Catalina - Capri - 25s International Assocaition Logo(2006)  
Assn Members Area · Join
Association Forum
Association Forum
Home | Profile | Register | Active Topics | Forum Users | Search | FAQ
Username:
Password:
Save Password
Forgot your Password?

 All Forums
 Catalina/Capri 25/250 Sailor's Forums
 General Sailing Forum
 Simple truth is the best truth
 New Topic  Topic Locked
 Printer Friendly
Author Previous Topic Topic Next Topic  

John Russell
Master Marine Consultant

Member Avatar

USA
3444 Posts

Initially Posted - 01/19/2011 :  07:23:17  Show Profile
Read an inteview today of folk music legend Pete Seeger, 91. He said: "I'm a long time believer in the power of beauty and the compound curves of a sailboat are supremely beautiful."

Always liked that guy.

John Russell
1999 C250 SR/WK #410
Bay Village, Ohio
Sailing Lake Erie
Don't Postpone Joy!

Edited by - on

Steve Milby
Past Commodore

Members Avatar

USA
5902 Posts

Response Posted - 01/19/2011 :  07:58:38  Show Profile
Sailing has a way of finding universal truths. Maybe it's because sailing gives us time to think big thoughts. Regardless of one's politics, what sailor could disagree with Seeger's sentiments about the beauty of sailboats? I felt the same about Ted Kennedy. Regardless of your politics, what sailor could not appreciate the fact that, as he neared the end of his life, he spent as much time as he could, sailing his boat?

Edited by - on
Go to Top of Page

Dave5041
Former Mainsheet Editor

Members Avatar

USA
3758 Posts

Response Posted - 01/19/2011 :  08:29:43  Show Profile

Pete S. did more than just talk about the beauty of sailboats. He commissioned this masterpiece:


<b>Link to the organization that Seeger founded to restore the Hudson river:</b>
http://www.clearwater.org/festival/aboutclearwater.html Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc. is a 501(c)3 tax exempt nonprofit, member- supported corporation whose mission is to preserve and protect the Hudson River. In 1966, folk music legend and environmental activist Pete Seeger, in despair over the pollution of his beloved Hudson River, announced plans to “build a boat to save the river”. At the time, the Hudson was rank with raw sewage, toxic chemicals and oil pollution; fish had disappeared over many miles of its length. Seeger believed a majestic replica of the sloops that sailed the Hudson in the 18th and 19th centuries would bring people to the river, where they could experience its beauty and be moved to preserve it. Inspired by that vision, the 106-feet-long tall ship Clearwater was built and launched in 1969. The sloop was among the first vessels in the U.S. to conduct science-based environmental education aboard a sailing ship, virtually creating the template by which such programs are conducted around the world today.

Edited by - on
Go to Top of Page

Stinkpotter
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

Djibouti
9080 Posts

Response Posted - 01/19/2011 :  08:38:03  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Steve Milby</i>
<br />...what sailor could not appreciate the fact that, as he neared the end of his life, he spent as much time as he could, sailing his boat?
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">...and a lovely boat she was (is)...



A principal decoration in my living room is this model of Shamrock V, Thomas Lipton's last challenger:



It isn't "museum quality", but it shows the beautiful shape and proportions of those huge Js.

Edited by - on
Go to Top of Page

Dave5041
Former Mainsheet Editor

Members Avatar

USA
3758 Posts

Response Posted - 01/19/2011 :  08:42:42  Show Profile
An older sailing and personal friend of mine, now deceased, sailed on a J-boat. He called it the most magnificent sailing experience of his life.

Edited by - on
Go to Top of Page

glivs
Admiral

Members Avatar

USA
836 Posts

Response Posted - 01/19/2011 :  09:56:47  Show Profile
Another avid sailor and legendary scientist is [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Lovelock"]James Lovelock[/url], age 91. A leading planetary scientist, inventor, and proponent of climate change research and mitigation, Prof. Lovelock reportedly would disappear aboard his sail boat for days to weeks on end to think, draft manuscripts, or test the sensors/equipment he was developing. Unfortunately, I cannot find a pic of his sailboat right now.

Edited by - on
Go to Top of Page

redeye
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

3476 Posts

Response Posted - 01/19/2011 :  11:22:22  Show Profile
"Ted Turner sailed into the meeting, and I mean sailed. He holds himself as if he were at the helm of his sailboat, in the process of winning the race."
Joseph Barbera

Edited by - on
Go to Top of Page

Stinkpotter
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

Djibouti
9080 Posts

Response Posted - 01/19/2011 :  11:56:42  Show Profile
Here's another, <i>Serenade</i>, currently berthed at Mystic Seaport, and a bargain at $880K asking...



(Her mast-head is up by the top of Ray's signature picture above.)

Edited by - Stinkpotter on 01/19/2011 11:58:59
Go to Top of Page

dmpilc
Master Marine Consultant

Members Avatar

USA
4593 Posts

Response Posted - 01/19/2011 :  14:11:44  Show Profile
You'll enjoy this link to another J Class yacht, Endeavor, actually a link to the whole J class. Click on the History button after you stop drooling over the pictures. I remember reading about her rebuild shortly after it was completed. Elizabeth Meyer rescued her from oblivion, spending over $5 million of her own funds on the project. No telling what the total came to. Absolutely beautiful!!!!

http://www.jclassyachts.com/endeavour/index.html

Edited by - dmpilc on 01/19/2011 14:15:45
Go to Top of Page
  Previous Topic Topic Next Topic  
 New Topic  Topic Locked
 Printer Friendly
Jump To:
Association Forum © since 1999 Catalina Capri 25s International Association Go To Top Of Page
Powered By: Snitz Forums 2000 Version 3.4.06
Notice: The advice given on this site is based upon individual or quoted experience, yours may differ.
The Officers, Staff and members of this site only provide information based upon the concept that anyone utilizing this information does so at their own risk and holds harmless all contributors to this site.