Above: 1968 Photo of John Sohn, son Dan, and Max Henry (in cap).
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Sunday, March 27, 2011

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WOULD YOU LIKE TO COMMENT ON ANY OF THESE PHOTOS?Of course you would!  (1. click on "comments" in the shaded box way below all the pictures, 2.  read comments of others, or leave your own and your name. Be sure to mention the photo number, 3. select "anonymous" in the"comment as" box even though your name is in body of your post.  Have fun (but not too much fun).

From Peggy Voelz:

1. Iceboating several years ago...before I  took it out
and flipped it, breaking the boom,
thankfully not breaking any bones
2. Jim Voelz...way long time ago when we were racing sailboards on Grandview.  I think he's trying to catch up with me on my sailboard - Ha! Ha!




3. Susan and Dave Faatz


4. 4th of July 2003
















From Wayne & Arlene Truex:

5. Sailboarders started first along with Lasers and Sunfish

6. Sailboarders resting on their boards

7. Looks like Jay Kress's 22' or 24' sailboat with sails down

8. 4th of July at Truex's in early 1990s  Can you identify anyone?  If so, leave comment using instructions at top of this section and refer to photo #8 above, or #9 below, and refer to the person by clothing color and other descriptors of your choosing.

9. July 4th at Truex's in early 1990's





From GYC Webmaster - (Photo by Dick Pitman)

10. A very formidable team - Dave Brown and Wayne Truex. in the Truex Y-Flyer (2010).



11. Bob Orben and daughter Janet
12."Tom-the-younger" Jennings attempts to go under the "limbo stick" while sailing in 2010.





13. Tom Jennings on his way to another win


14. Smiling and sharing, Jim Riffle, Wayne Truex and Keving Pruess model appropriate behavior during a 2007 "Protest Meeting".  15. This display was much to the amusement of their spouses Lisa Duret, Arlene Truex and Mimi Riffle Below

From Jim and Mimi Riffle:
16.Jim Riffle and Joe Prosser co-captain their jointly owned Hobie. Jim was captain when wind was from starboard, Joe was captain when wind was from port.  How do you score that? 

17. Jim and Mimi Riffle waiting for a bit more wind
18. Sailboarders
19. Jim + Mimi = Jimimi

20. Hi Mimi!

21. A technical foggy foggy dew

22. Wayne and Arlene Truex prepare to check in with the Committee boat
23. Its no fun if you don't keep score


Do you have some interesting old Yacht Club photos?  We need them!
Please e-mail photos in digital format to tomsails@earthlink.net   If you don’t know how to convert a regular photograph to digital format, or how to send a digital photo via e-mail, please ask a relative (the younger the better) to do it for you and have them send me the email on your behalf.  If you don’t have a family member who can do this, please contact me and we’ll make arrangements for me to digitize the photo for you.  Please include a caption explaining the photo and approximate date.