10/19 - 10/21 - Second Annual Gulf Coast Gathering
- Thread starter Wefings
- Start date
Hey Marc!! Go ahead and pull me from the hotel nights for Friday & Saturday night. No need me spending the money and it will allow more room for the wedding party. Good Lord knows we all need to do what ever we can to make that wedding day as easy and special as we can!! And, if other folks may be coming in for the Gathering with no boats to sleep/shower on....they may need to rooms too!
Wow...I can recall the last wedding on one of my boats!! What a fantastic day...and my crew that day was not bad either!!
Wow...I can recall the last wedding on one of my boats!! What a fantastic day...and my crew that day was not bad either!!
Ok here is the scoop on the Hotel for today . I will pull Pat's and Jeff's reservations at their request and make them available to whomever until Wed of this week . At that time I will return control of the Hotel back to the owners! I dont want to hang them up on renting rooms beyond that . So......
let me know if you are in or out by Wed 10/10 .
Thanks
Marc
let me know if you are in or out by Wed 10/10 .
Thanks
Marc
Mike, I will work on a list , but the hat passing would definatly be appreciated as we will have some expenses for sure ! We will have purchased most supplies in advance. Probably wont be much [if any] help from the factory this year . So , again , hat passing will be appreciated .
Marc
Marc
OK, I'm in, though by my lonesome. Not that I really expect to be lonesome in this fine group. Just without my first and only mate. Hope to arrive by dinnertime Friday with boat on trailer. I presume we can launch at John's as last time.
Anyone up for fishing on Saturday? Contingent on weather, of course. And no major conflicts between plans for the group and plans for the grouper.
See y'all.
Anyone up for fishing on Saturday? Contingent on weather, of course. And no major conflicts between plans for the group and plans for the grouper.
See y'all.
Ok , I am closing the reservations at the Water Street Hotel tomorrow afternoon so they can book it up . Here is the updated list of reservations I have . Please let me know if you want a room as soon as possible and also if you want slip space . Again, Ill have a skiff for transportation to John's available there. ALSO IF YOU ARE COMING AND NOT ON THE SIGNUP SHEET,PLEASE SIGN UP !!
John Trelstad Fri and Sat
Steve Williams Sat only
Bill and Brenda Russel Thurs night only .
Gary Olerud for Fri and Sat
Larry Baggett for Fri and Sat.
Marc
John Trelstad Fri and Sat
Steve Williams Sat only
Bill and Brenda Russel Thurs night only .
Gary Olerud for Fri and Sat
Larry Baggett for Fri and Sat.
Marc
Marc: You are working too hard again on this.
Do not worry about factory support from any of the factories. They supported us by building the boats we buy. Without that...we would not have all these friends that love boats.
These Gatherings are for us boat owners to put together and allow us to socialize and enjoy local waters with someone local to help with the waters. You and John have provided much more than that already and I appreciate that as one who is traveling in from afar to get together with friends again this year.
What makes gatherings fun no matter if they are at a marina, someone's home, up a river, down a creek, on a lake, and/or the ones we do not even bring out boats..... is the people and fellow C-Brats. These are not really sponsored by the factory or the dealers. We just got lucky that you stepped up to the plate this year and did organize this for us. I appreciate that. Too far from me to do it now that I have moved up to TN.
We all have to eat somewhere. With John letting us use his house again as "the gathering marina", I feel sure we will all be glad to toss into the hat to cover the food cost and a bit of coffee under the covered patio in the mornings. (YES...UNDER THE patio...JUST CAUSE SOME OF US ARE UP AT 5AM...WHEN ALL OR BOATS ARE SO CLOSE TOGETHER...IT WORKS BEST FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO SLEEP A BIT PAST DAY BREAK FOR US EARLY RISERS TO GATHER UP THERE AND CHATTER... :lol: :thup :smiled )
We can all bring our own coolers and refreshments. We do at all the others unless their is a local who contributes some local products...which is always enjoyed.
Other gatherings we just merge onto/into a restaurant at or around the marina. Now having folks traveling in from afar...makes it a bit difficult to bring food. Attempting to organize us as a group would make herding cats like brushing your teeth... as would attempting to sort thru who is bringing what...
