FOG
FISHER OWNERS GROUP OF NORTH AMERICA
The First Eastern FOG Rendezvous
at
Dymer Creek, Virginia
(Off the western Virginia shore of the Chesapeake Bay)
will be held June 27-29, 2008
Dymer Creek, Virginia
(Off the western Virginia shore of the Chesapeake Bay)
will be held June 27-29, 2008
Latitude:
37º 40.8’ N;
Longitude: 076º 22.0’ W
Start your planning now and put these dates on your calendar
Dave Herndon (Wayward Wind, F25) and Dick Seymann (Tantalus, F30) will host the first Eastern Fisher Owners Group (FOG) Rendezvous at the home pier of Dave Herndon in Dymer Creek (White Stone, VA) during the last weekend in June 08. The location is on Virginia’s Historic Northern Neck (the peninsula surrounded by the Potomac River, the Chesapeake Bay, and the Rappahannock River).
This location is, by water, approximately 40 nm north of Hampton Roads and 80 nm south of Annapolis. Dave has a very protected, deepwater (7’) pier that can handle up to four Fishers (more with rafting off the end of the pier). Limited 20 amp and 30 amp pier connections are available. Dave’s immediate neighbor’s pier (100’ to the north) can handle two additional Fishers (more with rafting off the end of the pier). For those who prefer anchoring, there is plenty of good anchorage in front of Dave’s house and Dave’s pier also has a low-level dinghy dock. The bottom line is that we can handle all the Fishers that desire to attend. Fisher owners who desire to arrive earlier or leave later (for logistics or weather reasons) are invited to keep their Fishers at Dave’s pier for as long as they like. Local Navigation Information: Tidal Range 1.5 ft.; Tidal Current less than 0.7 knots; Chart Magnetic Variation 11°W.
Rendezvous Event Schedule (Tentative)
Friday June 27:
• 08:00-17:00 Fisher Arrivals and Boat Reviews/Photos
• 17:00 Cocktails on pier and/or at Dave’s house
• 18:00 Pot luck dinner on pier (we can order food in if desired)
Saturday June 28:
• 08:00-13:00 Fisher Arrivals and Boat Reviews/Photos
• 12:00 Steamed Crab, Hamburger, Hot Dog Feast on pier and/or Dave’s yard and screen porch
• 13:00 -16:00 Fisher Sailing Regatta and Photographs, Dymer Creek and Fleets Bay area
• 17:00 Cocktails on pier and/or Dave’s house
• 18:00 Dinner out (restaurant TBD). Dave and Dick will provide auto transportation as needed
Sunday June 29
• 08:00 Breakfast on the Pier
• 09:00 Final Meeting and Photo ops
• 10:00 Leave for sail on Chesapeake Bay and to head back home
Directions for those arriving by water
From points south (Rappahannock River, etc.) to the entrance to Dymer Creek (off Fleets Bay)
• From Windmill Point light (marking the north entrance cape of the Rappahannock River) to North Point Light “N”: Course 318T; 4.6 nm.
• From North Point Light “N” to Dymer Creek Entrance Light “2”: Course 277T; 0.9 nm, (From Dymer Creek “2” to Dave’s Home see Dymer Creek Directions below)
From points north (Potomac River, etc.) to the entrance to Dymer Creek (off Fleets Bay)
• From Smith Point Light (marking the south entrance cape of the Potomac River) to Bluff Point light “B”: Course 200T, 13.1 nm
• From Bluff Point Light “B” to Dymer Creek Light “2”: Course 240T; 2.3 nm. (From Dymer Creek “2” to Dave’s Home see Dymer Creek Directions below)
From Dymer Creek “2” to Dave Herndon’s Home (about 2.8 nm):
• Follow the four entrance channel lights (“2”, “4”, “6”, and “7”) into Dymer Creek. From Dymer Creek Light “7” it’s about 2.0 nm to Dave’s pier. Dymer Creek ranges from 20-7 feet deep all the way to Dave’s pier.
