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Love to join you Peter but that Easter/family thing is happening for me. Have fun! Gerry

I'm going to bail on this one as well. Time issues are tight so I'll stay local and relax. Gerry

I might be able to join you. I'll know in the am. Sounds like a good plan. Gerry

I'll be there. Gerry

I don't know about Rye Harbor specifically but I was out last Monday and there were cars parked at the Odiorne bridge (unplowed in winter) and I drove around the Rye State Park also unplowed but manageable so the harbor area is most likely accessible. Seacoast NH has about 6-8" of hard packed snow thanks to the last rain. Peirce Island in Portsmouth is plowed in winter so that's always an option. Gerry

The Peirce Island ramp is plowed and the parking lot across the street is also. Conditions look good out around New Castle and the light....around 1 foot, no wind as of 9:30 this am. Gerry

Gary great place! great time of year! count me in! Gerry Smith Red Stripper

You might want to look into lasic surgery. I had it done about 3 years ago because of this very problem. I had only one eye corrected for distance since the other eye was good for reading. I paddled in circles for about 2 weeks until my brain adjusted but it was the best investment for outdoor sports I ever made. Gerry

Gerrish Island race is usually timed for the first full moon flood in Oct. to insure enough room for everyone to get thru the marshes to Brave Boat Harbor. This race is very much like Peaks without the traverse to the island; a fun race that some take seriously or use for training. Gerry Red Stripper

It's on my radar but can't confirm til later in the week Gerry Red Stripper

I'm in! See you at 10 Gerry Red Stripper

Suz A good back up plan might be to give me a call. I could rescue you and boat and bring you to my place Gerry Red Stripper

Joe The nice thing about launching at Peirce is you have the option of going through Little Harbor where the current is quite managable if the river is to intimidating. However, at max the river is still a good option since Peirce is close to the mouth so the storm floods don't have a great effect. It actually gets quite interesting at max (high or low) since the area between Peirce and Gerrish is never really slack; you have water going out and still heading in to flood Great Bay or vise versa; hence the phenomenon of tide level vs. current being related to the topographical make-up of the specific area in question. Very strange but interesting to experience. Mid tide is a different story as it really rips near the prison. Gerry Red Stripper (Explorer wanna-be)

Gary Count me in. Sounds like a good plan Gerry Red Stripper (Explorer wanna-be)

Dana I've been very satisfied with my Ravenspring. Breathable and custom sized. Gaskets fit nicely right out of the box, no trimming needed. After 4 years of medium duty use it still in great shape with healthy looking gaskets. At the time it cost me about $600 w/ shipping, import duties and relief zipper (a must but optional) Being a direct buy from a British Co. the cost will depend on the exchange rate. Worth checking out. http://www.ravenspring.co.uk/system/index.html Gerry Red Stripper (Explorer wanna-be)

I plan to putin at the Odiorne Park bridge @ 10:30. No particular plan. Just wanna get out on this beautiful day. Post if coming. Time flexible Gerry Red Stripper (Explorer wanna-be)

I'd be there Gerry

I'll be there...christening the new stripper..finally! Gerry

Would definitely join you but I'm doing the camping trip w/ EEL et.als. on the weekend. If the camping trip should fizzle (weather/lack of interest) count me in, moon or not. Gerry

There is also a thing called decency and respect for others. If you host (post) a gathering and invite others to participate it seems a reasonable expectation that the host would be there to welcome others. If this is not the expectation I could post SNG's everyday of the week, anywhere on the planet...what would be the sense in this?

Rick You're welcome to borrow my Ravenspring. Latex booties (large) so they need to be protected but it should fit you fine except for the feet. Gerry

Can't make it tonite. Maybe next week Gerry

running XP system tools disk cleanup apparently fixed things. Although I routinely run Norton System check that didn't find anything. very strange? but it seem to be working now Thanks for all the suggestions Gerry

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This probably isn't the right place for this message but not sure where else to turn. I've been trying to post on the Private Trips Conference but the message doesn't post. I compose the message, the preview looks fine I hit post message but it doesn't post. Any thoughts? Gerry ps: I am a logged-in member