FW: T-Town Rendezvous - I'm afraid I need to cancel for this year

[Steve Keever]

Everyone interested in the Tacoma Rendezvous – Please take note of the below!!!

From: David Miller <dkma...@gmail.com>
Date: Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at 10:01 PM
To: "vincent....@gmail.com" <vincent....@gmail.com>, Steve Keever <ske...@expedia.com>, "july...@comcast.net" <july...@comcast.net>
Subject: Fwd: T-Town Rendezvous - I'm afraid I need to cancel for this year

Hello

I don't know if this cancellation got out to the general list or not but in any case I am proposing a Rendezvous in Eagle Harbor on Bainbridge Island. I have talked to the harbormaster and she says the weekend of September 6 and 7 is very open for the dock and anchorage and buoys. There is a long dock on which we can raft if needed. It is 5 minutes to downtown Bainbridge Island (Winslow) where there are many restaurants and brew pubs. It is a 35 minute ferry ride from downtown Seattle.

If we want we can reserve the dock for $100 and moorage is 50 cents a foot.

Can someone put this on the listserver or the website to see if there is any interest--I don't know who to address it to.

David Miller

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From: Diane Johnson <july...@comcast.net>
Date: Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 10:39 PM
Subject: RE: T-Town Rendezvous - I'm afraid I need to cancel for this year
To: Matthew Dunning <Mat...@multihullcompany.com>, John Hulburd <whol...@gmail.com>, Vincent De Pillis <vin...@depillis.org>
Cc: David Miller <dkma...@gmail.com>

Matthew, thanks for the update. A Tacoma rendezvous sounds good for a future event, even if it’s not this year. 

 

I hope that your new boat is great and hope your trip up the coast goes well.  If you’re looking for crew, perhaps someone from NWMA or Puget Sound Cruising Club would be interested.   

 

From:multihull...@gmail.com [mailto:multihull...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Matthew Dunning
Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2014 10:35 AM
To: John Hulburd; Diane (and librarian Mark Olsoe) Johnson; Vincent De Pillis
Subject: T-Town Rendezvous - I'm afraid I need to cancel for this year

 

Hi Folks,

I have run into some logistical issues beyond my control and am going to have to cancel the T-Town Tri&Cat Rendezvous for this September 13 & 14.  Sorry.  Jamie and I purchased a catamaran in Florida and the ship that was to take her to Victoria was delayed from July 6th to July 27th eating a large chunk of time.  Then the shipping company had to cancel their Victoria port of call and offload the cat in Ensenada, MX instead.  They gave a substantial discount for this, but now I have to make several repairs in San Diego and then push her up the coast in late August and early September on her own bottom.  There are several prudent repairs I wouldn't have had to make if she were delivered to Victoria but they must be done if I have to go 1200 miles and the mechanics simply aren't available for a quick turn-around in San Diego.  I fear I could even miss the rendezvous entirely if I don't cancel now.

I very much want to get an annual event off the ground here in Tacoma to bring the multihull community together each year.  I will get it organized much sooner for next year and I'm not likely to be buying another cat soon!  I had a very good response from folks willing to help and I'll work to have the same or a better program next year.  Again - my apologies.

Best,

Matthew Dunning

Multihulls Northwest
206-297-1151