Albin Owners Group

[b]FINAL RENDEZVOUS DETAILS JULY 25, 26 & 27[/b]

Everything is ready for a great Eighth Rendezvous at Townsend Manor Inn Marina Friday through Sunday. For our convenience, Scott has clustered most of our boats together on the floating dock.

Our well decorated tent (for the inclement weather that usually finds us) will be located on the lawn between the docks and the pool, and will be available for the Friday night “Meet and Greet” get together cocktail party (Rum Punch and BYOB and hors d’oeuvres). Be sure to come and pick up your “Welcome Packet” with all kinds of information. Friday night dinner, depending on the whim of the evening, could be at the Inn, in town, or on your own, or whatever everyone prefers to do.

Saturday activities are open to choice: pool time, fishing, touring town, shopping/browsing art galleries, antique shops, boutique or regular shops, restaurants and ice cream shops, Farmer’s Market, and of course, riding the marvelous Carousel at Mitchell Park.

There is plenty to do in Greenport this weekend, starting with a FREE Band Concert Friday night 7:30 at Mitchell Park. Also FREE performances of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer’s Night Dream” by Northeast Stage Company will be Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings at 7:00 pm at Mitchell Park. The Greenport Farmer’s Market with be Saturday from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm behind the Methodist Church at 624 Main Street (First Street between Broad and North Streets). Check out the Greenport web site and calendar.

Saturday 5:30 pm starts the traditional big BYOB Pot Luck Dinner with more BYO ho’d’s and cocktails, dinner featuring each boat’s specialty dish, raffles (to cover the cost of the tent and se-up), prizes, etc. under the tent, with the grills fired up for whatever needs grilling. Past experience has exhibited some really marvelous ho’d’s, side dishes, entrees and desserts!

Sunday is wind down day: coffee and readying for departure, but still time for the pool or fishing on your way home – or stay for Shakespeare and dinner out!

So bring your good spirits, your favorite hors d’oeuvres and great dishes and drinks and let’s enjoy the comraderie and a great weekend!
John and Marcia
Joint Venture


Attendance List for NE Rendezvous:
at July 22, 2014

TOY RIFIC 28 Rob and Erica
AFTERGLOW 28 John and Sharon (Hotel)
SERENITY 28 Max and Margaret
ENIGMA 28 John and Linda
BLUE SKY 28 Paula and Steve
JOINT VENTURE 31 John and Marcia Mach
BLAST 43 Ernie and Camille Odierna
CAROLINE VIII 35 Tom Kelly
WINE DOWN 35 David and Annette Orlosky
KING ARTHUR (28 - local - no slip at Townsends)
SOUTHERN CROSS 28 Gene Maloney
HOME INSTEAD 28 John and Tracey Zaweski
ENDURANCE 28 Kim Colgrove
RESOLUTION 28 Anne and Gery Garcia, Marissa & Gabriella
DOG HOUSE 28 Matt Hanna
KOKOMO 28 Jack and Barbara Stillwaggon (Friday only)
HIGHLANDER 40 Jane and Craig Lambile, Mantoloking, N.J.
SONNY IV 35 Doug Sea
- (Prospective boat) Tom Campbell and Nancy Laud
MIDNIGHT RAMBLER 35 Diane and Chris

Send me an email if we have missed your reservation and post a note if you are attending - it helps with planning.
Scott is also keeping us updated.
Remember to reserve: TMINNRES at yahoo.com, attn. Scott Gonzalez.
Alternate dockage may be available if Townsend Marina fills up - see message below listing alternate possibilities.

Jack & Barbara Stillwaggon on Kokomo an Albin 28 TE are planning to attend Friday evening. We have to leave early Saturday the 26th for an Essex Yacht Club event.

Janie and Craig Lambie will be attending , just reserved slip. We will be on Highlander, Albin 40 North Sea Cutter.

As of May 31st, the closing date for guaranteed availability for dockage reservations at Townsend Inn Marina, we have 16 boats and 2 by land - a good showing.

If anyone has missed making their reservation and would still like to attend, call Scott Gonzalez at the Marina (631-477-2000) post haste for possible slip availability.

Should a slip not be available, alternate possibilities would be:
- Brewer's Stirling Harbor Marina 631-477-0828
- Brewer's Yacht Yard at Greenport 631-477-9594.
Both are a short dinghy ride across the creek to Townsend's or a reasonable walk around.

Also there is Mitchell Park Marina, 631-477-2200, downtown at the Carousel, also a reasonable walk.

Of course, there is also staying landside.

Whatever your plans, please let us know. We look forward to seeing everyone.
John and Marcia

With T-R being sold we canceled our slip but certainly still plan on attending. We just reserved a room in the next town over for Saturday night. And, as of yesterday, we are in contract on our next TOY-RIFIC, a 2003 Tiara 35 Open, so who knows, if all goes well and timely and I can get some catch-up maintenance essentials done maybe we'll come by boat. That's if they or one of the other marinas in the harbor have room or if there is a mooring available. Time shall tell..

My buddy in my marina has the same boat. Rides like a tank through the water.

Good luck