Subject: warm western W welcome,
invitation, follow-up story from Roger Youle-White
(W7385)
... it all began with a
response to Mark Taylor's sails-for-sale ad:
-----Original
Message-----
From:
I-Youle-White, Roger
Sent:
March 27, 2008 6:01 PM
To: Mark
Taylor (W7673)
Subject: Wayfarer sails
Hi Mark,
Am writing to you from Seattle where I have been living for the last 11
years. I am from Toronto, was a member of TS&CC for a few
short years (roughly 1994? To 1997?). Still have the boat W6973 I
believe is the number. Almost no one has heard of Wayfarers
around here so needless to say, getting sails cut and tuned is not
practical. Thus would be
interested in your sails if still available. Shipping is going to
be nasty but I see they were made by Raudaschl which I recall
was probably the best sail maker (for Wayfarer) in the world.
Owner's name escapes me but I have a jib made out of profile square
Dacron, incredible stuff. But my main is past due for
replacement.
In case you are a member of TS&CC, there was a Russian (Ukrainian?)
member racing Dragons, Boris (last??) who I am sure will remember me.
Roger
... which caused Mark to recall this
request and to attempt a connection:
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Original Message -----
Sent:
Tuesday, February 12, 2008 1:00 PM
Subject:
Wayfarers in Seattle
Al,
Do you know of any Wayfarers out in Seattle? I'm heading out
thataway for a conference in May, and I'd love to connect up with any
local Wayfarers.
Bill. wayfarer3130@gmail.com
-----Original
Message-----
From: Mark
W. Taylor
Sent:
Sunday, March 30, 2008 6:32 AM
To: Roger
Youle-White; Bill Wallace
Cc: 'Al
Schonborn'
Hi Bill,
This gentleman from Seattle emailed me very recently. I saw your Whiffle request and thought I
would get y'all in touch with each other ...
Cheers!
Mark Taylor
W7673
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Original Message -----
From:
Roger Youle-White
To:
Mark W. Taylor ; Bill Wallace
Sent:
Sunday, March 30, 2008 6:27 PM
Thanks, Mark and hello, Bill! So you are visiting Seattle
in May; that's great, it would be super to meet. You have a
standing invite for dinner with my wife, Ruth, and me. The
Wayfarer is parked beside the house, which is in Mill Creek, a
25-minute drive due north of Seattle. I've got all kinds of sailing
stories to share with you.
What is your itinerary? I work Monday-Friday (flex hours but generally
8am to 4:30). I play hockey on Mondays (4-6pm), Thursdays
(5-7pm) and Fridays (7-9pm) but other than that, I am flexible. Heck,
we might even be able to get a sail in...
While down here, if time permits, you should try to visit Mr.
Rainier/Mt. St. Helen's or the San Juans (Friday Harbor or Rossario),
each are a full day's excursion.
FYI: I purchased Beaker from John Pocock, who I believe was the
official Wayfarer "measurer" for some years around Ontario.
Roger
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Original Message -----
To:
Roger Youle-White; Mark Taylor; Bill Wallace
Cc:
Bryan "Denny" Quirk (W10192) ; Nick Parker (W982) ; Tim Koontz W2253
Sent:
Thursday, April 03, 2008 11:50 AM
Subject:
Wayfarer
Hi, Roger:
How lovely to hear from
you, albeit indirectly through Mark. I remember John Pocock and his
Wayfarer, which I recall as being W7385??? We often raced with John and
I think I even got to "press-gang" his daughter into service as my crew
one day long, long ago. It's very kind of you to invite Bill Wallace
(W3130) despite your obviously busy schedule (although I suppose three
nights of hockey per week can hardly be called suffering - except
perhaps for your wife!!). With your permission, I will post your email
in Monday's Weekly
Whiffle.
I officially sail out
of TS&CC (though W3854 lives in my garage, poised to go away to
regattas most summer weekends), and I know Boris (Kuzmin?) and his
Dragon. Boris has taken some lovely W regatta pics for us in the past
few years.
