We had a good time despite lower than usual attendance at our California Cape Dory Owners float-in this weekend. The venue was South Beach Marina in San Francisco, just south of the Bay Bridge, and one block from the new baseball park that opened last month. We had five boats floating in plus two that reside in the marina.
We had been worried about ball park traffic and parking problems for those coming by car, but that didn't turn out to be an issue. The game was over long before dinnertime, though we did get the occasional crowd roar. There was also a steady drizzle all weekend, with about one mile visibility, but it didn't dampen the proceedings.
We had wine and snacks aboard Moira, repaired to the South Beach Yacht Club at 1800 for drinks and socializing, our usual short and disorganized meeting, and a good dinner provided by the club.
I had been a bit under the weather, so we attended dinner by car. But the next morning I was feeling fine, so we got up early, hopped in our CD 30 powerboat and zoomed over in time for breakfast. (This was one morning that a sailboat could have gotten there about as fast - we were riding an ebb that got up to 5 1/2 knots at the Gate.)
The South Beach area has gotten yuppified over the past few years, and we took advantage by walking across the street to Town's End, a popular eatery with a great breakfast menu.
Facilites for the weekend turned out great. The marina assigned us adjacent slips, the yacht club was as good as a private room - better, because we had the nautical setting and a bar with yacht club prices, and breakfast was scrumptious. The drawbacks were the need to pre-register and prepay both dinner and docking, and the concern about parking. Probably that's what kept the attendance down.
Our next get-together will be August 5-6 at the Encinal Yacht Club in Alameda. Bernard Wormgoor expressed an interest in doing a raft-up and barbecue for one of our events - Jo Anne Kipp got his contact info so if you're interested in pushing something like that, email her.
- Walt Bilofsky
Attendees:
By boat:
Jo Anne Kipp & Dick Honey - CD 36 La Baleine
Larry & Dot Mace - CD 33 Dolce
Walt & Nancy Bilofsky - CD 30 powerboat Golden Phoenix
Bernard Wormgoor - CD 30 Flying Dutchman
Larry & Susan Shick - CD 36 Moira
Host boats:
Don & Priscilla Alden - CD 36 Zephyr
Mike & Carole Farrell - CD 30 motorsailer Zinful
By car:
John & Micaela Baker - CD 31 Solana
Noel Peattie - Typhoon Fair American
bilofsky@toolworks.com
Report on CCDO Float-In May 6-7
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