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lcharlot
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Antigua and Barbuda
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Initially Posted - 06/23/2004 :  00:11:04  Show Profile
This posting is directed to Forum readers who have boats at the Folsom Lake Marina and have not yet heard the bad news. Due to last winter's drought and early spring heat wave, the Sierra snowpack delivered only half the expected spring runoff to the American River drainage, with the result that the lake is currently dropping so fast that the Marina docks will probably be high and dry on the mud by August 15th. With this in mind, the Marina manager has ordered slip renters to haul out by July 25th. .

The official notice is posted here:
http://www.folsomlakemarina.com/pullboats.html
Larry Charlot
Catalina 25WK/TR Mk. IV #5857 "Quiet Time"
Folsom Lake, CA

"You might get there faster in a powerboat, but in a sailboat, you're already there"
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Frank Hopper
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Pitcairn Island
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Response Posted - 06/23/2004 :  01:01:17  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
Sorry to hear it. Good luck finding a new home. Remember, this will work like a lay off, the first to leaves gets the best new job/slip the last to go may get nutt'un.
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osmepneo
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Response Posted - 06/23/2004 :  06:49:52  Show Profile
Larry, with our short season we expect and hope (pray) for Oct 15th) and some seasons wind up with September 15th, like teo summers ago. Like Frank, I hope you find good facilities quickly.
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sterngucker
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Response Posted - 06/23/2004 :  09:34:58  Show Profile
I was looking for places to sail in Wyoming while my folks spent the summer there. I thought Jackson Lake at the Tetons would be nice until I found out the lake is only at 50% and the marina is not even opening this year. This link http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/LakeMead/
shows the dramatic effect of the drought on Lake Mead. Not a good time to be a western lake sailor. Where's El Nino when you need it? Good thing the ocean still has water in it!
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JimB517
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Response Posted - 06/23/2004 :  15:33:56  Show Profile  Visit JimB517's Homepage
The Pacific Ocean level is going up. Bring the boat down to San Diego and join Fleet 7!
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Gary B.
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Response Posted - 06/24/2004 :  12:50:48  Show Profile
I am just SURE this will be misinterpreted, but I feel compelled to write it anyway.......I feel very badly for your situation. But it dawned on me that if you must put your boats on trailers anyway, you might use this as motivation to drag them up to Portland for the Nationals before finding a new home, be it Fleet 7 or wherever! Some folks may have been reluctant to come because of the hassle involved in getting boats loaded, rigged, etc. Since this must be done anyway........

Again....PLEASE don't think I am making light of your situation; I am not! I am just doing what I can to maximize the turnout for the Nationals, which won't be on the left coast again for some time.

There is still ample water in the Columbia River, thank God.

Again....sorry for the drought; I am just trying to find a somewhat "positive?" spin on it??? If this just won't work, forget it. If it insults you, forgive me. If it seems feasible; think it over.

And let's all work to take better care of our environment! This global warming thing is no joke!

Gary B.
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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 06/24/2004 :  14:46:30  Show Profile
Gary, That's a good suggestion. If people are going to have to pull their boats anyway, they might as well take them where they're bound to have a good time that they'll long remember.

You're unrelenting in your promotion of the Nationals, and that's just what the club needs. You're doing a great job. Keep it up!
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Champipple
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Response Posted - 06/24/2004 :  15:52:48  Show Profile  Visit Champipple's Homepage
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by fhopper@mac.com</i>
<br />Sorry to hear it. Good luck finding a new home. Remember, this will work like a lay off, the first to leaves gets the best new job/slip the last to go may get nutt'un.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">

But don't forget, as with most layoffs, the first to leave should get established quick and bring all the other lackeys along with him(her).

dw
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Frank Hopper
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Pitcairn Island
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Response Posted - 06/24/2004 :  20:09:34  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
Newer Technology was dying in 99, I was the product manager and one of the first out the door. I landed in the best high-tech company in Wichita, over the next 6 months I brought four of my old coworkers along. Everyone came in at higher salaries than they had had at Newer. In the 8th month I was laid off along with a lot of other people. I now make half what I used to make. None of my fellows got hit, all of them are still there to this day. Lesson? Middle management marketing is shaky ground!
Real lesson? Help where you can, don't keep score.
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