06/03 - 06/05 Eastern Shore, Maryland gathering

I'll get the final number, think it was thirty (30!) posted as soon as I can. I'll update the list, etc. Great weekend, thanks to Steve and Sioux for coming so far, let us know as soon as you buy a boat!

All you C-Brats out there, is this a record?

Charlie
 
And arrive we did! Many thanks to Tom and Kathy on Otter, not only for the loan of the boat, but also for the hospitality! Arrived at the Callahans' just in time to see Tom backing Otter out of the driveway (that mailbox just leapt out, I swear, I saw it with my own eyes!). About three hours to Lankford. Claire is such a sweetie, I will sit in the back seat and hand her coloring book pages and pens any time you want me to! I was toast, after the all-night red-eye, by Saturday evening had to prop my eyes open with toothpicks...I guess there is a photo or two after I crashed and burned. Still, I heard MOST of Tom McHugh's wonderful music (been humming all the way to Newark "I want to sail the Chester River, lay back in the noonday sun..."). Great fun meeting everyone, I trust there will not be test...Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, out cruising the Chesapeake...wow, what a cool place, all those rivers and "creeks" - a great lunch at a restaurant each day, good companionship each evening. And one awesome lightning show one night! Then, affairs of State changed plans, and Wednesday we boogied down the Chesapeake to the Potomac, and then Thursday back up the Potomac, toured the monuments from the water side, and finally back down to Bell Haven Marina. We are now at a hotel in Newark, NJ - Patty's nephew's wedding stuff starts on Long Island tomorrow, which was after all our excuse for the whole trip! What a fun time! We are so glad we came! Pictures will get posted after we get back to Fall City...

Otter-BelleHavenMarina":3hpejrfn said:
Just waiting for Pat and Patty to arrive and then we'll be on our way. Expect traffic over the bridge, but we'll get there! See you all tonight - hope Tom saved up some of those banjo songs!
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Just posted a bunch of photos. Folks will have to fill in names that I missed.

What a great time! Thanks to all.

Just got home from work and hauled the boat out. Don't know how you got it so clean, Pat and Patty! Otter was very happy and says you can come take her on a cruise anytime!

All the best,
 
An update: The Gathering continues
Several boats continued cruising after the good times at Lankford. Entranced by the Eastern Shore, the flotilla visited St. Michaels, Oxford, Cambridge -- charming towns (each, by the way, with some marvelous restaurants accessible by water). Good anchorages (one, a great anchorage, in an evening thunderstorm), beautiful cruises up rivers like Tred Avon, Choptank, and Miles, great sundowners shared rafted together -- altogether good times. Yesterday, we sadly watched as Wanderer vectored out across the Bay toward homeport, and the last two of us angled back to Lankford Bay. There, we met Terraplane Tom, who invited us out to a potluck at The Mainstay, his venue in Rock Hall. Of course, after Tom suggested he "might play a tune or two," we headed into town. Good folks, good food, good tunes. Now, when Crescent Girl pulls out today, we are down to one.
An invite: Monday night, 8:00 pm at The Mainstay in Rock Hall, there will be a great jazz group playing -- Tom invites some fine musicians and it is sure to be an evening to remember. Come on over!! We plan to tie at Lankford for the night and head into Rock Hall for an evening out. Can anyone else make it?
 
We'll be there in spirit (unfortunately, physically we'll be back in Washington State and I will be at a City Council meeting, or just done with it). Hoist one for us! "I want to sail the Chester River, lay back in the noonday sun..."

El and Bill":3acmmsqg said:
An invite: Monday night, 8:00 pm at The Mainstay in Rock Hall, there will be a great jazz group playing -- Tom invites some fine musicians and it is sure to be an evening to remember. Come on over!! We plan to tie at Lankford for the night and head into Rock Hall for an evening out. Can anyone else make it?
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Well, the New England contingent is back home in Connecticut. We said goodbye to the Halcyon and Wanderer crews on Friday, and the Chesapeake Bay Sat morning. What a great time we had with all you C-Brats and Bratettes. Special thanks to Terraplane Tom and his committee for providing the setting, the logistics, the crabs, and the entertainment. We ran into Tom on Friday, and he invited us to attend a most excellent pot-luck supper at his Arts foundation abode. Great food and music and a sampling of the famous Eastern shore hospitality. Thanks Tom.

