My friend and I have been running the “junior line” at a popular gulf coast one design regatta for a couple of years. He has kids in the “program”, I do not. One of his kids just got a Bic O’pen.
I remarked….that’s just a modern Snark…at first I think he was offended….then he laughed…”Yeah, now that I look at it, your right” Mark, Gratis (6115) NOLA From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Friday, July 23, 2010 9:28 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [IC27A] Snark Yea, do I remember...I think I had one when I was about 14 or 15...Re with white hull In a message dated 7/23/2010 10:05:03 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Charlene - Your mention of the Snark sparked some great memories! I learned how to sail in one. Actually two - the hull of the first broke-up one winter (Michigan); the second version had a plastic shell over the styrofoam (polystyrene). Thanks for mentioning it. Any other Snark sailors out there? Pete 'Still Fiesty' '6171TR --- In [email protected], Charlene Dryer <char0...@...> wrote: > > I have had two close encounters with whales - one in my Catalina 27 and the > other in a 12' Styrofoam Snark. > > In 1979 I was sailing in my Snark with my daughter Charlotte, who was 11 at > the time, just outside of Dana Point Harbor. I had been drinking and still > had a couple of beers left unopened, when I thought I saw a whale. When I > looked at Charlotte's terrified face, I knew I was not having alcohol or sun > induced hallucinations. The whale surfaced a couple of times before swimming > directly under the Snark, pushing up the keel-board about 4 inches with his > back. He then surfaced again looking directly back at us. > > Then, on my birthday in 1981, I was with my husband and daughters on the way > to Catalina in my Catalina. We were stalked by a whale who followed us for > nearly two miles before appr oaching and surfacing about 20 feet off our > starboard side. This guy was at least five feet longer than our boat. > > I had a camera with me both times, but I'll be darned if I wasn't too > terrified to use it. > > > Charlene >
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