Summer 08- Midwest sailing rendevous

[mgoller]

Good work guys.
I helped organize the 2006 midwest rendevous and it was a great adventure.
I'll have to think about that long drive.  I live in Michigan around Ann Arbor and that's probably pushing a ten hour drive.
Its really hard to plan a rendevous that is close for everyone.
We made pretty long passages on our rendevous and that made us tired.  Elk Rapids to Northport was about 20 N Miles.  Then we returned the next day because weather was turning bad. 
It was wonderful taking our boats out on that big water. 
If a trip is planned nearer let me know.

[B.Hart]

Sounds like a great week end, Tooo far for me, how about some florida trips?    HAPPY SAILING    BILL

[Salty19]

Marcus-No doubt it's tough to choose the right location.  Being from just south of you in Columbus, it's a haul for me as well-granted only about 6 hours w/o stops which means 8 towing a boat. 

If we as a group did just a wee bit of planning, we could host an event in different locations (ie Lake Mich in '09, Superior 2010, Pymatuning or Grand St. Marys 2011) so more could have a chance to get together with plenty of time to ponder their vacation schedule. I would have considered the event you planned last year, but frankly I had just taken possession of it.

I think Carlyle is going to be very nice! 3 definites and several maybes.

Doug made up T-shirts and invited Compac, I'm bringing the grog, Roland is a local and knows the police, so we'll practically own the place with such credentials!

[St Croix Steve]

I would be interested. I am on the St Croix, (Twin Cities). The distance wouldn't be too bad to go south. If the sailing is good, my Horizon Cat is easy to trailer. June date sounds good as well,
I would be about a "4"
Regards,

Steve

[DOUG142]

We are now locked in on the August 8,, 9 and 10th , 2008  dates.  Hope you can make it.  I myself and my wife will be driving at least 6 hours to there.  Should be fun. 

If you would like t - shirts and mugs are available at www. zazzle.com and then in the search type in com-pac.  many colors and styles avail.  good price too.

Some of us are staying at the motel 6 or  hotel 8 I forget. and there is another nice place right across from the marina that Salty16 is staying at part of the weekend.   We tried getting cabins on the lake with docks, but you have to reserve them like a year in advance..  missed the date.

Again, hope you make the trip. 

See you there.   Any questions just ask.
Doug142,, cp16,
Summer Escape, hull 1994, year 1983

[Salty19]

St. Croix-

Hope you can make it down to Illinois in August!   I'm certainly looking forward to taking a few days off to sail and "hang" with the group.

By the way, we're all bringing our wives so feel free to do the same.

So a Horizon Cat?  Nice! 

Please let us know as the date draws closer what you decide and we'll get you on the informal mailing list to shoot the bull.

[Salty19]

Just bringing this to the top.

Hope a few more sailors can join us for what promises to be a great weekend of sailing and comraderie.  Carlyle is "THE" lake for sailing in this region, complete with all the lodging, camping, restaurants, etc.

Feel free to email me with questions:  mcarpent at columbus dot rr dot com

[curtisv]

I won't be able to make this but I suggest you start a new message thread with the dates that you've agreed on, a link the the lake carlyle web site, and a rendezous time and place.

You'll probably get more people if all that info is in the first message of a thread.  You could title it "Dates and times for Lake Carlyle rendezous".

Just a suggestion.

Curtis

[DOUG142]

Curtis,

Thanks for the suggestions..... we will do that...

Till I or Roland, or Salty16 get a new thread going.

Come one, Come all

THE 2008 MIDWEST RENDEZVOUS IS AT CARLYLE LAKE, ILLINOIS
DATES ARE  8, 9, AND 10TH OF AUGUST 2008

LEAVE A NOTE HERE AND ONE OF US WILL GET BACK TO YOU. 

SOME ARE CAMPING OUT, SOME ARE STAYING IN A MOTEL, SOME SLEEPING ON THEIR BOAT.

GOOD LAKE,  GOOD FOOD,  GOOD FOLK,  GOOD FUN

SEE YOU THERE...!
Doug and Linda
CP-16,  Summer Escape