Just finished the "backwater environmental escape rondevous" (BEER 05) (I only had one day of the three day cruise). Met John Edwards there with Miss T and there was another M17 that didn't make Navarre Beach. I had the only Monty 15 which stood out among the Mac's, Potters, Santibels, Hunters, and Catalinas and a few custom built boats ("what a cute little boat") The BEER guys launched at Chico Bayou on Pensacola bay and had a 28 mile run down Santa Rosa sound to Navarre for the first days run. There were some 40 boats from the TrailerSailors group there from all over the USA and one from Canada. Since I had to get back to Mobile Sunday afternoon for a wake, I launched at a ramp on Santa Rosa sound some 8 miles from Navarre and had a great sail to the stopping point (Juana's Pagota, a beach bar and grill). I was the first to arrive and anchored up in some 30" of water a few yards off the beach. I was shortly joined by a new Suncat with two couples from P'cola. As we were having lunch, some more boats arrived, two Seapearls and a Seaward 25. We walked down the each and welcomed them as the rest of the crowd arrived. There was a standing party in the water as we met the folks and helped the boats run their stern anchors onto the beach. The party continued into the night and after a good night's sleep in the spacious cabin of my M-15, I awoke. I waved goodby to the bleary eyed crowd and raised sail for the run back home. I had a nice run, wing and wing with my (red) 150 poled out. I left the Potter 19 who came out with me far behind since I had a schedule to stick to. I understand that the group had a wonderfull time with a second night's stop at Pensacola Beach and the third night's sleep in Grand Lagoon. Those of you who surf the Trailersailor Net will have doubtlessly have read the other folks accounts of the trip and seen the photos of sandy white beaches, blue water and clear skys. I hear that there will be an article in the Small Craft Advisor about the trip. Fair winds Don