[C38] Cat 38 dues
Patrick Harpole
1derful at comcast.net
Mon Feb 21 14:13:50 EST 2011
I'm a member of Berkeley Yacht Club which faces the Golden Gate Bridge. My vessel is moored at Emery Cove Yacht Harbor.
Let me know if you need "local" help.
Patrick
aka "Blue Eyes"
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From: Charles
To: Catalina 38 Listserve
Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2011 6:41 PM
Subject: Re: [C38] Cat 38 dues
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> 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
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Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:15:42 -0500
From: Chuck Finn<charles at finn.ws>
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Subject: Re: [C38] Cat 38 dues
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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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