GBCA Discussion Forum

Jody - are you tossing aside your chiropractor like yesterday's panties?  I do agree the doc's boat is quite sexy!

Look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow night!  If you are on the fence, please attend and see if anyone can recognize you without the sunglasses, baseball cap, shorts and sunburn!

Speaking of the Texas Party (for all those not familiar - every tuesday of race week there is a texas party, usually hosted at one of the houses) - I have not seen a single picture or facebook post.  Must have been off the hook and the evidence is being hidden - what happens in Key West, stays in Key West!

Just a reminder to whomever places first in the club handicap class - we need you to write down the boat finish times in addition to the name/sail number.  Thanks!

anyone else remember the Revognah a few years ago when it was so foggy you had to listen for other boats around you?  Couldn't see jack until they appeared on your bow!

Scott - the level of bacteria is certainly an issue for the consumption of oysters but for sustained development of the oysters, there is a defined range of salinity that optimizes growth and breeding.  If the TCEQ allows the amount of fresh water that is directed into the bay to be reduces, not only do the bacteria levels go up but the salinity will significantly increase over time and kill off the oysters.  The amount of fresh water that flows down from Trinity River greatly influences the overall water quality of the bay.  We routinely deal with National Marine Fisheries Service, Texas Parks and Wildlife and TCEQ on these water quality issues in conjunction with creating beneficial use sites such as new oyster reefs for dredging projects here and in other locations along the coast.

Get your comments in folks - they are due on the 20th.

Comment period ends on December 20th, so don't put this off if you want to continue to enjoy our home-grown oysters!

I have lifted this from Rob Walsh's blog - he is a big fan of Galveston Bay oysters - please send your comments to TCEQ!

"You really need to e-mail a comment to the TCEQ if you want your kids to know what oysters taste like. Under the current water flow plans, Galveston Bay oysters would cease to exist. If you don?t believe me, take a look at today?s Houston Chronicle (December 6). There?s a very timely article on the threat to the $2 billion Galveston Bay seafood industry and sport fishery that the new water plan represents. Bureaucrats in Austin don?t eat oysters and they don?t give a damn?so it?s up to you.

Comment by email to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality You must select ?SB3/HB3″ as the subject of your message. Just write: ?We need more fresh water for the oysters!? or something to that effect."

http://www5.tceq.state.tx.us/rules/ecomments/ will link you directly to the comment page.

Wow, I'll tell you one thing - I'm not going to miss seeing that ginormous blue kite coming downwind right on our tail!    Hope to see the Robbins clan out on other boats until you decide on your new boat - I hope the new owner has as much fun with Triple Play as you all had.

I would believe that 8.5 X 11 refers to the picture size, not the whole size of the calender.  If that's wallet size your man-purse is bigger than the bag I carry.

Gotcha is a great boat, many fond memories of racing on her with her when she belonged to Dexter Reed.

Very fun!

Surprised that HYC doesn't put up a link to thier open regetta registration on the GBCA forum like LYC does.  Certainly would help HYC get the word out.

Thanks Jay!

Xav - did you miss the three other threads about this already? 

I agree Tonja with the comments on the HYC women's regatta - in addition, it seemed to have more enthusiastic participation under the old format when it was a one-day women's only regatta.