Hey Pat the babysitter going to be around long enough for you to make the river run?
Whats the date do you know?
Anyone else? its a great run and perfect for the 21s and 24s mostly the scream n fly crowd and they are a great bunch!

Jim

Hi Jim,
It's Great to Hear from you Again!!!

There's no need for me to come up with a babysitter this year; Mom does not go back to work until late November...

As far as I know the date is October 21st.
http://forums.screamandfly.com/forum...d.php?t=113724
Rich Owen has not started an official thread as of yet though.

I'm quite sure that there will be a good number coming up from your area on the Island.

I say we start in Old Saybrook early like we did two years ago. That way everyone gets to see about 10 more miles of the river...

How ever we do it, the Scream and Fly guys are great hosts!

Congrats on the new arrival Pat and I am definetely in on the run , let us know when the thread starts!

jim

Thanks Jim...
I post a link as soon as I see something new...

I got an e-mail from Mr. Rich Owen this morning.
The 2006 CT River Run will be held on Saturday October 21st with a rain date of Sunday the 22nd...

OK Guys and Girls,

Here is a link to the official thread:

http://forums.screamandfly.com/forum...240#post969240

And Some of Rich Owen's Post:

CT River Run 2006

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We're going boating (again) , want to come ?

This is an informal gathering and cruise on the CT River .
There are no fees to attend as this is just a little pizza party .
We'll meet at Haddam Meadows State Park at 8 AM on Oct 21 (rain date Oct 22) .
Come early so you can check out all the boats .

Drivers meeting at 9:45 .
If you are not familiar with the river you NEED to attend this !

There will be people circulating with clip boards .
Please give us your name , boat/motor , phone # , and email address when you arrive . I get at least a dozen requests for contact info each year and this will help people get in touch with one another . To streamline this maybe you could have a slip of paper or business card with this info on it .

Be prepared to cover 60 to 70 miles . Bring fuel if you need it (There is 89 octane available on the river) .

*Please Bring And Wear Your Vests* !

There is a 45 mph speed limit on the river .

There are about 5 "No Wake" zones we must respect .


We'll head north 15 miles to a beach in Cromwell and have pizza delivered .
There will be a bucket for donations for the pizza .
Any surplus will be donated to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation .
Please supply your own beverages .


IMPORTANT !!!
PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU ARE ATTENDING ( and how many with you ) BY OCT. 16 SO I KNOW HOW MUCH PIZZA TO ORDER . IF YOU DO NOT CALL OR EMAIL ME PLEASE BE PREPARED TO SUPPLY YOUR OWN FOOD .
You can contact me at [email protected] or 860-223-6754 or 860-214-1667 .


There are "Port O Lets" at Haddam Meadows and other ramps along the way .

After lunch we head 15 miles north to Hartford then 30 miles south back to Haddam Meadows .
We'll cook some burgers and dogs at the ramp at the end of the day .


Any rain date info will be posted here by noon on Oct 20 .
Updates will appear in this post .

Tripps Will Be Riding Shotgun With Me This Year On The Tripp To Ct. On Another Note I Have Brakes. Who Would Think A 6 Year Old Trailer Would Be Getting All New Brake Lines. The Lights Are Another Story. Not Even Going To Try To Fix. Cut It All And Start Fresh. Having The Speedmaster Is Killing My Trailer From Lack Of Use.

It's great to hear Eric is coming with you Zup!
Trailers are not much fun to work on. I did the brakes and new spindles on my the Spring after I bought it. Last year new lights and wiring. Already the plug on the trailer had corroded apart...
Go with the LED lights, at least you won't have to change the bulbs 2-3 times per year.

Zup, not sure I can go yet, but if I do you can trailer out to meet me in Greenport and then run to Conn. Much easier than trailering all the way around/ and or taking a ferry.

Kendall

I would like to do this run also.. My plan is the same to trailer out to Greenport then run accross. As of now Tommy with the other 29 Progression with outboard is up for the run to. Hope you can make it. Sounds like we will have a couple boats running accross from Greenport then.....