From :Ken Williams [kenw@seanet.com]
Date :Thu, 8 Mar 2007 14:44:08 -0700
To :pacific@talkspot.com
Subject :RE: A visitor has just responded to your poll
Update Notification

Fran:

 

Thank you for responding!

 

I’ve enabled your account for access to the “private” area, which is labeled “Participants”. Reading all that is there is a great way to get caught up with the group.

 

As you read, you’ll see that our group has had dissenting opinions about possible routes and timing.

 

The good news is that we seem to have three different opportunities for you to consider crossing the Pacific. At the very bottom of this email is the latest schedule that I have for everyone. There are actually three different crossings being discussed; one taking the southern (equatorial) route in 2008, and two different trips in 2009; one taking the southern route, and one taking a northerly route to Hawaii.

 

In addition, you’ll see that several of us are planning trips to Alaska prior to the Pacific.

 

Welcome to the group. You may email the entire group, at any time, simply by sending email to the address ‘pacific@talkspot.com’ Anything sent to this email address is sent to everyone within about an hour of when you send it.

 

Ken Williams

 

PS I just received the pilot charts, and several books about the Pacific crossing. Over the next few weeks, I’ll post whatever I learn to the group.

 

From: Round The World Cruising [mailto:admin@talkspot.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 9:50 AM
To: kenw@talkspot.com
Subject: A visitor has just responded to your poll

 

Survey

Your Name: Fran Magee
Email Address: tesla62@hotmail.com
Type of Boat (Example: Nordhavn 47): Nordhavn 62-24
What is your level of interest in crossing the Pacific in 2008 or 2009?: Very interested, trying to make it happen
What would be your plans afterwards?: Continue on around the world
Rate your cruising experience: Medium
Are you planning to travel with pets?: No
Do you have any interest in helping to organize the trip?: Yes
Open comment: What advice do you have? Questions do you have? Concerns? Things you need answered? Thoughts you would like shared with the group? Type anything here you would like.: I just came across this website. Afetr just returning from a 1 year voayage from San Diego to Galapagos and back we plan to do the Inside Passage of Alaska this summer. We also have begun thinking about a circumnavigation roughly in the timeframes discussed here. We have sailed what was then our Island Packet 40 from San Diego to the south pacific and would love to now do it in the 62. Needless to say we are very interested in this group pacific crossing.

 

 

2008 – Galapagos – Polynesia

N40 -- Scott and Marian Bulger (uncertain)
N55 – Roger and Joan Allard
N64 – Richard and Ann Rinaldi
N47 – Larry and Deedee Biggs
Willard 40 – Patrick Gehrety (prefers to bypass the Galapagos – and go straight to the Marquesas)
N43 -- Patrick Coonan
Selene 53 - Les and Rosemary Dobbe

2009 – San Francisco – Hawaii

N68 -- David and Debbie Sidbury
N68 – Ken and Roberta Williams
N62 – Braun and Tina Jones
N57 – Chris Samuelson and Sonaia Maryon-Davis

2009 - - Galapagos – Polynesia

N55 – David Bock
N64 – Eric and Annie Bloomquist (prefers to go direct to Marquesas)
Selene 53 – John and Kathy Youngblood

Following is my list of who will be in Alaska, and when. I don’t know that any of the boats traveling to Alaska will want to travel together .. I’m just listing this because I have the information…

2007 – Alaska

N47 – Larry and Deedee Biggs
N55 -- Buddy and Kathy Bethea
N43 -- Patrick Coonan

2008 – Alaska

N64 - Eric and Annie Bloomquist
N68 – Ken and Roberta Williams
N57 – Chris Samuelson and Sonaia Maryon-Davis
N62 -- Braun and Tina Jones
N47 -- Scott and Teri Strickland