2004 Archive Stories
- Awards Dinner 2004
- Do You......Woodies?
- Champagne Brunch, Angel Island
- A New Girl On The Bay
- The Quick & The Wet
Awards Dinner 2004
Photos by Jim Bryan and Dave Thompson
Posted: January 3, 2005
Svend Svendsen displaying one of the most coveted awards
"the rudder" won by Peter Jeal this year
Bill & Cathy Madison were kind enough to host this years dinner and award banquet at their home. No exotic location this year unlike prior years, the money saved will go toward hosting the SF Cup in 2005. Great turnout, I hope you enjoy the pictures.
Thanks Bill and Cathy for hosting an excellent dinner.
Mike Weber, Jim Bliss and Peter Jeal (left to right). Congratulations to Peter, with the hat trick, winner of the Season Championship, Wednesday night series and singlehanded race.
Eric Kaiser with his wife Cassandra (to his right). Congratulation for 2nd place in the Season Championship and Wednesday night series
Don Wilson, on left, with his son and crew, Dan and a friend. Don finished 3rd in Season Championship and Wednesday night series
Awards:
Season Championship: 1. Peter Jeal, 113; 2. Eric Kaiser, 105; 3. Don Wilson 106
Wednesday Night: 1. Peter Jeal, 113; 2. Eric Kaiser, 105; 3. Don Wilson 106
Singlehanders: 1. Peter Jeal; 2. Chris Herrmann: 3. Roger Rapp
Contenders Cup: Chris Herrmann
Ladies Race: 1. Susie Parker
Do You.....Woodies?
By Dieter Loibner. Photos by Chris Ray. Reproduction without permission prohibited.
Posted: July 3, 2004
Watching the mates from shore how they battle it out for searoom and silver, their every mistake is so crystal clear, every one of their good moves seems absolutely logical. However if you sit on a pile of clinkered planks or a glued pot of wrinkles, and it blows the snot out of your nose, it is anything but.
Big thanks to Chris Ray, who shared some of his fine images with us. For more and to order, please visit Chris' Shutterfly site, and browse the Woodies Inv Folkboat album.
Who, the %&@# is going to uncleat that main?
Susie, when you're done forward, would you fetch us a beer ?
Chase those Knarrs, Tom R. is shaking in his boots.
Champagne Brunch, Angel Island
By Dieter Loibner. Photos by Jim Bryan. Reproduction without permission prohibited.
Posted: April 16, 2004
There was a chill in the air but the hearts were warm and the turnout was good, as ususal at the SFBFA's 2004 Easter Champagne Brunch in Ayala Cove on Angel Island. Timing was impeccable for the Tiburon ferry to brake down, at 10 a.m. on the day that sees the largest crowds flock to the island. This hiccup stranded several picnic attendants on the mainland, at least as long as it took the little vaporetto to make the shuttle runs.
At this juncture Vincent Spohn must be commended for his patience and will power to hold out on the ferry dock until it was his turn to cross and deliver the key ingredient of the Champagne brunch. His conduct is exemplary for the fleet's endurance when alcoholic libations are at stake.
The dozen or so kiddies eagerly awaited the Easter Bunny's arrival by dinghy, a tradition that has become part of the association's long-terem recruiting effort forfuture crew. It also attracted outsiders who treated themselves to some of the eggs that were hidden in the grass by bunny's helpers. Little do they know that they indulged in magic eggs that will make their skin resemble clinker planks once they hit puberty. The antidote, you guessed it, is in the hands of Mike Weber who will sentence the interlopers to foredeck duty in a heavy ebb on the city front.
Braving the arctic cold, the gathering of Bay area Folkboaters and friends posed for the obligatory group shot before they descended on the first-rate picnic buffet, loaded with salad, pasta, croissants, ham, turkey and mounds of ripe strawberries. The affair was assembled by SFBFA members and perfectly orchestrated by Evie Ashcroft.
It did not escape the attention that a new old boat was tied up at the docks. Barbara Ohler brought USA 90, Eld Flugan, her lovingly restored beauty over from Alameda, one of three Folkboats in Ayala Cove, besides 76 and 102.
All in all, the Easter Champagne Brunch was a fun and successful gathering to see old faces and meet new, and to kick off the 2004 Folkboat season.
A New Girl on the Bay
By Dieter Loibner. All rights reserved. Reproduction with permission only.
She's new, she's sleek and she's local. The Bay area's Folkboat population is adding a new citizen and a Svendsen-built one at that. The hull has been around for a few years, waiting for the right opportunity to be finished. That moment came when a long-time customer and connoisseur asked Svend to build the prettiest Folkboat he ever has.
The new bute ready to hit her element at Svendsens
A recent inspection for this report led by the proud builder revealed some interesting details: The light colored hull with a veneer-covered stern, red boot stripe and brown anti-fouling paint is contrasted by a massive teak deck, wood-sided cabin top and cockpit coaming, a spacious cockpit (sans traveller) and glittery spars made from Sitka spruce. Down below the elegance continues with mahogany trim throughout, cedar strips covering the hull above the berths, dark blue mattress covers and a generously sized utility locker to port.
It should be noted that the new Folkie has an electric bilge pump and a removable vent board at the bottom of the companionway door, so air is allowed to circulate through the cabin while she's locked up. Svend also said he never "liked the long skinny windows on the newer Danish Folkboats," so he installed two small oval portlights per side, giving the boat a distinct and dignified look. She'll be a cruiser, all right, but Svend says with a few minor changes she could join the action around the buoys.
An orgy in mahogany, cedar & blue: the interior of the newest Folkboat
Name and sail number have yet to be determined, but the boat's home will be right outside St. Francis YC, as a worthy addition to the innermost dock, a.k.a. millionaires' row. She'll live all the way at the end, in a 25-foot slip, tucked away under a full cover. Check her out when you drift in that direction.
Would Svend build them if you asked him? "No," he said with determination. "Labor rates here are too high, nobody would be able to afford it." The exact price for the new vessel shall remain a secret, but one's guess is that it was more than the cost of a $64,000 question.
A pretty butt. What else is there to say?
And another item from the Folkboats areAlive & Well files: Not to be outdone by his fellow Dane and GRP Folkboat building pioneer Svend Svendsen, Erik Andreasen announced he is shipping his 1000th boat to Holland in time for the new season. Can't call that one ugly, either, can you? See for yourself and compare.
The hull of #1000 ready to be shipped from Estonia
Photo courtesy FolkboatCentralen
The Quick & The Wet
1963 Heroics Down South