GBCA Discussion Forum

Yes, I know, we have no Hobie 33's on the Bay. March 26 - March 29 at the Fort Walton Yacht Club. NOR is attached.

Having done that, I can't imagine there are any Heinekens left.

The Galveston Bay Foundation (?GBF?) and Houston Advanced Research Center (?HARC?) are working together to deliver critical information about the health of Galveston Bay to the public through a report card, scheduled to be released in early 2015. Everyone who lives near, uses and enjoys Galveston Bay is encouraged to visit www.galvbay.org/reportcard to learn more about the project, take the public interest survey, and submit comments about issues concerning bay health.

The Galveston Bay Report Card will provide the public with citizen-driven, science-based measures to assess the health of the bay, such as the status of key habitats (e.g. wetlands, seagrass, oyster reefs), fish and wildlife populations, trends in water quality of local bayous and the bay, and impacts of coastal change and sea level rise. The selection of specific indicators to be used in the report card will be guided by the public input collected through survey responses and comments submitted.

This Saturday at the Galveston Yacht Basin. For more information:

https://www.facebook.com/events/364906373660875/

Justin, You can probably make an arrangement with SSY to use the hoist. Talk to Linda.

Texas represented well at Block Island Race Week. Leading Edge 2nd and Migration 3rd in PHRF 2. Plenty of GBCA members on both boats.

Not the only Houston boat. The Swan 40, Migration, still with Houston on the transom (recently sold). Sailing with a full Houston crew. Like bringing a bus to a car race.

Less than 2 weeks? Come on people, y'all can't bring it?

The police came and made everybody leave. No races. Party in the Houston Kiteboarding parking lot.

Update from Philip Kropf on the dredging.

Certainly a who's who of Galveston Bay. Not so much GBCA. Only 3 members on board; Bill, Kevin and Mike.

We're going to ramp launch off of a dyke? In this day and age, isn't that a little sexist?

Ed, You will get your card in about a month. You can find the Cannon in the Racing forum, about five topics down.

Does anyone have a recommendation for a good and reliable cleaning service. I'm getting tired of scrubbing the topsides and as a result do it less and less with the expected results.

From Julie Goetschius:

Many of you are aware that J-22 crewmember, Larry Jones, passed away after an accident during the HOOD Regatta.
A memorial service is planned at Lakewood Yacht Club on Saturday, October 19th, 2013 at 2:00 PM.
Please plan to attend to honor Larry who was a member of our local sailing community and the extended J-22 Fleet.

?Larry Allen Jones, 77, Nassau Bay, died 23 Sep. 2013; He was born 31 March 1936
in Buffalo, Missouri to William & Marjorie Taft Jones;
Larry was a Navy Vet., ret. aerospace professional, & avid sailor.
He is survived by four children: Paige Edwards, Juliette, Stephanie & Larry Jones; 9 grandchildren, 9 grt grands;
Memorial at Lakewood Yacht Club 2pm, 19 Oct. 2013;
donations in lieu of flowers @ REACH US SAILING on behalf of Larry Allen Jones.?

Published in Houston Chronicle on October 6, 2013

For those who wish to make a donation on behalf of Larry to the US Sailing Reach Program, here is the link:
http://reach.ussailing.org/