05/15 - 05/17 - 2015 Friday Harbor Gathering

Pat Anderson · Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2015 1:51 pm Post subject:

There's an app for that, Peter!

timflan · Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 4:06 pm Post subject: Friday dinner?

What are our Friday dinner plans, if any? I'm not really sure what the options are, to be honest. Is Downrigger's back?

starcrafttom · Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 7:31 pm Post subject:

that is a good question? what is the progress of downriggers?

starcrafttom · Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 7:43 pm Post subject:

https://www.facebook.com/roadriggers

Looks like they have hit the road in the off season.

starcrafttom · Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 8:52 pm Post subject:

So I called the owners of the down-rigger and was told that the construction of the restaurant building will not began for at least another year.?????

I will not go into the long explanation of why it is taking 3 years for a port authority to decide on a plan and execute it.

JamesTXSD · Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 9:08 pm Post subject:

Aurelia · Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 9:27 pm Post subject:

We are working on the Friday dinner option and Downriggers is no longer part of that option. We have talked to them and they cannot offer what they did in the past. We are looking at another specific place and waiting for some confirmation on the specifics. More info soon.

Greg

rshuman531 · Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2015 10:24 am Post subject: Friday Night option

Another option of Friday night is a book reading at Griffin Bay Books in Friday Harbor of a new book, Western Flyer, by the author, Kevin Bailey.
Here's the description, it should be interesting:

Book Event May 15th 7 pm
Griffin Bay Book Store,155 Spring St., Friday Harbor

Kevin Bailey talks about his book The Western Flyer
The Western Flyer was the boat that John Steinbeck leased in 1940 to take
himself and "Doc" Ricketts on an expedition to the Sea of Cortez. The boat
became an icon of American literature; some say it is the most famous fishing
boat in the world. Then it seemed to disappear. The boat had a dualistic nature, it
both explored the sea and exploited it. The Western Flyer had an amazing
voyage as a sardine seiner out of Monterey until the sardines disappeared, then
as a trawler off the Washington and BC coasts until the Pacific ocean perch
collapsed, and then king crabbing in the Aleutians Islands until all the crabs were
gone. Then the Flyer became a tender in the troubled Puget Sound salmon
fishery, and finally it ended as a channel marker in the Swinomish Slough. In
2010 the boat resurfaced as the Gemini, now owned by a developer who planned
to float it in a moat as a high-end restaurant; but the boat sank before the plan
was carried out. It was refloated, and then it sank again and sat on the bottom for
6 months. Recently the boat's been in the news again. A geologist and business
owner bought the boat and he intends to restore it in Pt. Townsend. He would like
to see the Flyer used as an educational resource. Writer and scientist Kevin
Bailey has told the tale of The Western Flyer, the fish it harvested, and the cast
of characters on it.

smckean (Tosca) · Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2015 1:50 pm Post subject:

There was a time back my late 20s when I had a love affair with John Steinbeck's writing. It started with "East of Eden" and I went on to read essentially all of his books including "The Log from the Sea of Cortez". I remember it distinctly even 40 years later!

Montana Kev · Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2015 12:04 pm Post subject:

Here is a short video that was recently published on Steinbeck's Western Flyer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HBJNO_zT_g

SounderSolutions · Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2015 10:18 pm Post subject:

Since this CBGT will be our first, looking for some advice on what to bring aside from the standard on water camping gear. Are there going to be potlucks or organized meals? Is there an official activity program? Is there going to be an organized cruise through the islands? Sooo many questions! Lol we are excited and looking forward to our first over-nighter on the new (to us) boat. We will be bringing shrimp and ling gear so hopefully we can share some local treasures.

Thanks in advance,
Steve and Launa
FREQUENT-C

Aurelia · Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2015 11:06 pm Post subject:

Hello Steve and Launa,

We will be the hosts of this gathering and are working details as I write this. We are planning a Friday night restaurant meal on the 15th but the details of what time and where are still fourthcoming. Roughly half the group has attended this first dinner in the past. We had a great place in past years but that is no longer available and other options in town are slim for group reservations.

We do a morning social gathering up the street on Saturday at the local West Marine and enjoy some free donuts and coffee along with a discount for the morning and that is well attended mostly for the socializing. The potluck is Saturday night on a large floating dock adjacent to our reserved area. Each boat brings a dish to eat and we setup tables and have utensils/plates for all. The crowd gets big and there is always plenty to eat. There has been music, giveaways, games along with dinner but it's a little different each year. We normally do boat christenings after the potluck (Pat A will have this honor) so get a fresh drink and join in on anointing the latest C-dorys in the family.

During the day on Saturday some boats do go out and fish together or go for a short cruise but otherwise the potluck is the centerpiece of the gathering and time spent on the docks talking with other brats and looking over all the boats is key for most people. Some boats stay in the area cruising after the weekend and often travel together. There has already been some talk about that in this thread.

Glad to have you join the group and it looks like we have over 30 boats signed up so far.

I plan to post full details the first week of May!

Greg

starcrafttom · Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2015 11:51 am Post subject:

On friday night I will host a short but fun filled "how to ling fish in the san juans" at my boat. Time- when I get there and get settled. Place-which ever slip I am in. Price- what ever you drinking as long as its not wine or captain morgens. Think Bacardi dark or beer I can see thru.

Jazzmanic · Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2015 1:09 pm Post subject: