2014 Florida Get Together

[Pamelina]

Hi All, Been trying to get my 16 ready for next week, almost done with the little things. Unfortunately the trailer needs a new bunk board and not sure i can get it done with all the rain this weekend. Any chance I can hitch a ride with someone? I have friends I can stay with in Dunedin. Really would love to meet up with other CP owners! Thanks for your thoughts on this.
Pam

[reedtg3]

Cattail here on this rainy Saturday with little to do but stir the pot.  Aye.  To encourage Andre and Helen to come up with a name for their Com-Pac 27, I propose that, if necessary, we help them out with a little naming contest of our own next week followed by a dockside naming ceremony.  Put your thinkin' hats on.
         

[capt_nemo]

Good idea!

I'll be there IN PERSON, with my suggestion and to cast my vote.

Now I gotta get back to load'in my boat, between raindrops, for an early AM departure for the 2014 Florida R-E-N-D-E-Z-V-O-U-S!

Forecast for next week is absolutely gorgeous Florida weather.

capt. nemo

[crazycarl]

Well we made it to Ashburn, GA where we will be spending the night.

Lost power in the 5th cylinder of the Jeep going through the mountains.

Luckly it was a $36 fix.

Because I didn't have time to wash the Jeep before departing, the weather has been most cooperative!

Sunny and high 70's :-)

We'll be in Dunedin tomorrow with most of the day to shop for last minute supplies.

CC

[crazycarl]

Looking over the posts again, it seems the Seminole boat ramp is our choice.

Any advise is welcome!

Cc

[capt_nemo]

Performed an on-site recon a couple of weeks ago and looked at a few ramp possibilities.

Decided that I will be using the Seminole Boat Ramps as well.

See ya'.

capt. nemo

[crazycarl]

We made it to the seminole ramps.

They look good.

If you use them, pay for parking at the bait shop.  The self-pay is only for 72 hours or less.

Drove to the dunedin marina where we had reserved a room across the street at the best western yacht harbor inn.

Our room looks out over the marina where i can see a green compac 23/I, and a compac 25 or 27 with a yellow bimini and dodger.

I believe the name is "sundog".

Nice hotel, but no boats or trailers allowed, so i had to pay an additional $15 to park near the ramp.

[MacGyver]

I am going to post this in 2 locations,

05/05/14
Carl has told me to post that they are at 3 Rooker Island and will be sailing to Anclote tomorrow

Mac

[kickingbug1]

   hey carl did rich go down with you guys?

[Awfeith]

Yes he did. Arrived at the park on Sunday. We all left for three rooker island on Mon 3 Suncats, 2 CP19's and our 27. We went back to our Marina on Mon, but plan to shoot out there today . Not too much wind yesterday, but nice and sunny!

André

[crazycarl]

Monday we motored from the Seminole boat ramps to Caladesi island.

Monday night the little no-see-umms did their best to drive us crazy.

Tuesday started off very slow as the wind didn't show up until late morning.

But when it did, the sailing was great.  All the way to 3 Rooker island where we walked the beautiful beach and admired each other's boats while standing in the clear, cool, waist deep waters.

The wind switched around about midnight leaving us anchored to a lee shore, and bobbing like corks all night while waiting for anchor alarms to sound.

Wednesday morning Frisky, About Time, and Cattail left our anchorage with cat like reflexes and before we new it, they were specks on the horizon.

Heading back ourselves, we motored into the wind all the way back to the Dunedin causeway where I tried to raise the group on the
VHF.  Believing they all were heading home (tonight was predicted to be as bad) we motored on to the Seminole ramps were we met up with Nemo as he ready his boat for the road.

Nemo believed the group went back to Caladesi, but Joanie, who wasn't feeling good from the start asked if we could just leave.

I could see she was not doing well with all the no-see-um bites, 2 nights of restless sleep, and too much sun.

So, we decided not to go back to Caladesi and instead get Joanie into an air-conditioned hotel room.

After re-organizing the boat and jeep, Ted pulled his 19 out and was readying it as we said good-bye.

I wish we could have stayed and made the trip to the Compac factory, but I want my wife to enjoy sailing, and with her not feeling well, it was best to bow out.

I want to thank everyone for coming and it was a real pleasure meeting each of you.

CC

Bye

[Awfeith]

The group at Caladesi on Mon.

André

[Bob23]

Aww... c'mon now that's just not fair. Writing about this gathering is one thing but posting a photo...well, that's just plain not fair.
Looks like a great gathering of the SE Compac-o-nauts.
Bob23

[Awfeith]

Capt. Memo and his friend Jack in a couple of Suncats

[Awfeith]

The mother ship! (I have refrigeration!)