CLR 2015 Attendees

[Christopher]

Steve & Sarah,
  I want to thank-you for another great event.  I had a wonderful time just like last year.
Until next year!

Chris
CLR 2015 Last Place Winner
"Second Wind"

[MacGyver]

We really appreciate all the hard work you two put into the event, it is really a great time.
It is also how cool everyone falls into it all, The first event was odd, as you are just getting used to everything and how it all goes and such, but by the end you really feel like a part of it all as you get used to it.
Then the next year is a lot better as you know everyone, and see them again, along with new faces, and it just continues like that.

I hope Ginger and I can attend every year, as it truly is a fun time, and a good break from the world.

Mac

[Salty19]

Steve and Sarah,

Thank you so much for doing all you do to make CLR a success. We had a blast once again and always cherish our CLR memories.
Great to meet all the new swabbies and see the vets once again.  A distinguished crew indeed..8 states represented.

[ddg23]

Steve and Sarah, I really enjoyed this years CLR especially the race on Wednesday.  I hope to be back again next year with a bike to ride some of the trails around there.  The lake was beautiful with clear water even after all the flooding and rain in the area.  I need to get one of them floating cooler things and maybe mix up some drinks.  Had a really great time and I would like to thank you for hosting the event.
Dan
"Skyrocket"

[kickingbug1]

   dan , we were so glad you could attend and like others who had a long trip we do appreciate the effort involved trailering so far. it was great to see a group of suncats on the lake (truly a stylish craft). hopefully next year will have a larger fleet but its the people that make the event. see you next year. im already on a trophy "hunt".

[crazycarl]

i don't recall who, but someone mentioned the couple that spent 53 days in a compac 16 and wondered if they wrote about it.

looking through my old small craft advisors i found the article in issue #69.

this issue is still available in print or electronic version.

http://smallcraftadvisor.com/issue-69-may-jun-2011-features-tracker-7.7-review-pdf-download.html


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[Bob23]

Of course I must throw my 2 cents in.
  The CLR is so much fun that I think it should be illegal! How can such a diverse group of Compac-o-nauts from 8 different states with such different backgrounds instantly realize that we are a nutty family and jump into full blown fun mode for all those days and not get arrested? We raced and cheated, we raced and didn't cheat. We got sprayed with water cannons and joyfully reciprocated. We ate...and ate and drank a bit too. And a bit more...and maybe a bit too much!!! Anyone there will remember that this year it was a Jimmy Buffett theme but I doubt that it could have been more fun if Jimmy himself would have attended. Rather, he would have had so much fun, he'd probably write a song or two about us. The jokes flew like a flogging headsail and the good natured ribbing was as strong as Gingers punch, the emphasis being on the word "punch".  
  If you're sitting there thinking it was too far to drive, nay nay, my friend. This year, I drove 21 hours to attend this gathering of some of the craziest, fun loving sailors of small boats and don't regret one mile! Many photos were taken and the incriminating ones were confiscated by the CPYOA police to protect the guilty but keep checking back here because I know someone will not be able to resist posting some great pics.  
  I would like to join everyone in thanking Steve and Sarah for putting this together and although Steve really gives all the credit to Sarah, well...he is probably right! She is the hardest working organizer of this zany crew that you'll ever see. But watch her: She has a killer sense of humor that she only unleashes at rare and precise moments! Time and space fail me to name all the others but, hell, I'll give it a shot anyway. Crazy Carl and Joannie, Jason (Mack) and Ginger, Mike and Brenda, Mike and Becky, Tim and Vicci (and Buddy the official dog of the CLR 2015), Bob and Linda, Chris, Roger, JonDonRon (or whatever his real name was) and Audrey. Please forgive me if I've omitted you- my memory for names ain't what I remember it used to be.  
  My personal thanks to Roger for letting me crew on board his lovely Suncat and to Bob and Linda for an enjoyable afternoon aboard their yet unnamed HorizonCat. A note here is due: This is the first year as far as I know that there was a "Scared Shitless" award which went to Linda although she seemed pretty calm to me while we sailed on Thursday.
  In closing, a few lines from an old Billy Joel song come to mind: "We ain't too pretty we ain't too proud. We might be laughing a bit too loud, but that never hurt no one". Well, that kind of describes this group. Suffice to say, you'll have to experience this crew in order to believe it.

See you next year, my friends.
Bob23
 
(ps: The only requirement for enjoying yourself here is the unfaltering commitment to having fun. If for some strange reason you may be that rare kind of person who doesn't like to laugh, c'mon out next year anyway- we have the cure!!!)

[Tim Gardner]

Well said, Bob!  I can't add to that, except to say thanks Steve and Sarah, and thanks to Mac and Ginger for the ride,(love your 19).  Buddy the Seadog made a lot of great new friends (as did Vicki and I).  A great time was had by me!  You can invite me back anytime.

TG

[kickingbug1]

consider yourself vicki and buddy invited.  hint (bring boat----and race for the gold (well bowling trophy). glad everyone had a good time---next year it will be better. oh and a special cheer for rich----1st place. im thinking that mike will remove his whole interior next year to get the edge.