Postponed - Cathlamet, WA

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PNW_Wesley

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I’ve seen some wonderful posts and photos from past gatherings at Cathlamet WA.

Would anyone be interested in getting together there this April?

At the moment, I’m thinking of arrivals on Friday April 3, socializing on April 4, departures on April 5.

I would be willing to speak with the Harbor Master to arrange for moorings.

Please let me know if you would like to attend.

This will be a VERY informal event.


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I would be in but not getting back to WA until first of May...
Plenty of other CBrats in the area in April though.
 
It would be difficult for me to say no to this! We did April gatherings there a few times long ago.

I recall the my visit ever to Cathlamet was on an April 4th and there was a a trace of snow on the back deck in the morning! I think it was in 2002 or 2003 before any official CBGT was held there.

If the springer salmon season is still on it will be busy but they will make room for us, I am sure.

If I hear any more of this kind of talk I will be setting up a signup list and getting this plastered on the front page.
 
Hello, we are new to the c-brats but would love to attend this event, which is practically in our back yard. I've been gathering info on this site since we bought our 22 in August and it would be great to meet some of my fellow, local c-brats.
Clay
 
Well now, Wesley and Karen, welcome to C-Brats! And just like that, you are Cruise Directors! Don't fret about it - there are no official requirements. Generally the first person to suggest a gathering is named as the group moderator on the signup list.

Informal is the best kind of gathering, especially in a quaint little place like Cathlamet. You can expect a few more boats than you expected and it will be great. Pretty soon someone will be talking about a potluck and maybe fishing for those who want if it is still going on, and maybe a cruise up or down the river a ways. Or maybe no extra events.

If nothing else we can go across the river and look at the paper mill where I used to work and I can get the guy who took my place on the mobile crane to bring it down to the river bank to look at. How exciting is that?!?

Lois and I are in! Thank you for the idea.
 
Wish I was in the area and/or didn't have other stuff going on here in the midwest. I remember Cathlamet from our Snake/Columbia River cruise. Really a cool little place! Colby
 
We will need to remember to toast Yellowstone John at the dock. He was a great friend.

He really liked Cathlamet (he pronounced it Cath-la-met, although I think he knew better). He found Laurna Jo Jim's car keys at the bottom of the basin using his magnet on my fishing pole. He always had spectacular stabilized binoculars that fascinated me to look through. He dearly loved his wife Edna. He loved the C-Brats, too, and when he sold his first C-Dory he missed us so much he bought another.
 
sign me up for Cathlametstan.. It's been a while since we've boated around on that part of the river
 
Wesley, way to just go and jump in here. Welcome, and glad to have you on the site and in charge (of a memorable) event. Memorable to me because I locked the keys IN THE TRUCK, at the head of the ramp :shock: :oops: . Only took AAA 2.25 hours to get out and open the truck so I could get the boat into the water. I would love to come back for a do-over.

PS: The other boaters were very kind and worked around my rig. Nice folks.

Elochoman Marina
River Mile 38
500 2nd Street Cathlamet, Washington 98612
(360)-795-3501
Launch fee:$10.oo
Parking fee:$ 6.oo
Moorage 20-29ft $14.oo
Power $8.oo

Harvey
SleepyC :moon
 
A Cathlamet CBGT sounds great! I was planning on migrating back up to WA in late March, but would make that event on the way if you don't mind my not attending with my C-Dory? The marina in Cathlamet has a nice RV and regular campsites right there and is also run by the port.

https://cathlametmarina.org/rv-camping
 
Steve, it would be great to see you there. I didn't know (remember) that there was an RV park there too.

Harvey
SleepyC :moon
 
This is shaping up pretty good here!

Of course you are welcome without C-Sharp! The motorhome is almost as good as the boaterhome.

Chuck - I was hoping we might drag you downstream early for this! You can bring Art along too, even though he isn't the Wineman anymore. Maybe he figured out how to grow Seagrams by now.

Thanks for keeping tabs on this Harvey! We am looking forward to seeing you there. It's been a while since I saw you on the water.

Don't worry, B~C. Even if I don't get this inverter thing figured out we can still brew coffee with shore power.
 
As a first-time C-Brat Cruise Director, I'm not sure of the protocol about "who does what".

I have made the marina reservations, posted a link to the marina, kept a list of boats who are attending, put reminders on my calendar to keep the marina informed, and posted the attendees as of Jan 17.

As of Jan 22, we have 6 boats coming (Zenith, Tyboo, Blue~C, clayhubler, Big Sky, Sleepy C). Others have expressed interest, but it is not always clear if they plan to come.

If your boat is listed above in error, please let me know.

If your boat is not listed above, and you are planning to come with your boat, please reply with "I am planning to attend with my boat."

I would not be offended at all if someone else would like to "keep tabs on this". My primary desire is to have a fun outing with other owners.
 
Oooh, hopefully we can make this one. Was sad that we were gonna miss Friday Harbor this year, but fingers crossed we’ll be able to pull this off much easier.
 
Karen and I are looking forward to meeting the Brats in April. We have many trips on the Columbia planned for this year. It will be great to gather some knowledge from those who have boated from Hells Gate to Astoria. We plan to boat most of the dam pools by launching at available ramps.

We have locked through many times on the Mississippi, and from watching great videos from some salty Brats, the Columbia locks will be fun waypoints on our trips.

We have found that there are some very nice boating days in the winter. Fog and wind come up sometimes, but when the weather data looks good for the day, we have had some nice cruises at 40 deg outside. We have also driven to the ramp and changed our mind if things did not look good.

We celebrated Christmas with a 38 mile cruise. It was a wonderful day to be afloat.

The Wallas keeps us at 58 deg at the helm, and calm waters are often found on our winter outings.

We would also like to see how other CD19's are set up for multi-night cruising, since most long-distance folks seem to have 22' and above.

Some day when we are planning to go out, we will do a post for others to join us. We launch at Vancouver Marine Park, and we could meet up with others along the river. Maybe to St. Helens for a picnic on the dock.

Hope to see you in April.
 
I apologize if my Jan 22, 2020 10:16 am post offended anyone. I did not intend to sound bossy.

I will check this thread a few times a week to see if we have more participants for Cathlamet.

I am hoping that this event will lead to other events in the Columbia, which I would be happy to put together.
 
Oh goodness no! You are doing just fine and you have already exceeded the requirements for Cruise Director success. Your planning work is done, and done well. The rest is all fun.

I sent you a PM yesterday but I see you haven't got to it yet. There should be a notification in the links at the top of the page.

I sure hope the wind and rain quit by April. It has been nasty here at the end of the river for a month now.
 
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