“COPPERHEAD” Larry Maloomian July 25, 2018 Owners Story We summered on Cape Cod and like many who did, I was a sailor. I kept my sailboat in a beautiful little harbor on Buzzards Bay. Moored nearby was a beautiful triple cockpit Chris Craft that I always admired. Many of us “old men” try to regain…
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The Kissimmee River Basin Pete DeVito July 24, 2018 The Kissimmee Boat A Cade is an annual small boat event that has taken place every year in June since 1949 and starts in Kissimmee on Lake Tohopakaliga. This is one body of water in the State you have to boat on. Hundreds of boats travel…
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Felt Like Royalty For An Hour Pete DeVito July 19, 2018 Recently while touring the British Isles my wife and I stopped off for a few hours and toured the Majesty’s Royal Yacht Britannia. The minute we stepped aboard, we felt like there should have been a waiter with cocktails, food and all that other…
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Cypress Gardens What Do You Remember Pete DeVito June 11, 2018 Most all of us that are at least 40 years of age visited the old Cypress Gardens at some point in their life. I was not old enough to walk the first time my parents took me to the gardens. As the years went…
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We Are Looking For A Sunnyland Chapter Treasurer For 2019 June 3, 2018 The Sunnyland Chapter is currently in search of a Chapter Treasurer for 2019. After many years of dedicated service to our Chapter, our current Treasurer Larry Maloomian has requested that we find his replacement for the upcoming year. The candidate should have proficiency in…
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Perseverance Pays Off George Emmanuel June 26, 2018 Owners Story Like most collectors my eyes are always peeled for a forgotten, hidden gem. For me those are the best finds. For many years I drove past a 17’ Higgins Sportster tucked in a barn on an old Gainesville family’s property visible only in the winter…
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Meet Our New Membership Chair Don Johnson June 24, 2018 We would like to introduce our new membership chair but before we do, we would like to thank Mr. Ray Garratt and his wife Valerye for the past 12 years they chaired our membership committee. Through these years under the leadership of Ray our chapter grew to…
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Summer is Here! Let’s travel a little to the north to Blue Ridge Country Pete DeVito June 19, 2018 With summer in full swing and lots of our members retreating to the north, it made me think of the great boating they have planned with their home chapters. Since the 4th of July is just around the…
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“Glacier Girl” 1956 22 Foot Stan Craft Torpedo Stern Terry Fiest June 17, 2018 Owners Story Glacier Girl is a 1956 22 foot Stan Craft Torpedo Stern boat built in 1956 at Somers Montana on Flat Head Lake. The Boat is hull number 9 of 10 built from 1946 to 1956. Stan Young built these…
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SCAMPY Program Is A Huge Success At AMIKids Jacksonville “Separating a troubled past from a bright future.” Joe Coleman and Guy Marvin June 12, 2018 AMIKids Jacksonville was founded in 1973 as Jacksonville Marine Institute. It is a private nonprofit staff-secure day treatment facility for troubled children ages 14 – 18 who average six arrests prior to…
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