05/16 - 05/18 - Friday Harbor Spring CBGT

colobear · From 16 May 2008 to 18 May 2008 (included)

Patti and I have been looking for a location to have a Spring 2008 CBGT which we will be happy to host. After talking to some other brats and checking locations we propose Friday Harbor on San Juan Island. We have just returned from a great weekend there with Fred and Robbin from Anita Marie.

I talked with the harbormaster and they would be delighted to have us and will give us reduced moorage rates(regular 80 cents a foot for 2007). He offered their covered "activity barge" for free. They would reserve (for those of you who know the marina) the end of H dock and floating breakwater "A" just for us. This is to the right as you enter the marina.

For those of you who have not been there, Friday Harbor Marina is clean, well equipped and a protected moorage. Here is their website: www.portfridayharbor.org.

The town of Friday Harbor has a number of good restaurants including at least one big enough to use for the traditional Friday night dinner. It is a fun quaint tourist town and a major stopping point for the ferry from Anacortes so brats coming without a boat could take the ferry and then walk over to the dock. It also has the Whale museum, largely devoted to Orcas and well worth a visit, plus moped/car/van rentals to tour the island, etc, etc,. The island is the site of the famous "pig war",both American and English camps are national park sites and fun to visit, Roche Harbor is on the other end and along the Juan de Fuca side is Lime Kiln (Whale Watch) State Park, probably the best place in the islands to see Orcas from shore. Here's a site about Friday Harbor and the Island: www.guidetosanjuans.com/index.cfm?action=friday.

Taking a chance, I reserved the dates of Friday through Sunday, May 16-17-18, 2008, two weeks after "opening day". Shrimp and Lingcod seasons will be open then and I'm reliably informed that both are good near Friday Harbor. So we have a place and dates for a Spring CBGT. and, taking another chance, DaNag or Tyboo will you set up a signup sheet for this?

Jazzmanic · Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:50 pm Post subject:

Great idea Patti & Barry. So is this new gathering intended to replace the Lopez Island gathering?

starcrafttom · Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:52 pm Post subject:

Lopez is on the 5th of may or opening weekend. I would still be up for another gathereing on the 16th . I love friday harbor, its where susan and I got married. there is a really good Itailan resturant at the top of town where we had are reception diner. counts us in no matter what weekend it is.

Grumpy · Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:11 pm Post subject:

Great Idea. FH is fine early season before the maniacs.
Lopez is fine too.
Two is beter than one...

Merv & kathy

Anita Marie · Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:15 pm Post subject:

The Friday Harbor gathering in May is a great idea. The Lopez Islander is subject to the winds that time of year and over the years has made for some uncomfortable times at the dock. Count us in for Friday Harbor.

Chester · Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 12:14 am Post subject:

You have my undivded attention. Any excuse to go to Friday Harbor's Front Street Ale House, er, attend a CBGT sounds wonderful.

Alyssa Jean · Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 12:21 am Post subject:

I'll be there. Kate may even come along. We will have to do a vote on the interest of the (in the past)free week-end at the Lopez Islander on opening week-end.

R-Matey · Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 12:36 am Post subject: Friday Harbor

Thanks, Barry & Patti for offering to host this Springtime CBGT. Friday Harbor will be an excellent destination. Count us in Very Happy

Ruth & Joe/R-MATEY

Doryman · Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 1:57 am Post subject:

Well, you beat me to it! Sad

I was going to promote a CBGT the following weekend (May 22 -24) in Anacortes to run concurrently with TrawlerFest (sponsored by PassageMaker Magazine). I know the dockmaster at Cap Sante and was planning to ask him if he could make some smaller slips available for us. Plus I know I could get the Anacortes Yacht Club building for a potluck on Saturday night, since I am a member.

How much interest is there in seeing the boats, vendors, etc. of TrawlerFest either this year or next? There are classes also, but you have to register ($100 or so I think) to attend those.

Warren

TyBoo · Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 11:35 pm Post subject:

This one is on the books with a Signup and the works.

Da Nag · Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 1:18 am Post subject:

I'm fairly certain we'll make this one...any excuse to visit our honeymoon location, and my first C-Dory encounter. Mr. Green

B&B Burks · Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 3:13 am Post subject:

Thanks Barry & Patty and Warren & Lori for being such willing hosts !!!
What's wrong with maybe having a progressive spring C-brat gathering.
I don't know about you all but starting in Friday Harbor and foolin' around for a week and then ending up at the Trawler Fest sounds like a pretty good way to start the boating season to us !!!!
Bob & Betsy

Robbi · Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 10:10 am Post subject:

Sounds great! Thanks for doing the leg work. Must have been tough. Wink

I will be there. Robbi

timflan · Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 11:27 am Post subject:

We're in.

SeaSpray · Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 12:14 pm Post subject:

Hi Bill,

That is a great pic! I also was in Friday Harbor maybe a couple of years earlier and remember seeing the C-Dory's for rent. I don't think I have a cool picture though.

I may be a able to make this. When do we need to make a final decision?

Steve