bamamick
02-09-2005, 09:24 AM
We were down rigging the new Star mast on Saturday when I noticed a small army of people had pulled my ladder out and were crawling all over the Dragon. No big deal, there are usually people looking at the boat on any crowded day at the club.
After this went on for several minutes I went over and asked them if I could answer any questions about the boat for them. The guy told me, no, he knew what he was looking at. I kind of laughed and told him that it was my boat that he was standing on, and that I could tell him anything about it that he wanted to know.
Lo and behold, this family owns a Dragon! In Panama City, Florida (about four hours away from me). They've had the boat for eighteen years and have almost finished a complete restoration. They don't know who built it, or what the exact number is. He's done a good job of the rebuild from the sounds of it, even built a new mast out of wood. He plans on bringing it over to Mobile to get it rigged by my friend Donnie Brennan. I am hoping that he'll drop it off at my club and that we can sail together a time or two before he goes back to Panama City.
This guy did not know that there were still Dragons in North America. I contacted the class and told them about the boat. I KNEW that there were some boats around. I had heard rumors. If we could get a few more around here, man, what fun that would be.
Mickey Lake
After this went on for several minutes I went over and asked them if I could answer any questions about the boat for them. The guy told me, no, he knew what he was looking at. I kind of laughed and told him that it was my boat that he was standing on, and that I could tell him anything about it that he wanted to know.
Lo and behold, this family owns a Dragon! In Panama City, Florida (about four hours away from me). They've had the boat for eighteen years and have almost finished a complete restoration. They don't know who built it, or what the exact number is. He's done a good job of the rebuild from the sounds of it, even built a new mast out of wood. He plans on bringing it over to Mobile to get it rigged by my friend Donnie Brennan. I am hoping that he'll drop it off at my club and that we can sail together a time or two before he goes back to Panama City.
This guy did not know that there were still Dragons in North America. I contacted the class and told them about the boat. I KNEW that there were some boats around. I had heard rumors. If we could get a few more around here, man, what fun that would be.
Mickey Lake