01/29 - 01/31 - Seattle Boat Show 2016
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I had a GREAT time.... Roger (C-halk) and I flew up, we both enjoyed seeing everyone and the dinner was just super.... I ate a ton of shrimp...could not understand why no one was eating them....later I thought...dah ! all you folks fish for shrimp so it is not such a neat thing to you'all.... I loved it..
I did not buy much at the show...a book was about all...did get to see some of that teak deck material that looks so nice... and one of the best things about the event was the hotel...I loved the shuttle and the service was super...
Susan you really did a neat job..well done.. sure had a great time and it was well worth coming all that way....
Joel
SEA3PO
I did not buy much at the show...a book was about all...did get to see some of that teak deck material that looks so nice... and one of the best things about the event was the hotel...I loved the shuttle and the service was super...
Susan you really did a neat job..well done.. sure had a great time and it was well worth coming all that way....
Joel
SEA3PO
I think I looked at everything...even the boats in the water display...and for what I want...I still think the C-dory is the best boat...not so thrilled with the Yamaha motors though...might have done that different...
Something about all the maintenance and fuel costs...not to mention the original outlay and insurance kinda cured me of the new boat desire...
Old boat...fine wine (or any wine)... good company .....priceless
Joel
Something about all the maintenance and fuel costs...not to mention the original outlay and insurance kinda cured me of the new boat desire...
Old boat...fine wine (or any wine)... good company .....priceless
Joel
I think C-Dory kinda pooped out with their display... the boat was not as detailed as ones I have seen in the past...it was in a horrible spot, kinda overshowded by larger boats...and tucked into a tiny spot..
The cabin was not decorated as it should have been ... no literature ...and a girl showing the boat that had no idea of what it was... it was a nice boat...a blue high top...no stove... had gauges for a twin but only had a single Honda on it... I noticed that they had put one battery in each lazzeret .... kinda killed lots of space....the Barber seat was loose and flopped around...leatherette interior... kinda gave the boat a plain jane look...too bare..
Like the company man said...they now have 6 lines of boats and have to look hard at the profit margins... not to thrilled to hear that.. I do think the boat was fine, but just not presented as we would have like to see it featured...
I would like to see them install the batteries (sealed batteries) at the bulkhead under the sleeping platforms and have a access cover over them...sure would help with the rear weight and the balance..plus give more storage room in the back...
Joel
SEA3PO
The cabin was not decorated as it should have been ... no literature ...and a girl showing the boat that had no idea of what it was... it was a nice boat...a blue high top...no stove... had gauges for a twin but only had a single Honda on it... I noticed that they had put one battery in each lazzeret .... kinda killed lots of space....the Barber seat was loose and flopped around...leatherette interior... kinda gave the boat a plain jane look...too bare..
Like the company man said...they now have 6 lines of boats and have to look hard at the profit margins... not to thrilled to hear that.. I do think the boat was fine, but just not presented as we would have like to see it featured...
I would like to see them install the batteries (sealed batteries) at the bulkhead under the sleeping platforms and have a access cover over them...sure would help with the rear weight and the balance..plus give more storage room in the back...
Joel
SEA3PO
I'm betting that everyone else who stayed there will be getting a survey from Silver Cloud. If we want to go back next year, and a good deal we need to let them know we would consider it with a good offer. That might make Susan's job easier and add a bit of clout when it comes time to set it up for next year.
Seemed like a good location, and super shuttle service to me. Some confusion as to where the CPRATS were supposed t be, but nothing insurmountable.
See you all nest year.
Susan, Thanks again, you did great.
Harvey
SleepyC :moon
Seemed like a good location, and super shuttle service to me. Some confusion as to where the CPRATS were supposed t be, but nothing insurmountable.
See you all nest year.
Susan, Thanks again, you did great.
Harvey
SleepyC :moon
starcrafttom
Active member
Hi, I want to thank Susan for her work on this thru out the year. She was really stressed if it would all work out. Glad we had a great turn out. Had we left this up to me we would have all been sleeping under the over pass with the rest of the Mayors friends. Really it was all Susans hard work and she deserves all the praise.
I did want to point out for the future a few things that made this location work and those that did not come did not see.
1) The rooms are great and well priced for seattle. No really they are not high for this city.
2)The hotel serves breakfast every morning. Really, breakfast ,not that fruit and muffin b.s. you see at a lot of places. You can have fruit and muffins but also
potatoes, eggs and sausage. Oh and fresh waffles to.
3) The hotel is with in walking distance of the boats afloat show and several restaurants.
4) The hotel provides a free shuttle that will pick you up at the train station, boat show or just about anywhere in Seattle. regular stops at the space needle, pikes place, and other land mark's. We stayed at the boat show Monday until 7pm and they came and got us at no charge.
