2008 North Branch of the Potomac Armada May 30-June 1

Sir Adam · Post by **Sir Adam** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 2:19 am

As you might have guessed from the title, this year's North Branch Armada will be on the North Branch of the Potomac as usual, this year May 31st and June 1.

Tentative schedule as follows:
Friday: Cquirts meet up (at PS Composites?), then wander off for lunch, perhaps Jim Snyder's if he is kind enough to let us drop in again, and then off for a Cquirt session wherever is in....

Friday night - Camping as usual at Jennings Randolph non-hookup sites. Recommend folks consider sharing sites to keep costs down (2 cars per site as i recall).

Saturday - meet at 10:00 at the brick pump house to set shuttle. Attempt to be on the water by 11;)

Saturday evening - Fox's Pizza:)

Sunday - paddling wherever.

Details will be firmed up when we get closer.

Please post if you think you can make it, and if you'd be interested in purchasing an Armada-specific C-t-shirt

Mike W. · Post by **Mike W.** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 3:55 am

I reserved site #77. I'll get there sometime on Thursday evening. To reserve a site go to: http://www.recreation.gov/campsitePagin ... tartIdx=50
The odd numbered sites, 71 through 89, plus 88 & 90 are non-electric & $4 cheaper. The site map is here:
http://www.recreation.gov/camping/Rober ... rkId=73371

Boats I plan to bring:
Maven
master cut Acrobat
Sith
Boats I can bring if you want to try them:
Big EZ
Viper
C1W
Scout

I'll buy an XL shirt.

Sir Adam · Post by **Sir Adam** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 1:13 pm

If the site ever finishes loading SBroam and I will be at Site 79

Post by **PAC** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 1:51 pm

I have #75 reserved w/ Big Al.

Updates made to Calendar as to both the Armada and C-quirt!

Almost forgot - T-shirt 1 Large please? Will they be a tye dye retro or does the wifey have a secert plan for the design? Oh - how about Cquirt will that be on it? Or will that be a seperate shirt?

Big Al · Post by **Big Al** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 2:45 pm

I'm in.

And please save me an x-l T.

I can bring my Zoom, C-U Fly, and "PAC'd" 4-Play.

the great gonzo · Post by **the great gonzo** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 3:58 pm

Us Canadians (well, not sure who will join) will be on site #73. I just reserved that site.

Adam, I would like to order a T-shirt as well, size L please.

I could bring some of the following boats:

Drakkar Wheelboy
Galasport Loco
New Wave Acrobat
Noah America C2
Pyranha Prelude
Robson Finkenmeister
Shaggy Sith
Shaggy Pagan

If anyone is interested in trying out a particular one, let me know, and I'll make sure that it'll wind its way onto the truck.

martin a.k.a. the great gonzo!

Post by **sbroam** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 4:01 pm

+1 on the t-shirt. XL

Boats I could bring :
Zephyr
ME (OC 1.5)
Score C-1
Slasher
Maverick +
Rockit C-1

Other things I could bring :
Blenheims Ginger Ale
Mustard barbecue sauce
Grits!

Sir Adam · Post by **Sir Adam** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 12:34 am

I'll have a bunch of Cquirts (Maven, Mentor, and perhaps Oxygen and Acrobat), as well as my Sith:).

I can bring a few other boats, if there is interest in anything in particular.

FWIW I'm hoping to have a late summer / early fall (Labor day weekend?) get together to boat the Hudson Gorge as well as mess around in "vintage" CBoats. I'll post more as we get closer, if anyone PMs me with interest.

Jim P · Post by **Jim P** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 12:58 am

Will be attending not sure about dates etc. Sharing electric site back in the back w/JNorton to recharge batteries

Put me down for an XL tshirt

C1Dub · Post by **C1Dub** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 12:31 pm

Site 81. Jim's (old and in the way) in too.

I need a Sm or M T-shirt. Not sure about Jim's interest in shirt.

See you all there.

Natalie

old and in the way · Post by **old and in the way** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 9:10 pm

Oh yeah, I'm on this like a spider monkey. Will probably be bringing the Loco, we need more of a slalom presence.

XL on the T shirt.

jim

space-katet · Post by **space-katet** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 3:49 pm

Hi all,

I'm relatively new to this board and this potomac trip sounds excellent. My usual paddling crowd is all kayakers, so I'll probably be all by my lonesome- does anyone want to share a campsite with a newbie? And I usually paddle class II-III in an OC1 (dagger prophet)- is that ok?

driving from Baltimore, too, and open to carpooling.

Kelly-Rand · Post by **Kelly-Rand** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 2:09 am

Be there.
Will bring:

Frachella Viper
Atom

Can bring:

Patriot C2
Berry C2

Will have access to:

John Deer Slalom C1 ( close relative to an Extrabat Paul C)
multiple Gyro Max's
the ArgueMax C2
Pyrahna S8 C1

Would like to try:

Mentor
zephyr
short OC's like skeeter (can't remember names)

till next

Jim

Post by **sbroam** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:32 am

space-katet wrote:Hi all,

I'm relatively new to this board and this potomac trip sounds excellent. My usual paddling crowd is all kayakers, so I'll probably be all by my lonesome- does anyone want to share a campsite with a newbie? And I usually paddle class II-III in an OC1 (dagger prophet)- is that ok?

driving from Baltimore, too, and open to carpooling.

You shouldn't have any problem finding a site to camp on, but to be safe you probably ought to reserve one - then of course, you wouldn't have any problem finding someone to share with you.

The "NBP" is a class II with one II/III near the end - it's a friendly river and there will be lots of folks around.

Come on out!

Scott C · Post by **Scott C** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 3:56 am

Adam I will be there and would like an XL T shirt plz.

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