I thought the same thing Jason ... " Ha, another G/C web site ... Wonder how long this will last ... "
Boy was I wrong !
Brian is truly an amazing organizer/leader to have turned a web site into what CGOAMN has become today ...
Hope we don't let him down ...
Wow.... This is the first time that I've read this thread after Doran posted the first entry. I have to tell you that I'm choked up. I never started this group for fame or power... I just knew that Jesse Gully was raising his kids and couldn't devote time to the original dozen members. I knew that I was looking for a few new friends and I had just bought a '76 V-173. Honestly, I just wanted to bring a few people together with the belief that there was such a thing as a group that could be kind, supportive, fun loving, and true to each other. This group has been so much more than that to me. Many of you know that I have been through a great deal of trials in the past 2-3 years. I've had 4 boats from the "Gravy Boat" to the "Silver Fox" and now Jason's 23. I've towed broken boats off the water, and i've been towed myself. I've participated in a gathering of club members as strong as 2 countries, 8 states, 156 attendees, and 58 boats. In the midst of all of that, I'm just a member of this club. The CGOAMN is what matters... I am just a guy who had an old boat. YOU all have made this club what it is.
For those of you who know me well, and those of you who may not... I'm saddened that I cannot attend this years meet. I hope that I will be able to step back into a leadership role with this group next season. Of course, I leave that to the consensus of the group. For now, please know that my heart will always be for the members of this group. You are the most amazing group of insane, passionate, delusional, wonderful, friends... Nay, family, that I have ever had. I can honestly say that I have fought with some of you, and cried with some of you. Yet... When the dust settles, I consider you all to be my most amazing friends.
Don't ever let this club die... Stand up for what you believe the CGOAMN is! Go FAST, crash over waves on Lake Pepin... Regret it when the morning comes, but brag about the stories (that night) around the campfire. This group is so much more than any other group I have ever met, and it's YOU..... not me.
Feel free to e-mail me directly... bbergstrom260@gmail.com