AMERICAN POWER BOAT ASSOCIATION
REGION 4
ANNUAL FALL MEETING
Hosted by Region 4 Rescue
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2008
EASTON, MD
LOCATION: MEBA Engineering School
27050 St. Michaels Road (MD Route 33), Easton, MD 21601
Phone: (410) 221-6044
AREA HOTELS: * Econolodge Intown – 8175 Ocean Gateway (Route 50 West), Easton, MD 21601
Phone: (410) 820-5555, (877) 424-6423, www.choicehotels.com
* Comfort Inn – 8523 Ocean Gateway (Route 50 West), Easton, MD 21601
Phone: (410)820-8333, (877) 424-6423, www.choicehotels.com
* Holiday Inn Express – 8561 Ocean Gateway (Route 50 West), Easton, MD 21601
Phone: (410) 819-6500, (888) 465-4329, www.hiexpress.com
DIRECTIONS TO MEBA: From Points North of Easton – Take Route 50 East, about 1 mile past Easton Airport, bear right onto MD 322 (see signs to St. Michaels, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum). At 4th traffic signal, turn right onto MD 33 (St. Michaels Road). Caution: MD 333 is two traffic lights before MD 33. See signs to St. Michaels and Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. Travel 3 miles to school entrance (beige brick gate portals on right. Drive up scenic tree-lined drive. Turn left at Welcome sign and go short distance to first two buildings you see on the right and park in the lot in-between them.
From Norfolk – Take US 13N across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel (toll $12 for autos). Take US 13N to Salisbury, MD. Stay on US 13 (not Business 13) to join US 50 West. Follow US 50W toward Easton. Approaching Easton, turn left onto MD 322. At 4th traffic signal, turn left onto MD 33 (St. Michaels Road). Caution: MD 333 is two traffic lights before MD 33. Travel 3 miles to school entrance (beige brick gate portals on right. Drive up scenic tree-lined drive. Turn left at Welcome sign and go short distance to first two buildings you see on the right and park in the lot in-between them.
Follow signs to APBA – Region 4 Meeting. Capsule Training will be in the Olympic Swimming Pool Building which is adjacent to the building where the meeting and lunch will be held.
ITENERARY: 8:30 – 9:00 Check-In (there will be coffee, water and sodas but no food)
9:00 – 11:00 Category Meetings/General Meeting
11:00 – 12:30 Lunch
12:30 – 2:00 Category Meetings/General Meeting/Director’s Meeting
2:00 Special Meetings as Required – Banquet, Awards…
AGENDA: Welcome and Logistics
Minutes
Treasurer’s Report
Category Reports – Inboard and Outboard
Safety Report
Equipment Manager Report
Race Committee Reports – Portsmouth, Elizabeth City, Cambridge (Vintage), Cambridge,
Kent Narrows, Hampton, Port Deposit, Clarksville
Old Business
New Business
Elections – Commissioners, Region Officers
Category Meetings and General Meeting will be combined. General Meeting will begin at the conclusion of Category Meetings and may begin before the lunch break.
Lunch: A buffet lunch is available at MEBA in the same building as the meetings. Cost is $10.00 per person. If you are planning to eat lunch at MEBA, the ticket must be purchased in advance. The Region will purchase tickets for those making reservations in advance. These tickets can be paid for the day of the meeting; however, you must either call Hope Prather at (757)535-1546 or e-mail her at to make a reservation. Cut-off for lunch reservations is October 15.
CAPSULE TRAINING WILL BEGIN AT 2:00 P.M.
Steve Barrett
Region 4 Chairman