A suggestion;
A very light hearted “best ten feet of varnish!” contest.
Winner to be determined by either/both a popular vote or a judging team?
Not a total boat judging, just a section of guardrail or caprail for an excuse for everyone to visit each boat.
Fair winds.
Don
Brassbounder (with only fair varnish)
Welcome to the 2010 summer cruise Blog. We, as a group, have expanded our already great rendezvous to add summer cruises. The first cruise will be held on the Fourth of July in Quarter Master Harbor. This will be a raft/tie up stern to bow. The fireworks are fantastic, bring all your family and friends and we can celebrate in great style. For those with pets there is beach access nearby. We can have a potluck the night of the Fourth or just lay back and have a great weekend.
For those who want to come, we will meet Saturday, the third of July, in Quarter Master Harbor. Whoever is there first, pick a good spot. As you turn the corner into the inner bay, monitor channel 69 for directions for tying up. Hope to see everyone there.
For more information email Greg Richmond (grich737@msn.com)
PSGBOA has a new website which provides a new look combined with a better user interface, on-line registration capability, and space for member pictures in addition to the forums and information available on the previous website. Equally important, the new website updates the backend software and management to make it easier to maintain. We are excited about the new features and hope that you will take the time to browse through the site, participate in the forums, and add some pictures of your boat and boating adventures.
In addition to the physical changes to the website we also have new volunteers working on the site:
Tony Ward-Smith is retiring from the PSGBOA Web Editor position after many years of service. As many of you know, this is a challenging and largely invisible job (and all voluntary). Tony has kept our website running and up to date even when he has had to push hard to get information. He has put in countless hours, is always ready with ideas, and has been a huge supporter of the PSGBOA over the years. We are looking forward to seeing a more relaxed Tony out cruising in the future. Please extend a giant thank you to Tony Ward-Smith when you see him.
Kim Nance is taking over the position of Web Editor and with the help of Web Design by Steve, has already successfully tackled the tough job of re-designing the site and putting it onto a new server. Many of you met Kim while she was in charge of the Potluck dinner at last year’s rendezvous. She brings wonderful enthusiasm, skills, and organization to the PSGBOA. She is anxious to hear your ideas and comments.
Please make use of the website; browse, communicate, participate, contribute, become informed. Let us know what we can do to continue to improve the website to effectively support the PSGBOA.
What a great weekend! Weather was touch and go on Wednesday and all the boats got a thorough rinsing Wednesday night (all night). But Thursday dawned to clearing skies and it was beautiful all weekend. The more relaxed social tone seemed to be appreciated by most. We had a total of 95 boats which was more than we dared hope form thus economy. Quite a few newcomers Boats Included everything from 2 of the early Chantyman models (Chantymen?) to the latest 47EU and the 72 Aleut. Continue reading
This Interactive Recreational Entertainment Vessel seats up to 10 people inside its circular decks, and features a central low smoke charcoal grill that can be swapped for a number of other centerpieces, an outboard electric 2-5 hp motor with 8-10 hours of battery life, 4 storage bins, an integrated umbrella, and an optional audio package with marine approved hi-fidelity 500 watt speakers, amplifier, satellite radio and a MP3 connection.
Lest you feel selfish for dropping $24,000 on such a floating bar, you can rest easy knowing it’s made in America from 45% reclaimed material, and is 80% recyclable. Continue reading
Yeow! Such a title generally refers to a review of the dead! Buy Holy Cow, Rendezvous 2009 was anything but dead. We’ve had some very nice accolades come in…clearly people, once again, had a really good time. And already, there’s talk about next year’s event. Now, there’s no one better qualified to speak to that than our own Bill Douglass, this year’s Rendezvous Chair. He’s the one who calls his own review of the just-past event a “Post Mortem”! We, on the other hand, choose to see it as a darn good summary of how things went this year, along with some great suggestions for next year. We have a copy of Bill’s write-up for you persual, and offer it here with the proviso that, if you read it, you’ll think to add your own thoughts about this year’s event… in anticipation of an even better one next year! Bill’s review is a one-page pdf file. Download it here!
Don’t you love peeking at messages not necessarily intended for your eyes? Here’s one that contains some very positive, very encouraging info that we might all want to hear…about some of the specific plans for the up-coming rendezvous. We thought we’d share this with you, but remember– YOU DO NOT KNOW where you heard it! See you at Roche! Continue reading