We had Gary Jobson as a speaker at an event a few weeks ago and he had great stories about the early days sailing with Ted Turner.  We also got to take a sail on Weatherly. 1962 Americas Cup winner. Very special. 

Dave

> On Oct 25, 2019, at 11:40 AM, Shawn Boles <shawn.sustain at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> ?Add Ted Turner to the mix.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Shawn
> s/v Sweet Baboo
> 
>> On Fri, Oct 25, 2019, 8:22 AM Richard Stott <ric at stottarchitecture.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> And on the other side of the aisle and perhaps equally as influential
>> (although not to me) was William F. Buckley Jr.
>> Ric
>> sv Dadventure
>> 
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>> 
>>> On Oct 25, 2019, at 11:01 AM, Rick Lange <sloopblueheron at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Don't forget, no one sold more sailboats than JFK.
>>> 
>>> As those of us influenced by the ideals and lifestyle of JFK have let go
>> of
>>> sailing, there has been a corresponding overall decline in the sport.
>>> That's not to say everyone who enjoys sailing is a fan of JFK or even
>>> nowadays remembers who he was, but we are the cohort that fueled the
>>> sailboat boom of the 1970's.
>>> 
>>> Rick Lange
>> 
>>