WC Fall Gathering - Final Details

[dave3fl]

Had a great time meeting all of you! Here are a few pics...enjoy

[DonV]

Yes Sir Dave, very nice meeting you and I'm in love with your Seavette, however not as much as GFS who still is sportin' a "woodie" after you took him on the 60 mph ride.

Not too many times do you see seven different models of SeaCrafts in one picture!!!

Good time and great gathering!!!!

[DonV]

What the heck.....top picture left to right.....

Denny's 20' Seafari
Dave's 25' Seafari
Hands down, the star of the show, Terry's 21' Seacraft
Dixon's 20' MA
Don and Bill's 23' Superfish
Dave's 23' Seavette
Ken's 23' Septre
Not pictured Conner's 25' Seafari (he went on Ken's boat to spear hogfish and grouper)

[gofastsandman]

Originally Posted by DonV

What the heck.....top picture left to right.....

Denny's 20' Seafari
Dave's 25' Seafari
Hands down, the star of the show, Terry's 21' Seacraft
Dixon's 20' MA
Don and Bill's 23' Superfish
Dave's 23' Seavette
Ken's 23' Septre
Not pictured Conner's 25' Seafari (he went on Ken's boat to spear hogfish and grouper)

I`m just mailing out new decoder rings.
Dixon, yours is going out next day mail. Thanks for the recon!

Great meeting all the new folks and Bill, thanks for hosting a great Friday invasion of your canal. Have you heard from your jealous neighbors?

Terry, Sharon was beaming all weekend, and rightfully so. As Bitsamonkey said, when you host a build thread, you leave your heart and mind open to ridicule. I didn`t see anything to ridicule.
You made many well considered choices and your craftsmanship is stellar. An amazing hull design. She did not seem to come up on plane in the traditional sense, but rather rose like a hovercraft with beautiful manners. For once, it is I who am lacking a decoder ring.

Thank you for the wheel time. She does indeed float like a magic carpet.

I have so many more thoughts. I will load pics and gather my thoughts.

A very special thanks to BlueHeron for your handiwork.

Cheers,
GFS

[Ryan]

Glad you guys had a good time. That 21 is a real piece of art.

[kmoose]

Great to meet everyone this weekend! Melissa and I had a fantastic time and I know it will not be our last...

Here are a few pics from the meet. The first one I call.... "21 foot my ass" As you can see, Terry's 21 towers over my 23 Tsunami!

[Mikem8560]

Originally Posted by kmoose

The first one I call.... "21 foot my ass"

ive seen terry's 21' I though this is 21'too?

[kmoose]

Originally Posted by Mikem8560

ive seen terry's 21' I though this is 21'too?

Terry's masterpiece really is a huge 21 and probably has more boat in at the waterline than even the 25's. I got to see it in action from alongside at speed and have to say it is truly a graceful thing of beauty. I devoted quite a bit of time snapping pics of her and got some great HD video as well. Hopefully I get a few minutes this week to do some editing and will post a YouTube link with some of the highlights.

[kmoose]

One thing there was not a shortage of was great food! The mixer at Bill's was a bounty of fresh seafood and homemade salsas, dips and sides. Rusty's fresh grilled tuna steaks and Blue Heron's black beans and rice were the choicest of offerings that could not been replecated at any of the local "fine dining" establishments.

The beach menu on the following day only raised the bar with GFS's Beef Wellington served hot beachside at sunset! If you missed this one you really should be kicking yourself indeed. Despite the dismal weather outlook, we ended up blessed with stunning sunsets and mild temperatures. Some of us even made it offshore for some grouper and hog snapper to add to the beachside buffet making it a true "surf and turf".

[gofastsandman]

That is what CSC is all about. As Todd told me long ago, what good is knowledge if you can`t share it. The beauty of our crowd is we all have passion and understanding.
It`s the sharing part that makes it special.