Just booked a hotel in Grasonville MD for the 10th. We stayed there for the
Bay Bridge Boat Show. Not the most prestigious digs, but right around the
corner from the best seafood in MD; Harris Crab House and they have a water
taxi to the Show.
SCORE!
thnx
Kathy M.
"Kathy Mumma" wrote in message
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OK, thanks Peggy and Glenn.
I'll be practicing hand walking until then!
Kathy M. (wannabe boatee)

"Glenn Ashmore" wrote in message
...
No. Isabel will be gone and almost forgotten by then. I would guess
that many of these boats are on their way down from Newport. The show
actually gets installed in the week before it opens. The docks can't be
installed until the inside boats are all in place. Also while we come
for a day or two the vendors have to stay for two weeks for both the
sail and power shows so, although Annapolis is a nice place the vendors
have no desire to get there to early. :-)

I believe it will be a little sparser this year more because of the
economy than the weather. I have heard from several vendors that they
just can't afford to come this year.


Kathy Mumma wrote:
I was wondering if the Annapolis Boat Show will be a washout because
of
Isabel? We were planning to attend, but with all the haulouts, I was
afraid
boats in attendance would be kinda sparse?
I would like to go, even if I have to practice walking on my "hands"
to
see
the inside of the boats!
Tee Hee
Kathy M. (wannabe boatee)
"Glenn Ashmore" wrote in message
...


John wrote:


Go for a pair of the boating sneakers. If they want you to take them
off to board their boat, simply say no thanks, and leave. Their is no
good reason for them to ask you to remove clean boating shoes. If
more
people simply refused to take their boating shoes off, they would
change their minds, they need people to buy their products. No
lookers, no customers.

The production builders like Catalina, Hunter and Bendytoe don't worry
about shoes but the ones I really want to visit and leave drool spots
on
the settee are usually privately owned and loaned to the builder for
the
show. It takes a lot of guts to let 10,000-15,000 people wander
through
your boat so I have no objection to honoring their wishes.

My motives may be a bit different than most attendees. I am not there
to buy. I am there to check out details and steal ideas. :-) That
does
have a down side though. After visiting a Hinkely a couple of years
back I came home and ripped out all the steam bent cabinet edges and
rebuilt them in thinner veneers. :-0

--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or
lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
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--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com