04/30 - 05/02 - Lopez Island Opening Weekend

We will get out of Yakima today about 2-3 pm. That will put us into 405 north in Bellevue in the peak of rush hour. If we get to Cornet Bay before dark, we'll launch and stay there for the night. If it's after dark, we'll stay on the boat on shore at Cornet. Whatever happens, we plan to be at Lopez early Saturday morning. If there's anybody else going out of Cornet/Deception Pass on Saturday morning let us know.
Lyle
 
Lyle,
Jim and I will be launching from Cornet Bay but it won't be early in the morning. Jim won't be getting in off the road until around 4 AM and will sleep until around 9. Then we plan to leave Puyallup and head on up. Not sure what time it will be
Laurie
 
Finally made it home after a not so smooth ride across the Strait. It was 26 miles from Fisherman's Bay to John Wayne Marina and white caps all the way (2 to 4 foot waves). Cruised at 7 or 8 knots and took about 3 hours to cross but didn't have any problems.

Cynthia and I had a fantastic time with everyone at Lopez. Four days of perfect weather, tons of food, an endless supply of Snoqualmie beer, fun fishing, and miles of awesome cruising, WOW!
Jon
 
The crew and new trailer made it home without a problem. Our ride was without the chop and wind but we did hit a couple pot holes.
The week-end as usual was perfect with a chance to renew some old C-friendships. Thanks to everyone we had a great time even without having our boat. Next time.

Tim
 
Ouch!! My sun-burned back is killing me. This weekend was worth it. We had a GREAT time on our first visit to the islands. 21 boats filled with C-Brats, lots of good food, great beer, sunshine........it doesn't get much better than this.
Thanks to everyone....see you at Blakely.
Terry, Ann & Chloe
 
We made it home safely in record time. Four hours from Lopez Island to our driveway :!: Thanks to everyone for everything. We had the most wonderful trip and are very excited for all of the new adventures to come. All of you "BRATS" are awesome people and a fun bunch to be around. We are blessed to have met such a great group of people :D Look, now I am getting overwhelmed with emotion :cry Still scrubbing the port(wine) off the bow of the boat. And...we were happy to sponsor the "Wet T-shirt Contest". Any time we can help with group activities...Let us know :!: It is hard to get motivated to go to work, Just sipping of the :tea Triple Shot Americano and day dreaming about boating, fishing, Sun Shine :hot ,great beer :beer , birthdays :cake , critters :dog :cat and christenings. This trip was an A+ :thup
Jeff :beer and Diane :lips
 
It was very nice to see all of you, and great big fun as usual. Jon and Cynthia, I was thinking about you and your crossing. I'm glad it wasn't any windier than 2-4 foot seas.

Thanks, everyone, for all the good cheer you brought to this very successful rendezvous. By the way, Tyboo, and all the others who couldn't attend, we missed you.
 
We missed you Mike and Kay!! We had a great time with all our new and old C-Brat friends!!
Spent last night in Prevost Bay at Stuart Island with Anita Marie and Why Not. Had a wonderful trip back. It is almost like it wasn't the same Rosario we all know and luv,duh.
It was so smooth it was really wierd. Saw lots of seals, and not many other boats :lol: .. Got to EQ and bent Les's ear for almost 2 hours( the shop was closed). Perused all the C-Dory's there, including the 27's there. The Pilot house was really wild, but was very impressed with how Haleigh's Comet new power looks mounted. Then finally got home about 4:30 p.m.

Pat Anderson!! I had to break in to the emergency rations :beer at Stuart... Had to.... I was so thirsty..... I tell you this to let you know the Steam Train is still intact, the Harvest Moon is history. However for your info, despite the late date on it it was still, very Excellent!!! A tribute to the quality of your product... Kudos... :beer :thup
 
Sure glad to hear that everyone that was heading home arrived safely. Got a bit choppy out there on the way to Bellingham. Washed the R-Matey at the harbor, then put her into storage. We were home by noon where we took to our favorite siesta positions and slept on and off the rest of the afternoon. You guys are just to much fun! Thanks to all of you for the wonderful food and companionship and for sharing in our adventure of R-Matey's christening.

Ruth & Joe
R-Matey
 
All,
It's Tuesday morning and I still feel like I'm recovering from a two week vacation, lots of sun tan and NO ambition. What a great weekend with you guys! Crab and beer on the dock, potluck at anchor and morning lattes, a rough way to go. Once again I learned that there is no end to good people when you run with the C-Brats. Also learning that there is no end to boat stuff I NEED (want, must-have, can't live without, etc, etc....) so I am saving my allowance once again.

Already looking forward to Lake Roosevelt, take care, play safe and we'll see you all real soon.

Doug
 
We had a great time - enjoyed seeing people again and meeting some new ones. We will see you guys at Blakely and we will have our boat with us this time!

Scott, Laurie and Winston
 
What a fantastic weekend we had - for us it was great to put the faces to the names we read on C-Brats web. Food, drink, laughs, christening, etc. all were delightful. We also enjoyed our stay on Stuart with Jim, Laurie and Fred. Ride back wasnt too bad, just a little rain. Doug, Wade joins you in seeing so many things that are "must have", "can't do without", etc. I'm not sure I can hold him back. See you at Blakely.
 
Thank you to all of you "fellow C-Brat participants" at the Lopez Gathering for contributing to such a great weekend. It was certainly much better weather than we experienced last year! The potluck dinner was outstanding! It was great renewing friendships from previous gatherings and to gain new friendships with our new members.

This was especially eventful for me as finally Carol and Jessica were able to spend the night sleeping on the boat (read....Super Sized Sea Shift) with "Honey Dog" and me. They even said that they slept well.

Special thanks to Jeff Messmer (the Boat Guy) from C-Dory who performed a little "fine tuning" for Sea Shift and to Bill (Da Nag) for assisting me in moving my "electronic learning curve" up a notch!

Our cruise home was with Brock (Bambina), until he had to take a different heading towards home. Pat and Patty Anderson (Daydream) continued with us to Clark Island before we cruised our vessels on back to Twin Bridges.

On our way to Clark Island, we were hailed over via "people waving their arms" on a sailboat requesting assistance as they had lost their engine and were not interested in attempting to sail through Peavine Pass and Obstruction Pass. So, we contacted U. S. Coast Guard and stood by until two large Coast Guard Auxillary Vessels arrived. (Another good deed) :lol:
 
OK, just got the last of my photos up - there are now a total of 114 pix of Lopez! If you ain't in 'em you must not have really been there! Please go edit the captions and identify yourself, too much work for me!

Tim & Judy - I hope you don't mind, I downloaded your picture of the C-Pod and cropped, brightened and sharpened it a bit and put it back up with appropriate credit as the highlight photo - didn't get any shots of the C-Pod myself...
 
Dave, Cynthia and I heard the entire distress call. We were about 5 to 10 miles in the Strait Of Juan De Fuca and your radio sounded like we were talking next to each other, fantastic! And we think you sounded fantastic on the radio also, nice job on taking charge. Just another day at work for Fireman Dave, eh?
Jon
 
Boy, how do I explain this to my wife. I thought I was there. All be it only Friday afternoon, evening and Sat morning.

OK, just got the last of my photos up - there are now a total of 114 pix of Lopez! If you ain't in 'em you must not have really been there!
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