Robert Coles

Website News Nov 15

Through social media, we learned that Papy Jovial is sold. We now can officially wish Brise-Galets fair winds on his quest for a river boat and his subsequent European inland water explorations. Let’s also recognize and make good use of his work on the international roster: Have you updated your profile yet?

Brise-Galts post in FB and the BOCLIST login screen
Brise-Galets post in FB and the BOCLIST login screen

On this side of the Atlantic, we are working hard on BOCUS.ORG. …

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News from the WordPress Camp in NYC

Sunday November 1… 12:00
wp-works

It is working. You can now email a post to this blog.
No need to access the confusing wordpress dashboard, although technically oriented Brothers are more than welcome to use it. Your post will end in a “PENDING” folder on the website and we will have to approve it to publish it. We hope not to get too much spam and have to manually remove multiple emails every day. Please, send us news, photos and feedback! Comment to this post to ask for the procedure!

Friday October 30… 16:00

Having recognized that the “Dashboard” interface is uneasy to use for
each table’s scribe to post news about their ZAF, we are testing new
ways to write posts directly from their usual email system.
– BigHopper-

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Note: 95 programmers in a room… very exciting!

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NY 2015 Halloween

NY Halloween Zaf 2015

This October 24 was the long awaited date of gathering for most NY brothers.
… Dear Brothers: the website was updated by using WordPress as its main engine. Every table scribe should have received a user name and password that would enable him to post news related to his table. I have to say, I thought the process would have been more streamlined.
The site presents many many new and valuable enhancements, such as the capability to create photo galleries. It is however a bit circumvoluted process and I am still in the process to set up a clear, standard path for everyone to follow easily.

Enjoy and post your recent news and events!

  • Big Hopper –

 

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Hermione’s Landfall in the USA

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NY252 in Papeete

To end a long delivery from Galapagos to Tahiti, NY brother Big Hopper was invited by the Tahiti table. Surprisingly, Fidget ( Steve Wolfson) and his captive from the Houston table were with them on their Hans Christian 48 “Li Ward”. The table reunites every Thurdsay evenings at the marina Taina à Punaauia.  Some of the brothers drove a very long way from the peninsula “Tahiti Iti” to join the welcoming party.

Tahiti-20150507_185927On the picture are standing Quille de Joie, Marcgyver, PaulSud, Big Hopper.
Sitting:  La Frégate, Fidjet, Cap Gibraltar.
Heavily involved in some sort of naval architecture topic were Archipel and PaulSud.

A Belgian in the Society Islands
A Belgian in the Society Islands ?

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Puerto Rico: FIRST CARIBBEAN ZAFARRANCHO BOTELLA #1 Aug 1, 2015

Dear Brothers:
We have reserved 10 rooms at the Verdanza Hotel in Isla Verde, a short drive from the airport, historic Old San Juan, and walking distance from a Isla Verde Beach.  This area also offers a concentration of many 5 star hotels with a lush nightlife, spectacular restaurants and shows.  Additionally, tours to the rain forest, the Bacardi Rum Factory, and Old San Juan will be available.
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POINT OF CONTACT:  Brother Watiki- graham_albert@yahoo.com   (787) 300-1600
Costs:
Lodging:  Special Rate from  30 July  2015 to 1 de August 2015:  $119.00 per night. (The hotel has promised us to extend this special rate for those arriving earlier or leaving at a later date)
Additional Lodging Costs:   Third and fourth adult per room:  $25.00
Taxes:  14% per night depending on the number of  guests staying per room.
Bellman Charges:  $4.00 per person (one time charge)
Maid Charge:         $1.00 per person, per room per night.
Bottom line: The cost for two gests per night will ascend to: $141.36

Booking:  https://bookings.ihotelier.com/bookings.jsp?groupID=1315086&hotelID=73244

First Caribbean Zafarrancho, 1 August 2015:  Dinner, Dance, live tropical music, (Combat Uniform).   $50.00 per person.

