Past Fleet 4 Event

Sept 12-13-2003 CAPS Rondeveus at Port Orchard

Welcome in spring with the Whirlwind crew at Blake Island State Park April 12-14. We'll have a potluck Saturday evening. The Whirlwind crew will provide salad's, various breads and several deserts. If the weather permits we'll have a marshmallow roast and make S'more's. So come and sail out to the Island for a weekend of fun! Contact Barry at barry@wishkah.net or (360) 710-2295 for more details. Whirlwind will be there Friday to see if we can get some space at the dock.

Poulsbo on March 14/15/16 2003 was fun for all !

Three C36s joined Captain Barry on Whirlwind, and others from his
yacht club, in Poulsbo for wind, rain, sun, food, and lots of Green.

... more details will be posted soon - check out the pictures .

July 13-14, 2002 -- Port Ludlow Golf Cruise

This was a great cruise, but where was everybody?

Our soon-to-be newlyweds, Barry & Diana Williams, were holding down the fort in Whirlwind as Walter & Meryl Conner coasted in on Endless Summer.

It was overcast, but we had a great time just sitting around and talking about everything. On Sunday the Conners dingied into the Port Ludlow Resort and took the shuttle up to the golf course for what was probably the most embarassing round of golf of their lives. "Thank God no one else was there" they were overhead saying later in the day. Apparently a large number of golf balls were "donated" to the local flora and underbrush.

Anticipating a great downwind sail back to Seattle on Sunday, we ended up motoring the whole way, but a great trip none the less.

June 8-9, 2002 -- Gig Harbor Cruise and Fleet 4 Meeting

This cruise was so popular, boats started showing up Thursday afternoon. By Friday night we had three C36's alongside the Jerisich Park dock, including Walter & Meryl Conners Endless Summer, Rod Draughon & Tina Laings Will O'Wind, and Jim & Kelly Hettingers Cutter's Edge. Saturday morning saw the arrival of Barry Williams and Diana Hager on Whirlwind, Mike & Lynda McCann on Jaded, Sid & Joan Hayes on Vision, and Joe & Laurie Payne on Hiaqua. We were joined at the dock by Bob & Jan Elmer, Dave Lombard, and assorted friends and family.

Around 2:00 pm we all walked up to Spiro's Pizza for our fleet meeting, where we finalized the summer cruising schedule and enjoyed some great pizza.

Back down on the docks we chatted and visited each others boats. Around five, the Conner's treated everyone to Thai chicken sate and Blue Hawaiians, a potentially lethal combination of rum curacao, pineapple juice, and coconut milk. Yes, they really are blue, and after about three of them you need to put on your life jacket, just in case.

Following the cocktail hour, we enjoyed a delicious on-the-dock potluck dinner, followed by great, Blue Hawaiian-induced, conversations until the wee hours (apprx. 10:30 pm for this group).

Highlights of the days activities included Kelly Hettinger's description of one of her favorite response mechanisms, and marveling at all the neat modifications on the Hettinger's flawless 1995 C36, Cutter's Edge.

Sunday dawned with perfect blue skies and a 10-knot southerly. A great sail home rounded out the weekend for Fleet 4.

May 11-12, 2002 -- Mother's Day Cruise to Brownsville

Our first fleet cruise to Brownsville Marina was a great success.

It was quite a sight seeing five C36s all in a row on the outer breakwater at Brownsville. The marina reserved a length of dock for the fleet, and even put together a "welcoming brochure" with the C36 Fleet 4 name on the cover.

Vice Captain Barry Williams greeted the arriving boats and helped everyone tie up. That was followed by the obligatory boat tours seeing other C36s and how members have modified their boats.

We had a cocktail hour on the dock followed by a winnie roast at a small park just above the marina, where we relived every storm and every sailboat race we'd ever been in.

Boats attending included: Barry Williams on Whirlwind, Joe and Laurie Payne on Hiaqua, Sid and Joan Hayes on Vision, Trevor and Karisa MacLachlan on Dunoon, and Walter and Meryl Conner Endless Summer.