#Schooner or later about free

We never did too will in the race as we found ourselves up against the latest 'plastic fantastic' for a 25 mile upwind slog in light to medium winds, but every year the Seal Beach Fire Dept. It also allowed me to take my regular cook out of the galley to lift, pull, and grind. Eddie is a great cook, and left me alone to play captain. I actually enjoyed having the old gray Jewish bastard on board (I can say that because I myself am an old gray Jewish bastard). Every summer, Eddie signed up as cook on Ranger for the 'Fireman's Race'. Ranger wasn't licensed by the CG to carry passengers, so we chartered under bareboat rules which meant he couldn't even be on board legally. This is a rare photo of him actually sailing on one of his boats. I did, however, spend the whole trip wishin' I was on my boat.

She wasn't really my 'cup of rum' and Eddie rarely asked (read that as demanded) me to take her, but I do remember one really nice sail coming home from the Island with no pepes on board. Eddie chartered her for a summer to run dinner cruises in Avalon on a pirate ship that used to belong to James Cagney. This is the Swift of Ipswitch, and she only barely qualifies for inclusion. This boat caps off 'Cap'n Eddie's' fleet during the time I worked for him. Lost her topmasts and her centerboard in the '50s. She was once known as the scourge of the bay up in San Francisco, but now she was a grand old dame who still looked great, only she couldn't get around so well any more. Original owners were the Zellerbach paper family. Lady Ada, another vessel of Weinberg's Navy. She was a little smaller and a lot lighter than Ranger, and generally a little faster, but if I could get my girl a snootfull of wind on a slightly broad reach with the golly pullin' hard, she was a freight train. If my parents had bought me a day sailer like that, -I might have become a Schooner Rat. The rest of her is in Davy's hands.īuilt in 1896 as a day sailer for the Vanderbilt kids. Her stern now sits outside the heads at the Isthmus, Catalina Island, about 25 miles from where this pic was taken. I was never certain how many times he sold her and reposed her, but he had her for 20 years or more. She was the first schooner that 'Cap'n Eddie' rescued from an early grave. Two weeks later when I was skipper, I would have given them 1/2 hour. People noticed her.Īll dressed up for the tallship parade that was put together during the '84 L.A. She was a pretty big fish in a pretty small pond. I sailed her out of Alamitos Bay in Long Beach, CA back in the mid '80s. Eddie' Weinberg who collected old schooners for a hobby. Draught was about 7' with the board up and 13' board down. Built in 1914 for pres of Coca Cola.ħ8' on deck, almost 97' sparred. To advertise, take a look at WoodenBoat Advertising, or use your Google Adwords account if you want to advertise on the Forum.įinally found that little yellow button, thanks to those who supplied hints, so here's a handful of classic schooner pics I just happen to have scanned last month. Selling/self promotion postings are verboten on the Forum. No need to register unless you would like to participate, although some images will only show if you are registered/logged-in.īefore you can post: click the red register link or the register tab, above, right. You'll find answers to the frequently asked questions as well as basic rules. To get WoodenBoat delivered to your door or computer, mobile device of choice, etc, click WB Subscriptions.Ĭheck out the FAQ.

#Schooner or later about free

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