An update:
We've had a pretty decent response. In just a couple days, I've gotten payment for 85 of the ~120 commitments.
As such, since a 50% deposit is necessary to get the ball rolling on the bulk order - I paid that yesterday with funds from everyone's payments for a tentative order of 100 burgees. All this does is get us in the queue; it will be 4-5 weeks once production starts, and that won't be until after Christmas.
If I waited until the cutoff date of 12/20, the delay might have been significant - this is one of the busiest times of year, and anyone getting in line ahead of us would have pushed production out even further. The deadline for anyone wanting a burgee and ordering is still 12/20 - but I'll take a tally at that time for a final order number, upping our deposit as necessary.
Also - the major portion of the burgee cost, is in the manufacture of the patch including the wave, sun and C-Dory. We're getting quite the deal on this patch for this order - future orders will likely see quite a bump in price. So, if we want to stock up on them now - we should order them now.
Extra patches can be retained for future burgee production, in which case I'll chat with Mike about getting some stock. However, they are pretty dang cool in their own right - some of you may want them for sewing onto duffle bags, jackets or whatever - but they're probably too big for hats. I'll have to verify with the vendor, but I think cost for the patches would be no more than $10 each if ordered with the burgee - and they'll fit in the same envelope, so no additional shipping charge. If anyone is interested in this option, let me know and I'll start taking a tally. If there's sufficient interest, I'll put up another order link for the patches.
The patch measurements:
Circle: 6.5" diameter
Wave, tip-to-tip 9.0"
Overall height: 6.0"
For scale - below is a pic of the patch/burgee on the back of a men's large jacket.
