Monday, January 28th, 2008
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| this Week in Wayfarers:
* W613 goes Hollywood - part II, with lots of fascinating photos * Dave Hansman (W282) provides a look at Perth's America's Cup shrine * an absolutely gorgeous Thousand Islands slide show courtesy of Hans Gottschling (W938) * French video clip covers Les Watermen de Smith Island * |
| Subject: W613 goes Hollywood - part
II, with lots of fascinating photos -----
Original Message -----
From:
Don Schaffner (W613)
Sent:
Saturday, January 26, 2008 8:48 AM
Subject:
Advair commercial
General: The commercial was to show sanding dust from building a boat which the asthma drug Advair is for. The commercial was made at three locations at a cost of $250K per day. I believe I have the most expensive sanding dust around. Here's the scenes and photos.  They made a fake deck to cover my deck for sanding.   They hired actors and a full filming crew of 60+ people.  They constructed a remote powered rotary platform so to get various angles  They named my boat JOY and paid an artist $400 to paint the name.  The sanding was done on location in a barn commonly used for filming. Many types of cameras were used including one mounted on a boom rig.  Actors were to appear father and son.   The water set was at Lake Castaic where the crew that filmed Pirates of the Caribbean was in charge.  The boat was towed on a platform for close in shots.   The boat was filmed near the boom camera with the directors aboard.    Another crew from NY filmed the magazine still shots of grandpa and grandson sanding. -----
Original Message -----
From:
Don (W613)
Sent:
Saturday, January 26, 2008 9:31 AM
The set director was discussing the letter size for the
transom painting and I overheard how they planned to remove the name JOY after the filming. I
interrupted and said that if they painted the real name of the boat on,
they could just leave it on. When asked what the name was, I advised BLOWJOB. We settled on JOY and left it on. Some people
don't share my humor.
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Original Message -----
From:
Al Schonborn
To:
Don (W613)
Sent:
Sunday, January 27, 2008 10:36 AM
Hi, Don:
Love it! And of course,
the pictures - which go into the Weekly Whiffle later on
today! Do you mind if I post the name item? It reminds me of my
favourite boat name story - supposedly true: In the 1970's, a guy
showed up for the 470 North Americans at a posh club in New England
with the name of his boat taped on. Since the name was FLYING EAT ME, the regatta hosts
said they would not accept his entry until the name was changed. So the
next day he showed up with his boat re-christened to BLOWGYBE.
And now to work on the WW.
Best regards,
Uncle Al (W3854)
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Original Message -----
From:
Don (W613)
Sent:
Sunday, January 27, 2008 11:22 AM
The jib was removed due to blocking the actors photos.
Don W613 -----
Original Message -----
From:
Al Schonborn
To:
Don
Sent:
Sunday, January 27, 2008 12:06 PM
Hi, Don: Thanks for the additional pics which I will insert right away. I can very well relate to the removed jib, having frequently tried to get good sailing shots with people in them as a focus - often with the additional handicap of trying to race at the same time. Did they specially pick the overcast/rainy day? Makes for great atmosphere, not to mention softer lighting for people's faces!! Less than two weeks til our (eastern) Midwinters, Feb. 8-10. Can't wait to be off!! I'll be sailing two weekends this time - the 2nd on being the George Washington's Birthday Regatta where I'm borrowing an MC Scow (28 registered so far!) while my crew, Marc, will crew for my Detroit W pal, Nick Seraphinoff (W864), in his FD. Is that the weekend of your Midwinters? Will the W's be sailing in it again? Should I post the dates in my calendar? Best regards, Uncle Al (W3854) -----
Original Message -----
From:
Don (W613)
Sent:
Sunday, January 27, 2008 12:26 PM
The rain was bad for the filming although the director says it makes for neutral lighting and they can fill in the sun. It poured down rain during the sanding scene but as these photos show, it looked bright and sunny in the barn.  Fake
sun shine outside the fake garage door.
 Nice
and sunny inside the barn.
