SJRR 2011 dates?

Another 600 was hit Tuesday and a little 200 today.Could have got in on the 6 but it was again an all nighter

Taking too long to recover.I can't figure whats happening,nothing hit all summer,now it's every 3-4 days

Thats what I'm thinking and thinking about bringing the boat too.

Gary

Just get a Barefoot suit and look important

Time to move this back to the top of your gotta do list.......


    Saint John's River Run
             
      March 24/25/26 2011

Jody, sounds like the same song and dance we have heard for the last two years. I hope ya'll do come this year, was a lot of fun .
Mt. Dora will be a "Must Do" but all else is do what feels good...We should arrive Thursday AM for the boat show, and be back at Parramores by that evening.
On a side note, Is there interests in adding a "swap meet" to the agenda this year ?That would give us time to post the Pro's and Con's . Any more input?????

Okay - I am looking forward to my first trip to "The River"!   Tim sold me on it when we met several weeks ago (I need to get your prop back to you Tim!).   The boat show sounds great as does the "Monkey Run" - too funny.

I am definitely making this trip.   My wife and kids will be staying at home so I am bringing a buddy of mine - he will leave with the passion for owning a Correct Craft of his own!!!

Any details on exact locations of where everyone typically stays so I can go ahead and make reservations?

Since my history around Correct Crafts dates back to the mid 70's, I am looking forward to meeting Art C., Woody (spoke with him many times back in the day getting advice on our first CC), and the Melloons!

The "command center" is located at Parramores Fish Camp...Call Lori and make those reservations soon.
We hope to have a repeat of last years fun and sun along with a bunch of old guys w/boats.There was a mix of old and new there last year, hope to have a mixture of wood and plastic.
Food and beverages for Saturday nite will be BYO, grills will be provided, sharing is mandatory.
As time gets nearer we will warn all of the coming events.......

For you new Fans that are planning on attending I can personally guarantee you that you will NOT be disappointed. I've spoken to many of the regular attendees and ALL of them are already fired up and ready for this event NOW! I would suggest that you plan on getting there THURSDAY evening if at all possible so that you have the necessary time it takes to do the "Monkey Run" on Friday and still get plenty of River Run/Lake George time. We got a late start last year as folks were lazy getting up and kinda putzed around. The launch point is about 45 min from Parramore's so that kinda got us a bit behind too. I would suggest that those of you wanting to do the MR on Friday, look into staying in Ocala Thursday night as the ramp is allot closer to town. You might catch a break on a hotel there as Parramores is about $100 a night for a cabin depending on the size. Might be a little easier on the wallet for some as we all know, times are hard.

Many of the newbies last year caught the bug and caught it bad and have attended several other gatherings because of the whole CCFan experience.Mark it on your calendar and plan to be there. This one you don't want to miss and if you don't believe me ask the newbies from last year.

**Post Edit**...... Of course staying up til 2 am Thursday night drinking beer and eating wings with Joe, Mojo, Reid and Paul didn't help a whole lot either and the fact that Paul went for a swim looking for Gators after midnight kept us in stitches for a while too.

Tim - where is the launch point near Ocala? I am looking at the map and working on the details of my trip down from Atlanta.   I am considering driving down to Mt. Dora Wednesday evening and staying somewhere there so I can hit the boat show all day on Thursday.   Then head up to Ocala and get a room there so I can meet up and do the Monkey Run on Friday - then head over to Parramore's for Friday and Saturday night.

Does that sound like the right logistics if I want to work everything in?

I dunno the 45 min drive doesnt really justify the extra check in check out and not being at party central on the night before to me. There certainly was some futzing about in terms of who was gonna leave thier boats behind and ride along... some understandable as not everyone knew everyone real well and heck you drove your boat 1000 miles and you want to ride in it etc.. We might have even had a boat launch and experience mechanical issues IIRC.. As for pulling the boats out.. well that was probably more slowed down by people running/stumbling for the bathrooms instead of running for the trailers..

It is all a good time. I am hoping to make a week long vacation out of it yet again and that others have the opportunity to take thier families and do the same.. that is easier to do if all the activities stay loaded towards one side of the weekend... ie thursday through sunday morning or sat afternoon through monday ..   Are we saying here that is basically a week before target or a week after target?

The boat show is no longer in Mt. Dora. It is in Tavares, which is nearby. Thursday is the day most exhibitors are coming in, so not a good day to go. A lot of boats are out on Friday for show activities. Saturday(March 26) is the best day. Sunday, people start pulling out early, because of travel. There is a good public ramp between Tavares and Leesburg 441, just past the Dora Canal. Hope this info helps.

Bud Sellers

storm34 wrote: Ryan, when are you leaving? If my schedule stays clear I was thinking about going. I can find cheap tickets to Dallas and have a buddy who splits his time between dallas and houston. Would be a good excuse to visit my friends in Dallas for a day.

Likely somtime late Tuesday or more likely early Wednesday, if your thinking about it consider Love Field, it's Southwest's main hub or American which is Dallas.

bud@cmenow.com wrote: I have been a member of ACBS Sunnyland chapter for years.

Bud,
I see your listing in the directory. Keep up the good work down there.

To help anyone with any questions they may have about the Sunnyland chapter or the show, here's a link

boat dr wrote: Bud,I have refered to it here as Mt. Dora Boat Show. My mistake

Billy,
No apology is needed. I'd have to say the only ones who call the show by it's proper name are the Sunnyland chapter members! Everyone else still calls it the Mt. Dora show!!