[Public-list] Canadian east coast Albergers (was:... Alberg mods...)

[Hugh McCormack]

Good morning Jack,

Looking at the A30 owners list we seem to be a bit thin on the water down 
here.  At present, I am not aware of any other Albergs (of any length) in 
Newfoundland but there is a possibility that someone in St. John's has one 
(I live on the west coast of The Rock).  I don't think anyone in Corner 
Brook is an Alberger.  According to the owners' list, there are 9 A30s in 
Nova Scotia and one each in New Brunswick and PEI.  I don't recall ever 
seeing an Alberg 37 in the Halifax/Dartmouth area but that is not to say 
that there aren't any.  I know that a couple from Ontario recently sailed 
their A37 to Cape Breton in preparation for an extended off-shore cruise and 
I seem to recall one of the east coast yacht brokers having an A37 listed 
for sale quite a few years ago but the price was beyond my reach.

I am willing to answer any questions to the best of my ability.  Please feel 
free to contact me off-list (my hotmail address is the one to use).  I have 
lived and worked in Nova Scotia, PEI and, now, Newfoundland so I am able to 
provide some local knowledge.  I have more knowledge of Nova Scotia and 
Newfoundland than of PEI.

As to organizing an East Coast owners' association, I have drawn up a rough 
list of positions using the GLAA as the template: Commodore, Secretary, 
Treasurer, Membership, Racing, Cruising, Newsletter editor, Director at 
Large ... and 4 members at large, based on current knowledge!  Nominations 
are now open <vbg>.

Cheers,

Hugh

>From: Jack Vanderloo <jvdloo at sympatico.ca>
>Reply-To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all 
><public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
>To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
>Subject: Re: [Public-list] Alberg modifications
>Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 08:35:35 -0400
>
>Hello Hugh,
>
>Totally off-topic, but related to your location and that of Ken Butler
>in PEI .... have Maritimers and NLs ever thought of developing a
>regional Alberg association/network - loosely, A22, A30, A37 or otherwise?
>
>The reason I ask is that having access to the local knowledge of members
>in the more remote parts of North America's Alberg community, i.e.,
>outside the Chesapeake Bay and Great Lakes, would be an obvious boon to
>anyone ever contemplating visiting that area.
>
>In so many words, would anyone Down East - individually or on a
>collective basis - be willing to entertain winters-long, possibly inane,
>questions about cruising down there?
>
>Cheers
>Jack
>A37 Southern Cross
>Georgian Bay

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