Tommy, So how do we (Amphicar Club) get involved in this? Do we go
as a group (rent our own spot like in Mt. Dora) or as individuals &
they place us together as a group? Ray

--- In amphicar-lovers@yahoogroups.com, tommyintpa@... wrote:
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> Morning Ray, here it is off the Sunnyland web site.
> _http://www.acbs-sunnyland.com/index.php?id=160Later_
> (http://www.acbs-sunnyland.com/index.php?id=160Later) Tommy in Tampa
> Each year during our planning process we review the results and
surveys from
> the previous year and we have worked hard to solve some of the issues
> associated with growth. This year, something different happened
prior to the Mount
> Dora Show; a new group of antique race boat enthusiasts formed a new
> organization called the "Classic Race Boat Association" (CRA). This
group needed a
> place with open spaces and an un-obscured water front where they
could set up a
> race course and run their Classic Race Boats just like they did
years ago.
> The CRA met with the city of Tavares and stated their requirements
and asked if
> the city would host their first annual event.
> After several meetings, the city gave the CRA a green light and they
started
> their planning process. Their event would be the week before the
Mount Dora
> show and was designed to flow the CRA boaters to our event. The 1st
annual CRA
> show was a big success and they had a huge crowd that traveled from
all
> parts of the US. One of the big unlimited hydroplanes came all the
way from
> Seattle. Our annual show followed suit and after our event, the CRA
leadership
> asked the Mount Dora Boat Show leadership if they would consider
consolidating
> the events and have two back-to-back weekends of vintage boating.
The two
> groups agreed to meet independent of any city leadership and
exploit this
> possibility. After several meetings and numerous walks around
Gilbert Park and
> Wooten Park, it was determined that there was a much larger piece
of ground
> available in Wooten Park and the Lake Shore could accommodate a
larger number of
> boats. After it was determined that there was adequate space
available, both
> groups met with the city planners of Tavares. During this meeting,
there were
> many questions asked from all sides and one key question was asked
by Tavares;
> namely “What would you need to move the show from Dora to
Tavares?” The
> answer was enough floating docks for 140 boats, an adequate and
usable launch
> ramp and a fence to wrap around the area so we could charge
admission......
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