Ahoy,
Is there any interest in a Spring 2026 Freedom Owners Rendezvous ?
PLACE: Gloucester Harbor, MA
DATE: Weekend of June 20th and 21st 2026
https://dockwa.com/explore/destination/mnc89p8-gloucester-harbormaster
Opportunity to meet other owners, socialize, exchange information and get the boat off the mooring.
Can adapt plan if those interested prefer a different date or location and we can get consensus.
Interested in a meetup
Great idea, I’m local to Gloucester and a member at EPYC. We no longer have our Freedoms. Segue F36/38 is still in Gloucester at EPYC with new owner Tom P. Take Five Pedrick F35 #1 is somewhere on the south coast and Scoter, our ‘83 F21 is somewhere on the Penobscot the last I heard. I’m happy to help with any land side support or planning if this develops further. Best Regards JP, now boatless, not even a dinghy.
I would be interested in coming
Jay Basillote
Southwind
Freedom Pedrick 35
Hi Pat, thanks for initiating this and I am all in! Gloucester would be ideal for me.
Walter
Freedom Mull 28 “Nova Vita”
Ahoy,
Freedom Fest 2026 is catching on. So far we have 4 interested in meeting up. JP has offered local knowledge and has offered assistance and advice. Hopefully we can get a few more boats to join the fun.
Thinking that after the New Year maybe we can have a Zoom call and work out details.
Never attended one of these events so definitely open to ideas. Possible activities include boat tours, happy hour byob onboard or dinner or a social ashore. Walk around Rocky Neck or Rogers St. Generally the idea is for a casual approach.
Believe everyone is fairly local and familiar with Gloucester. If anyone has questions please feel free to reach out. But it is a very open entrance so navigation is easy.
Planning on taking a mooring at inner harbor with Gloucester Harbormaster. There is a launch, showers and any facilities you could need. Everything is well described on Dockwa. They will be taking reservations again in April.
Dates are still weekend of 6/20 & 6/21
Arrival Friday evening or Saturday morning
Departure Sunday or Monday.
Is it Spring yet ?
I’m im westbrook ct with a 1994 F35. A bit of a haul for me but am interested.
Hi,
Definitely would be great to get more boats. Just looked at chart and Westbrook CT to Gloucester MA would be quite a haul at about 150 NM.
If you had any ideas about a Maine cruise Gloucester would be a great place to stop before the Gulf of Maine crossing.
Hi -
Yes. I realize it’s quite a haul and a bit early in the season for a Maine cruise. I think i would just make Gloucester my final stop and then head home. I’ve been east plenty of times and even thru the canal to Ptown but not farther north.
I know J Baisillote and he’s actually even further away in Staten Island. If all works out I would travel with him. He actually bought by headsail when I converted to a furler to make my singlehanded sailing even easier.
Steve
Count me in.
Betelgeuse. Freedom 44 #18
Peter Haydon
Great to see interest in the Gloucester FreedomFest. So far, there are around a half a dozen boats considering going.
The Gloucester Harbormaster Dockwa Mooring reservations are available starting on 4/1.
https://dockwa.com/explore/destination/mnc89p8-gloucester-harbormaster
If I’m not racing that weekend, I’d be interested.
The FreedomFest 26 is getting some momentum. Looks we have 8 boats expressing interest so far. Of course, all kinds of obstacles like life, logistics, weather all are conspiring to keep us on our moorings. But we are going to be ready to go.
Can you tell I am ready for Spring !
Hi all,
Rockport is another place to consider, Sandy Bay has plenty of space to anchor and can dinghy to old harbor, there are nice restaurants beautiful friendly community very picturesque. We are in the Merrimack River with our Freedom F40/40 Aeolus