Re: Some Chesapeake Cal history

Paul, that's cool to know that Prim is still around. I remember her from my childhood. As for Arnie's, it was across the creek from Sarles at the very end of Shipwright Street. It backed up on the St. Mary's Church property, and we used to climb around the fence and cut through to get "downtown" for treats. Arnie made me my own beach next to the dinghy rack: a big tire on the ground filled with sand. I still have a photo of me standing next to it. Alfred Poor 1973 Tartan 34C #288 "Jambalaya" A friend of mine helped deliver Prim back from the BVI's a couple of years ago and I just saw it somewhere myself a few days ago but can't remember where. Was the name of the marina Arnie owned called "Sarles"? Interesting story, thanks! Paul

Alfred - Yeah, Henry Gibbons Neff is the owner now and I think he still races her occasionally. He may have done the last Annapolis to Newport race but I'm not sure. Is that marina still there? I can't picture it for some reason. Good to have those memories. We are doing the Miles River Race this Memorial Day and then turning around and taking my 4 (almost 5) yr old son to Baltimore for a few days to tour the submarine and 2 other ships they have tours of there so I am hoping this trip will be one of those memories he doesn't forget. He is calling it an expedition already so I hope the weather holds out for us. Paul From: Alfred Poor <ap… [at] verizon.net> To: Cal_Boats <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thu, Apr 18, 2013 10:25 am Subject: [Cal_Boats] Re: Some Chesapeake Cal history Paul, that’s cool to know that Prim is still around. I remember her from my childhood. As for Arnie’s, it was across the creek from Sarles at the very end of Shipwright Street. It backed up on the St. Mary’s Church property, and we used to climb around the fence and cut through to get “downtown” for treats. Arnie made me my own beach next to the dinghy rack: a big tire on the ground filled with sand. I still have a photo of me standing next to it. Alfred Poor 1973 Tartan 34C #288 “Jambalaya” A friend of mine helped deliver Prim back from the BVI's a couple of years ago and I just saw it somewhere myself a few days ago but can't remember where. Was the name of the marina Arnie owned called "Sarles"? Interesting story, thanks! Paul

Charlie wrote: >Found this photo of Arnie Gay's yard. Note the CAL 25 in the foreground. Gay actually had facilities on both sides of the creek. The Eastport place was only a few hundred feet from where my CAL 25 Chicken Little now lives. Annapolis Yacht Club took over the space. I'd forgotten about the Eastport yard, but I remember that well because that's where the boat would get hauled to have work done. What great smells of cedar and mahogany and pitch and salt mud! And in answer to Paul's question, the marina on Shipwright is still there; looks like the same docks that I used to crab while Dad worked on one boat project or another. The funky little brick utility building (electricity?) is still there at the end of the street, but the office with the storage lockers in the attic have been replaced with what look like a couple of small condos. It looks like Arnie's house and pool are still there. (It was a huge treat to be invited in for a swim on a hot August evening after a weekend on the boat; as I recall, they didn't invite children to their pool very often.) >The old saying was that when Arnie Gay, Bert Jabin, and a few others were sitting together in a bar or restaurant or at AYC, they were recarving Annapolis. They had a lot of power. To that list, I'd add Coleman DuPont and Dick Hutchings. Dick was one of the founders of Fawcett's (affectionately known as "Tiffany's" in my Dad's circles), and Coleman joined as a partner a short while later. I grew up sailing with them and their families. Alfred Poor 1973 Tartan 34C #288 "Jambalaya"

On 4/19/2013 8:16 AM, Alfred Poor wrote: > > >The old saying was that when Arnie Gay, Bert Jabin, and a few others > were sitting together in a bar or restaurant or at AYC, they were > recarving Annapolis. They had a lot of power. > > To that list, I'd add Coleman DuPont and Dick Hutchings. Dick was one > of the founders of Fawcett's (affectionately known as "Tiffany's" in > my Dad's circles), and Coleman joined as a partner a short while > later. I grew up sailing with them and their families. > It's such a powerful thing for children to have positive adult role models (even if few of them attain perfection). I look back with great fondness on various neighbors and others who were generous or kind or patient. It affects how I treat children around me. And in a time when corporations are regarded as people, it's worth reflecting that at least for me the real humans are the ones I remember. If we are lucky, we can thank some of these people before they are gone. If not, we can just honor them by remembering them and citing their positive qualities. The other lesson from people like that is that a bit of eccentricity is a good thing. That's a hard lesson for kids to learn. Chris Campbell > >