05/23- 05/25 - Anacortes TrawlerFest CBGT

Jazzmanic · Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 12:11 am Post subject:

Well, another successful CBGT on the books. Warren, Lori Ann, Carey and Pat (no not you Daydream Pat), thanks for putting together such a nice gathering. You couldn't ask for better weather on Saturday (what a surprise) and it was great that we were able to enjoy the digs at the Anacortes Yacht Club on both Friday and Saturday nights. And what fun it was see our C-Brat friends once again and to meet new ones. It was an extra special treat to finally meet Dr. Bob in person. What a genuinely kind and gracious man.

Sunday morning in Anacortes was quite windy and we intended to go whale watching on the west side of San Juan Island. We decided to go up on the east side of Guemes Island and across Rosario Strait from up north. I knew Rosario would be nasty and it didn't disappoint with 3-4 foot seas. But C-Dancer made it across like a champ and we continued on our journey. Since it was getting late, we decided to change our plans and anchor in Blind Bay. What a beautiful spot and it was really calm and serene. It was definitely our best trip on the hook thus far! Thumbs Up

Oh and Pat, thanks for the sunrise pic. Now I know what one of those looks like. Teeth

We saw the Susan E crew (Tom & Susan) in the Swinomish Channel on the way home this morning. Made it back to Everett around 4:00pm and have finally found time to check out the site again after 4 days.

See you guys in Bellingham!

R-Matey · Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 12:20 am Post subject: Many Thanks

Warren, Lori, Pat & Cary,

Many thanks for everything that you did to make this such a successful event. We enjoyed every minute of it.

Ruth and Joe/R-MATEY

Pat Anderson · Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 10:12 am Post subject:

And a shot of Frequent Sea in Eagle Harbor on Sunday after the Anacortes CBGT...

thataway · Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 12:26 pm Post subject:

I have posted about 15 photos of the gathering. I had to compress these, and if any want high resolution files or a complete CD, I will be happy to send these to you after I get home in August.

Daydream at Eagle Harbor

Doryman · Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 12:57 pm Post subject:

The 1st Annual Anacortes CBGT may be history, but it's never too early to start thinking about the next one!

Please keep the 3rd weekend in May, 2009 free for the 2nd Annual Anacortes CBGT! This will run the same weekend as the Anacortes Waterfront Festival, May 15-17, which will give people a different set of activities to enjoy than that provided by TrawlerFest. For example, this year they had a boatbuilding race -- teams had to build a boat entirely out of 2 sheets of plywood (and a few other items) and get it into the water for a specified distance by that afternoon.

Barry told me he is planning to host the Friday Harbor CBGT again -- either before or after the Anacortes CBGT weekend, depending on when fishing is open, dock space is available, etc.

Warren

Pat Anderson · Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 3:58 pm Post subject:

Whew! I am sure glad we were wearing our PFDs when Bob snapped this shot!