P.S. When we started the dock scene, I went to my boat to lower the CB and add stability. The crew said I wasn't allowed to do that without the director's permission. I expressed concern to the director and he went with me to lower the board. He advised that talking to the crew about the boat is like talking to a Neanderthal about a car. -----
Original Message -----
From:
Don (W613)
Sent:
Sunday, January 27, 2008 12:37 PM
Subject:
Wood Wayfarers for fun and $$$
Al
I charge $1000/day for my boats which is acceptable to ad companies. They usually choose my Thistle which they asked for in the beginning but I included W613 in my response and they selected W613. They reviewed both the Thistle and the Wayfarer for nearly a week. The head guy with the customer was insistent about a Thistle but the ad agency choose W613 and we sneaked it past him. As you might imagine, I have more money invested in W613 than it's worth but it paid a profit last week. Don W613 |
| Subject: Dave Hansman (W282) provides
a look at Perth's America's Cup shrine -----
Original Message -----
From:
Hansman, Dave
To:
Al Schonborn
Sent:
Sunday, January 27, 2008 12:50 AM
Subject:
The Alan Bond America's Cup
Room
Hello Al: When I was at the Royal Perth Yacht Club last week, I was allowed access to the Alan Bond America’s Cup Room. RPYC were the hosts for the defense of the America’s Cup in 1987, sailed off of Freemantle, Western Australia. Over 300 club members worked as volunteers at the event. This room holds much of the club memorabilia from that time. One of their members was on the Australia II team and they were very proud of him. It was a big deal for everyone involved and the photos and mementos demonstrate that. Hope a few people find the photos of interest. Best regards, Dave PS: Thanks Al, for
the Roger Report. I will read it while travelling. Today I
am enjoying a day off in Joburg, South Africa and will spend part of it
visiting friends. |
| Subject: an absolutely gorgeous
Thousand Islands slide show courtesy of Hans
Gottschling (W938) -----
Original Message -----
From:
Al Schonborn
To:
Tony Krauss W4105/276 ; Tom Graefe W9668 ; Tom Erickson W275 ; Lori
Beehler (home) ; André et Monique Girard ; Marty Zonnenberg ;
Kit Wallace W1037 ; Dick Harrington W887 ; Chuck & Ginny Jordan
W767
Sent:
Sunday, January 27, 2008 4:15 PM
Subject:
Thousand Islands slide show
Hi, gang: This is a wonderful
item that I thought would appeal even more than to most sailors, to
those of us involved in the 2006 Rally. It was sent to Hans Gottschling
(W938) by his daughter, Martina. As she puts it so well: "Enjoy!"
Best regards,
Uncle Al (W3854)
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Original Message -----
From:
Martina Wood
To: "EG" ; hansg@gottschlingboatcovers.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 8:51 PM
Subject: Enjoy
This is
nice. Just press the page down button on keyboard to move to the next
slide.
Love Tina |
| Subject:
French video clip covers Les Watermen de Smith Island -----
Original Message -----
From:
Al Schonborn
To:
Ton Jaspers
Cc:
Tony Krauss W4105/276 ; Alan Asselstine W7346 ; Richard Watterson
W10245
; Roger Girard ; André et Monique Girard ; Hans Gottschling W938
; Dick Harrington W887
Sent:
Sunday, January 27, 2008 8:55 PM
Subject:
Les Watermen de Smith Island
Hi, Ton:
Thanks for the
link. Nicely in time for tonight's Weekly Whiffle.
Have copied my fellow W-mariners of the Chesapeake - some of whom will
not be bilingual. Still, it's fun to look at and it can be downloaded!!
Or you can right-click here to download
also.
Best regards,
Uncle Al (W3854)
I have preserved here, the text that goes with the video - for all of you qui parlent/lisent français: Les "Watermen" de Smith Island Un reportage : Gilles Ragris et Chantal Perrin Coproduction France 3 Thalassa / Grand Angle Smith Island porte le nom du navigateur
John Smith, l’amoureux de la légendaire indienne Pocahontas,.
Smith Island n’est située qu’à quelques encablures de
Washington et de Baltimore, pourtant ses 240 marins pêcheurs, les
watermen, et leurs familles, vivent là comme leurs
ancêtres 400 ans plus tôt. Au rythme des migrations du
crabe bleu en été, de l’huître en hiver et des
oiseaux aquatiques, accoutumés à ce que chaque jour de
leur vie dépende du vent et des marées. Les hommes ont
acquis leur surnom de « waterman » par leur
capacité à passer des journées entières sur
l’eau, que ce soit dans les méandres des marais qui forment leur
île, ou dans les profondeurs lointaines de la baie de Chesapeake.
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