[C320-list] Formation Sail - Was "Looking for crew to cruise to the Regatta"

[Vpweikel at aol.com]

Scott,
 
I cannot offer to crew as Deb and I will be bringing Second  Chance down from 
the Sassafras River.
 
We will stop over at Rockhall and leave out early Friday morning for  
Annapolis.
 
If you want to coordinate a time to meet up for a "formation" sail from  
Baltimore Light to Annapolis, you can contact me off-line at _vpweikel at aol.com_ 
(mailto:vpweikel at aol.com) .  Bruce Stump and  Warren Updike may also want to 
participate but I'll let them comment on  that.
 
 
Paul Weikel
Second Chance
#361
Sailing Associates, Inc.
Georgetown, MD
 
 
In a message dated 7/2/2008 10:46:46 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
sthompson at toad.net writes:

Anyone  who is arriving early from out of town (and not bringing a boat)
might be  interested in this:

I learned this morning that Jill has to work on Aug  1 and so I will be
looking for someone to help me bring Surprise down from  Severna Park to
Annapolis.  My teenaged youngest son is iffy for this,  the older kids will
be away, and Carmen -- our yellow lab -- still can't  tell port from
starboard or trim the main. So some company and help would  be nice, and
who better to ask than a fellow 320 sailor.

It's about  a 20 mile trip (3-5 hours depending on conditions) and you
would get to see  the Magothy River, Gibson Island, Baltimore Light, Sandy
Point Light and go  under the Chesapeake Bay Bridge (U.S. 50) -- a double
suspension  bridge.  You likely would see some commercial shipping traffic
along  the way.  We may or may not be too late to see Ospreys in the  many
nests on the Magothy.  Chicks are in their nests now, but may  have left by
then.  There is some chance of meeting other  Annapolis-bound 320's on the
way.

Severna Park is about 1/2 way  between BWI airport and the DoubleTree
hotel.  I'd be happy to pick up  people at one or the other, but not both. 
Obviously I'll want to be  leaving the dock fairly early, and no later than
mid-morning.  The  earlier we leave the more time for sight-seeing along
the way.

I can  take at least 4 people.  Families welcome.  No smokers please.  
Contact me offline at "sthompson at toad dot net" if you are  interested.

I may try to organize a similar return arrangement on  Sunday as an
extension of the Sunday cruise.  Jill and I have to have  the boat back in
Severna Park fairly early on Sunday, and again could take  someone to the
airport since we have to go ourselves to pick up the other  son, returning
from out of town.  Whether this works for someone will  obviously depend on
travel arrangements.

Scott Thompson
Surprise,  653

> I just dropped my registration in the mail.  Surprise  will be there too.
>   (The timer on the web site says that I  have 20 minutes left before the
> deadline.  So this entry is way  early according to my usual standards!)
>
> Scott Thompson
>  Surprise, 653
>
> p.s.  To those arriving in Annapolis from  the North should we rendezvous
> first at Baltimore Light and then sail  under the Bay Bridge in
> formation?  What channel for VHF  traffic?
>
>
>
> allan.field at comcast.net  wrote:
>> Sea Shadow and crew will be attending the C320  Rendezvous.
>>
>> -------------- Original message  --------------
>> From: "Jeff Hare"  <catalina at thehares.com>
>>
>>> Hi  All,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Sounds  like we have lots of boats, a great cruise with front row
>>>  parking at
>>> a big regatta, food, activities and from what I  hear, Orlando will be
>>> gracing the fashion runway in one of his  famous Hawaiian shirts and
>>> yellow
>>> thong.  Perhaps I heard that last part  wrong.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Anyway,  there's still enough time left to make hotel and  transportation
>>> reservations, so if you're on the fence or have  never attended one of
>>> our
>>> annual events,  believe me you won't be sorry you attended. (other than
>>>  the
>>> fact that it's addicting and you'll want to go again next  year).
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> So.  Who's going?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  Cheers!
>>>
>>>  -Jeff
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> PS: The  website says there's 7 days, 2 hrs and 46 minutes left to
>>>  register.
>>>
>>>  http://www.catalina320.com/dokuwiki/regatta2008/start
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>









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