Thank you Peter, I have lived and sailed in the best of times..... I vote we go back to the 1960's rule book and do away with all the judges, paid RC, and Ol Salts that should stay at the bar. Give sailing back to the sailors.
Carl, skipper on my Lightning See Adler 6983, at the at Master North Americans at his beloved Buffalo Canoe Club in Canada.
He loved it, because of the warm water of Lake Erie. San Diego water temp 59 degrees.... Lake Erie was 78 degrees!
We stayed at Tom Allen crew's home on the bay...
Carl enjoyed the 70th as Captain of Samson with his First Mate Peter Huston. Hoss Bone and his wife crewed for me on See Adler, 6983. We finished top five, See Adler was built by Skip Etchell and faired for me by Carl. Carl and Skip built very competitive wood boats in the 60's 70's. "The...
My Friend Carl,
I have sailed against, sailed with, and worked with Carl from time to time over the last 50 years of our Friendship. I remember Dennis Conner crewing for Carl when he won his first Lightning Championship at Tawas Bay in the early 1960's, the great boats he built, his support...
"NUTS"
It was about this time of year, Battle of the Bulge... "To the German Commander, Nuts! A.C. McAuliffe, Commanding." McAuliffe gave this message to a Colonel Harper, who took it back to his headquarters and gave it to the German Armistice party. The Germans were allowed to take off...
I remember what Dennis Conner said several years a go: It was not the other challengers that were his greatest opponents. It was NASCAR when it can to raising money for his campaign. It is always the money!