5) FREE PARKING. Most hotel in Seattle charge for parking. 10 to 20 a day for guess. Here its FREE. So free parking and a free ride to the show.
6) The pot luck area- Its in the same space as the breakfast area ( see the pic in the album) . Lots of counter space for the dishes. Plugs for keeping hot dishes hot and two sinks for washing up. Hell I cooked the meat balls right there in the pot luck area with no problems. So no matter what you bring we will have room and power to keep it hot. The room also has a great view of the lake and the city.
Could not have found us a better place to hold this event and we all owe it to susan because I did noting but cook and stand where I was told to when I was told to.
I did want to point out for the future a few things that made this location work and those that did not come did not see.
1) The rooms are great and well priced for seattle. No really they are not high for this city.
2)The hotel serves breakfast every morning. Really, breakfast ,not that fruit and muffin b.s. you see at a lot of places. You can have fruit and muffins but also
potatoes, eggs and sausage. Oh and fresh waffles to.
3) The hotel is with in walking distance of the boats afloat show and several restaurants.
4) The hotel provides a free shuttle that will pick you up at the train station, boat show or just about anywhere in Seattle. regular stops at the space needle, pikes place, and other land mark's. We stayed at the boat show Monday until 7pm and they came and got us at no charge.
5) FREE PARKING. Most hotel in Seattle charge for parking. 10 to 20 a day for guess. Here its FREE. So free parking and a free ride to the show.
6) The pot luck area- Its in the same space as the breakfast area ( see the pic in the album) . Lots of counter space for the dishes. Plugs for keeping hot dishes hot and two sinks for washing up. Hell I cooked the meat balls right there in the pot luck area with no problems. So no matter what you bring we will have room and power to keep it hot. The room also has a great view of the lake and the city.
Could not have found us a better place to hold this event and we all owe it to susan because I did noting but cook and stand where I was told to when I was told to.
Susan :hug :thup :thup :hug2
Thanks for finding a great place and for getting it done. I wonder if we can make a pre reservation for next year yet. Pretty sure, the more rooms we book, the better price we can get. Maybe not so much difference on the room rate but on the meeting room, which was really great.
Harvey
SleepyC :moon
Thanks for finding a great place and for getting it done. I wonder if we can make a pre reservation for next year yet. Pretty sure, the more rooms we book, the better price we can get. Maybe not so much difference on the room rate but on the meeting room, which was really great.
Harvey
SleepyC :moon
I just had a nice conversation with Justine, (marketing VP that Susan set the weekend up with) and she was very sensitive to the C-BRATS needs. The Lakeview Lounge area we had for the potluck is open to guest usage for other hours besides the breakfast time. The 4 - 8 PM that we had was for exclusive CBRAT usage, thus the meeting room fee. The meeting room across the hall was considerably more $$$ and was already reserved when Susan made our reservation.
The rates we got were the lowest that they have available, and the only way to adjust that lower would be to make reservations earlier, more room numbers and pay ahead of time, more like I remember the arrangements at the Larkspur, where we sent in the pay ahead of time. I didn't get in on many of those gatherings, but I remember having a big room and some smaller ones that we had access to for the whole weekend.
My thoughts on the Silver Cloud are that it fit our needs pretty well, and the shuttle was perfect. I stayed at the hotel Sat night, went to the Boat Show all day Sunday, and the shuttle picked me (and several others) up at the Clink and took us back to the hotel, where I and some of the others left for home shortly after (around 7PM).
Thanks again to Susan, Great place and great job to set it up. Recommend for next year, we set it up sooner, and with more folks. We had 11 rooms this year, and everything went well. We could double the reservations and maybe get our meeting room for free, or at more of a discount. Justine knows that this stay was a trial for this year. For me I think it worked well. Others may have different ideas.
Harvey
SleepyC :moon
The rates we got were the lowest that they have available, and the only way to adjust that lower would be to make reservations earlier, more room numbers and pay ahead of time, more like I remember the arrangements at the Larkspur, where we sent in the pay ahead of time. I didn't get in on many of those gatherings, but I remember having a big room and some smaller ones that we had access to for the whole weekend.
My thoughts on the Silver Cloud are that it fit our needs pretty well, and the shuttle was perfect. I stayed at the hotel Sat night, went to the Boat Show all day Sunday, and the shuttle picked me (and several others) up at the Clink and took us back to the hotel, where I and some of the others left for home shortly after (around 7PM).
Thanks again to Susan, Great place and great job to set it up. Recommend for next year, we set it up sooner, and with more folks. We had 11 rooms this year, and everything went well. We could double the reservations and maybe get our meeting room for free, or at more of a discount. Justine knows that this stay was a trial for this year. For me I think it worked well. Others may have different ideas.
