Re: [bolger] Re: Photo album of Bolger Memorial on Flickr

Rob:

If you set up a Flickr account you can post comments about other's photos, and you could put the info you have given about Noyes's boat and Brunette's boat with the photos that way.

Patrick

goganrob wrote:

Thanks for posting the gorgeous photos Bruce!  I have about 50 more which my wife Frann took on Sunday.  I will try to post them tonight.

The low little bright-decked sailing hot rod was designed and built by its sailor, Daniel Noyes of Ipswich MA.  He calls it a Bolger-inspired mini-sandbagger.  He has designed other boats as well.  The rowing canoe rig, an aluminum Radisson from Wisconsin, was rowed by Chris Brunette of Bedford MA.  He is working on restoring a big catboat.

BTW Bruce, Seth called me to say that he found my 40' line and he'll be sending it along.  Harry forgot that he had used it to secure the little Tortoise that kept running aground at the GMHC.

Wonderful meeting all who came, and being able to see so many Bolger boats sailing together.  I look forward to future flotillas to commemorate the Genius of Gloucester.

--Rob
 

--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, Bruce Hallman<hallman@...>wrote:

On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 12:49 PM, Gene Tehansky<goldranger02-boats@...>wrote:

Bruce,

Wonderful photos of an important event.  I hope everybody can help to fill in names of the boats to add to the catalog of Phil's work.  Can we assume that the boats you captured in photo are predominantly Bolger Designs.  Was that Canal cruiser?  And what was that thin, tan catboat?  So many questions.  Rest up...
Sincerely,
Gene T.

Thanks.  They all were Bolger designs, except the catboat sailed by
Holbrook Robinsion, which I recall was a 50 year old boat, a pre-war
design which I recall was named Pisces.  According to S.A., the long
thin sailboat was a unique one-off designed by the person sailing the
boat, I didn't get a chance to meet him; but I can attest that it was
heck of fast!  And, yes, that is the "Canal Boat" which was featured
as a Cartoon in an old issue of Small Boat Journal.

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Thanks for posting the gorgeous photos Bruce! I have about 50 more which my wife Frann took on Sunday. I will try to post them tonight.

The low little bright-decked sailing hot rod was designed and built by its sailor, Daniel Noyes of Ipswich MA. He calls it a Bolger-inspired mini-sandbagger. He has designed other boats as well. The rowing canoe rig, an aluminum Radisson from Wisconsin, was rowed by Chris Brunette of Bedford MA. He is working on restoring a big catboat.

BTW Bruce, Seth called me to say that he found my 40' line and he'll be sending it along. Harry forgot that he had used it to secure the little Tortoise that kept running aground at the GMHC.

Wonderful meeting all who came, and being able to see so many Bolger boats sailing together. I look forward to future flotillas to commemorate the Genius of Gloucester.

--Rob

--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, Bruce Hallman <hallman@...> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 12:49 PM, Gene Tehansky
> <goldranger02-boats@...> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > Bruce,
> >
> > Wonderful photos of an important event.  I hope everybody can help to fill in names of the boats to add to the catalog of Phil's work.  Can we assume that the boats you captured in photo are predominantly Bolger Designs.  Was that Canal cruiser?  And what was that thin, tan catboat?  So many questions.  Rest up...
> > Sincerely,
> > Gene T.
>
> Thanks. They all were Bolger designs, except the catboat sailed by
> Holbrook Robinsion, which I recall was a 50 year old boat, a pre-war
> design which I recall was named Pisces. According to S.A., the long
> thin sailboat was a unique one-off designed by the person sailing the
> boat, I didn't get a chance to meet him; but I can attest that it was
> heck of fast! And, yes, that is the "Canal Boat" which was featured
> as a Cartoon in an old issue of Small Boat Journal.
>

After going through all the photos that I could find in Bruce's flickr file bolgermemorial I was thinking that maybe this event was the largest gathering of Micros in one place at the same time??Anyone know??

Great to see the Micros of many colours, were there any Birdwatchers there, by the way?

GregF

--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "brucehallman" <bruce@...> wrote:
>
>http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/bolgermemorial
>
> Just back from Glouchester, and I have uploaded a big pile of 'full
> size' photographs to Flickr. I tagged them all with the tag
> "BolgerMemorial", and if others want to label their own photos with
> that Flickr tag too, we can keep them all together.
>
> It was a big party, in an Irish wake sense of the term. Lots of
> sharing of fond memories and reminiscing. Really fun to associate
> real life faces with long time internet friends. Perhaps 200+ people
> or so attended the Saturday afternoon event, and a core group of about
> 30 Bolgerphiles joined afloat in the Sunday boat parade.
>
> I am especially thankful to Harry James and Seth Macinko for their
> great friendship and kind hospitality. (Except, I have been seriously
> sleep deprived!)
>

On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 12:49 PM, Gene Tehansky
<goldranger02-boats@...> wrote:

>
>
>
> Bruce,
>
> Wonderful photos of an important event.  I hope everybody can help to fill in names of the boats to add to the catalog of Phil's work.  Can we assume that the boats you captured in photo are predominantly Bolger Designs.  Was that Canal cruiser?  And what was that thin, tan catboat?  So many questions.  Rest up...
> Sincerely,
> Gene T.

