| [GMCnet] Come join us for Fleet Week on Treasure Island, Oct.6 - Oct.10 2011 [message #142389] |
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Please join us this year for our second annual GMC gathering on the former Naval Station Treasure Island for Fleet Week 2011.
Special thanks to the GMC 49ers for sponsoring the event.
We've secured a great parking spot right along the shore of Clipper Cove in the shadow the the old Pan-Am Clipper Plane terminal. This is dry camping, but we do have access to a sewer dump on the island. T.I. is only one mile long and two-thirds of a mile wide so everything is close and it's a great place for walking and bike rides.
There are two restaurants, both with bars, within a block of the site. There are also four wineries for tastings, one next door to us. There are two convenience stores, one at the main gate, about a 1/4 mile from the parking. The Treasure Island Yacht club will be open next door and we may also arrange outings to the city as well. If you want to go on your own, MUNI has a frequent schedule with a stop nearby and rides to the city take only ten minutes.
By special arrangement, we'll be allowed to park some of the coaches on the Great Lawn with the crowd for the day as a base to watch the airshow from. This year is the 100th anniversary of naval aviation and promises to be one of the largest events in recent history. There will be many ships along the San Francisco waterfront open during the day for public tours. The airshow will feature a large number of aerobatic performances including the Canadian Forces Snowbirds 11-plane demonstration team as well as the U.S.Navy Blue Angels. There will also be demonstrations by the U.S. Coast Guard HH-65C Dolphin Helicopter and Aviation Rescue Swimmers.
This is going to be a great show, in a great city, in the best weather month we have here. Even if there were no Fleet Week, this is a rare opportunity to cruise in and stay this close to San Francisco.
Again, I've been able to keep costs to a minimum to attract as many coaches as possible. This year the cost is $20 per coach (to help pay the site fee) whether you stay just one or all four nights. You may arrive as early as Thursday and stay as late as Monday morning.
I was only able to arrange room for fifty coaches, so don't delay in registering.
I have an online registration form at http://gggmc.org (Or more specifically at http://gggmc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15:fleet-week-on-treasure-island-gmc-49ers&catid=1:trips )
Be sure to sign up to the fleetweek@gggmc.org mailing list for updates as well.
Hope to see you out here!
Desmond Crisis
77 Ex-Palm Beach
"The Aluminum Falcon"
Treasure Island, CA
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