The registration deadline for the annual Rendezvous is fast approaching – April 15th! If you are planning to attend but have not yet registered, please register today. The cost is only $225, and includes seminars, activities and social events (for a detailed list of events and a schedule, click here)
Registration is easy via our online system! Click here to go to the Registration site.
ANNOUNCING THE 2015 PSGBOA ANNUAL RENDEZVOUS
MAY 6th – 10th
ROCHE HARBOR RESORT & MARINA
It may be chilly right now but before you know it, Spring will be here and with it, the PSGBOA Annual Rendezvous! Join fellow Grand Banks enthusiasts for another fantastic Rendezvous, May 6th through the 10th at beautiful Roche Harbor Resort and Marina.
The details are still coming together, but here are some highlights:
We’ll post additional information as the event takes shape and registration will open in early 2015.
In the meantime, if you have any questions, shoot us an email at rendezvous@psgbowners.org
Looking forward to another amazing Rendezvous!
-Terry Stanford, 2015 Annual Rendezvous Chair
Here’s the link to the “Helpful Links” Phil Schofield provided at his very popular photography presentation.
Click here to download the Rendezvous Schedule of Events
We would like to make the open boats portion of the rendezvous a true learning experience. Have you made customizations, improvements, modifications, or interesting additions to your boat? Would you like to show them to others? Send us an email to add your name to the list. We will distribute the list at registration.
If you wish to participate, please provide the information below to Terry Stanford and John Creighton at: Fringle@aol.com.
A. BOAT (NAME/MODEL/YEAR):
B. OWNER’S:
C. MODIFICATIONS OF INTEREST:
D. COOL FINDS:
(Note: We will provide participants with a small flag that, when displayed, will notify others that they can ask to come aboard to see your boat’s modifications.)
Questions? Shoot us an email at rendezvous@psgbowners.org.
Salish Sea Potlatch: Exposition on the 2014 Annual Rendezvous Theme
The theme of this year’s Annual Rendezvous is “Salish Sea Potlatch.” Curious? Read on.
Some definitions are in order.
Salish Sea: The body of water encompassing Desolation Sound and the Strait of Georgia, the Strait of San Juan de Fuca, and Puget Sound. The name was created by a marine biologist in 1988 to designate the above marine ecosystem and to honor the Coast Salish peoples. It is now an officially recognized title, according to learned sources. See more. http://staff.wwu.edu/stefan/salish_sea.shtml
Potlatch: A ceremonial feast given by Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest in which everyone receives a gift. The potlatch has had many uses, but here is an interesting one that might be valuable one day. “If an important person fell off a canoe, a small but elegant and costly potlatch would be given to offset the humiliation of the fall. You could not be laughed at. You could not lose dignity.” See http://nativeamericans.mrdonn.org/northwest/potlatch.html
“Salish Sea Potlatch” will provide terrific opportunities to socialize and have fun in Fabulous Roche Harbor. Join us Thursday, May 8th through Sunday, May 11th. Mark your calendar now and stay tuned to this site for the additional information that will soon emerge.
A Video Invitation to the 2014 GB Annual Rendezvous
John Henson, Lily Jung Henson, and Brian Pemberton are the 2014 Annual Rendezvous Co-Chairs.
Shoot us an email at rendezvous@psgbowners.org if you have questions. New information will be posted here as soon as we receive it.
This article was written by Rusty Lewis of the Archimedes and originally appeared on his blog.
I don’t know about your boat, but we have collected a drawer full of manuals and documentation for the various electronics and gizmos on Archimedes. While we occasionally reference one from time to time, they mostly just take up space. Our solution is an iPad and an app called Good Reader ($4.99).
All the manuals we need are available in electronic pdf format. An iPad is the perfect medium for storing and viewing these documents. There are other tablets and other document reader apps. This is just the combination we are using.
Good Reader allows us to download the manuals, organize them, and view them as needed. We also keep electronic copies of important papers like registration, insurance, radio license, and EPIRB registration on the iPad. It never hurts to have back up copies of the important stuff. Good Reader does much more than we use it for. It can connect to iCloud, Dropbox, and a number of other services to retrieve pdf’s. Follow the link above to see what else it can do.
Good Reader is a fine way to read the latest copy of Northwest Yachting too!
We had a great turnout at the 2013 Puget Sound Grand Banks Rendezvous. About 60 boats and their valiant crews attended. But … we have almost 500 members. Wouldn’t it be amazing to have most, if not all, at the next rendezvous?
We would love to have those that attended weigh in on what would make the rendezvous even better next year. For those who attended, please take a moment to complete our survey. Just ten questions. Short and easy.
Click here to take the survey and help make the next rendezvous fantastic
We thank you in advance for your time and consideration.
We are working diligently on insightful questions to survey those who did not attend.