11/06 - Snohomish River Delta "Fall '04" Day Cruis

Anita Marie":3lo8a37u said:
Could we make this an overnight gig, maybe Friday night at Everett and then a cruise Saturday morning? If the river is running hard we could cruise over to Langley for the day or something else? Just wondering.

Fred
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Fred, I like your idea of an "alternative cruise option" if the river is not conducive for the cruise. An added suggestion for a destination for the day would be Kingston. (I don't believe we've "blessed" that port with a pod of C-Dorys yet). They have a fairly nice marina there and it is located "in town", with some nearby pubs and the cruise is not far from Everett.
As to overnighting at Everett, the Saturday day trip is all that is going to work for "Sea Shift", but would certainly be a great idea for those that are able.
 
Fred, Sorry but I guess we won't make it until Saturday morning. Don will be off work most of the week so won't be able to get off early enough on Friday to cruise anywhere. But we are looking forward to cruising with you all whereever the destination may be.
 
I guess it is time to ask, how crazy will the launchs be on the weekend of the gathering? I see that 5 boats have signed up so far. Is there anyone else staying Friday or Saturday nights.
My big concern is getting out of the water Sunday morning during the derby since I have to work Sunday afternoon.

Fred
 
Anita Marie":2x09k1uv said:
I guess it is time to ask, how crazy will the launchs be on the weekend of the gathering?
My big concern is getting out of the water Sunday morning during the derby since I have to work Sunday afternoon.
Fred
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Fred, the nice thing about the Everett Launch site is that the ramps are designated as "Launch Only" and "Retrieve Only" and there are several of each. Even at the busiest of times they are not too bad. My only concern would be any lack of parking due to the fishing derby. (I'm just not that familiar with how well attended the derbys are). The facility however does provide a huge parking lot for tow rigs with trailers.
 
TwoLuckyFish":3mxi1lqq said:
Linda & I are also planning to attend...depending on weather of course. What time do you'all plan to meet (& where?) on Saturday?
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Glad to "hear" that you'll be joining us! Since, the high tide of the day is approx. 1300 HRS, I'd suggest we plan on actually beginning the cruise up the river at 1000 HRS.

If we should experience too much rain before the event that causes a lot of "run off debris" in the river thereby creating too many floating obstacles, we can decide that morning if we'd rather cruise to Langley, Kingston or some other relatively close port of call.
 
Leo Smith":auo1rl5q said:
Dave, it is a smart move to check on the tide levels this year. Those low bidges were a bit too close to the roof tops of our boats!
Best Regards, Leo.
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Good point, Leo!
Since the low bridges can create a problem during high tide, I'd planned on avoiding having to pass under those bridges this year. (I prefer the high tides for the deeper water it allows us to navigate in).
 
We plan to spend the night on the boat in Edmonds, Friday night and then crusing up to Everett Saturday morning. We should be up there easily by 8 am. Plan to just go with the flow. If it is nice we can stay until Sunday morning. Love to do the river, but Langley or Kingston works for us. Deb
 
I will probably launch on Friday night. My brother is going with me on the day trip sat. He is from the area and has spent many hours rowing and kayaking the rivers and it's sloughs. He is looking forward to sitting back and relaxing and not having to do any work! We will probably retrieve sat evening when things quiet down. If the river doesn't look good, we will be up for any ole adventure.

I am back on the right coast this week exploring the Baltimore area. Wish I had my boat to do the exploring on the Chesapeake Bay.What a perfect place for a C-Dory. The weather is sunny and warm, just right for a cruise.
Robbi
 
OK, I am wanting some info on what the plan is for this daytrip. will we stop in Snohomish for lunch or do we bring our lunch???
what time do we want to be on the water???
any thing else we might need to know???
 
Roger, we probably won't stop in Snohomish for lunch. I think the plan is to leave Everett about 10 a.m. Saturday. Some of us are seduced by the thought of buzzing over to Langley for the night after a day trip up the river. Or even bagging the river all together and doing Langley only.
Being an easy going kind of cat, I'll go along with the majority.
:cat
 
Catman":5nisddth said:
Roger, we probably won't stop in Snohomish for lunch. I think the plan is to leave Everett about 10 a.m.
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That would be my hopes, that we actually begin "motoring" away from the Everett Launch Ramps at 1000 HRS. Since there is no place to "tie up" at Snohomish, a lunch there is not feasible. I'm thinking about having a "Plan A" and a "Plan B"
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Plan A......have food to eat on board while I'm cruising.

Plan B.....if the rains have brought too much debris down the river to make it safely navigable, to then cruise over to Langley or down to Kingston and have lunch at a restaurant in one of those fine communities. (Of course, we could also eat at the Everett waterfront).

.....AKA....a day of C-Brat flexibility.....whatever the group decides at the moment..... :idea
 
You know, Dave, that sounds like a good idea to me. And in the spirit of election week, we can split our votes down the middle, hang a few chads, call it a draw, initiate a plethora of lawsuits and go home.
:cocktail
 
There are 8 boats signed up so far for this cruise. It looks like there will be about a 50 % chance of precipitation with mild wind.It will be interesting to see what condition the river will be after all this rain we are having.
 
Yeah, this week's rain may well mean floating woody objects unfriendly to fiberglass. That likely brings Langley into focus.

Our weather here on election day recalls the Olympic Rainforest in December, and effectively is keeping kids, critters and candidates indoors. And unless it shapes up it'll keep the Cat inside as well.
But forecasts show improvement come the weekend, with partly sunny skies and 54 degrees.
:hot
 
The river did get out of shape this week, but did not hit flood stage as was predicted. It maxed out at 23.88 at Snohomish yesterday and 25 feet is flood. Pretty dang high. It sounds like from the discussion that the river is at least 2nd choice. Is that a close guess? With the chance of rain predicted for Sat and Sun, I probably will not trailer north. I will check the weather forcast tomorrow and Friday to have a better idea of the rain situation. If I do change my mind, I will be at the ramp about 9am Sat.
Robbi
 
Yesterday morning the North Fork of the Stillaguamish River was lapping at the top of the river bank in Arlington, but this morning it had settled back down. The beautiful dry sunny day today is also helping. Like Robbi eluded to, we'll just have to take it one day at a time and see what Saturday brings.
 
Hi Dave,
Below is the marine forcast I copied this morning 11/4, @ 5:25 am.
I will be launching at 10th street Saturday morning and will be looking forward to seeing everyone. I will try to stop by the Snohomish River today and take a look at its condition and give a report tonight. FYI, The Snohomish River tide generally lags about one hour behind the Seattle tide schedule at Langus Park.
Jim, Work Release

PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL
300 AM PST THU NOV 4 2004

TODAY...LIGHT WIND. WIND WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. AREAS OF DENSE MORNING FOG.
TONIGHT...LIGHT WIND. WIND WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FRI...LIGHT WIND BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. AREAS OF DENSE MORNING FOG.

FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT.

SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 OR 2 FT.
 
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