hi
my father bought her in the early eighties, or was it the late seventies? and sailed her down to his harbour in Massachusetts. (South Dartmouth) i mention that because it was also capt. Slocum's port-of-call ("sailing alone around the world"). my father has since bought a 37' , and i ended up buying Shearwater (not sure who did the re-naming) and having her trucked to Chicago (waukegan, actually, about 25 miles north). i've always explained it as comparing her to a morgan, jaguar or studebaker - you don't let it out of the family.
i'm very happy with her. i'm ecstatic with the work you've done with this website. i've been pouring over the photos and news; i knew where all of those construction photos were taken almost immediatly!
thank you for organizing the meeting. i doubt i could make it this year especially on such short notice, as i just found out about all of this. next year, i might be able to save my pennies and either crew, visit or perhaps even bring Shearwater (nee Witchery) along…
tom
