Mal's Gherkin Pram: Me and Sailing = Love It

NOTE: DRAFT POST ONLY

MAJOR WORK STILL IN PROGRESS

I caught dad's passion for sailing from him. The full body/sense experience of being afloat sailing upon the water has never left me.

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(((Links to various sailing blog posts of mine; Wyreema; Sailability, cdsc etc. Manly 16s live videos/youtube

*** https://carcoarsail.blogspot.com/2011/10/carcoar-sailing-club-boats.html - including sailability stuff

*** https://carcoarsail01.blogspot.com/ - including sailability stuff

Flicr photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/maljam/

DRAFT.....vv

Sailability Cairns News Article )))

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October 2011, CDSC

My single-handed sailing dinghy "Wyreema"

'Solo' Class (1) (2) (3) (4)

My blue Lancer car, with trailer and the Solo on the shore at Carcoar Dam Sailing Club. (datexxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)

I eventually regretted selling this adorable one-man sailing dinghy. The Laser (below) was good, but with the Solo (above), I felt much more comfortable sitting 'in' it, rather than sitting 'on' the Laser. I don't know quite how to express it.

The Laser fleet at Carcoar Dam (datexxxxxxxx)

I ended up driving to and from Melbourne to buy this Laser, which I renamed "Wyreema II"

I ended-up selling it (with its trailer) when I moved to Queensland. Oh well.

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My dad's VJ "Wyreema" sailing in Middle Harbour (Sydney Harbour), c.1940's

That's me in the yellow c.1976, 16-Foot Skiff "Wyreema" sailing out of Manly, Sydney Harbour

That's me c.1980, sailing my dad's 16 foot skiff "Wyreema" at Manly in Sydney Harbour, Australia.

I was the foward-hand, that set the kite (ie. the big colourful sail).

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Australian 16-foot Skiff Australian Championship Regatta

St. George Sailing Club, Botany Bay (Sydney NSW)

January 2024

More live sailing ! "Me VERY happy!"

I used to sail this class of boat MANY years ago, albeit the boats were a lot clunkier then (cf above).

Watching this live online, living 200 km / 125 miles inland, is just so awesome and soul-reviving for me.

Being able to watch this live is awesome. I caught my passion for sailing from my late dad. I was thinking about all these sailing vids, and how he would have loved it. I randomly burst into tears just thinking about the good memories I have with him sailing: I still miss him, even after 27 years.

Check out the videos:

13 January 2024

Also: https://www.facebook.com/manly16ftskiffs/videos/1137161081024936

12 January 2024

Also: https://www.facebook.com/manly16ftskiffs/videos/1771000483404165

Video Source: https://www.youtube.com/@manly16stv and https://www.facebook.com/manly16ftskiffs

https://skiffs.org.au/

**** Sydney to Hobart ***