LAST DAY

Gary Jobson,halsey Herreshoff, Ted Turner, Tom Whidden, Bill Ficker, Ted hood

Gary Jobson, Harold Cudmore, Gordon Ingate, Pelle Petterson, Peter DeSavary, Syd Fisher, John Savage

Syd Fisher, John Savage, Bruno Trouble

Sunday Brunch, the end of the weekend and the event. The panel discussion despite the seeming formality was interesting as it was revealing. As with so many things in life one has to be willing to listen. For me the most interesting to speak was Pelle Petterson, who told how he arrived at the America's Cup in a simple quiet way.
   But each of the panelists had something to say. I have sailed with or known each of them for many years and there is still always another piece of the puzzle revealed.
    A full to the brim weekend which I said is bittersweet as I was delighted to see everyone, and the simultaneous knowledge that for many reasons I will never see many of them ever again.  I know them not just in the context of the America's Cup, but many, many other sailing events.
  

THE TWELVE METER REUNION CLAMBAKE

COCKTAILS ON THE LAWN

DINNER UNDER THE TENT

JIM CALDWELL AND RICH DUMOULIN

If I had to choose a photo to define the reason for the weekend it would be the photo of Jim and Rich. This is the point of the weekend. If I have done my job well the picture tells the story.
    Quite beyond the fact of the weekend here are two shipmates with whom I would sail anywhere anytime. I have much to be happy about and this is one of them, to count them as friends and share memories with them.
   But there are so many, friends and memories. I choose not to sail this weekend for exactly this reason, it's about the people

con findlay, paul fuchs, ted turner & elizabeth