John, I like the idea but I have to check Carol's business travel schedule. I promised her that I'd carry her bags to Kansas City and Sacramento but the trip hasn't been locked in yet. Tom > > From: "Wandling, John" <jwandling@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 2004/06/29 Tue PM 12:27:45 CDT > To: "'gpsbug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <gpsbug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [gpsbug] White Shoal Overnighter > > Hey, > I just got back from Cock Island Race (Don't ask how we did!), and remember > how much fun a point-to-point kind of race can be. You can even be lucky. > > Anyway, a couple of guys have asked about our next race, and I have the > weekend of July 24-25 open. So I'm wondering if any of you are interested > in racing somewhere on Saturday, staying over, and racing back on Sunday. > > Norfolk inner harbor would be a good choice, most of us are quite familiar > with it, and it should be just a couple of hours sail from JRB. We could > stay at Tidewater Yacht, which has nice facilities and a pool, and is within > range of lots of good restaurants and saloons - not to mention shopping. > Salt Ponds in Hampton might be another good destination, but that's kind of > out in the boondocks. > > My idea is that our race format would be typical, but that we would start > just east of JRB (Near Leeward Marina), then end off of Hospital Point > (Where the Naval Hospital Is). I'll pick some mark in Hampton Roads that > will make this a decent race of 10-12 miles, then we'll reverse the course > the next day. This would be strictly fun racing....no entry fee, no prizes, > just your name and finish e-mailed. > > Might be a good chance to combine some cruising with our racing and > socialize a bit. Let me know if you would sign up to this. If we get a > good count, I might be able to make a deal on slips at Tidewater. > > Thanks, > > John > > > >