[C320-list] Sailing in the time of coronavirus

Thu Apr 9 06:56:19 PDT 2020

Here in Ontario at the CFB Kingston Yacht Club we are temporarily shut down. Scheduled 16 May launch pushed to 06 June , and that is not likely to happen. Small work parties 5 or less allowed on site to prepare for a potentially disastrous spring flood. We suffered significant damage just last year. On our 24th of May long weekend a bunch of us sailors would raft up at the St Lawrence River Park Island, Cedar. Won’t happen this year and we’ll sadly miss it.
JohnM
1999#574

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> On Apr 9, 2020, at 9:42 AM, Bob Borelli <cassattc22 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> My boat is still tied up in its winter storage slip at Sailing Associates Inc. marina on the Sassafras River, upper Chesapeake Bay.
> I was working diligently and had both the diesel & boat ready to move to my assigned mooring by April 1st.
> 
> When on Friday March 27 the marina asked that we don't come back based on Maryland governor Hogan stay at home order.
> 
> Now I drive from South Jersey through Delaware to Maryland and although I don't stop, don't contact anyone, direct ride to the boat, no contact with anyone, I have been staying at home since then.  Lucky my employer allows me to work from home.
> 
> It has been very frustrating not to get the boat and complete so many items that I had planned.
> But the away from boat time has allowed for additional study of C320 and planning for when I return.
> Thankful for the internet.
> 
> This too will pass.  And out sailing again!
> 
> Bob Borelli
> Catalina 320 no. 209
> Gerogetown, MD
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: C320-list <c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com> on behalf of Kevin Rooney <krooney at gmail.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 8, 2020 10:54 PM
> To: C320-List at catalina320.com <C320-List at catalina320.com>
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Sailing in the time of coronavirus
> 
> My marina is Shipwright Harbor Marina in Deale, Maryland (about20 miles
> south of Annapolis). The boat spent the winter in the water so I'm grateful
> that I don't need to get splashed.
> 
> As Scott pointed out that we are not allowed to go sailing while the
> stay-at-home order is in effect but liveaboards may continue to stay on
> their boats. The order does not address staying on your boat if it is not
> your full-time residence but I'm interpreting it to mean that is OK. I
> spend 2-3 nights a week on the boat right now.
> 
> I do take this stuff very seriously but all I do is get in my car in D.C.,
> drive the hour to the Chesapeake, park in the lot, and walk to the boat. I
> bring all my provisions so I don't need to make any stops.
> 
> Social distancing afloat helps me keep my sanity during this difficult time.
> 
> Be safe, everyone.
> 
> Kevin
> S/V Cecilia Ann, #211
> Deale, MD
> http://kevjot.com/boat/
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, Apr 8, 2020 at 6:56 PM Scott Thompson <surprise at thompson87.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> Launch of my boat is delayed as the yard in Annapolis is closed down
>> except for live aboards. Recreational boating is banned in Maryland
>> right now so even those who have a boat in the water can't go sailing.
>> 
>>> On 4/7/2020 4:49 PM, jackbrennan wrote:
>>> So, is anyone getting out sailing?My big trip from Key West to New
>> Orleans has become hopscotching between isolated anchorages in the Tampa
>> Bay area with a few other boats from my cruising club.We socially isolate
>> by staying in our dinghies and visiting each other's boats. A big score
>> today: we found a seafood shack serving takeout of grouper sandwiches and
>> fried gulf shrimp. And great fries!The weather is heartbreakingly
>> beautiful, the best spring in years. That means, ultimately, we'll likely
>> have a bad hurricane season ...Jack BrennanSonas, 1998 Catalina 320Tierra
>> Verde, Fl.Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
>> 
>> --
>> Scott Thompson
>> Surprise, #653
>> 
>> 