Thanks. They all were Bolger designs, except the catboat sailed by
Holbrook Robinsion, which I recall was a 50 year old boat, a pre-war
design which I recall was named Pisces. According to S.A., the long
thin sailboat was a unique one-off designed by the person sailing the
boat, I didn't get a chance to meet him; but I can attest that it was
heck of fast! And, yes, that is the "Canal Boat" which was featured
as a Cartoon in an old issue of Small Boat Journal.

Rob -

I thought I recognized the boat. It is wonderful to see people enjoying it. I have been tied up as a musician, and could not make the event but if it does occur next year I would gladly bring my new 18' clam skiff. It might even be done by then ;-)

Such a nice tribute to a terrificly creative and imaginative man.

David Jost

Great pictures, thanks for sharing them Bruce

GregF

--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "brucehallman" <bruce@...> wrote:
>
>http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/bolgermemorial
>
> Just back from Glouchester, and I have uploaded a big pile of 'full
> size' photographs to Flickr. I tagged them all with the tag
> "BolgerMemorial", and if others want to label their own photos with
> that Flickr tag too, we can keep them all together.
>
> It was a big party, in an Irish wake sense of the term. Lots of
> sharing of fond memories and reminiscing. Really fun to associate
> real life faces with long time internet friends. Perhaps 200+ people
> or so attended the Saturday afternoon event, and a core group of about
> 30 Bolgerphiles joined afloat in the Sunday boat parade.
>
> I am especially thankful to Harry James and Seth Macinko for their
> great friendship and kind hospitality. (Except, I have been seriously
> sleep deprived!)
>

Bruce,

Thanks to you - and Rob - for posting those pics. It truly saddens me that I couldn't be there - I hope this will become an annual event, and that I can attend next year.

Thanks again

Dave Gentry

Hi Bruce,

> Just back from Glouchester, and I have uploaded a big pile of 'full
> size' photographs to Flickr. I tagged them all with the tag
> "BolgerMemorial", and if others want to label their own photos with
> that Flickr tag too, we can keep them all together.

...snip...

Nicely done. I only wish I could have been there in person, with a boat or two of my own. I did the next best thing I could think of, which was to go for a long row in a pretty Bolger hull.

Jon

Great pictures, thanks!

>http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/bolgermemorial
>
>

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/bolgermemorial

Just back from Glouchester, and I have uploaded a big pile of 'full
size' photographs to Flickr. I tagged them all with the tag
"BolgerMemorial", and if others want to label their own photos with
that Flickr tag too, we can keep them all together.

It was a big party, in an Irish wake sense of the term. Lots of
sharing of fond memories and reminiscing. Really fun to associate
real life faces with long time internet friends. Perhaps 200+ people
or so attended the Saturday afternoon event, and a core group of about
30 Bolgerphiles joined afloat in the Sunday boat parade.

I am especially thankful to Harry James and Seth Macinko for their
great friendship and kind hospitality. (Except, I have been seriously
sleep deprived!)

We just spent a beautiful weekend in Gloucester for Phil Bolger's Memorial. While we were all sad about the cause of our coming together, we greatly enjoyed each other's company and sailing so many Bolger boats. Some preliminary photos from Saturday morning's boat arrivals are now posted in the "Photos" section of this group.

There are many more stories, photos and videos to come. The best part of the weekend for my wife Frann and I was the tour of Phil's home waters led by Susanne. Participants in the parade included:
--Seth MacInaw (please correct my spellings) from Rhode Island in his Tennessee
--Harold (last name needed) from Croton Point, NY in his Chebacco "Lily Catchpole"
--George Broadlick and Kim Wallace (and their dog Butterball) from Indiana in the Martha Jane "Terrapin"
--Mason Smith and his daughter Maggie from Long Lake, NY in their Micro "Pelican"
--My wife Frann and I in our Micro "2-by-2"
--Walter Crocker in his Gloucester Gull
--Daniel Noyes in his mini-Sandbagger
At least three other boats about which I need more information.

John & Alexandra Hardy and their sons Henry and Owen sailed over in the Micro "Eliza W" but couldn't sail upriver with us Sunday. Adam Zapf and his Dad showed their Flat-Bottomed Crab Skiff "Chase" but also had to leave Saturday. Calvin & Ron DeVries rowed their modified Tortoise around the docks taking photos. Trailer mounted displays included Jay & Jan's Gadabout and the first Queen Mab, the "Maltese Cat." Could others help fill in the gaps?

Phil's spirit was everywhere, particularly when we all rafted up in the little bay offshore of the Resolute and the house and a few of us went ashore to visit Phil's study. Bruce Hallman said it was like a visit to Mecca.

Several of us expressed enthusiasm for another Memorial Messabout someday soon.

More later...

--Rob Gogan
Bolger Micro "2-by-2," built and launched by David Jost as "Firefly"