Gary your mail of sailing on Lake Travis reminded me of when in the mid 70s I crewed on a friend’s J 24. I still remember it as beautiful lake. My friend’s dad had money so also sailed regattas out of Houston Yacht Club. Good memories. Doing up grades on my M17 I bought last year for Lake Ontario. However have 2 ft of snow with zero temps so will be a couple months before I can work on it. It’s in a building but no heat. Thanks for the memory Charlie Sent from my iPhone
On Feb 4, 2021, at 10:27 AM, Gary.perser <gary.perser@gmail.com> wrote:
I’m the guy who bought the ex-Gary Hyde M17 from Gail Russell. Currently working on getting it shipped to New Braunfels, TX to sail on Canyon Lake and Lake Travis. Corpus Christi Bay is a 3 hr tow and we plan to sail there occasionally. I also hope to tow to a few of my bucket list sailing sites, but wife Penny is a bit negative on that. I also plan to participate in a two boat informal race series on Lake Travis with Ken Tothero and his Sage 17. Yes, I know he will beat me.
A key part of the pact to allow purchase of this boat is my pledge to complete a lengthy nonsailing to-do list before we launch. I’m hoping for sometime this summer. Wish me perseverance and endurance.