-Cost  of Taxi transportation form the airport to hotel: $12.00 per trip
-Cost of transportation from hotel to Old San Juan, (TBD, depending on participation but estimated in $12.00 t0 20.00 per person)  Please see the agenda below for preliminary tour costs.
-If schedule allows, and space is available, brothers will be able to host the transportation from the airport to the hotel and to Old San Juan.
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AGENDA

30 July 2015-  Arrival, Welcome Free Ice Breaker Cocktail at Verdanza Hotel 2100

31 July 2015-  BOC USA Captains Assembly, Verdanza Hotel 0900-1200

31 July 2015-   Old San Juan hangout, follow us into 500 years of history in an afternoon
exploration and a treasure dinner in a local restaurant in the Old City (Cost of dinner between $20 and $30 per person)

1 August 2015- (0900-1600) Optional Tours: Tour Bacardi Rum Factory (May be Free except transportation), frolic at Isla Verde Beach (Free),  1//2 day  Rain Forest Tour  ($50.00 to $60.00), Historical Old San Juan 1:20 PM  to 6:30 PM ($61.00)

1August 2015- (1900) – First Caribbean Zafarrancho at the Verdanza Hotel ($50.00 per person)

2 August 2015-  Check out for those leaving and we will coordinate other local activities for those staying.

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Cagliari – Swiss Lake Zaf

This promises to be a special event for any one who can get to Sardinia in May, 2015… JJ
I remind you that the end of the month is the last time for booking the V° International Zafarrancho of the Lakes in Cagliari – Sardinia May 1->3, 2015
Fraternally –

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CN: Cesare Lucini Via San salvatore 6 6900 PARADISO (CH)
Tel. (+41 91) 993 34 20  Tel. Prof. (+41 91) 993 34 63 Mobile (+41 76) 393 34 63
mail: cesare@lucini.ch

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Paris- Some souvenirs from the France’s ZAF – September 2014

It seems there is no official depository of photographs nor account of the formidable ZAF on the River Seine. However, these can be of some interest.
Techical note: this is a sticky post: it will remain on top of any newer post until the web administrator delete this “STICKY” flag )

Looks so official!
Looks so official!

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I’ll be happy to amend this post to include direct links to any photo album .

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Jack Goodrich passes away.

Jack Goodrich - Pilot
Jack Goodrich – Pilot

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Jack Goodrich was inducted into the BOC in December 2000. He was a Viet Nam veteran and served in the Navy as an officer. He was a initially a carrier pilot, and later transferred as a skipper of a “swift boat” of the riverine force based near the MeKong Delta. After returning to the states and being discharged, he went into banking from which he retired.

In retirement he lived on northern Long Boat Key,FL and greatly enjoyed sail boating, until the last several years when he sold the sailboat and obtained a 21′ Center Console. He was married for almost three decades to Peggy Arnett Goodrich, who preceded him in death in 2010. Jack struggled with illness over the last several years of his life, but that did not keep him from enjoying his friends, family, and dog Sailor. He leaves a son John of San Diego, CA, and a daughter Johanna of Kensington, MD. Jack was 74 at the time of his passing.

 

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Rumline-Larry T. Jones sails away.

Lawrence (Larry) T. Jones , 88, passed away March 24, 2014, the day after spending his last birthday with his son and grandson. He was born March 23, 1926 in New York,
to David and Virginia Jones. He served in the US Navy and US Coast Guard during WWII and Korean Conflict. He worked for Shell Oil for 43 years and was a member of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary.

Jean M. Jones, 85, passed away April 23, 2014. She was born on December 21, 1928 in Mount Vernon, New York. Jean was a loving and dedicated wife, mother, and grandmother. She loved the theater and sailing. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Rockport, Texas.

Larry (Rumline) and his Captive Jean were very active and instrumental in starting Brotherhood of the Coast Tables in Florida and Texas. Larry proudly flew his #155 BOC flag in 5 different tables. He was a past Captain of Corpus Christi Table.

Larry and Jean were always together and passed less than a month apart. They will be missed by all that were lucky enough to have known them.

Orza!

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