Anything that floats?

[Michael Alexander]

Remember the crowd that the Yacht Club would pull down there for an anything that floats race? I think the last one was about four or five years ago!...... :'(

[Michael Alexander]

And here are a few snaps from the Voden Family.... recognise some faces..

[Michael Alexander]

and....

[Richard Opperman]

Hi Mike,

Where were these photographs taken - at the river or pink pan?
Can you still walk on water?  ;D I remember the pink pan being very salty - some thing like the Dead Sea in Israel.

Richard  8)

[Michael Alexander]

Hi Richard, s far as I know down at the Yacht Club........    ;D

[Clive Symes]

The race used to start at the old Log Cabin and was to the lagoon near the river mouth.

The one drawing office entry I remembered was called No. 1 Sealed Horizontal Inline Tubes
No guesses what type of pipes were used.

[Clive Symes]

Richard, that was the pink pan before some person deceided the salt water needed freshening.
They pumped water from the river, destroyed the balance and created masses of green slime, its never been Pink Since.
There was a time when the whole bottom of the pan had a salt crust, that was dredged to create a deeper pan and made the hills around the pan.
It didnt however destroy the balance and the pan was just as salty but just no longer Pink

[Michael Alexander]

I think that the pan has bee n drained about 7 times in the last 17 years, but everytime they fill it up,t the green algae returns,........

>:(

[Clive Symes]

All the have to do is fill the pan with enough salt to kill the .................

[Andrew Darné]

Been trying that how many times now. Can't get a reliable supply of sea water. Anyone out there have a good contact at Cerebos? We could take care of their waste salt...

[Michael Alexander]

Andrew, have you guys every worked out , how much salt? and is'nt there any water you can pump in from the salt pan?

???

[Julie Vice (Willson)]

As I remember, it was some or other Engineer who thought he was a clever dick who put the fresh water in the pan and has since left Ormd and left us lot with the bugger up to try sort out.  Years back when my mom and dad did sailing at the pink pan we used to have the flamingo's there, now we are lucky if we see any.

Paula