None of us like to work a whole lot at these things and you and John have done enough by providing the basic food goods, already cooked some of it prior to our arrivals, and making the place available saving all of us dock fees.
If the Chamber provides the tables and chairs, just put them over in the corner, or leave them on a truck....and when it is time to use them, those of us eating off of them can set up the chairs/tables. Throw away plates, forks, cups are great...if folks want hardware that needs to be washed....we can bring our own off our boats, go back to our boats and wash them. Let the group be self supporting. When we are done with the last meal, have a truck or two on the ready to load everything on Sunday morning, if folks are going to start pulling out after breakfast. Just have thrash bags on the ready, and some spray cleaners as to allow us C-Brats to return borrowed goods in good clean shape. It will not take 15 minutes for us all to clean up after breakfast Sunday morning, with all of us just pitching in a little bit. You and John and your families/staff should not have to bear this work. We understand this ain't no Holiday Inn...it is John's home, and much nicer, and we appreciate his allowing us to use it.
You have done more than your share as "host" of this gathering.
But...your work is not over yet. Where is the best place in town to fuel our boats prior to launching as far as price, clean fuel, and easy access?
I can not believe I have been in my new home location for over a year. This being said...I will be spending the days prior to the gathering getting things corrected around here "under warrantee" prior to coming down. I will be down sometime Friday in the Eastpoint area, but hopefully, some of us can cruise west a bit after Sunday for a day or two..and work some type of tow vehicle shuffle???
How about it other locals on the westbound cruise shuffle options/locations??
Looking forward to seeing my C-Brat friends and new friends soon.
Byrdman
Do not worry about factory support from any of the factories. They supported us by building the boats we buy. Without that...we would not have all these friends that love boats.
These Gatherings are for us boat owners to put together and allow us to socialize and enjoy local waters with someone local to help with the waters. You and John have provided much more than that already and I appreciate that as one who is traveling in from afar to get together with friends again this year.
What makes gatherings fun no matter if they are at a marina, someone's home, up a river, down a creek, on a lake, and/or the ones we do not even bring out boats..... is the people and fellow C-Brats. These are not really sponsored by the factory or the dealers. We just got lucky that you stepped up to the plate this year and did organize this for us. I appreciate that. Too far from me to do it now that I have moved up to TN.
We all have to eat somewhere. With John letting us use his house again as "the gathering marina", I feel sure we will all be glad to toss into the hat to cover the food cost and a bit of coffee under the covered patio in the mornings. (YES...UNDER THE patio...JUST CAUSE SOME OF US ARE UP AT 5AM...WHEN ALL OR BOATS ARE SO CLOSE TOGETHER...IT WORKS BEST FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO SLEEP A BIT PAST DAY BREAK FOR US EARLY RISERS TO GATHER UP THERE AND CHATTER... :lol: :thup :smiled )
We can all bring our own coolers and refreshments. We do at all the others unless their is a local who contributes some local products...which is always enjoyed.
Other gatherings we just merge onto/into a restaurant at or around the marina. Now having folks traveling in from afar...makes it a bit difficult to bring food. Attempting to organize us as a group would make herding cats like brushing your teeth... as would attempting to sort thru who is bringing what...
None of us like to work a whole lot at these things and you and John have done enough by providing the basic food goods, already cooked some of it prior to our arrivals, and making the place available saving all of us dock fees.
If the Chamber provides the tables and chairs, just put them over in the corner, or leave them on a truck....and when it is time to use them, those of us eating off of them can set up the chairs/tables. Throw away plates, forks, cups are great...if folks want hardware that needs to be washed....we can bring our own off our boats, go back to our boats and wash them. Let the group be self supporting. When we are done with the last meal, have a truck or two on the ready to load everything on Sunday morning, if folks are going to start pulling out after breakfast. Just have thrash bags on the ready, and some spray cleaners as to allow us C-Brats to return borrowed goods in good clean shape. It will not take 15 minutes for us all to clean up after breakfast Sunday morning, with all of us just pitching in a little bit. You and John and your families/staff should not have to bear this work. We understand this ain't no Holiday Inn...it is John's home, and much nicer, and we appreciate his allowing us to use it.
