REGISTRATION CLOSES NOV 26

Was it fun in 2006 ? Ask some who attended AND have a look . . .
https://pbase.com/nonsuch/northeast_nonsuch_2006_winter_social

PLUS those already coming . . .
https://pbase.com/nonsuch/northeast_nonsuch_2007_winter_social_attending

WINTER SOCIAL & LUNCHEON

Sunday, December 2, 2007
$ 32 per person with Boat Dues Paid to Northeast Nonsuch (if you want or expect a discount for paying your INA dues go to an INA Board hosted Social & Luncheon)
$ 42 per person for all others

MARITIME ROOM, Hilton at Mystic
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=20+Coogan+Blvd,+Mystic,+CT+06355,+USA&sa=X&oi=map&ct=title

08:30am Breakfast

10:00am Seminar

11:30am Social Hour

12:30am Luncheon

Hilton at Mystic, Mystic CT
- we will again have $199 rooms at a 'Nonsuch group' rate of $85 for any one or more of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights
- after Nov 11, direct book your room with the Hilton at Mystic 860.264.1095 or 877.441.8587 and tell them you are with the Nonsuch group


10 AM - ROUND TABLE SEMINAR . . . SAILING YOUR BOAT OPTIMALLY
Bevan & Barbara Crighton MONTROSE 30U , Jack & Jenny Lombard BEARCAT 30C, Richard Raskin SUNSHINE 36, Fritz Reilly GRAPPA 36
Moderator: Arthur Langley BEAR AWAY 26C

Ed Botterell - BOTTS is likely to share some THOTTS !



LUNCHEON PRESENTATIONS:


Bill Spencer, INA Board Secretary - NEWPORT 2008 WORLD RENDEZVOUS


Dick & Bev Astles, SHABU 30C 41 . . . 'THE BIG LOOP' 2 YEARS AROUND . . . CIRCUMNAVIGATING EASTERN NORTH AMERICA !
. . . DOWN LONG ISLAND SOUND, AROUND NEW YORK CITY, UP THE HUDSON RIVER TO LAKE ONTARIO,
THE RIDEAU LOCKS/WATERWAY SYSTEM, THE TRENT-SEVERN LOCKS/WATERWAY SYSTEM, UP GEORGIAN BAY INTO THE NORTH CHANNEL,
OUT OF LAKE HURON AND DOWN LAKE MICHIGAN, OUT OF THE LAKES VIA CHICAGO, DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI,
THROUGH THE GULF OF MEXCIO, ‘ROUND FLORIDA, and BACK NORTH TO NEW ENGLAND
- PHEW ! . . . that was exhausting just to write . . . but they actually DID IT !
- Dick & Bev sailed SHABU.30C from Essex, Connecticut in 2004 and returned the summer of 2006


Win & Martha Sanford, KITTY HAWK 33 888/39 sailing in the MARION TO BERMUDA event . . . 2007 and prior years
- sailing their 33 in the Marion to Bermuda has been a family affair for 3 generations
- Win's first 'Bermuda' was in 1979
- they will speak about planning, preparations, and sailing to Bermuda using celestial navigation


Nominations & Elections of Flotilla, Fleet, & Northeast Nonsuch Officers . . .
Hudson & Jersey Shores Fleet (21 boats) , West-Long Island Sound Fleet (45 boats) , East-Long Island Sound Fleet (47 boats) , Narragansett Bay Fleet (36 boats) , Buzzards, Cape & Islands Fleet (27 boats) , Massachusetts Bay Fleet (32 boats) , New Hampshire & Maine Fleet (27 boats), Champlain Fleet (11 boats)

Fleet and Flotilla leaders are being sought right now to lead STRIVE MIGHTILY ON THE WATER and to lead EAT AND DRINK AS FRIENDS activities where YOU sail in 2008. Please volunteer or nominate someone for your Fleet and/or for your Flotilla by e-mail to . . . arthur_langley@hotmail.com


Some of last year's volunteers and new ones will again be making calls to their Nonsuch neighbors regarding Dec 2, so expect and welcome their call !


A few early messages . . .

10.31 "Moved my boat to Bristol with Frank Anderson's help. Had a good time; all sorts of weather conditions: sun, rain, no wind, 20 mph with gusts of 30+, calm seas, 8' and a few 10' waves from Cuttyhunk to Sakonnet River. Will try to make the Mystic meeting. Ciao, Franco" Franco Rigamonti, CARPE DIEM 30U 484, now of Bristol RI, Narragansett Bay Fleet

10.31 "Sounds great. Patti and I will try to attend. Joe" Patti & Joe Gulick, HI HOPES 26C 85 , Charlotte VT, Champlain Fleet

10.31 "Dec. 2 is Marblehead's Christmas Walk in which we are involved. Our best to everyone....Happy Holidays." Bill & Renee Conly, MUD HEN 30U 471 , Marblehead MA , Massachusetts Bay Fleet

10.30 "Doesn't that sound like fun! Len" Len Hirschberger WINDMILL 30U 206 , Cataumet MA , Buzzards,Cape & Islands Fleet

10.30 "Sounds like fun! We have a commitment here on Mt. Desert that evening at 7:30 pm and we'd have to leave before lunch to cover the 385 miles to get back here. Have a great time. Ted" Ted & Joan Bromage CONSTANCE.30U.202 , Mt. Desert ME , Mid-Coast Maine Flotilla

10.30 "It's on our calendar already! Let me know what help you need. Cheers, Barbara" "Barbara & Ernie Melanson GIMLET II.33.14 , Noank CT , East-LI Sound Fleet

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