Lizzie G, a traditional Florida skipjack, hails from historic Spanish Point. Photo by Steve Morrell.
Baby Doll, built by George Luzier in 1951—owned by Pat Ball. Photo by David Jennings.
Dennis Bradley sailed his skipjack, Egret, a 28-foot Ralph Monroe, from Bokeelia. It took two days. Photo by Steve Morrell.
up from the south end of Charlotte Harbor. Volunteers from Historic Spanish Point, a 30-acre museum and environmental complex located in Osprey— just south of Sarasota—brought two boats up. Joe Finn of Storm Port Boatworks from Homosassa, FL, showed Oyster Cracker, his new custom-built and designed modern fishing boat, which combined 1940’s styling with Robb Bopp’s Resolute 14’ 6” wood kayak. Photo by Steve Morrell.
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the demands of the modern day angler. Other boats included custom wood kayaks, prams and a variety of other designs, including a sailing trimaran kayak and the locally popular skinny-water Sea Pearl, made in Tarpon Springs, FL. The visitor who came the farthest was Meade Gougeon—owner of the West System—from Bay City, MI. Michael and Olga Bill also made a long trip, coming from Turnersville, NJ. Michael is the president of the Delaware River Traditional Small Craft Association and came to support the local chapter. Many guests and boat owners arrive on Friday—and some camp at the Squadron—and stay through Sunday. The big day for all is Saturday, when most of the visitors show up, along with a few local boats there just for the day. On Saturday afternoon, Tim Seibert, a local architect who has spent much of his life in yacht design—and a Sarasota resident and sailor since the 1940s—gave a presentation on halfhull models and “their history as a design tool, researching and making historic models, and sailboat design.” In 2014, the festival will be held April 18-20. SOUTHWINDS June 2013
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