You have done more than your share as "host" of this gathering.
But...your work is not over yet. Where is the best place in town to fuel our boats prior to launching as far as price, clean fuel, and easy access?
I can not believe I have been in my new home location for over a year. This being said...I will be spending the days prior to the gathering getting things corrected around here "under warrantee" prior to coming down. I will be down sometime Friday in the Eastpoint area, but hopefully, some of us can cruise west a bit after Sunday for a day or two..and work some type of tow vehicle shuffle???
How about it other locals on the westbound cruise shuffle options/locations??
Looking forward to seeing my C-Brat friends and new friends soon.
Byrdman
Thanks for the kind words , I guess me and Skip are going fishing, see y'all Sunday !................
No, really we enjoy providing , enjoy the company , I enjoy getting my staff together to meet the folks that use the boats we sell and rig , support us and keep the whole thing rolling . Im looking for about 40 mouths to feed and looking forward to every bit of it ! It will be a little more low key ths year , Gibby is coming to do his river talk , we got blues downtown, a bunch of new folks , I am excited !!!!
Marc
No, really we enjoy providing , enjoy the company , I enjoy getting my staff together to meet the folks that use the boats we sell and rig , support us and keep the whole thing rolling . Im looking for about 40 mouths to feed and looking forward to every bit of it ! It will be a little more low key ths year , Gibby is coming to do his river talk , we got blues downtown, a bunch of new folks , I am excited !!!!
Marc
Jeff Brigner
New member
Hey Dr Bob,thataway":1gjsrjpl said:
What day and time do you and Marie plan on heading over to Apalachicola? C-Pearl is in your back yard in Pensacola with Sue.
Jeff & Cathy
We have just arrived back home after a month, trailering the CD 25 to Calif. Unfortunately we both had medical appointments on Oct 18th in the AM, so will not be able to shove off from "Camp Thataway" until 11 AM or noon. Unfortunately this will preclude a liesurely cruise--since we are 12 miles from the ICW, and then 125 miles to Panama City. So to make the 137 miles that day we will be traveling at 25 to 30 mph. We plan the night of the 18th at the Panama City Marina, or one of the anchorages near there.
John's house is at statuate mile 346.5 on the Gulf Coast ICW--and that is about 56 more statuate miles.
Anyone starting from the Pensacola area, please PM me and we will get together on the phone--or you can drop by our home--either by boat, RV, road, etc--the days before.
Regards
John's house is at statuate mile 346.5 on the Gulf Coast ICW--and that is about 56 more statuate miles.
Anyone starting from the Pensacola area, please PM me and we will get together on the phone--or you can drop by our home--either by boat, RV, road, etc--the days before.
Regards
We are planning to leaving Fort Walton Beach 8 am Wednesday, stop Panama City Marina that night. We will arrive 3 pm Thursday John's House or Friday afternoon if have weather problems. Trip planned at about 10kts. We will trailer the boat to Fort Walton Tuesday afternoon. Have Tide and doctor appointment problems in Gulf Breeze on Tuesday. Be glad to have anyone join us. Just let us know to look for you.
Ok it time for Marc's cellphone ; 850-653-5950 . Volsman , you are welcome at John's dock on Thurs. There is power and we will be there preparing for a great event . If anyone need to reach me for info feel free to call . The shop # is 850-670-8100
I will put a C Dory Banner on the Gazebo on the river so it will be obvious where we are going .
Marc
I will put a C Dory Banner on the Gazebo on the river so it will be obvious where we are going .
Marc
Just a heads up--there is significant red tide appearing around Pensacola and Fort Walton Beach--I don't have reports from other areas yet. It has appeared in an increased amount with fish kills in the last 24 hours. We don't have it in Perdido Bay yet (and hope we don't)--hope that Apalachicola escapes!
On edit: checked with the Fish and Wild life commission--the max red tide is in Bay County last week. It seems to be spreading this way--and two days ago no fish kills at Pensacola--today they are happening. No mention of the Apalachicola area being a problem.
On edit: checked with the Fish and Wild life commission--the max red tide is in Bay County last week. It seems to be spreading this way--and two days ago no fish kills at Pensacola--today they are happening. No mention of the Apalachicola area being a problem.