Just to make sure they
are aware of your Wayfarer presence in the area, I am copying Tim
Koontz, the USWA's Pacific NW Rep (who tends to be too busy with young
kids to do much W organizing) and Nick Parker, our CWA Fleet Captain
for BC (and unofficial general Pacific NW rep who has been working very
hard to track down any and all Wayfarers in the north-west while
organizing a W get-together or two for the coming summer). Also copied
is new W owner, Denny Quirk (W10192) in Anacortes who has a
trailer question and who I want to make sure gets put in touch with the
reps and with you, too - W's being a bit thin on the ground as you
observed.
Best regards,
Uncle Al (W3854)
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Original Message -----
From:
Roger
Cc:
Bryan
"Denny" Quirk (W10192) ; Nick Parker (W982) ; Tim
Koontz W2253
Sent:
Thursday, April 03, 2008 1:07 PM
Subject:
RE: Wayfarer
What a great surprise to hear
from you, too, Al!
I have to tell you I
am impressed that you know my Wayfarer number better than I
do! Yes, it is W7385! Never mind the number
I quoted earlier....can you tell I haven't been using the boat much (I
hate to admit).
I actually called John
Pocock about 6 months ago, right out of the blue, asked him if he
could remember a "life changing moment that happened (and quoted the
date I purchased his Wayfarer...I think it was May 1994??) .
Anyway the hint did not spark his memory so I let him in
on the story and he was delighted to hear from me. I called him
because I too have an EXPLORER trailer issue! The story
starts 11 years ago when Ruth and I drove to Seattle. Crossing
the boarder at Detroit, the guards gave me a sheet of paper
and said "don't lose this". I promptly filed it into
oblivion. The boat was stored for the first 4
years because we decided to purchased a 41' Lord Nelson and
become live aboards at Elliot Bay Marina when we first
arrived. We have since sold that boat to purchase a house, and my
interest in the Wayfarer returned, but of course I needed
a Washington license plate. On seeing the Ontario permit,
they asked for the customs paper work. I contacted customs but to
no avail. And so the trailer remains unlicensed and
I have to keep a stiff eye in the rear view mirror looking for "cops"
any time I use it! I called John to ask him if he
happened to know where the Explorer dealership was located (no hits on
Google) so I could get a copy of the safety certificate.
That's when I learned of the Abbott fire! The story
just keeps getting nuttier! I think I am going to have
to tow the trailer to Vancouver, turn around and re-import it.
There is supposed to be a VIN number stamped somewhere on the trailer
but I painted it and cannot find it anywhere. Any ideas?
A big hello to Boris. Some
of my most vivid memories, other than trying land on
the TS&CC docks during those summer storms and 30 mph
winds, were crewing on his Dragon around Centre Island and working
the weekday club races. Glorious memories! Many
thanks, Boris! All TS&CC members have a standing invite
to visit Ruth & me here in Seattle.
As for Raejon, we lived aboard for 3.5
years, then rented an apartment in Ballard, and moved the boat to
Anacortes Marina. After a year we decided to put her up for sail
and it took 3 years to sell her (the dot com crash flattened
the economy 3 months after we listed). During that time
we used Raejon like
a cottage, driving up to Anacortes (1 hour) rather than 8 hours of
sailing, including a treacherous crossing of the Straits of Juan De
Fuca (Admiralties Inlet to Lopez Island). We could thus be
in the San Juan islands an hour later. So the 3 years were not
wasted, in fact there were times we were not sure if we wanted to sell.
After the boat was
sold, we bought a house in Mill Creek with RV parking, which is
where I am gearing up to build our next boat. It will be a
Tom Colvin "Gypsy" built in steel, and the intent is to use it
to return to Canada, Nova Scotia, by sail, where we plan
to retire. The RV parking space is too small for Gypsy, so
the plan is to build the vessel in two halves (modular) then weld
them together. The next step after launch is one heck of a big
garage sale!
Good hearing from you
"Uncle Al"! and a hearty hello to all of TS&CC.
Roger
(posting in Whiffle is no problem)
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