Chapter Messabout, September 2003

Left to right above: John Guidera and Tom Jones hunker down for some wild winds during the sailing race. Floyd Beam launches his rebuilt and newly-rerigged Folbot ply sailing kayak. Al Moss, Dario Panfili and John Bailey ready a Comet for the race. 
Left to right, below: Ron Gibbs' Celebrity sloop heads out behind the THOMAS EAKINS. Ned Asplundh's Ducker crosses tacks with John McElvey's Sharptown Barge. Pete Peters and Bob Durham give chase to a Crawford Melonseed on the reaching leg.

How to sail the MARION BREWINGTON in two easy lessons: left, do this; above, don't do this....

A happy Andy Follansbee, right, and son, garnered the 2003 Melonseed trophy.

At left, Mike Wick leads the shanty sing as George Loos joins in; above Wendy Byar poles the Railbird Skiff.

Later in the fall, several Chapter members held an informal sailing canoe meet at Lake Nockamixon. At left, Ned Asplundh and Chuck Sutherland pose for Marilyn Vogel's camera; at right, Dan Noble ghosts along in his tin Grumman.