Doheny Rally-June 2010

[wavery]

We are going to try for a Beach-Front campsite at Doheny SB
http://www.reserveamerica.com/camping/Doheny_Sb/r/campsiteSearch.do?site=all&type=9&minimal=no&search=site&criteria=new&contractCode=CA&parkId=120025&search=site
for June 24-27, 2010

Please join-in on the fun if you can. This is a totally "Self-Service" rally with no-hook-ups.
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Doheny is a very popular CG and June is the most popular month. Reservations must be made through ReserveAmerica (above) and the fun commences on December 1, 2009 @ 8:00:00.01AM.

You can find pics of each site here:
http://campsitephotos.com/campground/Doheny-State-Beach

We are going to try for the South/East-end of the beach first. I might suggest that we try to fill from South to North, to try to keep the group together. Here is a list of people that are interested and the site(s) that they will try for 1st.



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Everyone can, of course, do as they wish but to better try to organize our efforts and try to capture as many Beach-front sites as possible, I would ask that each member choose 1 Beach front site and 1 "across the road" site. If you are able to capture both sites, another member will be happy to buy your extra site from you. There will be some that won't be successful reserving any site.
Remember.......in order to obtain a reservation, you must be "SIGNED IN" before 8:00AM (preferably around 7:45), have your computer set to "Atomic Time" http://www.worldtimeserver.com/atomic-clock/ (at least one hour before)

[cjpoppin]

We will try for site #91

[dkutz]

since when do they have electric??
 
also a good site with map and site pictures...
 
http://dohenystatebeach.org/

[Recumbentman]

We will try for sites #92 & #89

[hatlet]

We'll go for 64,66

[wavery]

IMHO.....it's best to name 2 sites, one on each side of the road. That way if you don't get your 1st choice, your 2nd choice is clear and we won't be competing helter-skelter for the same sites and leaving others grab the good ones.

If you don't get a beach-front site on your 1st attempt, I wouldn't waste time trying for a different beach-front site. They are all gone in the 1st 10 seconds. Your time would be better spent, grabbing a site on the other side of the road while others are still trying to find beach-front sites.

I think that if we are organized about this, we may pull off a nice rally. It's too bad that someone doesn't develop "Sniping" software for camp-sites........HMMMMMMMMM!!!!! There could be some $ to be made here.....don't tell anyone that I said that....

If you happen to get both sites.....that's great!!!!! someone will get none and want your extra one.

[cjpoppin]

OK add site #86 for us to try for also.....

[Malena]

Is that South?? I'm directionally challenged. :yikes:
So hopefully we'll get something.  We'll try for June 24 to June 27.

Thanks!!!
Malena

[wavery]

Is that South?? I'm directionally challenged. :yikes:
So hopefully we'll get something.  We'll try for June 24 to June 27.

Thanks!!!
Malena

Good point Malena.......although it is technically East (on a South facing shore) most people in CA refer to anything "Down the coast", toward Mexico as "South". If I would have said "East" it may have messed a lot more people up..........but I did think about it.

If you think this is bad, when we were going through the Panama Canal on our boat, we always thought of going East to West. In reality, the Panama Canal goes North & South......

Thanks for joining us. I have you down for 87-84.

[wavery]

For those of you that are considering sites 91, 92, 93 or 94.............

Those sites may be prone to "High-Tide flooding" when high tide exceeds 6'. If the weather is calm, it may not be an issue because highest, high tide that weekend is 6.17'. If there is any wind from the South, those sites may flood.

********24 June 2010 - 26 June 2010 Tide Predictions******
33.4167ø N, 117.6167ø W

2010-06-24  02:54 PDT  -0.84 feet  Low Tide
2010-06-24  09:21 PDT   3.57 feet  High Tide
2010-06-24  13:55 PDT   2.08 feet  Low Tide
2010-06-24  20:11 PDT   6.17 feet  High Tide
2010-06-25  03:33 PDT  -0.95 feet  Low Tide
2010-06-25  10:00 PDT   3.66 feet  High Tide
2010-06-25  14:38 PDT   2.09 feet  Low Tide
2010-06-25  20:50 PDT   6.14 feet  High Tide
2010-06-26  04:09 PDT  -0.93 feet  Low Tide
2010-06-26  10:35 PDT   3.72 feet  High Tide
2010-06-26  15:17 PDT   2.08 feet  Low Tide
2010-06-26  21:27 PDT   6.02 feet  High Tide

As a comparison, here is 1 week prior:

17 June 2010 - 19 June 2010
33.4167ø N, 117.6167ø W

2010-06-17  00:40 PDT   5.06 feet  High Tide
2010-06-17  07:45 PDT  -0.27 feet  Low Tide
2010-06-17  14:31 PDT   4.38 feet  High Tide
2010-06-17  20:14 PDT   1.98 feet  Low Tide
2010-06-18  01:49 PDT   4.33 feet  High Tide
2010-06-18  08:35 PDT   0.26 feet  Low Tide
2010-06-18  15:26 PDT   4.71 feet  High Tide
2010-06-18  21:45 PDT   1.67 feet  Low Tide
2010-06-19  03:12 PDT   3.67 feet  High Tide
2010-06-19  09:28 PDT   0.79 feet  Low Tide
2010-06-19  16:20 PDT   5.07 feet  High Tide
2010-06-19  23:12 PDT   1.12 feet  Low Tide

All of the other sites should be OK up to 6.6' or a storm blowing from the South. Dieter got flooded in one of those site last time but I think it was a 6.6' tide (don't hold me to that)..

[rsgault]

Wayne,

Are you considering moving it up to the weekend before?  We could make the weekend of June 18-20.

Rich

[griffsdad]

Griffsclan will try for 78 and 79.

[wavery]

Wayne,

Are you considering moving it up to the weekend before?  We could make the weekend of June 18-20.

Rich

I don't have a problem with either weekend. However, no matter what weekend we choose, it may be inconvenient for someone. There may be school issues earlier....That's why I picked that weekend.

If you want to PM each person that has already signed up and ask if a date change is OK with them.....I'm cool with it :cool:. It would need to be unanimous and would be easier today than it will tomorrow......

[Dee4j]

please put me first on the list if anyone gets an extra one and wants to sell it. I need 30 ft..It's a Tues I will be transporting Kara to school and I work the scrip sales and do the teacher copying that day.

[Malena]

Good point Malena.......although it is technically East (on a South facing shore) most people in CA refer to anything "Down the coast", toward Mexico as "South". If I would have said "East" it may have messed a lot more people up..........but I did think about it.

If you think this is bad, when we were going through the Panama Canal on our boat, we always thought of going East to West. In reality, the Panama Canal goes North & South......

Thanks for joining us. I have you down for 87-84.

We're looking forward to it!!  Hopefully we'll be able to log in quick enough to get one or both sites!!! Gonna need lots of coffee...and luck!!!  :morning::morning:  
Malena

P.S.  Okay, so now are the 87 and 84 sites south then?  Still confused...but that's how I roll most of the time :eyecrazy: