If you're in the Vancouver area and interested in seeing the new Motorcat 29, as well as an extraordinary circumnavigator (albeit, a monohull), here's what happening this Friday: >Idlewild rendezvous Friday 8/11 Noon at 49.08.4_123.28.5 >>This >>Friday Ben Gray and his crew will bring Idlewild into Steveston Harbour on >>the Fraser River next to Vancouver. Having completed a circumnavigation, >>including a number of "Firsts", this port of call marks the conclusion of the >>voyage. > >http://www.stevestonivillage.com/ >http://www.stevestonharbour.com/ > >>A small group of people are going to rendezvous with Idlewild about 7 miles >>off the entrance to the Fraser river at noon, allowing an arrival at >>Steveston about 1500 hours for a welcome party to which everyone is >>invited. Idlewild will be docked at Steveston until Saturday >>morning, and, incidentally, she will be up for sale. > >http://www.idlewildexpedition.ca/ >http://tinyurl.com/ksnhg >http://tinyurl.com/ovdt >http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com > >Sounds like fun--and a great opportunity to meet other Listees after >Idlewild pulls into Steveston Harbour around three o'clock. Thanks >to Scott Bulger and Willy Lloyd for organizing the rendezvous out in >the Strait of Georgia and the welcome at Steveston. > >http://lists.samurai.com/pipermail/passagemaking-under-power/2006-August/002323.html > >I'll be there! > >--Georgs, just arrived in Vancouver and staying at historic Steveston Hotel > >Georgs Kolesnikovs >Your host at Trawlers & Trawlering, formerly Trawler World, since 1997