[C38] Cat 38 dues
Charles
charles at finn.ws
Sun Feb 20 21:41:22 EST 2011
It certainly appears we now have an idea that could very well turn into
an exciting time around America's Cup!
I know this is more than a year away, but as Steve R. and Anders have
pointed out.... we probably need to start making plans now!
Before we go much further, I would like to get some idea regarding:
1. Who might be willing to attend.
2. What boats might be available and how many "guests" those skippers
might be willing to have aboard.
Please email me at: charles at finn.ws regarding your interest and I will
begin to build a list.
Once we have some idea of level of commitment, we can begin to make
plans regarding budgets, reservations, etc. I will appoint a committee
shortly to help coordinate this once in a lifetime event. Please let me
know if you are interested in this as well.
This could be way too much fun,
Chuck Finn
Commodore
Catalina 38 International Association
On 2/20/2011 7:33 PM, Anders Finn wrote:
> All,
>
> I will do anything to help organize anything we need done locally. I
> don't have a lot of contacts in marinas in the area but it looks like
> we have a couple people who do so. . . Any other kinds of things that
> need organizing, websitewise or groundwork, count me in.
>
> I obviously will be attending and my father Charles will as well;
> boatless but attending.
>
> Anders
>
> On 02/20/2011 04:19 PM, Steven Ribble wrote:
>> Sounds like this is idea is taking hold. The logistics to bring this
>> all together are a little complex, obviously not impossible, but it
>> seems that several things need to advance concurrently for a
>> successful event (dockage, transit, lodging, dates/duration, etc).
>> It also seems like we are definitely not getting into this too early
>> and that if we wait much longer it will get more difficult to pull
>> off. Before we go much further we need to decide:
>>
>> - do we have enough interested boats to hold an "event", (how many do
>> we need, how many will commit)
>> - is there room (or, how much room is there) on board for 'members
>> from away' to participate/crew, and therefore,
>> - is this something sponsored by the Association or something put on
>> by some local C38's.
>>
>> If we have the interest and we can get some people on the water, then
>> I suggest we put together a "committee" to focus on the details and
>> keep the members informed. Even though I'm on the wrong coast, I'd
>> be happy to be part of the planning group if I can be of help.
>>
>> Steve Ribble
>> Tittravate, #64
>>
>> On Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 5:07 PM, Anders Finn <anders at finn.ws
>> <mailto:anders at finn.ws>> wrote:
>>
>> Rory,
>>
>> This is actually a pretty good idea. While Marina Bay is in the
>> sketchiest area of the bay and a bit of a drive from the city, it
>> IS in a very good place for sailing. It's not as close as
>> Berkeley or SF marinas, but it won't be quite as crazy packed
>> during the racing. Following is a list of all the marinas I know
>> of and their distance from the center of action.
>>
>> 0 miles - Golden Gate Yacht Club (aka. SF, Marina)
>> 4 miles - Treasure Island Yacht Club
>> 5 miles - South Beach Marina
>> 6 miles - Richardson's Point (and all the other Sausalito Clubs)
>> 6 miles - Ayala Cove (not a marina but you can moor here on
>> Angel Island)
>> 7 miles - Berkeley Yacht Club (and Emmeryville Marinas)
>> 8 miles - Richmond Marinas (including Marina Bay)
>> 9 miles - Alemeda/Oakland Marinas (plus a LOT of motoring, ewww)
>> 12 miles - San Rafel
>> 15 miles - San Leandro Marina
>> 16 miles - Coyote Point Marina
>>
>> Anything else is tooooooooo far. Now, we compare the transit
>> to/from city on each:
>>
>> Golden Gate - Easy, it's right there and is hosting the games -
>> 5 mintes
>> Treasure Island - Half way across Bay Bridge, bus and car access
>> - 15-45 minutes
>> South Beach - Easy walk and public transit (still in SF) - 15 minutes
>> Sausalito - Car and ferry access Golden Gate bridge IS going to
>> be busy during the cup - 30-120 minutes
>> Ayala Cove - No car access, learn to swim, it's on an island -
>> lets see, a good swimmer swims about 2 mph, so, if you've got the
>> tide with you, you could be there in an hour, tide against you,
>> you'll be in the pacific
>> Bekeley and Emmeryville - Easy walk/bike/drive from marina to
>> BART (subway to SF), 45-60 minutes
>> Richmond - Easy car drive to BART, 45-60 minutes
>> Alemeda - I'm really not sure about BART/Bus in this area. I
>> think it's not BAD though, 60-90 minutes
>> San Rafel - Car only I think. Can be anything from 45 minutes to
>> 2 hours
>> San Leandro - No clue.. . I can get there in 30 minutes maybe?
>> Worst 1.5 hours?
>> Coyote Point - Car or drive to BART, about 25-40 minutes
>>
>>
>> Now, here's the scoop. In case you didn't know. Parking in San
>> Francisco is non-existent during these kinds of things for less
>> than $30 a pop. Your BEST bet is BART in from outside the city
>> and use the MUNI trains inside the city (or more BART). This
>> makes a couple marinas more interesting than others. Any one that
>> you can leave your car there or at a nearby BART station REALLY,
>> REALLY helps. I'll try to work out some parking for a few cars by
>> then but. . . I still live about a 15 minute public transit ride
>> into the part of town the Cup is being held.
>>
>> Anders
>>
>> On 02/19/2011 10:48 AM, Rory Hansen wrote:
>>
>> Chuck,
>>
>> Marina Bay Yacht Harbor in Richmond (on the site of the old
>> Victory ship
>> boatyards) has a lot of space right now -- one of the few
>> marinas in the
>> Bay Area that does -- but it's bound to fill up as the AC
>> approaches. If
>> you want to find it on Google Earth it's at 37 deg 54' 43" N,
>> 122 deg 20'
>> 50" W. This position lands you on D dock, which is probably
>> where we'd be
>> based on slip size& availability -- it's where the
>> harbormaster put all
>> the Catalinas who showed up for the Rendezvous last summer.
>> Takes about 20
>> minutes under motor to get to the Central Bay& all the action.
>>
>> We can contact their harbormaster if you like, find out what
>> it would take
>> to set things up. Last year their guest rates were $25/night,
>> which is
>> cheap for SF. Tradewinds Sailing School& Club -- where we
>> learned how much
>> fun a C38 is to sail! -- hosts the Catalina Rendezvous up
>> here& might be
>> interested in being involved with the C38 Nationals, esp.
>> since they still
>> have Hull #287 (which did the Transpac in 2003) in their fleet.
>>
>> Rory Hansen& Peggy Droesch
>> IRIE #231
>> Point Richmond
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Message: 1
>> Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:15:42 -0500
>> From: Chuck Finn<charles at finn.ws <mailto:charles at finn.ws>>
>>
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>> With the Americas Cup trials in 2012 and the big race in
>> 2013 happening
>> in San Francisco, I propose we organize a C38 event
>> around this. What
>> we do is completely up in the air, but given it is San
>> Francisco.... I
>> bet we can have a great time! Why don't we start saving
>> and planning
>> for such and event?
>> What do all of you think about a gathering around
>> America's Cup?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Chuck Finn
>> Commodore
>> Catalina 38 International Association
>>
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