Trailer Sailing Seminar BCYC Gulfport Fl

[HideAway]

Bruce Bingham is presenting The Joys of Trailer Sailing at Boca Ciega Yacht Club March 21.  Social hour 6 with the presentation at 7.  This is a free event. Bruce will cover all aspects of trailer handling - His presentations are always very informative and you will laugh a lot.

This time members of the West Coast Trailer Sailing Squadron will be there too.  Unbeknownst to us at the time HideAway played a big role in the formation of the squadron as did BCYC.   

So come on down to Gulfport and share your stories with some old salts and a few new ones.  If you have a Com-Pac 16 or 19 you will want to talk to the WCTSS folks.  If I could figure out an easy way to trailer sail my 23 I would join this group - in many ways I guess I already have.

There is more information on my blog below.   

[Billy]

I will do my best to make this.

I have sailed with the WCTSS down at Cayo Costa and had a great time.

And believe it or not, my last name is Bingham too!!!

[Pamelina]

Well what a bummer, Hideaway, I was there and didn't meet you! Hadn't seen this post until today. I'm in the WCTSS and was sitting near Ron and other members. Guess I wasn't enough of a social butterfly! I plan to tow my 16 down there soon so hopefully we'll meet then.

Pam
Forever 16

[HideAway]

Pam - I was the guy with the white beard talking with Ron at length just before the presentation got underway- I was sitting with other club members by the computer = west door.  I think you guys out numbered the BCYC members by quite a bit - But considering the average club boat length is about 30 feet that is to be expected. Bruce is right about the our trailer sailors - There are only about four of us that sail regularly.  Did you see the HideAway- first boat in the center line. we are now the only Compac in the club. 

I met Dan the fellow who has hull number one of the 23s. He is in the middle of an extensive rebuild.  removed the concrete ballast to install lead and a water tank. He plans to power it with a diesel.  He figures the easiest way to accomplish that is to lift the deck off - yikes.  So far he has ground the gelcoat off the underwater hull and will completely remake the interior.  Hull 1 is going to be one special boat.  HideAway - hull 2 is already jealous even though she has a new main sail.

Ron and I go way back.  He used to be one of the premier racers and cruiser in the club - until I let him sail my Magic Pearl that is.  More about that is on my blog below.  I may sail a "big boat" now but my heart is with the pocket cruisers of the world.

BCYC will have an open house April  27th called fun day.  I ll post more on this later - We will be on our annual big a cruise - Sail On Matt