(posted by Terry Shoup) 1/9/2011

Time to start gearing up for another SoCal Rendezvous. Kirk Brown and I have been doing some talking about it -- we're in the same marina -- and have come up with some ideas.

We both like the Pine Avenue Pier as a venue -- plenty of room to tie up and to raft up if necessary, lots of shops and restaurants within a few minutes' walk, plus a five minute walk to The Aquarium of The Pacific. With all that going for us, we had four boats show up last year.

Another option we discussed was Oceanside. That would make it easier for the San Diego members, since it's only a short hop up the coast. Downside to Oceanside is that we'd have to collect dock fees (or have them sent to the harbormaster) in advance to have any hope of securing slips.

If anyone has any other ideas or would like to take over hosting, that's fine with me. I've had my boat for five years and I think I've hosted five rendezvous, which is all the fun and frivolity I need in my life.

Terry Shoup

I had the chance to attend the 2010 NorCal Rendezvous, and was really impressed by the turnout. I think they had fifteen or sixteen boats show up, and about fifty folks for dinner Saturday night.

USCG Lieutenant James Shull, pilot H-65, stationed at US CGAS San Francisco, gave a good presentaion after dinner Saturday night, stressing safety and preparedness to the group.

I'd like to be able to book someone to speak to our group, but it would frankly be an embarrassment to book a speaker, say, from the local USCG Station, and then have three or four boats and a handful of people show up!

If we're going to have a rendezvous this spring, let's all make a commitment to put some effort into it!