BARNEGAT BAY BASH 2014.

[Bob23]

Pedro:
   If ya'all can make it up, that would be great. Believe it or not, we are still wanting to travel down your way. I've put my mother in law on Craigslist but so far no takers!
All:
   There are only a few rules at the BBB. First- have fun. Second- be reasonalbly safe. How that's determined is up to you. Third- no political discussions. It gets too heated and divides people. The third rule is from me so If you want to rant about it, send me a PM. I can take it!
   It needs to be repeated that this is a weather dependent event. With the exception of dinner and/or lunch at the Captains Inn or elsewhere, everything we do is outside. A terrible weather weekend will all but cancell this event. But we're a long way off from any reliable forecast. At Tice's, you should bring anything you want to eat, drink, read, wear, etc. There is nothing there except beautiful beaches on a narrow barrier island with a somewhat rustic bayside. No roller coasters, cotton candy, or boardwalk although most of those are available just a short trip north at Seaside Park.
   This should be fun, if we can pull it off. As far as me providing entertainment on Saturday night as was mentioned previously, I wouldn't count on it. All of us together will be the entertainment. Hopefully most of the Yahoos will be gone by then. More soon,
Bob23

[Elk River]

I believe my wife and I are ready for anything you folks can dish out on Barnegat Bay as we did a four day cruise on the upper Chesapeake over Labor Day, only getting off the boat to swim.  I think we had enough food for the crew of a clipper ship returning with a full load of tea.  And, best of all (I have been told and have the bruises to prove it!), we are still talking to each other, and it is not by phone or through our lawyers!!  So let's have everybody start their good weather dance so this gets off the ground or in the water, whichever is the better element for the Bash.    For those of you with sweet teeth, I can be coerced into bringing home-made cookies to pass around; perhaps even some jet-propelled brownies (you can never have too much chocolate...).  Oh wait, it will be late September; fudge, anyone?  Elk River

[sreidvt]

I believe my wife and I are ready for anything you folks can dish out on Barnegat Bay as we did a four day cruise on the upper Chesapeake over Labor Day, only getting off the boat to swim.  I think we had enough food for the crew of a clipper ship returning with a full load of tea.  And, best of all (I have been told and have the bruises to prove it!), we are still talking to each other, and it is not by phone or through our lawyers!!  So let's have everybody start their good weather dance so this gets off the ground or in the water, whichever is the better element for the Bash.    For those of you with sweet teeth, I can be coerced into bringing home-made cookies to pass around; perhaps even some jet-propelled brownies (you can never have too much chocolate...).  Oh wait, it will be late September; fudge, anyone?  Elk River

Cool. Look forward to meeting you.

-Sean

[Bob23]

Elk:
   From one chocoholic to another: One can never have too much chocolate! In other news, I misplaced your cell #- can you give me a buzz tomorrow? Thanks,
Bob23

[Elk River]

Will do, Bob.  My cell # may be on your phone from 26 Aug with the 617 area code.

     Elk River

[Bob23]

Indeed...got it.
B23

[Bob23]

Well, everyone probably thought I forgot about you all. But, nay nay. Bash update:
   We can launch at Townsends Marina (ramp fee- 5 clams) and there's a place to park vehicles with trailers for free on the marina property. Slip fees at Captains Inn are a solid 50 bucks, couldn't negotiate him down. If we meet on Friday afternoon, boats can be launched, tied at the slip and then dinner at the Captains Inn. After that, it's off to the boats where we could congregate, tell lies and have a few drinks. The Tiki Bar isn't far from the boat slips so it could get noisy.
   Saturday morning, it's breakfast time and we could go to the Forked River Diner where they serve both kinds of food: Healthy and not! It's a bit of a walk but we could drive there.
   Then it's sailing over to Tice's. Looking ahead, even though the weather forecast is too far off to be accurate, they are calling for cooler weather so bring  your woolies, mates. As I mentioned previously, there are no food facilities at Tice's. What ever you want to eat or drink, you should bring with you. I have a 2 burner stove on board as well as a propane grill. And...a french press for real coffee in the morning. Remember, this is a very loosely organized event and the main reason for it is to hang out, get to know each other and swim in the ocean. This is an unguarded beach, meaning no lifeguards.
   In the event of really bad weather, I may suggest cancelling this event because, aside from eating in restaurants, there are no inside facilities of any kind.
   That's it! We'll see how it goes. Now...who is committing to this foolhardy adventure? Are ya with me mates?
Bob23

[Mike K]

Yes, we're still in!  But my brother can't make it, but his son with the CP-16 still may if he's feeling comfortable sailing solo.

We'll catch you guys over at Tices sometime Saturday.

[sreidvt]

Emily and I are in for sure and are really looking forward to it. Right now I'm on a train in Germany headed to a work thing but I'll be back in the states late Monday.  Can't wait to meet you all and to finally sail on a Com Pac 23. Have never even seen one in the flesh yet. Thank you all, Bob especially, for welcoming the newbies.

Cheers,

Sean

[Bob23]

Mike: Are you launching at Barnegat ramp or at Townsends Marina in Forked River.
Sean: Stay in touch...this should be fun. 
All others...where are you?
Bob23

[Mike K]

Hi Bob.   I'm not sure where we are launching from exactly. From last years experience, We learned that Barnegat is a little too far if the winds are not favorable. I was going to check out the free town ramp on the Oyster Creek just south of forked river. If that doesn't look good for some reason, we will head up to the Forked River to launch.

[Bob23]

  It's a bit of a sail from Barnegat to Forked River or Tice's but if we have southerly winds, not bad at all. Northerly winds means a lot of tacking but nothing wrong with that? I'll leave that up to you...you know your boat.
  I'm not familiar with the free town ramp on Oyster Creek. If I get a chance, I'll try to check it out in person. Any info on directions, lat/lon?
Bob23

[Mike K]

I found the oyster creek boat ramp on ActiveCaptain.com.   The oyster creek is just south of the Forked River. It has a large parking lot.  It's off of Dock Avenue in Oyster Creek town park.  I've never been there, but it looks promising.  If interested, copy and paste these GPS coordinates into Google Maps address bar. And it will zoom right there.
39.809, -74.185

[MKBLK]

Well, it seems that BBB-2014 is nearly upon us. Let's hope the weather gods are with us. This coming weekend looks great. It'll give me some good work hours to finally get Pegasus off her blocks! Yeah, her bottoms been dry all summer long. Mucho going on in the backyard since the sewer replacement last Spring. Hiring a landscape contractor isn't in the budget, so, it's all on me.

I'll be launching from Cedar Creek Marina (Bayville) because my friends Dario and Alex (you remember Alex?) will be there. Yes, they plan on "crashing" our Com-Pac party with their brand-X sloops. So, it'll be Pegasus and 2 escort vessels heading to Tice's for the rendezvous of the year.

Looking forward to meeting up with all at the Captain's Inn Friday PM.

Marty K.
Pegasus

[MKBLK]

High Tides for Forked River 39°50'N 74°10'W:

26 Fri   12:23a, 12:47p      
27 Sat   12:58a,  1:22p
28 Sun    1:37a,  2:01p

It seems that the tides are exactly opposite of what may be ideal. I'm thinking of possibly putting Pegasus in the water early Friday afternoon at Cedar Creek. That'll lessen pressure trying launch at low tide. This only affects me since I'll be using the Up-the-Creek Marina which has an "interesting" ramp.

Marty K.