CBMWG Happened

[HeaveToo]

Dockside was raided yesterday by a bunch of salty Compac Owners.  I know that there are pictures flying around and they will eventually land here.

I do think that the general statement was made that the names will be changed to protect the guilty.

Cold beer and salty tales flew around Dockside like a WWII dogfight.  Bob23 drank the last of the Edmund Fitzgerald Porter in the entire town, much to everyone's dismay.

I will venture to say that a good time was had by all.  It was nice meeting a few other Compac owners and I hope that we get to meet up again.  There is still talk about a Tangier Trip.  We are still working out the details but the chances are it will be around the last week in May during the week.

[Tim Gardner]

Ahhhh,  Heavewalker, back from the Dockside are you.

TG

[Mas]

Well looks like Heave wants to set up a new topic for this but it is necessary to not lose all of the lead up to this gathering for folks who may wish to join in the future! So folks it has been a great topic from the lounge topic 'No Mas has New Home' leading into the meeting of folks who have Compac's near us, to maybe we should get together, to a new thread for CBMWG, to slowly having folks move to coming, to an interesting discussion of the COC (cult of Compac's), the usual but great off topic discussions from jumping into cold water purposefully, running, skiing, beer, cruise suggestions, storms, well over two months of great discussion leading up to a great time, meeting all yesterday with the feeling we had all met before. (Well PeterG and i had met before but our spouses had not!).

I believe Bob23 is keeper of the photos and certainly the keeper of the Edmund Fitzgerald beer, since he drained it all! (we still need to get a Guiness!) A trip to Tangier may be in the works and who knows what else!

Do i hear the CBMWG 2 already being discussed!?  (might wanna read back through the CBMWG thread before you decide if new to this!)

Going cross country skiing today before it all melts.

[K3v1n]

Ahoy from the road! Bob23 and I our on way back north. After Event Reports(A.E.R.) to follow.

[Mas]

The A.E.R.'s i am sure will be honestly reported!

though it was said in person, a big thanks to Heave for setting a date and finding a place! Also to all who came, a big thank you and look forward to more.

[Bob23]

A phew phunny fotos:
Our own Tim Gardner being eaten alive by the local shark.

Needs no explanation.

Couldn't be explained even if we tried.

Becky and Peter, Susan and Rick, Kevin, Tim, Matt and yours truly kneeling. Praying. Or maybe I couldn't stand because I drank all the Edmund Fitzgerald! I report...you decide.

And this gathering would not be complete without introducing you to Sue, our server. A lovely British woman who still has her beautiful accent, she was the best. Probably went home, poured herself a stiff one and said "you won't believe the crew who came in today!"

Most of the crew but Becky is hidden behind Tim's mega hat!

The raw oysters were great. Tim and I split a dozen but could have eaten more!

   There you have it, folks. The full scoop. Hats off to Matt and Rick (me thinks) who put this thing together. It was indeed a wonderful time and as some of you know, Kevin and I drove 4 1/2 hours to attend this gala event and didn't regret a single mile.  We discussed boats, beer, oysters, voyages taken and voyages yet to come and did not talk politics or religion. In other words, a better time could not have been had! It always amazes me how you can meet someone for the first time and feel like you've known them for ages.   
  This gathering certainly served as a catalyst for the up and coming sailing season and I look forward to hoisting more than a few with more than a few of you again in the not too distant future! Cheers!
Bob23

[Mas]

" It always amazes me how you can meet someone for the first time and feel like you've known them for ages." Yup would agree!

All for one and one for all! Hail to the Compacteers! 

[HeaveToo]

I definitely had fun at this gathering.  I look forward to seeing others and meeting others, as well as hanging out with the salty crew from CBMWG some more.

[K3v1n]

'It Happened Alright!'

It was well worth every mile Bob and I traveled. It was great to meet everyone and I sure look forward to sailing with you all one day very soon.

Thanks to Heave for picking the venue and to Peter and Becky for letting us crash at their place. Awesome!

Here's a little video I mashed together.

CBMWG 2016 'Bob & Kev's Excellent Adventure!'

[peterg]

Great video, Kev!!  That was a fun gathering, and remember that ya'lls are always welcome to visit us...................bless your hearts!!!

[tmw]

Nice video.  We've been over those bridges many times, both the Del Mem and Chesapeake Bay bridge.  I think they are fun and provide nice views, while my wife is typically white knuckled, insisting that I remain in a center lane.  Glad to see everyone had a great time.

[HeaveToo]

Great video Kev!

If the weather had of been better I could have shown you guys around the town.  It is a neat little town.

Hope some of you can make it over to Tangier Island!

[Bob23]

668 miles to be exact, from my door back to my door. A sheer pleasure considering we drove in this classic:

[Mas]

uhhh....looks newer than our cars! We have a stable of 1989 Sportmobile 4x4 "Land Yacht", 1997 Landcruiser, 2001 Highlander (Susan's car which she doesn't let me drive often!)

Gotta luv those older just change the oil and keep driving vehicles! Her Highlander keeps having the check engine light come on, so I open the hood and look....yup the engine is still there, so i close the hood and figure we're good!

Bob23, we still gotta find some Guiness together someday! Glad you and K3vin had a good time down here in Middle Peninsula, Rivah country (as PeterG's and No Mas' location is referred to.) Colonial Beach is Northern Neck territory. Not to be confused with Northern Red Neck Territory!

[HeaveToo]

Interesting history of Colonial Beach. 


"The town was first settled in 1650 by the great-great grandfather of President James Monroe, as Monrovia.

Colonial Beach emerged as a bathing and fishing resort in the late 19th century known as the "Playground on the Potomac." Prior to automobile travel, most visitors arrived by boat from Washington, D.C.

The town was incorporated on 25 February 1892 and there was extensive construction of houses, summer cottages, and hotels. The area was at the center of the Potomac River Oyster Wars between Virginia watermen and the Maryland State Oyster Police that lasted from the late 19th century to the 1960s'History

The town began to gradually decline as the automobile made travel to more distant ocean beaches more feasible. However, because gambling was legal in Maryland and the Maryland state line ends at the low-water mark of Virginia's Potomac River shore, from 1949[7] to 1958,Colonial Beach offered slot machines in pier casinos extending into Maryland waters. This temporarily revitalized the town although it was sometimes called "the poor man's Las Vegas."However, the piers burned in the 1960s in a devastating fire and the town continued to decline.

Colonial Beach is located in the northwestern part of Westmoreland County in Virginia's Northern Neck. A short 90 minute ride to Washington D.C. and the States Capitol Richmond, it is aligned on a northwest-southeast axis along the shoreline of the Potomac River which bounds the town to the northeast. The southern part of the town forms a peninsula which ends just above Monroe Bay and divides Monroe Creek from the Potomac. Just to the north of town is the community of Potomac Beach and the mouth of Rosier Creek. Inland from Colonial Beach lie the settlements of Monroe Hall, near the birthplace of President James Monroe, and Maple Grove."--http://www.stmaryscolonialbeach.org/Colonial-Beach-VA-History/

Alexandria Gram Bell also had a cottage in Colonial Beach that is now a B&B.