I'll add that when we lived in Charleston Mark Baynes of SIB was involved in planning and building 'Spirit of South Carolina' as noted on his website. One of the names considered for Spirit in the beginning was 'The Heart of Dixie'... but was considered a bit too redolent of the Confederacy.
We lived in Charleston and the Savannah from the 1980s-2000s. I used to stop by SIB to see what they were building and saw Forty Winks under construction. https://www.seaislandboatworks.com/boats/36yawl1.htm Then years later I saw her in Rockport, Maine's harbor. It was a nice surprise. Enjoy Buzzards and Massachusetts Bays and Nantucket Sound if you get back there again.
Hello Tom, When I was ten years old I sailed Merry Macs at Camp Chewonki on Westport Island, Maine. I'd sailed on the Maine Coast before so knew about the cold waters. The boy who went with me the first day was from Louisiana. He was pretty cocky about his sailing ability and took the helm when we left the mooring. As soon as we got out where the spray was flying and he was getting splashed by the cold water he started complaining and then crying... sadly. We sailed back to the mooring and I never saw him out...
I built a series of Rodger Martin's designs for the Hurricane Island Outward Bound sea school: https://www.cruisingworld.com/sailboats/hurricane-island-30-new-tool-timeless-program/ When Gray Wolf sailed in Nantucket Sound she was one of my favorites. Seeing you win the R2AK had me cheering you on. What an achievement!
Hello again. I met you on the pier at Hodgdon Yacht Services in Boothbay Harbor before the regatta there. It was great to see SPIRIT return after the years of my youth when she was 'Queen of the (local) Fleet" as VELA. And we subsequently watched you do well in the Boothbay and Camden regattas. Best of luck!
Nice to hear from you again. I searched my email files for our last correspondence and read again that Sweet Dreams went quickly once listed and off to the Chesapeake. My brother lives on the Eastern Shore of Maryland now and I visit from time to time. I'd dearly love to know where exactly Sweet Dreams is. I always like to keep track of the various moves boats that interest me make. I also found this note from Paul: "Dave, Mark Darley is an interesting fellow with all kinds of irons in the fire. He was a good friend to...
Hello Brett- How nice to see another Gartside boat here. We've had two and I'm tempted to build others... or buy one that has recently been finished by another amateur here in Maine. A question about your rig: it looks like your outer jib is on a roller furling drum. Does the luff stay tight enough to enable you to go to weather in a way you find satisfactory? Thx.
17′ Penbo Utility (1962) – CHELSEA
Nice shop!36′ Kirby Spirit of Tradition Yawl (2005) – 40 WINKS
I'll add that when we lived in Charleston Mark Baynes of SIB was involved in planning and building 'Spirit of South Carolina' as noted on his website. One of the names considered for Spirit in the beginning was 'The Heart of Dixie'... but was considered a bit too redolent of the Confederacy.36′ Kirby Spirit of Tradition Yawl (2005) – 40 WINKS
We lived in Charleston and the Savannah from the 1980s-2000s. I used to stop by SIB to see what they were building and saw Forty Winks under construction. https://www.seaislandboatworks.com/boats/36yawl1.htm Then years later I saw her in Rockport, Maine's harbor. It was a nice surprise. Enjoy Buzzards and Massachusetts Bays and Nantucket Sound if you get back there again.13′ McIntosh Merry Mac Catboat (1960) – WALLY J
Hello Tom, When I was ten years old I sailed Merry Macs at Camp Chewonki on Westport Island, Maine. I'd sailed on the Maine Coast before so knew about the cold waters. The boy who went with me the first day was from Louisiana. He was pretty cocky about his sailing ability and took the helm when we left the mooring. As soon as we got out where the spray was flying and he was getting splashed by the cold water he started complaining and then crying... sadly. We sailed back to the mooring and I never saw him out...18′ Payor Muscongus Bay 18 Sloop (2011) – TRACIE
I see another red boat in one of your photos. It's the powerboat tied to your lake's float. Is it the Doug Hylan design Rumbly Rox?40′ Martin Custom Cutter (1997) – GRAY WOLF
I built a series of Rodger Martin's designs for the Hurricane Island Outward Bound sea school: https://www.cruisingworld.com/sailboats/hurricane-island-30-new-tool-timeless-program/ When Gray Wolf sailed in Nantucket Sound she was one of my favorites. Seeing you win the R2AK had me cheering you on. What an achievement!47′ Alden Schooner (1934) – SPIRIT
Hello again. I met you on the pier at Hodgdon Yacht Services in Boothbay Harbor before the regatta there. It was great to see SPIRIT return after the years of my youth when she was 'Queen of the (local) Fleet" as VELA. And we subsequently watched you do well in the Boothbay and Camden regattas. Best of luck!15′ Gartside Tomales Bay One-Design Sloop (2009) – WREN
Nice to hear from you again. I searched my email files for our last correspondence and read again that Sweet Dreams went quickly once listed and off to the Chesapeake. My brother lives on the Eastern Shore of Maryland now and I visit from time to time. I'd dearly love to know where exactly Sweet Dreams is. I always like to keep track of the various moves boats that interest me make. I also found this note from Paul: "Dave, Mark Darley is an interesting fellow with all kinds of irons in the fire. He was a good friend to...18′ Gartside 93a Cutter (2023) – PHOSPHORESCENCE
Hello Brett- How nice to see another Gartside boat here. We've had two and I'm tempted to build others... or buy one that has recently been finished by another amateur here in Maine. A question about your rig: it looks like your outer jib is on a roller furling drum. Does the luff stay tight enough to enable you to go to weather in a way you find satisfactory? Thx.21′ Herreshoff Fish Class Sloop (1920) – PERCH
Now owned by Jim Spader of TV shows? If so I was taught by his father at school and my wife knew his sister Anne at college.