The membership renewal form is available at this link:
Please note that the dues have increased this year. This is for the WBCCI. Our unit dues are still the same ($1), but you have to be a member of the main club to be a member of the unit. Our unit dues are much lower than you would pay if you were not a member of a unit ($20). If you are not a member of a unit, you are called a “member at large” and will pay an extra $19 for a priviledge!
The high Point Rally to be held September 2 to 6 near Springs, Pennsylvania has been cancelled.
The registration for Airplane and Airstreams Rally is now available. Look to the right under “Rallies” for the link. Airplanes & Airstreams Rally
Contact: Art Kudner at 410-310-0159
Arthur_kudner@comcast.net
This looks like a great time, at a unique venue, and is a rare opportunity to see some modern and vintage aircraft and Airstream trailers at the same place. Please read the attached brochure for directions and specific information about the event. According to Art, you can arrive “from Friday anytime to Sunday whenever people want to leave”. Art will arrive on Wednesday, June 23rd to begin setting up. If you want to arrive early and help Art set up, it would be greatly appreciated. Please contact him.
Looking forward to seeing you at Airplanes & Airstreams!
Please see the message that was sent out by the WBCCI International President, Tom Collier: International President’s Letter
Please check out the link to the right under “Rally Schedule” ! We’ve been to this campground before and it is an excellent place for a WDCU rally. The campground is next to the beach, just sand dunes between the campground and the ocean. There is no shade, but there is a constant breeze. There are full hook-ups so your air conditioner will work (if you have one). There is a swimming pool as well. This is always an excellent rally!
Due to the extreme weather this winter, conditions at Roger’s Farm are too wet and soggy to get the field ready for the rally. Therefore, the 10th CBR has been cancelled. Some people are looking at alternate sites, but as of now, no official WDCU event has been scheduled for that weekend. Those who have paid for their sites at the CBR will receive a refund.
Several folks have started reserving sites at Cherry Hill Park as an alternative to the CBR. As of March 18, about ten trailers are signed up. You might want to check that out. http://www.cherryhillpark.com/index.cfm Tell them you are with the Airstream group when you make your reservation, and they will put you in the same area as the rest of the Airstreams. The cost is $58 per night for two people. See this discussion: http://www.airforums.com/forums/f289/2010-cherry-blossom-rally-61890.html
Cherry Hill is not a WDCU or WBCCI Event!
Here’s the registration form for the 2010 Cherry Blossom Rally:
2010-cbr-registration-form-20100105.pdf
For those of you have never attended the CBR, it is certainly one of the most successful of all rallies put on by the Washington D.C. Unit. You need to act quickly, because rally will sell out very quickly.
You may wonder about the weather that early in the season. Well, the rally folks have that problem solved! There will be a big tent for everyone to gather, and the tent will have heaters to keep you warm. There are games and activities for the kids and the adults. During the day, you can tour the nation’s capital since the farm is just minutes away from the Metro line; that way you can avoid all the hassles of parking downtown. The food is great and the friends you’ll make are many. You won’t be sorry you came!
This is a “buddy rally” which means you can invite a buddy who is not a member of the club ….or even if they don’t have an Airstream.
By Marc Weimer (webmaster)
Several times on rallies, I’ve heard people saying that we were “just camping”. I think we should change that to say, “Just Airstreaming” !! True, we are camping, but we are doing more than that. When I was a boy, we’d take a tent, go out on an island in the middle of a lake and camp there for two weeks. That was camping. But when we go to a WDCU rally, we are doing so much more than what my family did out on that island.
So, what is Airstreaming? It’s the good times, it’s the food, it’s the people, it’s the Airstreams, and most of all, it’s the friendship we share. That’s what it’s about. Our trailers are well built, fashionable and (mostly) reliable. Most of us are proud of our trailer, and glad we own it. We can spend our camping trips seeing the sites in the area, and having fun with old and new friends …. not drying wet canvas and sleeping bags, fixing leaky water tanks, or attempting to set up a complicated tent before the storm hits! We can enjoy the out-of-doors, but we can be comfortable and dry in bad weather. We can go wherever our Airstream can take us, knowing that a comfortable bed and a great warm meal await at the end of our travels ….and you know who slept in the bed the night before!!
And it’s great to think that there are other past generations of Airstreamers that enjoyed life a little more, because they were members of this great club (WBCCI). Wally Byam built his trailers so you could go on an adventure …to see what awaits you around the next corner; and that’s just what we want to do in the WDCU. It’s all about Airstreaming: so much more than a trailer ..a legacy, a lifestyle, a family! So, yes! We’re ”Just Airstreaming” !!! …And isn’t it great!
Peter and I have just returned from Garnet Horner’s Crooked Road Caravan. What a stunning success this trip was! We had so much fun and enjoyed so much good music that we ended up wishing we could go again and soon. Well, Garnet has agreed to do this caravan every other year, so read his comments and John DiBella’s comments and then plan to sign up early for the 2011 repeat.
The 2010 rally schedule is at the end of the November newsletter (and on this website). One of the things you’ll notice is that we have three rallies in June; two of them on the same weekend! The timing for Wally’s Birthday Bash was switched after the Airplanes & Airstreams rally was already planned, so some of you will have to decide which one to go to. At this point I am planning to go to the International, which is in Wyoming, so I’m glad not to have to make that decision.
We’re introducing a new segment called, “So You’ve Been Where?” Please take the opportunity to write to Greg and let him know what wonderful campground you’ve discovered or even what campground you’d never go to again. Make sure to give him the website and phone number and if you have photos of your trip, all the better. We have a wealth of knowledge and many miles under our collective belts, so let’s share it.
There are a few legislative issues that you need to be aware of and they are attached (in the November Newsletter). Read them over if you are interested and get back to me with your opinion. We’re going to try and have an interactive voting button installed into our website so I will know how you want me to vote when I need to.
The next gathering is Paul Waddel’s Myrtle Beach rally in December. This is a low-key rally and any beach in the winter is the place to be. Get your coupon back to Paul as soon as you can make plans.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving.
Cheers, Star
Our new Membership Chairman is April Hershberger. April is from Springs, Pennsylvania. She and her husband Andy are enthusiastic collectors and restorers of vintage Airstreams. They started out with a 2005 Airstream, but soon sold it when they were smitten by the charms of the older units. They currently have a 1939 Clipper in their collection as well as several other models up to 1967. April and Andy often travel with four dogs on their adventures. Check out their website at ClassicAluminumTrailers.com.
April takes over from Margaret Natof who was pulling double duty as Membership Chairman plus club Treasurer. Margaret deserves a round of applause for handling the extra responsibilies.
Anyone who wants to inquire about joining the WDCU or has questions about membership should now contact April Hershberger at <ahershbergers@mac.com>. April will be glad to help you out.