Dickerson Owners and Prospective Owners.
This site is dedicated to the Dickerson Sailing Yacht. Although Dickerson Boatbuilders have been out of business for many years, the Dickerson is still sailed and respected by sailors spanning generations.
43rd Annuanl Rendezvous
To you long time contributors and interested visitors to this site, you know that just about this time of year, we recap the June Rendezvous for you and most years, we add a collection of selected snapshots. Read more about the rendezvous in an article from Spinsheet Magazine and see the photos.
NEW ENGLAND GATHERING OF DICKERSON YACHTS AND FRIENDS
The second New England Gathering of Dickerson Yachts and friends will be held on the week end of September 10-12, 2010 in Bristol, Rhode Island. We will have an informal get together at the Bristol Yacht Club on Friday and a race and dinner on Saturday. Come with your Dickerson sailboat and if you have friends who have another type boat bring them along. If you can't come by boat please drive over. Moorings will be made available by the Yacht Club at a cost of $40 per night. We had a great time last year in Block Island and we look forward to our second get together.
Contact Al Sampson at wanderlust_bristol@yahoo.com or 401 727 1555 to let us know that you plan to join in the fun and for any further details. The Bristol Yacht Club web site is www.bristolyc.com and the telephone number is 401.253.2922 and the Steward is steward@bristolyc.com
Attend Dickerson Western Shore Roundup -September 10-11, 2010
Okay we are all set with plans for the fourth Western Shore Roundup on Friday-Saturday, 10-11 September at West River Sailing Club, Galesville, MD. Hope you can make it! We had a good turn out last year and a lot of fun. You don't have to race or even sail to attend but we hope you will do both. If you are driving and need directions we will be glad to provide them. You are also invited to come to the Club Friday night for their weekly cookout meals and drinks which are sold by the Sailing Club to interested parties. Randy Bruns Joe Slavin and others will be there. Also, once again John Freal has pulled off a miraculous dance and figured out how he can make it to the event. There has been considerable trash talking amongst the 35 and 36s so watch for some crash and burn.
Be at G1 off West River at 1200 hours on Saturday for racing. We will start soon after that time. The race will be a rabbit start race around Govt marks and finishing in West River-- very similar to what we did last year. We will send out another announcement with the Notice of Race and some suggestions on getting a good start a week or so before the race. After racing we will convene at West River Sailing Club for a cocktail party and story- telling session. Please bring some kind of snack. Since the Club now has a liquor license we will have to buy drinks at the bar. You can use the Club docks and moorings, anchor, or use a marina in the area.
We will be modifying the competition awards this year. There will be separate trophies for; Dickerson 35 and 36, Dickerson 37, Dickerson 41,Sheriff of the Western Shore, and other Boats (if we know they are coming)
Sheriff Joe Slavin is the Point of Contact for the Roundup. Please let him know of your participation in the event as soon as you can. You must let him know how many will be in your party for dinner by at the very latest 1700 hours. Thursday 9 Sept.
Because of the large crowd expected, Pirates Cove has asked that we select our meal from four choices; prime ribs of beef, salmon, crab cakes, or chicken marsala. You can decide at the restaurant. If you have any questions or comments about the event please contact Randy Bruns
See you there!
Joe Slavin
703-560-7250
jws2827@aol.com
Randy Bruns
410-544-5571
rbbruns@verizon.net
SURVEY ON WINTERIZING YOUR DICKERSON
Our survey is complete and the results are available here. Thank you for your participation!
Membership Committee—Joe Slavin, Barry Creighton, John Freal
Recent Events
Find a lost Dickerson and share it with us
Did you know that there may be 150 or more Dickerson Sailboats that are not identified in the 2009 Dickerson Owners Association (DOA) Directory?
The DOA has initiated an ambitious "Find a Lost Dickerson Sailboat" contest and invites all Dickerson fans to participate in the fun. A "Lost Dickerson" is one that we have no record of and is not listed in the 2009 Dickerson Owners Directory.
When visiting ports, marinas and boat yards or sailing in local and "foreign" waters, keep your eyes peeled for a 30, 32, 35, 36, 37, 40 or 41 foot Dickerson sailboat. Get sailor's name, boat name, length, port and other contact information i.e. telephone number and email. Take a picture if possible.
Send your name and particulars on your Dickerson Discovery to the Dickerson Owners Association Membership Committee at jws2827@aol.com.
For your trouble you will be eligible to win a prize-yet to be decided. Contact us if you have any questions.
What You Will Find Here
Join the Association Membership is $35 per year for Dickerson Owners and Associate Membership of $25 per year for
former owners and other interested parties. You may download a current application here.
Forum - A bulletin board which will hopefully be used to exchange information about Dickerson boats including troubleshooting tips, parts aquisition, etc. We will be monitoring this forum and will provide assistance where we can, but it is mostly boaters helping boaters.
Update: Due to repeated spamming and hacking, we had to abandon the old board in it's entirety. We need moderators to keep the new board healthy! Please contact me through the board.
For Sale - We will be posting Dickersons for sale. If you have a Dickerson for sale please list it here for a nominal fee (as this is a non-profit site).
Dickerson Rendezvous 2009 - June 19-20 At Oxford
As usual, a splendid time was had by all and a synopsis is available for those who missed it. You may view photos here or read the synopsis.
Rendezvous 2008
Jim and John Freal with Paul Gwozdz and Commodure 07 Bill Toth
The 41st Annual Dickerson Rendezvous was held in Oxford MD on June 13-15, 2008 over the traditional Fathers Day weekend. Read about it.
Dickerson Round Up
There were lots of happy faces and twelve happy boats that showed up at the 2008 Dickerson Western Shore Roundup. Only a minimum amount of wind showed up but we got off a shortened race. Bill Toth coldcocked the fleet in Starry Night and is now the Admiral of the Western Shore. After the race we convened at West River Sailing Club; several used Club moorings, several used the Club dock and a few found marinas in Galesville. New owner, Parker Hallam pulled up to the Club dock and several of us came to assist. We were surprised as the bow of the boat seemed to draw itself to the dock. Could it be a bow thruster on a Dickerson? Amazing. In addition there was a line of ladies formed later to inspect the separate shower on the boat. I was impressed with the clean gray teak. Read More.
Reprints
Nautical Art - While cruising around I found this scale model of a Dickerson 37. You really must see this to appreciate the detail.
