A couple of weeks ago, I attempted a brief view of Saturn with my ETX-80 AT telescope. I used low power and I couldn't see the ring that well. Must have been the atmosphere. It was windy too that my little telescope couldn't handle the shake.
Since Saturn's last equinox was in 2009, I figure I get plenty of time to anticipate a full solstice (North) of Saturn, with 2016 being the solstice maximum.