Argonaut

It truly takes a village to produce a triathlon! 🐦‍🔥

Our team understands how important it is to have a ‘big village’ for the swim portion of the race.

We could not have had a successful race without our Water Safety Sponsor Argonaut (phastarmarinesafety) 🛟 - there is a reason we continue to have them as part of our team on race day.

They go above and beyond the water support standards proposed by USA Triathlon - because they know high level of safety needed on race day!

The rest of the village included:
Share the River North Coast Multisports, Inc. OHIO Masters Brogan Open Water Classic & the Cleveland Metroparks

You all made a difference at the race - big & small!!

Thank you!!

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Argonaut is excited to partner with Cuyahoga County's , , -Coast-Yard, and on a family‑friendly celebration of Cleveland’s working waterfront and our region’s freshwater leadership! Join us at SPLASH! Freshwater Exploration Day for hands-on learning and building opportunities!

📅 Sunday, June 28
⏰ 11 AM – 3 PM
📍 Great Lakes Science Center & North Coast Yard

Learn more: www.cuyahogacounty.gov/splash

This is Argonauts 5th summer managing the Port of Cleveland's debris harvesting boats, Flotsam and Jetsam. Argonaut has two USGC qualified captains to run the boats, two Davis alums working as deckhands and mentors, and four Davis student interns working each summer to clear the river and harbor of large and small debris that may interfere with cargo ships and small pleasure craft. As we are working on the Ports mission to keep the waterway clear, we are also teaching our student interns how to use different types of machinery and about different jobs that they could pursue in the maritime industry after they graduate high school.
When Argonaut started this program in 2022 one of our first interns was a sophomore named Will Whalen. Will started off as a nervous intern soaking up all the information that he could. After Will graduated from Davis in 2023, he became a Deckhand for Flotsam and Jetsam and a mentor to students just like him. We are so excited to still have Will working with us on our 5th season but this year Will is our second captain!! After taking his captain class and test over the winter, Will received his 100-Ton Master Captain’s License this spring and is now running Flotsam four days a week still mentoring students.

The Port of Cleveland Davis Aerospace & Maritime

The restoration continues on the Piper Warrior.
All landing gear struts have been resealed, new tires and inner tubes have been installed and the aircraft is finally back on the ground.
The students removed all four brake master cylinders, the parking brake master cylinder and fuel primer plunger. The parts were cleaned, inspected, resealed and reinstalled.
We have removed the cabin door and cleaned the old door seal including the baggage door seal in preparation of installing new door seals.
The wing tip fairings have been removed, the ELT has been removed and will be replaced.
Hyfast Aerospace has disassembled the engine and inspected all parts. Unfortunately there was more corrosion internally than originally expected including the crankshaft and accessory case gears. Although this is a setback, we know the engine will be much safer than it was when removed.

At this time we are at a stand still with the restoration as we wait on the engine to be repaired and the set of hoses that were ordered.
As we waited for parts on the Warrior, we started and finished the installation of the new interior on the Argonaut Cherokee. The old interior was removed, the glue removed from the floors and the rear seat recovered. We covered the front seats, installed new insulation, sidewalls and headliner.

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