06-15-2008, 09:01 PM
[#0000ff]"Ralph, can you explain how the water level had any impact on the amount of people being involved?"[/#0000ff]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 2][#002850]Brody, last year the water level at Willard remained VERY low all year. At the first of this year the water levels were so low that there were considerations of not even opening the South marina. We were fortuante that yesterday's water levels had risen a few feet. But when WH2 was in the planning stages of this get together, there were doubts that even a 10-boat event was reasonable. It was unknown if the levels were going to change.
When the water levels go drasticly down in such a small area as the marina, "launch at your own risk" signs go up and room to manover boats around each other disapears.
Yesterday, there was plenty of room for all 10 boats. But the water is still so low that there are no docks to use ... just have to run your boat into the rocky sand banks. Lots of guys would wine about that too.
Currently, the marina is NOT the place to hold a 50 boat tournament. At least not until the water comes up a bit. Once it does (if it does) I'm sure [url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gforum/gforum.cgi?post=422863#p422863"]your tournament[/url] will be a success.[/#002850][/size][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 2][#002850]Brody, last year the water level at Willard remained VERY low all year. At the first of this year the water levels were so low that there were considerations of not even opening the South marina. We were fortuante that yesterday's water levels had risen a few feet. But when WH2 was in the planning stages of this get together, there were doubts that even a 10-boat event was reasonable. It was unknown if the levels were going to change.
When the water levels go drasticly down in such a small area as the marina, "launch at your own risk" signs go up and room to manover boats around each other disapears.
Yesterday, there was plenty of room for all 10 boats. But the water is still so low that there are no docks to use ... just have to run your boat into the rocky sand banks. Lots of guys would wine about that too.
Currently, the marina is NOT the place to hold a 50 boat tournament. At least not until the water comes up a bit. Once it does (if it does) I'm sure [url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gforum/gforum.cgi?post=422863#p422863"]your tournament[/url] will be a success.[/#002850][/size][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 2][#002850]The last word is yours ... I'm done.
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