Greetings Fellow C34 Sailors,
There is interest in forming a C34 fleet in the area ranging from Olympia to Bellingham Washington. Craig Illman (Seattle, with Espresso #1150 in Anacortes) has agreed to assist in this effort.
From responses to a fleet survey it appears that the group would like to:
Attend 2-4 raft ups/year
Attend 1 cruise - depending on location
No racing
Attend 2-4 meetings/year
Most of the boats are located in the Seattle Area (Tacoma to Everett), with four of us located in Anacortes and Bellingham. With that in mind, we would like to have a general organizational meeting in Seattle where we could all get to know each other and set a direction for the fleet. Craig has kindly offered his house in the University District for the first meeting on April 27, 2007.
Assuming we move ahead with the formation of the fleet, we also would like to propose a first raft up for the weekend of June 29-July 1, 2007 at a location decided at the meeting. This date has been tentatively selected as some may have the opportunity for a long weekend with July 4th being close.
With the wide location of our boats, we see the opportunity to have meetings and raft ups both in the north and south locations.
We would welcome any comments and suggestions you have prior to the meeting on April 27, especially those new C34 owners who may not have received the fleet survey. Please also let us know if you can attend the meeting.
We look forward to meeting all of you.
Sincerely,
Jack & Ruth Hutteball.
Mariah III # 1555
Anacortes