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OverTime

OverTime

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OverTime
Hi All,
It looks like there might be some interest in this so I guess it's on! Late April/Early May perhaps? This is out first trawler and our first meet-up like this so we are real greenhorns at it. Any and all suggestions for how this should go are welcome! Let's get this party started!

Kevin & Kathy Gastreich
R-29CB
"OverTime"
 
Location wise, Arabella's Landing in Gig Harbor has been on our list since we got the Waggoners Guide at the boat show last year. We're also very new to bigger boats so I figured a marina is probably a good idea vs anchoring out.

We also really enjoyed Poulsbo and Port Orchard if people want to venture further. Alderbrook was amazing but is quite a travel day for a short weekend getaway.

We won't know our availability for late April/early May until February's club baseball scheduling meeting. Happy to help with planning once we do know!
 
capnmorgan said:
Location wise, Arabella's Landing in Gig Harbor has been on our list since we got the Waggoners Guide at the boat show last year. We're also very new to bigger boats so I figured a marina is probably a good idea vs anchoring out.

We also really enjoyed Poulsbo and Port Orchard if people want to venture further. Alderbrook was amazing but is quite a travel day for a short weekend getaway.

We won't know our availability for late April/early May until February's club baseball scheduling meeting. Happy to help with planning once we do know!
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Awesome! We were also thinking Gig Harbor might be a good spot. We're very flexible so I'm sure May would be just fine with us.
 
OverTime said:
Awesome! We were also thinking Gig Harbor might be a good spot. We're very flexible so I'm sure May would be just fine with us.
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I realized that at 14u we have a lot more dead time because some boys are in HS, and I can make sure any Sunday games are late in the day.

How about May 1-3? Avoids mother's day and the Poulsbo Viking Fest later in the month.
 
I'm sure that week end would work just fine for us. I thought we were talking a day trip?
 
OverTime said:
I'm sure that week end would work just fine for us. I thought we were talking a day trip?
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Oh sorry I assumed we'd do an overnight sort of like the one at Kingston in August.

If we want to just do a day trip we could probably hit the city dock in Gig Harbor or see how many boats we can jam onto the guest dock for 7 Seas or Tides Tavern 🙂

We're open to either option, just fun to meet other local boaters.
 
A rendezvous and convoy to the Tides Tavern would be a blast!
 
We'll probably just make a long day of it. We are really looking forward to meeting other boaters and hearing how they manage longer trips.
 
So we'll say Tides Tavern on Saturday, May 2? We can plan to convoy over from Zittels if you want.

Just an FYI that Tides Tavern is 21+. Our kids will just hang out on the boat (or at home), but wanted to make sure nobody gets surprised.
 
This sounds like great fun. Most likely, it will be just Kathy and I and we are both WELL over 21! HeHe.
 
Howdy Chris,
This is going to be a real blast! Zittles or somewhere off Johnson Point would be a good place to gather up. Since we are new at this would you mind being lead boat in the convoy? We'll take the tail and see how many other boaters we can squeeze into the middle?
 
OverTime said:
Howdy Chris,
This is going to be a real blast! Zittles or somewhere off Johnson Point would be a good place to gather up. Since we are new at this would you mind being lead boat in the convoy? We'll take the tail and see how many other boaters we can squeeze into the middle?
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Happy to do that! We're traveling for the holidays for the next couple weeks but I have a note on my calendar to do some more planning for this trip in January.

We usually make a Google doc with logistics for each trip we take so I'll start with that and share it here.
 
capnmorgan said:
Happy to do that! We're traveling for the holidays for the next couple weeks but I have a note on my calendar to do some more planning for this trip in January.

We usually make a Google doc with logistics for each trip we take so I'll start with that and share it here.
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That would be great. Thanks.
 
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