I guess planning is under way already for next year, with the goal of 31+ boats for a new record. We'll try to be there, hopefully with-out the unseasonable high temperatures.

We really enjoyed meeting MANY new friends, from all over, and hope to see you all along the waterways of America soon. You are all invited to participate in the Erie Canal gathering in September. I think we drummed up some new interest, and now look to have 7-8 boats or more. Should be a great wander.

Dun and Becky (CTYankee)
 
Last of the 'from away' boats, Halcyon, pulled out of the Chesapeake yesterday. We had the grand finale last night -- an evening at The Mainstay, Terraplane Tom's 'theater' in Rock Hall. The Bill Allred Classic Jazz Band put on a marvelous performance -- the whole town rocked with the beauties of jazz. For those of you who are local to the Chesapeake, you should consider planning a trip to Rock Hall that co-incides with one of the fine performances at the Mainstay, tie off at a Marina, have dinner at a local waterfront restaurant, stroll up the street to the Mainstay, and enjoy a fine evening of entertainment. Would make for the perfect weekend.

We are mailing back the chip you loaned to us, Captain's Choice Charley, tomorrow along with a CD of all our pictures from the Gathering. Perhaps these can be incorporated with yours and loaded up to the Gathering Pictures page for all to enjoy. Thanks so much for the loan, even though it turned out we didn't use it, and for the good organizing you did for the Gathering. Sure enjoyed meeting you folks and look forward to crossing wakes again soon.
 
Got most of my pix up this morning (a few more to follow). This includes both the Great Eastern Shore C-Brat Gathering and the cruise some of us took afterward, since they are well, you know, connected.

PLEASE edit the titles to identify yourself and/or your C-dory!

Here is a shot of our Commodore, Tom McHugh, doing his thing. The instrument is of course a kazoo, and the other little doodie is a "limberjack" - most entertaining!


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OK, all the rest of my pix are up...this one kind of captures the whole deal of the Chesapeake Bay...that is a real workboat, dragging a line, at about 5:30 am. Notice anything about the lines of the two vessels?:)

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Our thanks to Tom and all involved, we had a great time and made many new friends. This was our first "gathering" and our first extended stay on board our C-Dory. It was quite a transition from a 40' motorhome, but I'm glad to say we made it successfully although our Jeep, the tow vehicle was loaded with "stuff" we needed but never used!

After the gathering, we continued on up to New Jersey to visit friends and family, staying on our C-Dory at a friends dock on the Metedoconk River in Bricktown, NJ.

If it's a do over next year, we will certainly plan on being there and this time spend more time cruising the Chesapeake, what a great place. Also planning on the Erie Canal in September.

A quick look the other day, and I didn't see to many pic's of the boats. If anyone got pic's of the boats rafted up at the restraurant in Rock Hall, I hope you'll post them, 9 C-Dorys rafted up is quite a sight!

Roger & Fran on the "The Fran-Sea"
 
Roger and Fran,

We too look forward to seeing you again on the Erie this fall. El and Bill will be checking out the launches and places to stay, etc.

Check out the Halcyon site and the Wanderer site (www.2wander.com) for more great pictures. Mine were not nearly as good as George's and Bill's, and were somewhat redundant anyway.

Have a great summer.

Dun (CTYankee)
 
Here is my shot of the C-Pod at Rock Hall. George got a very similar shot, which is up on 2Wander
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The Fran Sea":m07ndmt3 said:
A quick look the other day, and I didn't see to many pic's of the boats. If anyone got pic's of the boats rafted up at the restraurant in Rock Hall, I hope you'll post them, 9 C-Dorys rafted up is quite a sight!

Roger & Fran on the "The Fran-Sea"
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Pat --

About your picture of the workboat on the Chesapeake -- yep, that's a pretty shot of the workboat in the foreground (note that the skipper is making coffee for the Admiral at 0530) and the pretty white boat in the background is out enjoying a little fishing.
 
I just posted some pictures of the gathering. They are not very good as I used a disposable camera. Left the digital at home. Sorry about the quality of the pics. The quality of the gathering was FIRST RATE!!!! Robbi
 
OK, the Chester River song..."with me feet in the water and a National Boh, Lordy, that's what I call fun." Here is a little history on "National Boh," National Bohemian beer. The brewery evidently closed its doors in 1980...


Maryland Breweries History: National Brewing Company

In 1872 The National Brewery was built in Baltimore, MD and changed its name to National Brewing in 1885 when it became part of the firm of Joseph L. Straus & Brother. In 1889 National Brewing becomes part of Maryland Brewing, a syndicate of 16 breweries with a massive capacity of 1.5 million barrels however in 1901 eight of the breweries in the Maryland syndicate closed, and the company was renamed as the Gottleib-Bauernschmidt-Straus Brewing Company. This company was closed with the start of Prohibition. In 1934 with Prohibition ending in the USA, National Brewing wnet back into business and introduced their mascot, the one eyed Mr. Boh, who remained with them for the life of the company. In the 1940s National Brewing purchase the former Altes Brewing Co. in Detroit and add Altes Beer to their range. In 1961 National Brewing purchases the former American Brewing Co. facility in Miami from Anheuser - Busch.

In 1963 in an effort to create a national brand, National Brewing introduce Colt 45 Malt Liquor. The official story is that the beer was not named after the firearm, but after #45, a running back for the Baltimore Colts, which one of the breweries owners was invloved with.

In 1973 National Brewing closed their Detroit (formerly Altes) brewing operations. In 1974 more bad news as National Brewing close their brewery in Miami and further consolidate operations. In 1976 Carling merged with National Brewing in an attempt to save both companies. In 1979 Carling - National ceases to exist, and is sold to G Heileman Brewing Company of La Crosse. In 1980 the former National Brewing facility (Conkling & O'Donnell Streets in Highlandtown) in Baltimore was closed. In 1996 Heileman was sold to Stroh's of Detroit.

National Bohemian Beer was affectionately known as "Natty Boh".
 
Don't remember who it was but someone at the Chesapeake Gathering was kind enough to tell me how to dry out my cell phone after the dunking it took when I fell in at Langford's. :? (I don't feel to bad as from what I hear I was only 1 of 3 to fall in, but the only one to do it in broad daylight!)

I was trying to dry out the phone using the Wallas on full high when he said that was the worst thing I could do...... he said to re dunk it in FRESH water and swish it around a bit, then dry it off and leave it set for 3 or 4 days and it'll work or not.......IT WORKS!!! :smile On the 3rd day still nothing, but then on the 4th SUCCESS it works and just as good as ever. A BIG THANK YOU TO WHO EVER YOU WERE
 
Thanks for the history Pat. That phrase was driving me crazy for the first few days until Tom finally told me what "National Boh" ment. I still find myself humming the tune at odd moments...like in the shower! :wink:

Dun
 
Yeah, being one of the "Beer Guys," I had to figure it out, a sacred duty actually. I emailed Tom about what the heck the second line was (I was HEARING "National Bo" (or as we now know "Boh") but not UNDERSTANDING it). Damn A-B and Miller and consolidation! That Chester River song IS one catchy little ditty, isn't it!

BTW, records come and records go, looks like The Great Eastern Shore CBGT will hold the record for the most boats for about three more weeks, until the Blakely Island gig here on the Upper Left Coast (cut and paste):


I just called Norma and put-in our reservation for Blakely. According to her, we are now the 32nd confirmed reservation.

...the "title" comes back West!!!

Casey
C-Dory Naknek
lorencasebeer@aol.com

Oh, well, the Great Eastern Shore will continue to hold the record for the most states represented and the farthest distance traveled (Bill and Mike, do we keep stats on this stuff somewhere? :lol:


CTYankee":1cmqvzsh said:
Thanks for the history Pat. That phrase was driving me crazy for the first few days until Tom finally told me what "National Boh" ment. I still find myself humming the tune at odd moments...like in the shower! :wink:

Dun
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