All,
I was on a weeks trip in the San Juan Islands and Canada with an
organization I belong to. This past Thursday we were motoring just north of
Cattle Pass toward Friday Harbor (I was on a large powerboat actually).
Looking off to the Port I saw a Vega we had just gone past, so I couldn't
see the name. When we were clearing customs, I heard LeaLea call the port
for a slip assignment. I immediately called them and I said I'd walk over to
their boat, once the boat I was on was secured.
When I made it over to H dock, I told Chuck and Laura I thought they would
have been far south by now. Seems that they are going to be heading south in
the next few days. They are taking a 15-year-old crew member as far as San
Diego (he is the son of a friend I think Laura said). After the stop in San
Diego the two of them are going to be sailing back to Hawaii -- probably to
Kauai. Then they plan to sail back to the Northwest next year. We had dinner
Thursday night, and then after went for beers -- great folks to talk with
about sailing.
Anyway, we started talking about the PNW rendezvous next year and they said
they probably couldn't make until mid-August. I agreed that the second or
probably the third week of August would be a better fit for me too. Hope it
can be scheduled a little later next year -- maybe both boats can possibly
attend.
Both Chuck and Laura seemed in good spirits and were busy getting ready for
the trip (Chuck has more paper charts than anyone I know -- he was
organizing them in Friday Harbor). Lea Lea looks great and ready to go.
Chuck said he'd try to get on the internet sometime in the near future, but
didn't know when.
I said I'd send this message to the alias.
Chris[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
I was on a weeks trip in the San Juan Islands and Canada with an
organization I belong to. This past Thursday we were motoring just north of
Cattle Pass toward Friday Harbor (I was on a large powerboat actually).
Looking off to the Port I saw a Vega we had just gone past, so I couldn't
see the name. When we were clearing customs, I heard LeaLea call the port
for a slip assignment. I immediately called them and I said I'd walk over to
their boat, once the boat I was on was secured.
When I made it over to H dock, I told Chuck and Laura I thought they would
have been far south by now. Seems that they are going to be heading south in
the next few days. They are taking a 15-year-old crew member as far as San
Diego (he is the son of a friend I think Laura said). After the stop in San
Diego the two of them are going to be sailing back to Hawaii -- probably to
Kauai. Then they plan to sail back to the Northwest next year. We had dinner
Thursday night, and then after went for beers -- great folks to talk with
about sailing.
Anyway, we started talking about the PNW rendezvous next year and they said
they probably couldn't make until mid-August. I agreed that the second or
probably the third week of August would be a better fit for me too. Hope it
can be scheduled a little later next year -- maybe both boats can possibly
attend.
Both Chuck and Laura seemed in good spirits and were busy getting ready for
the trip (Chuck has more paper charts than anyone I know -- he was
organizing them in Friday Harbor). Lea Lea looks great and ready to go.
Chuck said he'd try to get on the internet sometime in the near future, but
didn't know when.
I said I'd send this message to the alias.
Chris[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]