International 110 - Fleet 57: SailBlogs

Tough Meeting

Marty — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 07:10:12 -0600

I went to the Rockland Yacht Club meeting last night, where they were starting the planning for this year's season of sailboat racing - a thing I enjoy, particularly in this wierd, fast, quirky old design, the 110. (Continued...)

Another season

Marty — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:02:27 -0600

Here's a photo (courtesy of Jay M), which I have somewhat mangled, of a young Mr. Goetz at the helm of a 110 some years back. A 110 can be part of a continuous cycle, boat-to-owner, owner-to-boat, season-to-season, and this little pic shows some one who got into driving one of these boats, and decided to, well, I guess I really don't know what he decided. So, you decide what the connection might be between a 110 and Goetz Custom Boats; anyway, here is Eric Goetz, in one. (Continued...)

Fleet Building

Marty — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:57:11 -0600

"Saving Sailing" is a decent read, even with the melodramatic title. I can't supply a context for it here without getting into a discussion of the process, and that's not what's on my mind. (Continued...)