Rendezvous ... California South

WELCOME ALL WESTSAILORS !

TIME FOR THE ANNUAL
WESTSAIL RENDEZVOUS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
TO BE HELD AT RAINBOW HARBOR, LONG BEACH

MAY 16, 17, & 18, 2008

This year’s event will be held at Rainbow Harbor in Long Beach across from the Queen Mary on the third weekend in May! If you are unable to bring your boat this year, we hope you are able to drive to the rendezvous.

Contact the Rainbow Harbormaster right away for dock space. The cost is seventy-five cents a foot per night, so berthing for a 32 will run thirty dollars a night. You’ll need to provide your boat’s papers (registration or documentation), a copy of your insurance policy, and a signed transient slip agreement. I can email the slip agreement to anyone who needs it - that makes more sense than making a hundred copies when only six or eight boats may show up.

The Harbormaster’s phone number is 562-570-8636, and be sure to tell them you’re part of the Westsail Owners Association. The address is Rainbow Harbor, 200 B Aquarium Way, Long Beach, CA 90802. Last year we rafted the boats, some three deep, so bring some extra fenders and plenty of good lines.

As always, the rendezvous is a very informal and casual event with activities based on the number of Westsailors present, their energy level, and the weather. Our primary purpose is to renew old acquaintances, make new ones, tell almost true sea stories and most of all, visit boats !

Your hosts for this year’s event are Terry of the Westsail 32 Inalla and Brian and Colleen of the Westsail 28 Adele. The planned loose schedule will include the following events:

FRIDAY ARRIVAL - May 16 - Arrival and tie up at Pine Avenue Pier, Rainbow Harbor, Long Beach. Throughout the afternoon and evening, informal socializing on various boats and on the dock - snacks, drinks, and camaraderie.

SATURDAY DAY - May 17 - Coffee and doughnuts on the dock, followed by Bud’s mini-surveys and perhaps some sail trimming lessons by Kern Ferguson.

SATURDAY EVENING - Dinner will be a cookout on the beach area opposite the dock - bring your own meat to grill and and dish to share for a potluck.

SUNDAY - May 18 - Coffee and potluck breakfast, then cast off the dock lines and head for your homeport or wherever the wind may take you. If some others are interested, perhaps a flotilla to Catalina for those who can take a couple of days off work.

Terry Shoup 909-801-1585 westsailor@earthlink.net

Colleen Crystal 714-943-2414 ccrystal@geopentech.com

Remember, you don’t have to be a Westsail owner to attend. Owners of all of the Atkins/Archer/Double-ender types, and any other interested folks, are invited to enjoy the camaraderie and see our beautiful boats. Spread the word in your home ports !!