Wharram Rendezvous USA

The 2008 Winter Florida Wharram Rendezvous is scheduled for the first weekend in December (December 5 - 7) in Hobe Sound Florida. Hobe Sound is near Stuart on the Atlantic coast of Florida. We use a wonderful protected anchorage at Peck Lake on the ICW that is only a football field away from a nearly deserted sandy Atlantic beach. We can hear the sound of the surf from the boats all day and night! There is room to assemble and put in Wharrams at the local park ramp. Free overnight parking of cars and trailers is also available.

The rendezvous is always a fun event…only a Saturday night dinner is formally planned. Otherwise it’s just visit, look and talk. Good people, nice chats, looking over boats, plans and pictures. Telling good stories, horror stories and just tall tales. Bring your pictures if you can’t bring your boat. If you can’t bring a boat or pictures, then just bring yourself! We usually start early and go late…as long as the conversation is interesting. And, there are rumors that grog has been shared to toast the end of hurricane season! Simply stated, we have a lot of fun.

Getting to us:
Sailing in? We will be anchored in Peck Lake. Daymark 19 south of the St. Lucie Inlet on the ICW. Latitude N27.06.924, Longitude W80.08.672. We meet east of the daymark, good depth and good holding. Be careful of shallows near the daymark. Call Gene Perry for local knowledge and more information if you need it (Home 772-545-9312; Cell 561-427-8323).

Coming by car? We run a dinghy shuttle to the boats from the launch ramp of Jimmie Graham Park. The park is in the town of Hobe Sound. To get to the Park from US Route 1 take Osprey Street East (by the Cumberland Farms Store). Go past the railroad tracks to the end, turn right onto Gomez Road, ¼ mile to 8557 Gomez. That is the Park. Turn left into the park. Go to the end of the road. There will be a Wharram sign in the launch ramp area. The park has lighted boat ramps and docks and parking for trailers and autos. There is enough room to assemble trailer boats. Free and safe overnight parking is available. Clean restrooms too!

Contact information:
If you need more information you may call Gene Perry (Tiki 26) at home at 772-545-9312 (home) or 561-427-8323 (cell) or Dan Kunz (Tangaroa 36) at home at 305-664-0190.

PLEASE PASS THIS INFORMATION ON TO ANYONE ELSE WHOM YOU THINK WOULD BE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING THIS EVENT. THEN FORWARD THEIR EMAIL ADDRESS ON TO US FOR THE MASTER LIST. THE EMAIL LIST WILL ONLY BE USED FOR WHARRAM EVENTS AND INFORMATION…WE WILL NOT GIVE AWAY OR SELL THE LIST. THANKS.

Hope to see you this year.

Fair winds!