[C320-list] After 20 years of sailing Woodbine II #809...

[Michael Paris]

Congratulations and thanks Jeff! I have used your advice and recommendations many times over the years. I greatly appreciate all you have contributed to this group.

Sincerely,
Mike Paris
Mojo #734
Southern California

> On Jul 20, 2021, at 7:16 AM, Jeff Hare <Catalina at thehares.com> wrote:
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> Hello all,
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> After 20 years of sailing our 2001 C320 Woodbine II #809,  Michelle and I
> have found a new local home for her among close friends and will be sending
> her on to new adventures later this week.  We now own an extremely
> well-cared for 2011 C355.  We are honored and thank Jon Vez and Doreen
> MacDonald for giving us the opportunity to buy it.
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> We've been members of the Catalina 320 International Association since 2001,
> traveled (and even sailed) to the annual rendezvous' where we got to meet
> and make some lifelong friends that we'd previously talked with on the
> C320-list.  
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> I'll be resigning from the board of directors after 18 years of managing the
> website, discussion list and archives when my current term is up.  When the
> dust from the boat exchange settles, I'll be helping Bill Culbertson and
> David Prudden make the transition of the remaining 320 association services
> off of my servers and over to our new association management system.  I'd
> encourage anyone with any level of web content or technical writing skills
> to contact the board about how you might be able to assist.  It doesn't have
> to be an 18 year commitment!  :)
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> This association used to have annual meeting/regatta/meetups.  These were
> always great fun and to be able to sail, cruise and race on other C320's
> with other C320 owners in different areas of the country was really treat.
> Great events were held in Chicago, Coronado, Annapolis, Baltimore, Newport,
> Marina Del Rey to name a few.
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> While we were never able to get an Australian regatta together, that would
> have been a bucket list event.  The Dock parties, with "open house/cocktail"
> night where local C320 owners who sailed into the event would show off their
> upgrades, tricks, etc. made it worth the trip.  We got personal tours from
> Gerry Douglas of the Catalina factory and both he and the late Frank Butler
> would regularly attend and speak at our events, as would Yanmar, Lewmar,
> Garhauer, and various rig tuning experts.
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> I'd encourage the association to try to revive this tradition in the future
> as it added a dimension to the association that is priceless.
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> My sincere thanks to everyone who has served in any capacity on the board of
> directors over the past 20 years and to those all over the world who have
> supported the Catalina 320 International Association by renewing their
> memberships every year.  That is what makes all this possible.
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> Fair winds!
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> -Jeff & Michelle Hare
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> C320 #809  Woodbine II  (Soon to be renamed Dodger)
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> C355 #17 Solstice  (Formerly owned by Jon Vez)
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