It's a Small World After All.
So a few days ago I was out sailing Julie K with my mother in law on Long Lake near Park Rapids, MN. We were having a good time even though it was hot and the wind was kind of finicky. We're out in the middle of the lake and I see an aluminum fishing boat set out from shore and heading in our general direction. I was wondering if I would need to take evasive action but the skipper of the other boat slowed down when he got near. He yelled over to me, "Is that a Stevenson Weekender?"
"Yeah," I replied, "How did you know?"
Imagine my surprise when he yelled back, "I'm building one and it's almost finished."
Turns out it was Rob McKinney from Clive, Iowa. His family has been vacationing on Long Lake for about 5 years, my in laws since 1960 (I can't do the math because my brain is shot from the heat and the drive home today.
) He was pretty surprised, too, to see a Weekender in the flesh.
The next afternoon he came down to the cabin to take a look at the boat. The morring was perfect and we could walk around the boat in knee deep water and take a look from all sides. Then we went for a sail--his first. Even though the winds were again kind of finickiy and twitchy we got a couple of runs with the rail in the water and also had time to talk about Weekenders.
Hopefully he'll be joining us for the Boats of Unusual Sail on Lake Pepin on August 19th. I for one am excited to see his boat. I hope he goes back to Clive with a new push to get her finished and in the water.
Good to meet you Rob.
I think my wife took pictures of Rob and I. If she did, I'll post them.
