Over a hundred people were present on a gorgeous October day at the Driscoll Boat Yard.  This year, the company teamed up with Rocket Research and held activities that included the original Pumpkin Toss, Dunk a Driscoll dunk tank, and a delicious lunch provided by Chick-Fil-A.  As participants lined up at the Driscoll scissor lift for their chance to throw a pumpkin into a trashcan from thirty feet into the air, others took turns soaking their fellow colleagues and friends in the dunk tank.  This year the top three competitors of the Pumpkin Toss were Armando Tablas (Driscoll Topside Painter), Dar Merkes (Driscoll Electrician) and Daniel Watts (crew from S/Y Jagare).  They each won much appreciated gas cards and proceeds from the Driscoll Dunk went to the San Diego Rescue Mission charity.

It was very surreal for some onlookers to see a large part of the yard covered with smashed pumpkins right with two superyachts M/Y Paraffin and M/Y Slo Jo.  Perhaps the most intrigued was the crew of S/Y Symmetry, whose 150’ mast was laid out behind the scissor lift while waiting to be re-stepped after being painted.

The Pumpkin Toss, which has gained much popularity throughout the Shelter Island and surrounding Point Loma community was first created as a way to show appreciation for the over 60 employees of the company.  As the years passed and the word spread, the Toss has expanded to other members of the yachting community in San Diego as well crews of the impressive superyachts docked at the Driscoll Boat Yard.  With its central location, the Boat Yard event attracts visitors from North San Diego County all the way down to the South Bay.

Driscoll Boat Works is a third generation family owned and run company in San Diego. They are a full service yacht repair facility on beautiful Shelter Island. Driscoll has deep water facilities for vessels up to 65 meters in length and haulout capacity for vessels up to 150 tons. For more information, visit http://www.driscollinc.com/.