*Steadfast ~The artwork in the logo above was created by Lois Dahl of Whimsical Rabbit Design in Bellingham,WA. for George and Mary Lou Hestad. The artist may be reached at www.whimsicalrabbit.com

FOG  was formed in 2000 as a society without an executive or fees to offer an informal opportunity to share the joys and agonies of owning and using our Fishers.  We may not be big, or new, but we are mighty pleased with our boats and ourselves.

FOG maintains five distinct registries:

Eastern-  the Eastern seaboard from Florida to Newfoundand
Western -  the Western seaboard incl. Alaska and Texas
Associate - members of the mother group: Fisher Owners Association
"Other" - owners from all over the world
Former Foggers & Friends - those who were members and left the fold, or who want a Fisher

FOG  tries to do these things:

• maintain a list of Fishers and their owners in each region
• orchestrate annual rendevous and meetings in various locations  e.g. Special Report on the 2004 Conference, Roche Harbor event Sept 2005, Friday Harbor June 2006, and  Genoa Bay Rendevous September 2006
• maintain contact with the English builder, and other Fisher clubs
• offer a Bulletin Board for parts and service information
  (The groups "fisherowners" http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fisherowners/  and "fisherownersbuyandsell" http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/fisherownersbuyandsell/ have been established on Yahoo.
• offer information about Fishers For Sale 

FOG links
• Fisher Owners Association (U.K.)
• Netherlands FisherClub
• Northshore
• Banjer 37 Club (a wealth of information related to motorsailers)

SPECIAL NEWS:  There will be two Rendezvous this June:  The First Eastern FOG Rendezvous will be held in Dymer Creek, Virginia (just off Chesapeake Bay)
June 27-29, 2008  Details

 and, The Western Registry will hold its 7th June Gathering at Otter Bay on Pender Island, in the Gulf Islands, June 13-15, 2008 Details

All Fisher Owners and Friends are welcome!  Join the Group! 

Contact:

Donald Hamilton  donaldhamilton@shaw.ca

http://fog-northamerica.org

May 24, 2008