• From Dymer Creek Light “7” head northwest (approximate course 293T). Keep in the middle. About one nm in, keep the abandoned duck blind ruins with an osprey nest to your starboard side (the north side of the deep channel goes right up to the old duck blind ruins. A little further on you will see an osprey nest pole on the port side of the creek. Keep this nest pole to your port (the south side of the deep channel goes right up to this nest pole.)
• When you approach the large white home straight ahead, there is about three quarters nm left to go. The creek bends to the right, then to the left, then to the right, and then back to the left. Just keep in the middle and well away from the points.
• When you see directly in front of you (from left to right): a white boathouse, a large yellow ranch house, a two-story gray house with a white fence on the right, and a two story yellow house with a flag pole, you have arrived. Dave’s house is the middle one (the two-story gray house). You will see Dave’s Fisher 25, Wayward Wind (green hull, tanbark sails) on the north side of his pier.
• Dave’s geographical pier position is approximately: Latitude: 37º 40.8’ N; Longitude: 076º 22.0’ W
Directions for those arriving by land
Dave’s home is located just off state route 3, half way between the villages of White Stone and Kilmarnock, VA. Dave’s home is about 1.5 hours from Richmond Airport; 1.5 hours from Newport News-Williamsburg Airport; 2.5 hours from Norfolk Airport; 3.0 hours from Washington Reagan Airport; and 3.5 hours from Washington Dulles Airport. There is also a small general airport (Hummel Field – no commercial flights) in Topping, VA (10 minutes from Dave’s home). There is no public transportation to this rural area. Individuals flying in will require a rental car. There are several lodging facilities (inexpensive to luxury) within 10 minutes of Dave’s home (see below).
From Kilmarnock, VA
• From the traffic light at the corner of Main Street and Irvington Road (the last traffic light heading east), go east on state route 3 (toward White Stone) for 2.2 miles to Long Lane Farm
• Turn left onto Long Lane Farm (a paved private drive with large pecan trees on both sides) and go to the end of the lane (about 0.5 miles)
• Dave Herndon’s home is the last driveway on the left (see sign, Herndon, 469)
From White Stone, VA
• From White Stone’s one and only traffic light, go west on state route 3 (toward Kilmarnock) for 2.2 miles to Long Lane Farm
• Turn right onto Long Lane Farm (a paved private drive with large pecan trees on both sides) and go to the end of the lane (about 0.5 miles)
• Dave Herndon’s home is the last driveway on the left (see sign, Herndon, 469)
Local Hotel, Motel, and B&B Lodgings (If you require local lodgings, make reservations early as during the boating season, these lodging are usually filled)
• Back Inn Time (B&B), Kilmarnock, VA (804) 435-2318 (10 minutes from Dave’s home. $$)
• Flowering Fields B&B, Kilmarnock, VA (804) 435-6238 (just across the creek from Dave’s pier; 5 minutes from Dave’s by car or dinghy. $$$)
• Holiday Inn Express, Kilmarnock, VA (804) 436-1500 (10 minutes from Dave’s home. $$)
• Hope and Glory Inn (B&B), Irvington, VA (804) 438-6053 (National award-winning B&B; 10 minutes from Dave’s home. $$$)
• Pilot House Inn (motel), Topping, VA (804) 758-2262 (10 minutes from Dave’s home. $)
• Tides Inn (Luxury Resort Hotel), Irvington, VA (804) 438-4433 (10 minutes from Dave’s home. $$$$)
• Whispering Pines Motel, White Stone, VA (804) 435-1101 (5 minutes from Dave’s home. $)
Contact Information
Dave Herndon’s Address and Contact Information: 469 Long Lane Farm, White Stone, VA 22578; Home Phone: (804) 435-2056; Cell Phone: (804) 761-0409; Email: dhherndon@aol.com
Dick Seymann’s Address and Contact Information: 771 Townley Farm Road, White Stone, VA 22578; Home Phone: (804) 436-1214; Email: seymann@townleyfarm.net
Please let us know ASAP if you plan to attend
Mark your calendar!
Where is it? Click for a map
Contact:
Dave Herndon
Owner, Wayward Wind (1978 Fisher 25)
469 Long Lane Farm
White Stone, VA 22578-2100
Office/Home: (804) 435-2056
Cell: (804) 761-0409
Email: dhherndon@aol.com