Harvey
SleepyC :moon
great..
thanks for the new info.
maybe i should set set up the reservations next year before thanksgiving, and ask for people to send in a deposit on the rooms early so we get the lake view lobby for free.
I dont think i want to reserve the conference rooms because they are , one too much money , over a 1000 dollars, and not as pretty. they don't have the kitchen space , counter tops and electrical outlets and sinks. but using the lake view lobby for free or 200$ and a deeper discount on our rooms would be ideal
thanks Harvey,'
susan
thanks for the new info.
maybe i should set set up the reservations next year before thanksgiving, and ask for people to send in a deposit on the rooms early so we get the lake view lobby for free.
I dont think i want to reserve the conference rooms because they are , one too much money , over a 1000 dollars, and not as pretty. they don't have the kitchen space , counter tops and electrical outlets and sinks. but using the lake view lobby for free or 200$ and a deeper discount on our rooms would be ideal
thanks Harvey,'
susan
Hi Susan.
I do think setting up early would be a good idea. Don't know how well that will work, (I know, scheduling with the Brats is not always easy), but worth a try. She didn't promise free, but certainly did sound like we might have some bargaining power.
Oh, I didn't mention the sink thing
The main idea i got was that the breakfast area we used is really open all the time, and we could meet there free, just not officially. The fee closed it to anyone except the CBRATS, and we know how well that worked, right :roll:
Thanks again,
Harvey
SleepyC :moon
I do think setting up early would be a good idea. Don't know how well that will work, (I know, scheduling with the Brats is not always easy), but worth a try. She didn't promise free, but certainly did sound like we might have some bargaining power.
Oh, I didn't mention the sink thing
The main idea i got was that the breakfast area we used is really open all the time, and we could meet there free, just not officially. The fee closed it to anyone except the CBRATS, and we know how well that worked, right :roll:
Thanks again,
Harvey
SleepyC :moon
Just as an aside, if there is a larger group next year another option for a dinner might be an Argosy dinner cruise on one of their smaller boats. I've arranged those in the past for modest size groups (~50). It wasn't particularly cheap nor particularly expensive (maybe $35-50/head depending on group size). Their operation is directly across Lake Union from the hotel.
It was really nice to see everyone last Saturday at the Seahawks' playpen, and especially at the Silver Cloud potluck. Absent the gridiron drama, noggin-crushing hits, shapely cheerleaders and a third consecutive super bowl quest, we were free to turn our attention to our real love: water toys.
A salty shout-out to this event's primary promoter, Susan, with an obedient assist from Tom. Thanks to you we had what I thought was a really suitable facility situated about as perfectly as one could expect. I think last week's rendezvous pleased about everyone, and established itself as a preferred future landing platform for our yacht club.
Sorry I missed you at the boat show, Jon, Robbie, Joe, Ruth, Shelly and Lyle, et al. Photos will do for now, and I wish you all well. I toured the floating show with Bill (DaNag), and we agreed that two 300 H.P. outboards on a Devlin challenged our belief systems in uncomfortable ways. Sam's 43 footer, however, put us right back in our favorite slippers, smoking jacket and easy chair. She was a show-stopper, a jaw-dropper.
It was very nice to get to see Harvey, John and Amy, Peter and Caryn, Fred and Robbin, Dan and Tanya, CPO Joel, California Roger and Professor Roger. And Tim, I'm glad you were home and with your beloved Tiki during his last day with you. Those events are painful and emotional.
Be well, Brats, and I'll see you at our next gig.
:cat
A salty shout-out to this event's primary promoter, Susan, with an obedient assist from Tom. Thanks to you we had what I thought was a really suitable facility situated about as perfectly as one could expect. I think last week's rendezvous pleased about everyone, and established itself as a preferred future landing platform for our yacht club.
Sorry I missed you at the boat show, Jon, Robbie, Joe, Ruth, Shelly and Lyle, et al. Photos will do for now, and I wish you all well. I toured the floating show with Bill (DaNag), and we agreed that two 300 H.P. outboards on a Devlin challenged our belief systems in uncomfortable ways. Sam's 43 footer, however, put us right back in our favorite slippers, smoking jacket and easy chair. She was a show-stopper, a jaw-dropper.
It was very nice to get to see Harvey, John and Amy, Peter and Caryn, Fred and Robbin, Dan and Tanya, CPO Joel, California Roger and Professor Roger. And Tim, I'm glad you were home and with your beloved Tiki during his last day with you. Those events are painful and emotional.
Be well, Brats, and I'll see you at our next gig.
:cat
