Hi Bram,
The Seattle Saturday 10 am till 4 pm Load and unloads work much better
for me, than what was previously scheduled.
I will be there both loading and unloading the trailer in Seattle.
If possible, could we schedule the unloading and loading time at Ft
DeSoto earlier in the day, say about 8:00 am?
I will be arriving in St Petersberg on Thursday April 10th about noon or
1:00 PM and will be able to unload the trailer on Thursday PM or Friday.
My Flight out on Sunday April 20th is at 1:45 PM. I will be able to help
early, but will need to leave by 11 or 11:30 AM.
Thanks
Ron
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From: BDally6107@xxxxxxx [mailto:BDally6107@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 11:41 AM
To: swiftsolo@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Shipping arrangements to Fort Desoto
Howdy
After seeing the schedules of our various sailors and thinking the
shipping process over, we're going to have to shorten things up a bit.
I will work with the trucking company to see if we can load the boats
and equipment in Seattle on Saturday April 5th from at 10 am till 4 pm
and unload at Fort Desoto on Friday April 11th from 10am till 4 pm. We
will try to arrange to load up for the return trip on Sunday the 20th
from 9am till 3 pm and unload again in Seattle on Saturday April 26th
from 10am till 4 pm. In this entire process it is important to remember
that launching dollies have to be assembled and disassembled, mast,
booms, personal gear has to be loaded and unloaded and secured before,
during, and after all four processes. Additionally, it is a really
tough job loading/unloading and securing boats inside a van trailer--a
lot of awkward lifting and crawling on hands and knees in a really tight
place.
It would be possible to get by with 8 people for each of the load/unload
events but I have no idea what we'd do with the gear of people who are
not there. If that problem could be addressed, each sailor would be
able to skip one load/unload event. However, at Fort Desoto there
simply is no secure place to put stuff except in your rented auto or
lodging. We've never had any problems with boats, sails, wetsuits,
etc., however, I wouldn't leave an expensive bicycle or camera and
computer gear or other valuables unsecured. As you might imagine,
rental cars will be stuffed to the gills with equipment, ice chests, and
bicycles so it is unlikely that most of us can do much more than deal
with our own stuff. The trailer will be leaving immediately after the
unloading process is complete and will not be back until the loading
process is to begin-so dragging the process out is not an option.
I look forward to your input on this matter. If you post on the mailing
list, you may be able to team up to resolve issues. I'm already
over-promised by 300% and can not take on anybody else's loading or
unloading responsibilities. I will be there for all four load/unload
events.
Best regards,
Bram
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