I've only seen 3 or 4 vanagons in my neck of the woods.  Don't know how many
were driven by ex navy guys, though.   BTW -- since you asked -- Yes, I
actually used to own a Herreshoff wooden sloop.  Kept in in the Vermilion
Lagoons on Lake Erie.  If you wanna see photos, follow this link:

http://www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/fatima/1154/sea.html

Dave in KC
85 Westy
http://members.fortunecity.com/davebaker1

----- Original Message -----
From: JOHN REYNOLDS <kayakjr@juno.com>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, May 18, 2001 9:17 PM
Subject: Van/squid connection...

> This is too wierd - ther aren't that many vanagons on the east coast, but
> in Newport Rhode Island, there are a ton of them - I saw 3 in three
> blocks of driving, then two westy's on the commute home.  When mentioning
> all the van on "the Island" (Newport is on Aquidneck Island - also called
> a sqid's neck island) to a friend, she said "I don't know what it is, but
> the Navy people seem to like them"!
>
> Man I thought all the referneces to kayaks, wooden kayaks and small sail
> boats like Dovekies and West wright potter's was strange!  Anybody into
> Herrshoff, or wooden sailboats as well? Chickens, composting - Whoa I
> releasing too much information.
>
> John Reynolds
> 81 Westy, kayaks, Sunfish, Super Snark
> Steal rides on Herrshoffs (15's -E-Boat, 12 1/2"s)
>
>
>
>  __SNIP---
>
> >I myself did 11 years in the US navy (submarines).  Is there some
> connection
> >between Westfalias and ex-squids?  Maybe it's wanderlust...or the
> constant
> >maintenance...or maybe just living in a confined area... Any ideas? How
> many
> >of you are out there?
>
> >Happy Friday!  Long weekend in Canada...
> >Mike Pedersen
> '>88 \X/ Westie GL Automatic
>
>
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