In water Photos 3/14/00 Cabin Side View Cockpit 1 Cockpit 2 SB Harbor Aquaries 2000 Race Record [Back]

The Beginning Of An Obsession About Which I Knew Absolutely Nothing It all started when I acquired a slip for my beloved water ski boat which I recently restored after 27 years of family fun. The new slip came with a boat already floating in it which I expected to sell or sink.  I had never even set foot on a sail boat in my life. All that changed when I did.  I'm now hooked on sailing, and the power boat is still in my garage. A New Home For Aquaries On May 14, 2001, I donated Aquaries to the Santa Barbara Youth Foundation where it will benefit a new geneartion of sailing enthusiasts. I have a new boat now named Ferdinand. Thanks to the generosity and patience of some wonderful new friends  at the Santa Barbara Yacht Club, I actually learned to sail this thing. I even know that "sheets" are not what you sleep between, and that those things cluttering up the deck (above) are not ropes. Dry Dock Photos Above Taken 3/11/00 Aquaries Islander 26 Excalibur Specifications TYPE Fin Keel Sloop YEAR BUILT 1966 Hull #30 LOA 26' BEAM 7' 10" WEIGHT 4,000 lbs DRAFT 4' 8" SAIL AREA 302 sq' HARBOR Santa Barbara, California, USA      Live Harbor Cam Atop The Santa Barbara Yacht Club Click Refresh or Reload To Update Photo [Back]