Blogging on the Road

Now this is cool! Just sent in a note from my Palm and presto, an uploaded blog. This will be very useful on the floor of the boat show. See everyone in a couple of days.

Anthony Dutton

Chicago Here We Come!!

On our way to the windy city! We've been looking forward to the Chicago Boat Show for some time. We've had a lot of interest in the Rocket from the Midwest and its going to be great to meet some of the folks on the floor. But first we've got to get there. The weather reports are not good between BC and Eastern Washington with updates of heavy snow and road closures. We left earlier than planned in case this happened, but so far so good. Once we get out of the mountains, through Montana and on to the Dakotas it should be much better. Gotta be in Chicago by 2 on Wednesday afternoon which at this point looks good.

Penticton Production Facility

While I was in Penticton I got a chance to see our new production facility. WOW! It is right next door to where we are now, but the last time I saw it a few weeks ago it was nothing more than a concrete pad. They are now almost done and we should be in by the time we get back from Chicago. It is going to be a huge step up from where we are now. We'll have almost 3,000 square feet giving us the room to easily work on 4 boats at the same time. There is great office and storage space as well as lots of rigging room. The actual glass work is being done about 100 meters away at another facility so this place will be clean.

Working for Chicago

I spent the weekend up in Penticton with Ken and Al getting the boat ready for the Chicago Show. They had done a stupendous job and so there wasn't much for me to do other than stand around and admire their great work with the next Rocket off the production line. Luckily I am pretty good at standing around! I do have a special skill though in ordering pizza. The drive back to Vancouver was brutal with snow virtually the whole way. Crazy ass drivers whizzing by me and sure enough one of them was being pulled out of the ditch 25 kms down the road. They looked OK, but a bit shaken up.

One of My Favourite Shots

Here is one of my favourite shots. Sailing on English Bay on a cold winter day. Nice mood shot.

Where Have We Been!!!

OK, OK, OK .........so I didn't blog for a whole year, but not because I had nothing to say, but because it takes me a while, like a year, to wrap my head around these new technology things. After 3 more posts, I'll be able to say I am a "Blogger".

Rocket Boats and the Rocket 22 have been across the continent and back over the last 12 months. Annapolis to San Francisco, Conneticut and New Jersey are some the places we've been. Next stop is Chicago for the 2006 Boat Show in early Februay. Come by for a visit.

Here is a great shot of us flying the new North Aso on Lake Okanagon just before Christmas. The ground is now covered in snow, but no ice in the lake, so we'll probaby been out there again soon.