That is my Aunt, a fellow Glaston Nut, she has a CV-16 ( a VERY nice CV-16) and I have been trying to convince her to come to the meet too.
The Hat, it did float but I was taking no chance as there were a lot of other boats around and it could have been chewed to fish food in a heart beat! I did loose my CGOA hat on an outing with my big boat, the CV-27 a few years ago. It was nearly new at the time and has the boat's name, Ship O Fools, embroidered on it, I was again doing about 40 or 45 when I lost it. I dove in to get that and forgot to shut down the engines on the boat! I was the only one on board too! I swam up next to the side of that and about died! How the He!! was I going to get back in!?!? Climbing up the drives is about the only way. But Running?
? Well ... I did. Made me nervous to say the least! Got my hat back though!