[C320-list] Where should we move to?

[Kirk McCullough]

Dave

Of course you were in Canadian waters, near Egmont, at the Skookumchuck 
rapids. Did you get up to Chatterbox Falls? Don't sail in these waters 
without your spinnaker.:)

The Skookumchuck river runs through central WA under I-5.

Kirk
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Sparks" <dlsparks at gmail.com>
To: "C320-List" <c320-list at catalina320.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2007 6:36 PM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Where should we move to?


> Kirk:
>   I think your question was addressed to Allan, but I did sail on the
> Skookumchuck last summer when we chartered for 3 weeks out of Vancouver. A
> picture of kayakers "surfing" on the Skookumchuck Rapids can be found 
> here.
> http://www.dbsparks.com/Places2/slides/IMG_0805.html
>   The rapids seem to intimidate a lot of boaters. The anchorages beyond 
> the
> rapids were relatively empty.
>    The "motoring" was much better than the "sailing" during our 3 weeks. 
> Is
> that typical summer weather?
>        Dave
>
>
> On 5/6/07, Kirk McCullough <kirk.mccullough at telus.net> wrote:
>>
>> Here in the NW we have oysters, crab, shimp,prawns, salmon, orca,
>> porpoise,
>> humpback, minke, bald eagles, seals, otter etc all in pristine waters. 
>> And
>> no fog at all.
>>
>> I have spent too much time in the polluted waters of the Chesapeake where
>> the wildlife is all but gone.
>>
>> Centralia is nice for an inland location. Did you sail on the 
>> Skookumchuck
>> river?
>>
>> :)
>> Kirk
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Allan Field" <Allan.Field at comcast.net>
>> To: "'C320-List'" <c320-list at catalina320.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2007 5:30 PM
>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Where should we move to?
>>
>>
>> Bob - I lived in Centralia as a kid and my parents lived in Puyallup 
>> until
>> they passed away.  So I know your waters fairly well, fog and all.  Nice
>> place to visit but I'll still take the Chesapeake! - Allan
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com
>> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com] On Behalf Of R Airis
>> Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 8:11 PM
>> To: C320-List
>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Where should we move to?
>>
>> Seattle & Pacific NW last July, Aug. & Sept  75-85f  ......1/4" rain for 
>> 3
>> months!
>> Sure beats  95 with  95%  Humitity  I`ve sailed in the Chesapeke in the
>> summer many times and for a Seattle guy thats HOT. It does go down to 90
>> or
>> so at night!!  You get to hear the A/C  run all night.
>> All in fun
>> Bob
>> Hale Kai 2
>>
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