posted October 25, 2005 08:16 AM               

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Well, pulled the boat yesterday with the help of a friend, and wouldn't you know, a photographer from the Chronicle Herald (One of Halifax's largest newspapers) took a shot of me loading up!!!!
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Front/460673.html

thechronicleherald.ca

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Rob Belliveau
1976 Sandpiper 565
"CoolBreeze"
Halifax NS
Dartmouth Yacht Club

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posted October 25, 2005 08:27 AM              

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Just saw that...what some people will do to get on the front page of the local rag! ;-)

I see they cheated you out of .25 meters...
leave it to those media people ...5.4 meters indeed!
My mast is on top of two plastic sawhorses in the back yard. I'll lay it flat on the ground in case any limbs fall from my giant Linden trees.

The Herald would be the largest paper in the Province...and most likely Atlantic Canada.
There's your 15 minutes of fame... at least until you save somebody's cat from a tree.

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posted October 25, 2005 08:52 AM               

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Looks like we will have another nice Fall weekend in Denver, Going to try and go sailing.

Sid

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posted October 25, 2005 12:38 PM            

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A 0.25 metre discrepancy on your PHRF certificate equates to about a 4 point advantage over a stock Sandpiper!

. . . save somebody's cat from a tree . . ? Is that a 2-hulled boat after a tropical storm?

The weekend weather in South-Eastern Ontario is promising to be beautiful. Sapphire is still in the water at the cottage. One last sail before she comes out. I am in the final stages of re-wiring the trailer lights (damn this rain). There is always the potential for a late-season sorti.

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posted October 25, 2005 01:32 PM              

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re saving cat in tree...
a reference to Rob's daytime job....or at least I think he's one of 'Halifax's Finest' ...(fireman)

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posted October 25, 2005 03:14 PM               

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"Finest"---Thanks!!! Maybe, but I am a Professional Firefigher for Halifax. I've gotton many phone calls today, the funniest thing was we had just finished pulling my friend's C&C 35 (worth WAY more than mine) and I got the photo!!!

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Rob Belliveau
1976 Sandpiper 565
"CoolBreeze"
Halifax NS
Dartmouth Yacht Club

IP: 142.176.14.228

posted October 25, 2005 03:35 PM              

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ATV showed the bigger boats being lifted out at Bedford Basin Yacht Club. Nice to see the 'little guys' get recognized.

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