I am in need of a sailing fix other than sticking my head under the boat cover each morning or watching the pretty lousy coverage of the Volvo Ocean Race. Any CLR guys feel up to a few beers and talk of the upcoming season??? Kick, Mac, John???
Count me in...if I could jet out I would!
Bob23
Let me know when you are having one, and I'll have one here in Raleigh same time.
Good idea: A Compac Beer Convergence! CBC 2015!
B23
I have been holding off till a development occurs with a situation I am facing.
I do like the idea of a small get together, and in hopefully a week I should have a better Idea what my schedule will be. We should announce it so that others might join from around the world as we christen it "Compac Beer Convergence! CBC 2015!"
The names of stuff around this forum are priceless, and the smile on my face over that name is huge.
Mac
I'm in!!
Rich
Let me know when the beer might flow and I will see if I can get over to join in .
Make sure you guys let me know the date/time of the first annual CBC 2015. I'll definitely hoist a Flying Fish Grand Cru!
Bob23
I've got a Brewski I made, a caramel Porter, that I plan to use for the convergence!
On a plane to Raleigh!
Come on down! I"ve got "several." And the makings for Dark & Stormy when the need arises.
I'm good to go anytime. 618) 588-3889
This could be fun. And Mac, tell 'em you heard it here exclusively at the CPYOA!
Bruce: D&S? and your own porter? Yummm
Bob23
i was just telling joanie that we need to get away for a weekend.
if you make this happen on a sunday, there's a good possibility we could drive down.
CC
Sunday's work well for me, though I am sailing Belize mid February, Maybe we could shoot for the 8th??? That gives folks a chance to schedule. Much later and it won't be winter, it would need to be "Spring Break Compac Style" Any thoughts for a place, Brets is fine, I think there is a brewery in Highland owned by same folks that have the Pokie winery...never been there though. Just some thoughts.
mid-winter beers on your boat in belize, what a great idea!
Oh yeah...I'm there! Count me in!!!
B23
Saw a sign something like this in Belize:
Everybody has to Belize in something
I Belize I'll have a beer--a Belican!
(Belican is a local Belize beer; pretty good, too!)
just tell me when and where and carl im sure you and joan can stay a night with us. pending crew approval
belize, let me check my social calender.
I'm in Fayetteville for 7 weeks building a store in Cross Creek Mall. I can meet BrueW and whoever else in Raleigh!
matt i can probably make the 8th for lunch----you in jason , rich and will? john cant make it hes in punta gorda
Lunch on the 8th sounds good to me Kick...
I will have to miss on the 8th - I will be on a bus trip with 30 high school juniors as we visit 6 colleges in the Kansas City area.
I'll be there vicariously.
Steve,
That will be my son's 16th Birthday. 14th or 15th look the best for me. I know I am getting thirsty..... Do what ever works for the masses and I may come up on the 15th anyway.
Rich
Despite the goings on, I wont make the 8th. The wood show is this weekend and about 3 months ago I planned to attend that. There is a seminar at 2pm that day that I intend to catch if I miss it on that Friday (6th) and the show is in Collinsville so I wouldn't make it and with some things that are occurring currently, I really need to attend this specific seminar as its information should really help me.
I havent been on here much due to all the things I am going through, but I will do my best to check this as often as possible.
Mac
i can be there the 8th or the 15th, as long as i know which date by the proceeding friday.
CC
matt can you make the 15th or will you be gone?
matt give me a call----cell #317) 292-0258
Well..
Because the date/time is uncertain for this event, I'm gonna play it safe and hoist a cold one this Saturday at high noon while sitting inside the covered "Koinoina" dreaming of warmer days, CLR, BBB, great friends, both ones I know and ones I've yet to meet, fair winds and whatever else comes to mind that I should be thankful for...quite a lot, me thinks. It's a fine day when one can be found sitting in a fine yacht with a nice beer contemplating the good things in life. The brew of choice will be Flying Fish Grand Cru Winter Harvest. Flying fish is a great local brewery located in Somerdale, NJ.
For the cause mates, for the cause!-
Bob23
clr midwinter beers ---12:30 on sunday the 8th at bretz
according to the weather channel, carlyle will reach 56* on saturday and sunday!
it was -14* when i left for work this morning, and it's currently 0* and 80% of the roads here are still snow covered.
i'm thinking of bringing my bicycle, anyone else up for a ride?
cc
Wish I could be there. You guys have a good time.
Mac
i can ride----how long are you staying?
steve,
we're coming down saturday evening.
staying at the mariner's hotel at the lake.
leaving monday mid-day...ish?
CC
Well, I forgot to bring beer to the boat but I did participate with a little and I mean little nip of Gosslings. Yum.
Bob23
Having a G&T now; planning on a work break tomorrow at 1:30 eastern to toast the Com-pac folks.
Even a little bit of Goslings is a great thing!
The only thing better than a little Gosslings is a little bit more.
I'll 2nd that Gosslings comment :-)
Great stuff
Very near the top of the Bob23 food pyramid!
I had count'em 1 beers at 12:30 pm today.
TG
I had one also; this was more of a dispersion than a convergence, but hey, I thought of sailing and toasted the sailors.
the weather yesterday was beautiful!
before meeting matt for beers, steve and i went for a bike ride.
if you haven't been to carlyle lake, there are marked trails and roads going all around the lake for 65 miles.
of course, steve decided to take us to some unknown "bike paths".
well, not so much of a path as it was a quagmire. steve was riding his mountain bike and his fat tires were more suited to the unkempt trail than the thin tires of my hybrid.
at one point i was thinking i should have worn a life jacket as water was rushing across the trail. i saw something large and black to port and spied a black bear picking spawning trout from the stream.
ok, that may be a little exaggerated, but not by much.
when we were finally back to civilization, we swung past the marina and damn, if there wasn't a compac 16 out sailing!
steve left his calling card under their wiper blade with his contact info and a short description of CLR, so we may another 1st timer next year!
oh bob? we did try to hoist a PBR in your honor, but the cute server said the restaurant had a reputation to uphold and was unable to supply us with "that swill".
when we explained it was for a fellow sailor from jersey, she laughed and inquired "seriously? you have a friend from there?"
the three of us nodded, and she promptly asked us to pay our checks and be on our way.
so bob, this year please do as you did at last years CLR.
ride with someone who doesn't have jersey plates on their vehicle. bretz's is a tradition we'd like to keep.
CC
Well. All this information leaves me quite aghast. The only question I have is did you get the servers #? or would you rather not say here in public.
Sorry if you tarnished your otherwise spotless reputation by admitting to a NJ friend. At least you didn't give my name. They might have banned you from town!
Bob23 (PBR rules!)
Sounds like a great bike ride. Anyone bringing bikes to CLR? 'Twould be fun after the dock party!