Strictly Sail Boat Show Part II

So, we survived the boat show. Whew! It got hotter every day. My cumulative sun exposure has given me a tan almost equal to what I would've had in Texas by now. Nothing terribly interesting to report. We talked to several hundred people about SailTime. Some of them even seemed interested. I think Lisa will be fielding a lot of phone calls in the next few weeks. We even had some interest in people buying a new Hunter and putting it into our fleet. That would be great for growth. Lisa made sure to lock in the entire Bay when she signed the franchise agreement, so we're almost unlimited with growth potential.

We made some friends by kabitzing. One couple even won a seven day charter in the British Virgin Islands at one of the vendor parties. We had already invited them over for dinner.

I received some splicing information from New England Ropes (West Marine's "parent company"), so I can get independently certified. The rigging shop that shares our building in Alameda is never hiring.

Kim has decided to move "The Twins" to Alameda, where we'll be able to use it more conveniently. It looks like I'll be moving them today to Alameda Marina. They've got a ramp around the corner that we may be able to use while leaving the mast up. We'll see.

I might be taking a friend of ours, Doug, from the band that plays at Quinn's every Thursday, sailing on Friday. That afternoon Drake's brewery has a parking lot BBQ in back, so we might check that out while we're there.

Speaking of moving boats, Kim came up with a brilliant idea: move the Precision 21 to Tahoe. It's a perfect boat for the lake, it would be in fresh water, we'd have a place to stay cheap, and it's only three hours away and very beautiful. I might just do that.

I'll make sure we post some pics & vid...

Latitude 37° 46" 36'
Longitude -122° 14" 49'