She was on the hard for about five years when I found her. It took me nine months to help her to be reborn and start her new life with me. It has been a great journey so far and we are just starting.
Here's to you Annie, My Little Ship of Dreams.
WHEN I FIRST SAW HER...
THE DAY SHE LAUNCHED...
AND RECENTLY...
Heck of a transition when you lay it out all at once like that. You've saved a boat that could have been neglected until the scrap heap called. Well done, David.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dan!
DeleteHer demise may have been likely... the listing on Westsail's Facebook Page was a joke... I think someone actually said, "Who would buy her?" Ahhh... ME!
She's a fine little ship and when she's finished, she will shine again and sail warm waters... It's what she was meant to do...
Remember the poem you pointed me to...
"Somewhere there are men with snow-white hair
Who sit in life’s twilight years,
And often their thoughts drift wistfully back,
And often their eyes fill with tears
As they think of the dreams that have gone astray
And the plans that have somehow failed -
God, heal the hearts of the men who have built
The boats that have never sailed."
Alban Wall
Yep, I think about that poem often as I work on my boat. I want to be able to sail instead of work all the time.
DeleteI also like this poem. I took a picture of my lamp on the table for it. I thought it fits perfectly as well.
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