09/26 - 09/28 - NC Gathering

terraplane · Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 8:11 pm Post subject: north carolina

Hey, good luck with the gathering...rain or shine, with the people you have coming, it will be a success. Sometimes, sitting in the rain, with a cold something,great food awaiting, and a warm and dry C Dory bunk...can be better than anything.

Here in Rock Hall we are going to get the big wind and rain on Saturday...AND...that is the day of our 11th annual Rock Hall Fallfest...usual attendance is about 6,000 people, 18 bands, 60 craftspersons, 11 food vendors, boat displays, eetc....and it looks like we will have steady rain...We don't cancel...never..it goes on...so we will think of you and you think of us...I plan to have some fun.

terraplane..(tom) and all the Rock Hall gathering crowd.

Pandy Girl · Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 9:33 pm Post subject:

I am about 5 miles West of Mobile East Marine at a Friends house anchored in his yard. Went down to the boat launch about 6:15 this evening, the water was about 1' or 1 1/2' below the parking lot. It has been raining hard but the wind seemed to be dying down here, about at 9:30.
Hope to see you all tomorrow, drive safe
Jim

billwoodhouse · Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 7:12 am Post subject:

Here in Hanpstead we got hammered pretty good late FRI afternoon and well into the night. Still 20+ mph winds in gusts. Due to the storm we have some incomplete preparations and stuff to check on. Our plans are to drive up boatless tomorrow for the day. Disappointing, but we we are confident of a good time anyway and look forward to seeing everybody. Be safe! Cassie & Bill Woodhouse OJOS VERDES

Al & Pat Parker · Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 11:26 am Post subject:

Just thought folks might like to see the info on Town Dock home page this AM:
"Friday September 26, 2008
8:50a The “almost a tropical storm” has passed and is now inland. It did drop .69 inches of rain overnight. This morning Oriental has closer to normal water levels (still a bit high) and little wind at all. A 50% chance of showers today, but just 20% for Saturday & Sunday in the Oriental NC forecast. Just modest winds from the south in the marine weather outlook."

Nobody showing on the Harbor Cam this AM, oughta see some C-Dory activity soon I'd think, when new arrivals get exploring a bit.

Pandy Girl · Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:32 pm Post subject:

Here at Oriental Sun came out this evening got hot at one time, had a great meal should have left the last plate of deserts off.
It looks like it cleared out just in time to start everything
Come on down
Jim J

eNORMous

Several folks @ the C-Brats NC Gathering were discussing a version update for the GARMIN 540/540S GPS.

Here is that link for the update:

http://www8.garmin.com/support/agree.jsp?id=3517

Cheers!
Thumbs Up

Dragonfly · Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 6:02 pm Post subject: NC Gathering

Thanks to everyone that came to the NC Gathering ! We had a total blast ! Already looking forward to next year ! LOL Very Happy

Tracy

eNORMous · Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 6:22 pm Post subject:

Tracy/Carrie et al,

I took a fair number of pictures on Friday evening. I know others have many more pictures. Where do you want to post pictures of the NC Gathering? I'm not sure if there is a repository specifically for C-Brat Gathering pictures and I'm curious as to how you'd like to accomodate folks posting pictures from the NC Gathering. It might be nice if they were centrally located rather than randomly displayed among all the boat sites. Suggestions?

Norm

Dragonfly · Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 6:57 pm Post subject: NC Gathering

LOL I will ask Tyboo if he can set us up a NC Gathering Photo album so we can all add photos. I too have a few keeper photos I'd like to share. Take care all..Tracy

snal · Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 7:32 pm Post subject:

We're home!!!!
What a wonderful...wonderful...wonderful gathering! Jo and I had a blast! It was great to see some of the boats and crew that we have been reading about for so long!
A huge thanks to Carrie, Gene, Tracy, Larry, and everyone else involved, for making this a fantastic weekend!

BTW Tracy/Larry...we found our camera! I'll post a link to our album shortly.

TyBoo · Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 7:39 pm Post subject: Re: NC Gathering

Dragonfly · Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 7:45 pm Post subject:

Mike thanks ! I forgot to tell you in my email that I got a lot of praise for YOUR hard work on this website. I did try to set people straight that I just come play here lol. So about 40 other folks said to tell you THANKS for a great website ! Cool

Take care, Tracy

snal · Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 7:52 pm Post subject:

Here's a few of our pics...

http://s179.photobucket.com/albums/w315/snal_album/CDG%20NC%202008/

Pandy Girl · Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 10:37 pm Post subject:

Thanks Tracy and Larry
For all of the PR work you have did over the last 8 Months that is what brought all of the C-Dory in to the Coast of NC
They came from Fl. and from. NJ that is a lot of miles on the East Coast.
Your all did alot of work to for this to Thumbs Up

a great C-Brat week end.
Jim J

tsargent · Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 5:48 am Post subject:

Huge thanks to Tracy, Carrie, Gene, Larry and anyone else who helped put this past weekend together! Carol and I had what was, no doubt, the best getaway we've had in a few years (with so many thoughts of so many more now!). Great location; great weather; great boats; great people.

Larry and Jo... glad you found you camera!

Can't wait to see everyone's pix. Take care all.