We just got a note from Jackie & Mike Monies confirming that their eastern tour includes our Eastern Messabout, June 1-2-3 @ Elk Neck, MD. (at the confluence with the upper Chesapeake Bay) They are bringing the "Red Scamp", these days among the most widely known boats in the country. Probably a Puddle Duck too. Here's the URL

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EasternMessabout/


Needless to say, we're delighted to have them, and equally obvious, EVERY ONE IS INVITED. SCA's own Paul Esterle has entered his 20' Ouyang Matilda "Ternabout" on the Messabout Database after beind docked by health issues last year. Small Craft Advisor seems to be, with the Duckworks Forum, among the largest on the web. We hope you will consider yourself invited and give a shout to your friends.

Informal fun is the priority, but we will have some "special features" this
year. Sat. evening about dusk Paul Moffitt will lead a beach-side symposium on the OBX130 - covering the origin of the Outer Banks expedition, the boats - skippers - & action, and plans for 2012. Paul has also done the Texas 200 a couple times so this should be a fascinating discussion. Tom Mauer will have some slides to illustrate too.

There will be Potluck Suppers both Fri & Sat, with FREE hod dogs & fixin's
thanks to Eric Hughes and friends. The link to Elk Neck State Park is on our
site and among us we'll be happy to answer any questions.

Bob Throne - long time SCA subscriber

Yep! We plan to be there, our first venture with Scamp into the Eastern part of our country. Scamp went to Havasu in Arizona in February and almost to the Pacific. We will take her to Maryland and the east coast, a 20 hour drive from our Oklahoma center of America.

So, seriously we will drive down I-40 to Knoxville, TN and then from Knoxville up western state line of Virgina, skirting Bethesda, MD.

Anyone on the route who'd like to see Scamp, look at the cockpit, look at the size of Scamp, sit in her, etc. can contact us and we will meet you enroute.

However, if you want to sail in her you'll have to come to the Eastern Messabout!

Jackie and Mike Monies

Thank you SCA !

Among the growing list of goodies for the Welcome Bag (every registered capt'n) and Prizes (activities & door) are SCA back issues and two (2) !!
gift subscriptions. The list includes hats, tools, plans, and Duckworks gift certificates. But all the loot doesn't shift the focus .. showing up and "messing about" is what's happening.

If you're reading this and thinking about coming PLEASE use the DATABASE on our Yahoo Group to register. (No register - no goodies)

Just a month to go !

There is a an up-date of what's goin' on on our site:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EasternMessabout/

There will be Welcome Bags for Capt'ns and we have some nice prizes from SCA and others for activities, special categories & door prizes.

YOU'RE INVITED !