01/12 - 01/15 - Providence Boat Show and C-Brat Convention

CTYankee":16tgkrvn said:
Sorry you can't make it Pat. El and Bill spoke fondly of you ...
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I do not believe that any person has ever spoken anything other than fondly about the honorable Mr. Bryd. With the possible exception of that one recruit who prompted Pat's forced enrollment in the "touchy, feely" training, that is.

I think you guys will find you are really onto something with this boatless gathering along with the boat show.

Enjoy!
 
Based on responses, I think about 14 - 16 people are going to dinner. I've made reservations at the Union Station Brewery for 6:00 PM, Saturday, 1/14/06. It's within walking distance of the Boat Show. It could be raining that night, based on predictions in Maine.

John, we're looking forward to seeing the new 25 ft C-Ranger Tug. You're bringing one to the show, aren't you? Better yet, could you have one in the water for us to try out?

Thanks for the help Dan & Dun.

Rick from Maine
 
Greeting all, my friend beth and I are planning for a road trip to the boat show. And were equally excited to hear of a brew pub gathering at 6. See you there!
 
Rick, if you can have the names and numbers of the C-BRATS coming we can have eveybody's tickets waiting at will call. Might be easier to E-Mail them to me. Include the numbers for yourself!
Take an umbrella for SATURDAY everybody! An inch of rain at least. This IS like SEATTLE I guess...

Safe Trip Everybody!
Go C-DORY!!!
John
Y-Landing
 
Hi John,

That's super. I e-mailed the names of all I know. I haven't met Smuttynose, yet, so don't know their names.

We're looking forward to having a ball tomorrow, meeting so many new C-Dory people and reuniting with the usual suspects. And, we will wear foul weather gear.

Rick from Maine
 
The Providence C-Dory Gathering is history. It was quite a time. The Y-Landing Marina folks were gracious hosts, and let us play with the new 22’ and Tomcat til we had picked and pawed every part and piece. It’s interesting to see how changes have evolved based on user input.
It was the largest Northeast C-Dory gathering yet. 16 went to dinner. ( A new Indoor World Record) We met 3 new C-Dory families. And, we found out that there really is a Sheila for Fred.
Now, if Dan gets a Tow vehicle and Dick repowers, maybe we will have some more boats come play with us this summer. We also get to expand our possible gathering sites with a C-Dory on the Connecticut River and one in Dartmouth. We discussed several possible new Cruise Gatherings for this year.

Thanks for a good time, Rick and Carol from Maine
 
Hi Folks,

A good time was had by all. We met some new friends, and Sheila (InnLady) came with me. John and Tuffy joined us for supper, and Dun put a Hex on the Pats. He said that they would lose. As soon as I got back to Hingham, and settled in my chair, they started to lose. Still a Great Day.

Next show, Foxboro.

Fred Heap
 
Sorry Fred,

I didn't know my hex power was THAT good. I figured if I had to suffer through the Giants' awful loss, you Pats fans should suffer too. Next year, eah?

We had a great time, even though the weather was lousy. Good to see everyone again, and meet the Wasses and the Aubes and Gordons too. I hope you can join us this year for some cruises. Thanks also to the Y-Landing crew for the tickets and the tour of the new boats, including the Tom Cat 25. Hopefully we'll see you at Winnipesaukee in May.

I'll try to post a few shots soon.

Dun (CTYankee)
 
So glad to hear that all worked out well for our friends at the Prov. Boat Show and that weather couldn't dampen spirits (nor did they after 27 straight days of rain in Seattle for their boat show). Dun -- what do you charge for a good hex?? We can think of a few politicians that might be better off with one, and it would save Fred's Pats from future spells.
We hope to do a little cruising on Lake Powell in April -- anyone up for a trip to the SW?? Our best to you all.
 
Nope Charlie,

Didn't buy a new 25 footer. I like the portability of my 22' C-Dory too much.

Besides, John didn't bring the new tug boat for us to see. He just had the folders.

What about the size of the forward berth on the Tomcat!! We all considered the possibilities. It's mind boggling.

Rick from Maine
 
Sorry I couldn't have stayed longer but I was with a couple of non C-Dory guys who were in a big rush to "see all the boats and get back to Cape Cod for the Patriots game" - and we now know how that worked out.

John is a great rep for C-Dory here in New England - he nearly sold me a new one 'til I bought a pre owned with 16 hrs of use.

It was a nice winter show. I hope to see a CD at an in water show here in NE later this year.

How about it John - game for Boston?
 
Ahhhh,
How they taunt me! We actually had arrangements to make this Providence show an in-the-water show ( a first!) but circumstances were against us. The plan was to have the 25' Cruiser -we just got- in the water about 3 blocks away at a restaurant that has its own dock. Unfortunatley, the Seattle Boatshow got moved up a week and our boats including the Tomcat arrived only a few days before our show. We had a choice... Get the boats BEFORE the show without engines or rigging, or AFTER the show, complete.
Although my post high school education did not include any marketing classes, giving someone a ride on a C-Dory by towing it (row boat?) was not my idea of a good plan.
Boston has a 4 year waiting list so if you had listened in when I made THAT call when I tried to get in with BOSTON you would have laughed at their arrogance and my naivete.
SO, we'll be in Foxboro,MA March 12th weekend, and Portsmouth Maine the weekend after that (neither are in-the-water). We will get this done somehow in the future. Your ideas are wise but tough to implement.
From the Hamblet family and me and everyone at Y-Landing, please accept our thanks for making this such a fun event. Saturday wasn't like work at all. Tuffy was thrilled with the dinner invitations and is still laughing and telling stories about that and the rest of the day.
So from all of us to all of you, Thank You.

I Now declare the Providence Boatshow a HUGE hit and a permanent C-BRAT event from Y-Landing's view. You'll always have tickets when we're there.

Fair Winds...
John
 
John, that's the C-Dory attitude we all like. I wasn't there this time (SBS) but will be sometime in the future. Keep pushing, look for a C-Ranger dealership too, it would be terriffic on your lake (I'd spell Winnepasaukee) if I kould.

Charlie
 
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