If the physical rendezvous is canceled, could this be an opportunity for a world-wide (virtual) rendezvous? People could sign up to give scheduled presentations/talks, we could have open video chat rooms for people to join, etc.. It could end up being just as edifying (albeit different) an experience and a way to bring the community together in a way that would never be physically possible.
On Tue, Jul 14, 2020 at 12:36 PM Robert Boyer via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Last year, I volunteered to host of the upcoming 2020 Mid-Atlantic C&C > Rendezvous in Baltimore MD in late-September. We recently returned from > the relative safety of the Bahamas to a raging pandemic in the United > States and it is far from being over, even though Maryland has done quite > well in controlling the virus. I am in my seventies and catching COVID-19 > could mean much more to me than simply being sick for several weeks—it > could be a death blow. > > Consequently, I am withdrawing as a host for the upcoming rendezvous and I > will not be attending one being held elsewhere. I strongly encourage that > this year's rendezvous be cancelled but that is up to everyone else on this > list who lives in the Mid-Atlantic area. In my opinion, a weekend get > together (even with friendly C&C owners) is simply not worth the risk of > catching COVID-19. > > So, I am throwing out the question to other possible attendees, should > this year’s rendezvous be cancelled? And, if not, who is willing to host > it and where? > > Bob > > Robert Boyer > s/v Rainy Days > C&C Landfall 38, Hull #230 > (Spending hurricane season in Baltimore, winters in the Bahamas, and on > the ICW in between) > 411 Walnut Street #11447 > Green Cove Springs, FL 32043 > (443) 994-1802 > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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