[PUP] A Great Photo

[Sonaia Maryon-Davis]

So right Bruce.


I LOVED your photo!

YES, indeed.  Are those moments, that after all, take us to do what we do
regarding boating and getting through all the challenges we do... a special
moment and a special picture like yours.


Sonaia Hermida
Goleen
Nordhavn 5729


On 3/17/07, brian eiland <beiland@usa.net> wrote:
>
> But, for many it is the thought of the
> > destinations that keep us motivated.
>
> > Anyway, this photo really speaks to me. I have it posted by my desk
> > and it embodies why I personally want to again, make a wake West:
> >
> > http://ussubmarines.com/cruisin.jpg
> >
> > Hope you enjoy it.
> >
> > Bruce
> _______________________________________________
> Agreed there Bruce. There is nothing like a wonderful dive on a remote
> pristine ocean reef.
>
> That's what inspired me long ago to want to explore the world on a boat. I
> was
> inspired by an old TV series called "Adventures in Paradise".
>
> The motorsailer was my ideal vehicle. I wrote on my website, " One
> particular
> design has haunted me for years. It was I think a Phil Rhodes design
> somewhere
> around 60'~70', a ketch, with a sizable twin engine room, over which was
> located a grand main saloon with portlights above deck level. This main
> saloon
> had great comfort and expansive vista's, and opened onto a sizable aft
> deck
> with a fishing chair at its center. There was even a mini-flybridge helm
> station and a crow's nest. What a great all-around design to liveaboard
> and
> travel the world. She could do anything and everything!! I have in 30
> years
> only seen one or two comparable designs, and sadly I lost those clippings
> and
> the pictures of the original design, but the concept has remained with me
> all
> these years."
>
> Actually I was recently given a box of some old magazine issues of
> "Rudder",
> 'America's first boating magazine'. I hope to find that old picture in one
> of
> those issues when I get time, and likely I will post it on the web.
> Brian Eiland
>
> beiland@usa.net
> www.RunningTideYachts.com
> distinctive expedition yachts
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