\nWatch the bats emerge from Hambrick Cave at dusk\nOptional overnight anchoring at Pirate’s Cove (BYO rum)\n\n🎨 PAINTED BLUFF\nThis 350-foot vertical cliff towers over the Tennessee River and is basically Alabama’s version of the Grand Canyon… if the Grand Canyon had prehistoric Native American rock art and zero tourists. These bluffs have ancient petroglyphs that date back 6\,000 years—so please don’t Sharpie your name on them. \nThis spot is sacred\, stunning\, and the kind of place you’ll want to pretend you discovered (you didn’t\, but we’ll let you lie on Instagram). \n🦇 HAMBRICK BAT CAVE\nHome to 60\,000+ gray bats (all totally blind but somehow better at navigation than you)\, this TVA-protected cave delivers a dusk spectacle as clouds of bats swarm the skies in search of dinner. It’s weirdly beautiful\, slightly creepy\, and smells… earthy. Just don’t scream. They hate that. \n💡 GUNTERSVILLE DAM\nBuilt in 1939 by the TVA\, this 94-foot-tall dam holds back more water than you did after those dockside margaritas. We’ll lock through together like a fleet of pros (or at least like people who read the group text). It’s a great chance to learn the ropes—literally—and it’s a total rite of passage. \n💬 This cruise is perfect for: \n\nFirst-timers nervous about the lock\nBluff lovers\nBat enthusiasts\nPeople who enjoy saying\, “Well actually\, that’s a federally protected species…”\nAnyone who thinks sunscreen is for the weak (it’s not—wear it)\n\n📣 Pack snacks\, Lunch\, Dinner\, ice\, binoculars\, cameras\, and some healthy fear of nature.\n📝 Contact cruise@brownscreeksailingassociation.org with questions or emotional support needs.\n⚓ Don’t forget your fenders for the raft-up!\n#DamGoodCruise #BCSABatWatch #BluffinAintEasy #LockItUpAndSail
URL:https://brownscreeksailingassociation.org/event/bcsa-cruise-bluffs-bats-a-big-damn-lock/
LOCATION:Browns Creek Sailing Association\, 100 Browns Creek Road\, Guntersville\, AL\, 35976
CATEGORIES:Cruise Calendar
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SUMMARY:Fall Series Race #6
DESCRIPTION:Link: https://brownscreeksailingassociation.org/fall-series-nor-2025/
URL:https://brownscreeksailingassociation.org/event/fall-series-race-6-2/
LOCATION:North Alabama Sailing Marina\, 100 Browns Creek Rd\, Guntersville\, AL\, 35976\, United States
CATEGORIES:Master Calendar,Race Calendar
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