- Blast to the past: Bruce
rejoins ex-Rumbleseat -
- Crew selected for Open 60 Transatlantic
Trip-
Some of you may remember my somewhat famous old
boat, the 1930 Abeking & Rasmussen built 30 square meter "Rumbleseat".
This is the spruced-up classic little yacht that I sailed to 1st in the 1996
Singlehanded Transpac. You might also know that in 1998 (or was it 99?) I
sold Rumbleseat to Dr. Robin Tattersall of Tortola in the British Virgin Islands
who know races her as Diva.
Here we are sailing under the Golden Gate
on the way to Hawaii in 96:
Dr. Robin has has a great time racing the boat in
the caribbean, winning many races...and some even singlehanded even though Robin
was born the same year that the boat was built...!! I hope I'm still going
that strong when I'm his age...;-) In any event one of his favorite
regattas is the Antigua Classic Regatta, which is coming up on April
18-23. Robin's wonderful wife Martha has put her foot down on him sailing
the tough upwind passage from Tortola to Antigua...so yours truly has been hired
to do the delivery.
Robin also graciously invited me to race Classic
Week with him but I have a prior committment with Euromarine at the Strictly
Sail boat show in Oakland that very weekend...sigh. So right now I'm in Tortola getting Diva ready to go.
What a nostalgic experience to be inside the little boat I spent 13 years
restoring at Svendsens Marine (1980-1993). Doing electrical modifications
inside the tiny cabin, I can't believe I spent so much time in such a cramped
space. Also, I found a rotten spot in the deck that we will have to do a
temporary rush repair on. It's never easy, is it?
Here's another shot...of a much younger sailor, on
a tiny, pretty, fast old boat:
I hope to make it in time to Antigua to make my
flight home on the 16th. After one day in Maine, I'll be in the air again
out to the Strictly Sail show in Oakland (April 18-22). It will be great
to see a lot of old friends there.
Crew selected for Open 60 Transatlantic
Trip:
Wow, was there a LOT of interest to sign up for
joining me on a transatlantic delivery of Tim Troy's Open 60 "Margaret
Anna"!! Amazing. It was tough to pick, however we now have a
really great group of OceanPlanet supporters lined up. I will
introduce them to you in the next update...it's getting late here, and I have a
lot of work to do on a little old 30 square meter tomorrow...;-)
|
)
)