[Rhodes22-list] We're In the Water!

[thescubatank at cox.net]

When we were up there this past week, I saw it as we were coming over the bridge into DC.   I didn't have the opportunity to check it out.  maybe next trip.  There were several sailboats down there thought.  Thanks for the info.


Steve
> 
> From: mputnam1 at aol.com
> Date: 2006/04/14 Fri PM 03:27:50 EDT
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] We're In the Water!
> 
> I've glanced over the edge of the bridge and thought I saw some sailboats down there ... so there must be clearance for a mast.  But beyond that, I don't know anything about that marina.  I think it's mostly powerboats.  And it's possible you wouldn't have access to the Potomac because of mast height issues -- maybe just the Anacostia river.  But I could be wrong about that ...
>  
> - Mark
>  
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> 
> Do you know anything about the washington marina on the DC side that is around 
> 6th st on the Potomac?  I believe it is only about 1.5 miles from the national 
> mall.
> 
> Steve
> > 
> > From: mputnam1 at aol.com
> > Date: 2006/04/14 Fri PM 02:00:22 EDT
> > To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
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> > 
> > We're docked at the Washington Sailing Marina -- across the Potomac from 
> Washington, DC ... just south of National Airport, just north of Old Town 
> Alexandria.  It's an area of the Potomac that Elton describes as "one long 
> sandbar" ...
> >  
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> > Sent: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 13:56:02 -0400
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> > 
> > Mark,
> > 
> > Where on the Potomac are you located??  We are thinking about a sail up the 
> > patomac fro Chesapeake, Va in August.
> >  
> > Steve
> > S/V Ad Astra 
> > 
> > > From: mputnam1 at aol.com
> > > Date: 2006/04/14 Fri AM 08:26:59 EDT
> > > To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] We're In the Water!
> > > 
> > > Thanks, Dave.  Although the Coast Guard is going to be plenty busy dealing 
> > with the randomly drifting hazard in the Potomac ... or at least my fellow 
> > mariners at the marina.  Docking the boat yesterday was the most exciting part 
> 
> > of the adventure.
> > >  
> > > Elton can vouch for me on one thing -- when I saw your boat on the trailer 
> > from a distance, I said "oh, you're trading me a new boat for my recycled 
> boat?"  
> > Your vessel looks pristine.
> > >  
> > > - Mark
> > >  
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: DCLewis1 at aol.com
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> > > Sent: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 00:46:09 EDT
> > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] We're In the Water!
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Mark,
> > >  
> > > Congratulations.  Next time I'm wandering the Wash Sailing Marina I'll  
> check 
> > > out your boat,   I'm sure it's a beaut.
> > >  
> > > Thanks to for the update re Elton and our boat.  I really feel sorry  for 
> the 
> > > guy, it seems like everything that could go wrong went wrong on his last  
> > > trip.  He's got to be exhausted, frustrated, behind sched, and  broke.  He 
> and 
> > 
> > > Stan have both called to keep us current.  He's  running just a week late, 
> > it's 
> > > not the end of the world.
> > >  
> > > We're really eager to get our boat and get on the water.  The CG may  want 
> to 
> > > put out a notice to mariners regarding a new floating hazard to  navigation 
> > > around Deale, we'll see.
> > >  
> > > Dave
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