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

[Allan Field]

Well done Jeff - you passed the test. While both you and your previous boat
are newer than both our previous boat and me, a true friend - me - will
never pass up an opportunity to check in on your cognition as it is aging!
- Allan

On Wed, Jul 21, 2021 at 8:38 AM Jeff Hare <Catalina at thehares.com> wrote:

> Excuse me Allan, but our old C320 Hull #809 was way newer than your
> previous C320. Anyone can see that Hull #809 is way more recent than yours
> was being Hull #808.
>
> -Jeff
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: C320-list <c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com> On Behalf Of
> Allan Field
> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2021 6:00 PM
> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] After 20 years of sailing Woodbine II #809...
>
> 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.
> >
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> >
> > 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!  :)
> >
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> >
> > Fair winds!
> >
> > -Jeff & Michelle Hare
> >
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> > C320 #809  Woodbine II  (Soon to be renamed Dodger)
> >
> > C355 #17 Solstice  (Formerly owned by Jon Vez)
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