Re: [Cal_Boats] Roger Jones

Fellow Cal sailboat lovers, I am too a lurker/occasional respondent to the CAL LIST coming to light to tell my simple Roger story. I lived in California from 2004-2007, bringing my Cal 29 from Lake Ontario in NY to Alameda. At one point in 2005 or 2006 I wrote something about the work I have done on my beloved Cal and posted to the CAL LIST. Roger responded and I assume must have been intrigued that a woman had undertaken some of the things I accomplished. I had some further questions and he told me he was coming to ALameda to pick up Lori's Comet and that if I wanted I could come and meet him and see his most recent purchase and talk some more about the Cals, that he would be at Nelsons. So knowing what this man had meant to Cal boats and boat building, I thought why not meet what in my mind was a legend in the making, and I could say I had talked to a man who had helped build my boat. So I went there. and saw Loris Comet on the trailer, and talked to this kind man with the sparkly eyes who I felt wanted to encourage this woman to continue with all the Cal craziness, and some tips given on spars, repairs etc. I guess I cant remember any of it, but i remember him as a man of his word and to simply encourage me to continue to sail my Cal. I guess that is what matter the most. I remembered him. and I did keep many of this postings. A thought, can we put all his wisdom from his postings about Cals in a book of some sort? My god what this man had to offer all of us about these boats we dump megabucks into. I know that some of you probably have all his postings. and perhaps we can have one last thought from him on floppy keels... PS I can get the gut who worked on mine to post what he did. It was an external fix. More later if wanted.... Shelley Richards Cal 29 #154 Seven Sisters currently lying in Alameda CA soon to be back in Lake Ontario, Wilson NY a well traveled by land Cal 29. **************Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with Tyler Florence" on AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4&?NCID=aolfod00030000000002)