Saturday on shore - 1 photos by Sharon Nowak, Sandra Smith, Janice Ryder, Uncle Al, John Hopson, Gary Hirsch ... |
The sailors begin to gather
on a splendid fall morning at ... ... |
... the ... ... |
... Clark Lake Yacht Club. ... |
One of the Interlakes has
arrived in style - with a bottom cover! ... |
Also going in style will be
Uncle Al who will be sailing Dan Hockenberry's flawlessly
maintained white Rebel 4180 Impact, that you can see above on the dry mooring next to the Sunfish. ... |
And Al has further lucked
in by getting local Buccaneer ace, Larry Schmida, as crew. ... |
A few ripples have begun to
show on the water - a harbinger, we hope, of the 5 to 10 knots of W breeze mentioned in the day's forecast. ... |
the CLYC boat park ... |
New Wayfarer: Solje (W1321)
beautifully restored by Gary Hirsch and last seen by us in
Maine at our Aug. 2008 International Rally at Casco Bay's Hermit Island. (l to r) Mike Smith, Uncle Al, Gary and Stephanie Hirsch ... |
Gary prepares the wooden
mast while Uncle Al has used W1321's deck for his
ubiquitous camera bag and Starbucks "mug". ... |
The trailer came with
oversized wheels that are great on the road but require a
small step ladder to let Gary comfortably climb into the boat. And you gotta love ... ... |
... Gary's removable mast
support complete with gudgeon and pintle, an item that Gary found in a local shop that sells nautical odds and ends. ... |
Uncle Al (l) and Gary
Hirsch welcome another new Wayfarer, Mike Austerberry, who
has arrived with his ... ... |
... blue beauty Quiz which he has
parked beside ... ... |
... Joe DeBrincat's Maltese Falcon. ... |
Mike unpacks under the
careful scrutiny of his son, Robin (4), and yet another
new W, John Hopson, whose mast still needs a gooseneck,
but who has decided to come in from Muskegon, and have a
look at some other Wayfarers. John was only able to stay
for about half a day this time but did send us a dozen
or so pictures that have been gratefully incorporated
into this report. This picture, alas, does not do
justice to John's amazingly crafted beard that I never
did get my intended close-up of. You can see the beard
better at John's web
site which shows an amazing collection items
(largely for the home) that John makes for people. I
love his slogan: If You Can Dream It, I Can Make
It!
... |
Still another new Wayfarer,
Robert Mosher of East Lansing, MI, will be crewing for
John Kolstoe in this CL16. ... |
looking NW from the club - click here for full-size image ... |
The first all-glass
Interlake to be built (#161) still sails with a wooden
mast. ... |
The lovely Clark Lake YC
launch area: a very gently sloping sandy bottom complete
with ... ... |
... a very nice ... ... |
... hoist hoist and a ... ... |
... ramp with a no-skid
rubber mat ... |
still not much sign of our
promised breeze! ... |
John helps Tim Marriott
(the evil Interlake twin?!) with his main. ... |
National Rebel champ, Dave
Nickels, has arrived, His pick-up crew, Shannon Shank,
checks out the systems before ... ... |
... hiding from Uncle Al's
camera. Is Mike Smith holding Dave's mast in hopes that
some speed will rub off?! |
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