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

[Allan Field]

Congrats Jeff and Michelle. Moving up is a tried, true and proven way to
move off the Board of the Association! Just ask Russ Monaco or me! As the
previous owner of a much newer C320 (#808), I am grateful to know that I am
one of the friends you made over all the dedicated years you put into the
Association. You will be a tough act to follow, tempered for me personally
by knowing we will stay in touch. Best wishes to both of you, Amanda and
Connor as you start this new journey on Solstice.

Allan S. Field
Sea Shadow - C387 (formerly C320, #808)

On Tue, Jul 20, 2021 at 10:16 AM Jeff Hare <Catalina at thehares.com> wrote:

> 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
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> 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
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> 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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