[C38] Cat 38 dues
Joseph Launie
jlaunie at cox.net
Mon Feb 21 05:56:06 EST 2011
Charles,
i will be coming up but not to crew. I have 2 bad hips so will
probably charter a trawler and watch from there. I will make any parties
that occur. I will be happy to help with the planning. Joe Launie/Macavity
On 2/20/2011 6:41 PM, Charles wrote:
> 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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