KAYAK AND CANOE SAILORS GATHERING

HOSTED BY THE RED OAK, VIRGINIA CHAPTER OF THE SAILS ANGELS

DATES: OCTOBER 17, 18, & 19, 2008.

PLACE: CEDAR ISLAND, NORTH CAROLINA.  DRIFTWOOD MOTEL AND CAMPGROUND.  HIGHWAY 12 AT CEDAR ISLAND FERRY LANDING.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:  KAYAK AND CANOE SAILORS AND ANYONE WHO SAILS IN SMALL, CARTOPABLE, FOLDABLE, OR INFLATABLE, PORTABLE SAILBOATS.

ACTIVITIES: SAILING, SAILING VIDEOS OR SLIDE SHOW, SAILING, SATURDAY NIGHT DOWNEAST SEAFOOD DINNER, SAILING, SOCIALIZING, EXCHANGING IDEAS AND RIGGING/SAILING TECHNIQUES.  THIS IS NOT A SYMPOSIUM BUT A VENUE FOR PEOPLE WITH COMMON INTERESTS TO GET TOGETHER.

An "all you can eat" downeast seafood dinner is planned for Sat. night.  Payment at the door.. 

We would greatly appreciate hearing from you if you think you will be able to attend.  It would help us to plan the food if we knew how many people will be here for the Saturday evening seafood buffet.  Please let us know if you plan to come and how many people you would expect to be eating the Saturday buffet. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO TELL US YOU'RE COMING, CALL OR WRITE: 

MS. SAM CARROLL OR MARK BALOGH, (434)-735-8262
2188 Laconia Road,  Red Oak, VA 23964   Or e-mail us at:  < This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it >

Accommodations are available at the Driftwood Motel for rooms and campsites.  Reservations can be made by phone at 252-225-4861.

SOME INFORMATION TO HELP YOU PLAN:  Weather permitting, we will be sailing in the Pamlico Sound, Cedar Island Bay, or the Core Sound. Weather:  A statistical mean Cedar Island October day is about 72° high and 59° low.  The water temperature is about 70°.  The wind is North to Northeast at 11 to 13 m.p.h.  The relative humidity is 55% to 85% and there is 58% cloud cover. Although this is the statistical probability, we are looking at late October and the probability of cold fronts increases.  Late October cold fronts usually bring some wet weather with highs in the 60°s and lows in the low 50°s.  Bring warm foul-weather gear.  October fronts can also bring winds of 15 to 30 m.p.h. or more, hard core kayak sailing weather.  Bring plenty of floatation and safety gear and small or reefable sails if you have them.  Expect winds from light to gale force.  For the first two years we had winds from light to moderate but both times we have had a gale blow in right after the gathering.  The third year we held the gathering a week later at the full moon and we got a Hatteras Gale with winds gusting to well over 35 knots.  The hard core sailors with reefable sails loved it.  The rule is: come prepared for anything.