Feb 16, 2016 | Stories of the Past
By Don Gregory Jim Daniels – Skipper – Jim was a gentleman we cruised along with the racers. He sure knew his way around SECRET. Warren Hunt drove the HUNTRESS. He wanted to win and let you know it too. I spent eight years with Warren, in the two segments. He was a...
Feb 16, 2016 | Stories of the Past
By J. Boyd Bert Some years ago we were enjoying a delightful spinnaker reach aboard Diablo to Port Dover in the first leg of the Interclub. As we approached Long Point we speculated on how great it would be if we could harden up around the Point and carry the chute on...
Feb 16, 2016 | Stories of the Past
Captain Jim The Sleigh Ride………what year, they all blend together over time…but it was a howler, back in the early 80s……on the Morgan 33…..the “Brier Rabbit” that always wanted to roll over but the mast got in the way……Port Dover to Abino……wind out of the SW building...
Feb 16, 2016 | Stories of the Past
Submitted by John Vallee Do you remember Jim McBrier’s orange Heritage One Ton Brier Rabbit and the huge carrot windsock that they flew from the masthead during cocktail hour? Do you remember the rivalry between the two Borsaw 40’s; Adams’ and Karl Smithers’ Thermis X...
Feb 16, 2016 | Stories of the Past
By Jim Whistler After reading the ship’s logs of my father’s boats since 1954, I was tempted to summarize their Erie-Dover races of 1956 through the mid 60’s but since this is the 50th anniversary of the Interclub Cruise, I’ll recount the log of 1957. His boat at that...
Feb 16, 2016 | Stories of the Past
By Hadley Jackson It was in 1978 or ’79 and my responsibility at the Port Dover Yacht Club was to look after docking about 45 boats in that years Interclub Cruise. As a keen, inexperienced owner of a C&C 25 it was exciting to welcome the many larger visiting...
