3rd Annual BBB Mid Winter Gathering.

[Eagleye]

Hi Guys,
I'm still lurking here and Suzie and I will be interested in joining you once again.
Set a time and place and we will give it a shot.
-Allen

[Bob23]

That'd be great Allen. Stay tuned....a d remember the rules: non attenders pick up the bar tab!;)
Bob23

[Elk River]

     All you non-attenders need not worry, Mr. 23 himself will be picking up the tab for the potato chips...  (some of us just can't let go)

     Elk River

[Bob23]

All the salt and vinegar chips you can eat at one sitting are on the house!
Bob23 the generous!

[Eagleye]

What's this "non-attender" thingy?  Do you mean that BBB 2013 attenders don't count?  Or did you forget the Madame and I were there.   Let me remind you.....lost dingy...... 
Now am I grandfathered in?

[jthatcher]

hi guys..   just looked at my boat yesterday..  i think that still qualifies me as a sailor!    we are free january..  tied up the weekend of the 13th in Feb..   location is not a problem..  we like road trips..  even to NYC...   thanks for planning ahead bob..    jt

[Bob23]

Allen:
  Hint accepted. You are grand daddyed in! Just to clear up any mysteries, what Allen is referring to is a strange occurance during BBB 2013 where it "appeared" that I'd forgotten to tie up Little Fellow and while we were gabbing, it was noticed he was some distance downwind looking for an escape. I emphasize "appeared" because we all know I'd never forget to secure the dink! Fortunately, he was re-secured and has been with me ever since. Come to think about it, that little boat has tried to steal center stage at almost every BBB!

JT:
  Yeah, you still qualify. Having survived the Dingy-dunk wiht Marty and I ensures that, like it or not, you and Janet are in it for life! Making any progress on the boat or would you rather not talk about it!:)
Stay tuned.
Bob23

[sreidvt]

It will be great to meet these new people (new to us at least) and to meet Jason in person.

Cheers,

Sean

[Bob23]

Well, this has been simmering for a while so I thought I'd give it a stir.
I'm rethinking the location of the MWG and am shifting my focus from NYC to the Princeton, NJ area. Pretty central for all of us and some great restaurants. Any thoughts/objections? Actually, I'm only looking for your thoughts... More soon. January is coming up fast!
Bob23...still sailing.

[MKBLK]

Still sailing? You dog! Oh well, there's always next year for me and Pegasus. Looking forward to the MWG. How can I help?

Marty K.

[sreidvt]

No objections but more complicated and expensive for Emily and I. NYC is fairly close for us and only has heavy traffic near the end of the trip. We also have a place to stay for free in the city. But it doesn't make sense to rearrange things just for the two New Englanders. Also, I won't be a Com-Pac sailor in the near future but would like to keep in touch with the group and maybe sail together again some time. I bought a 1974 O'Day 23 with a partial pop-top (convertible top). The cabin arrangement works well for me and the standing room in the cabin (top up) is 6'4".  Overall size, weight, beam, etc. are very similar to CP 23. Even the ballast ratio is close. Shoal keel (like CP) but with a centerboard in the keel (like the newer CP designs). Not as pretty a boat as the CP-23 but pretty enough and seemingly quite solid. The partial pop-top versions of the 23 were only made in 1974 and there were only about 145 made. This older boat has an iron keel (which means more maintenance) but has 8 stays (so the mast can stay up even if a forestay or aftstay fails).

Was also looking at a Rhodes 22 (cabin too tight for me) and a Catalina 250 WK (great boat but too expensive for the near future). The O'Day weighs about 3100 lbs. and so is towable (and has now been towed long-distance) by my RV conversion van. It cost $500 because the owner really needed to get it out of an expensive marina. He had no trailer but I found a great one.

The picture below was made by the previous owner a couple of years ago. Boat looks the same now but will have my motor on it. Needs a bit of work but not much. Some cleanup, some new standing rigging, time for new sails (in the spring). Also plan to rebed all the deck hardware in the spring. Decks all seem solid though.

Maybe we can grant it "honorary Com-Pac" status?



Cheers,

Sean

[Mike K]

When NY City was proposed, Cathay and I were silent as that didn't appeal to us for a lunch trip.  After 4 years of school there, and living just north of the city for a couple of years, that cured me from wanting to go back there much!  Too expensive, too much stress and hassle with driving, parking and transportation.

So Princeton works much better for us. Depending on the date, we'd definitely consider attending.

Sean, good luck with your O'Day! Sounds like a nice boat.

[sreidvt]

Hi Mike,

Thanks very much. I know that many people aren't crazy about NYC. Ironically, getting to NYC involves *much* less traffic for us than getting to the BBB did (though it was worth it). But have a good gathering all and please keep us in the loop about BBB 2015. I want to keep the O'Day as a fresh water boat (salt makes things more complicated for the CB slot in the iron keel) but anyone who wants crew next year for another BBB, let me know.

Cheers,

Sean

[Elk River]

     Count us in for Princeton in January.  So far, the 17th has a dental check-up for us and that is the only Jan. commitment.  Let me know if anything needs to be done to help (short of picking up the tab for the entire MWG).

     Sean: good luck with your new-to-you boat.  It sounds as though it should be just what will fit your needs.

     I will be posting some news about the North Carolina Driftabout soon.

     Elk River

[sreidvt]

Thanks Brad. The new boat seems promising and the price couldn't be beat.