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I forgot to mention, along with Northwest Marine Industries giving out C-Dory T-shirts, we need your T-shirt sizes. For those who attended the event last year and had PM'd your sizes, I will just use last years sizes unless your size has changed since then. For those who are new to the event...

Hi Rick. Glad to see that you and Kerry are signed up for the Friday Harbor gathering and that you have interest in the PLI trip afterward. I have a feeling that most folks will break into small groups for travel to PLI. Telephone reporting sites are Bedwell Harbour and Nanaimo. Colleen and I...

For those who do not yet have a C-Dory/boat, we want you to feel welcome and to be a part of this C-Brats gathering. You will certainly have many C-Dory models to look at (maybe even a tour) if considering a purchase. San Juan Island is a great place to vacation for you and your family. You can...

Hi Colby, I sent you the reservation code in a PM. Yes, I have been told that we can all go to the Port of Friday Harbor website and make our reservations on February 15. That day will be an exclusive opener for us C-Brats to make an on-line slip reservation for our event week gathering. You...

I received an e-mail from the Harbormaster at the Port of Friday Harbor concerning our gathering. The port will give us a discount on moorage from the standard rate of $1.90/ft to $1.65/ft. Along with this discount, the Port will also allow the discount to apply one day before the event and one...

Thanks Peter for this information and the anchorage recommendation at Harmony Islands in Hotham Sound. This year, will you and Judy be starting at Port Alberni, to see the Barkley Sound, the Broken Group and other areas on the west coast of Vancouver Island before you make it to Friday Harbor...

Hi Dave. Great question. There is no tide chart for Malibu Rapids per se. Every rapid is different but for Malibu Rapids, it is customary to add 35 minutes to the low tide numbers of Point Atkinson tide chart and add 25 minutes to the high tide numbers to determine the slack tide when going...

....actually, after looking more closely at the numbers, it is about 4.6 miles from Malibu Rapids to Chatterbox Falls. In that stretch of water, the speed limit is 4 knots. It will take about one hour to make that travel and it will be getting a little late in the day upon reaching our...

Another option for this trip is to get provisions and fuel at Ganges on Salt Spring Island. From there we could stay the night at Pirates Cove on De Courcy Island and make the crossing on Monday through Gabriola Pass. I like to use the NOAA Halibut Buoy to determine the swell, period and wind...

I saw this thread today and thought it would be nice to bring it up again for those who would like to do extended travel after the 2025 Friday Harbor gathering to visit the waters of our northern neighbors. Following the event on Sunday, May 11, Colleen and I plan to check in at Bedwell Harbour...

More good news. Patrick on the boat Kim Christine will again perform boat christenings. If anyone would like to have a boat christening, christenings will again take place after the potluck on Saturday. Please PM Patrick (Salmon Fisher) or myself (DayBreak) to be put on the list to have your...

Unfortunately, you are probably most correct. That I why I like what Dr. Bob remarks on, "Situational awareness on the boat is always paramount." Be aware at all moments in your boat travel because no one plans to have an accident but it does and can happen. I still like the tool of AIS to help...

We are using a Raymarine AIS700 AIS Transceiver with Vesper SP160 antenna splitter and a Shakespeare 5225-XT Galaxy VHF Antenna. Bob's comment on "situational awareness on the boat is always paramount" is so true! If anyone is thinking of putting an AIS transmitter on your boat to transmit your...

Thanks Patrick. It makes sense that the Natural Investment Permit only covers day-use parking considering it also includes the annual Discovery Pass and free boat launching for a full year from the month of purchase. I do like the security aspect of Cornet for vehicle and trailer parking at...

Hi Colby, I too had the same question. I missed the call today but a representative of the Washington State Parks left a message saying that free parking at Cornett Bay Boat Launch is included with the Natural Investment Permit. Cornett Bay is not listed on the locations that I can see on this...

Hi Patrick. PM sent. Gary

Good news from the C-Dory factory. Michael Millison and his wife Alona along with Julie Scammell will again be attending this year's gathering. Julie told me that she is "working on the t-shirts." Last year, Northwest Marine Industries (maker of C-Dory boats) brought custom made 2024 C-Brats...

Got your PM information Colby. Thanks. No hurry on the C-Brats Event Signups for now. The PM information is actually of better help to us when it comes to making the information sheet that we will hand out to everyone. The Event Signups is a good indicator for everyone to see now on those who...

Save the date ... May 08-11, 2025 The annual Friday Harbor C-Brats Get-Together, San Juan Island, Washington is on! The Harbormaster has confirmed the inside of H-Dock and part of G-Dock for the C-Brats. 2025 Friday Harbor Signup will be available as soon as our web host administrators, Mike...

Hi Colby. The traditional start date for the C-Brats Friday Harbor Get-Together has always been the second Thursday of May through the following Sunday. Colleen and I do not make a formal announcement for this event until January each year. We like to wait for the Holiday Season to end before...