Gasparilla
 

Who is going to Gasparilla by water? Anyone spending the night at the Sunspree?

Rick

We are going and are staying downtown at the Marriott

Might go, depends on weather. We are pretty close (St. Pete). Went last year for first time by water and actually had a good time, way more fun then i thought. Stayed sorta on outskirts away from drunkfest and left right as it was ending to stay out of the mad exit of drunk boaters.

KR1276- is the Marriot on the water and do they have wet slips? we used to stay at Marjorie park but can't get in and looking for a new place to start and end the day at.

The waterway does get a bit interesting. The below is before everyone turned up the channel to the convention center. As soon as I can find it I'll post the picture from a few years ago of a guy trying to fish from a john boat in the middle of the channel- he had quite a suprise when the fleet came around the corner....Attachment 373737

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All the slips at the Marriott are taken. Marjorie park just opened up last week is what we heard

Come on buy and have a few.:
www.tapswineandbeer.com

Nice looking place, we'll check it out some weekend. The day of Gasparilla we won't venture too far from the boat. We'll be on a friend's boat docked at the convention center.

Now really is there a beer named Urethel Hop-It? Hmmm maybe afterwards... :eek:

Anyone running over from the other side of the bay? I'm thinking about making the run over.

Although I live in St. Pete , I think we will launch at the Gandy ramp (TPA side) and run around the point, little easier if wind picks up fro the easy late in the day/night.

I thought about that but figured that would be pretty crowded. I haven't used that ramp before and wasn't sure about the parking. I know Ft Desoto has plenty of parking.

It is decent ramp, not as much parking as Ft D though for sure.

We'll be there...by land though. Weather is going to be great!!!!

Loan Shark will be there with bumbers and T&A!


DL

Dont forget your beads!
GW

Dont forget to take your beads!
Have fun!
GW

Loan Shark will be there with bumbers and T&A!


Don't you mean PFD's? Personal Flotation Devices

Dan,

Took the boat down to the Marriott yesterday afternoon. Hope to see you there this weekend or at least the PFD's!

Keith

great to see everyone.

Thanks Janet and Keith for the morning drinks!


Dan