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S/V "Rachael S."

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S/V "Rachael S."

1935 33' Charles Mower (Gosling) design.

Bruce and I (Michele) purchased the well-maintained "Rachael S." in 1998 in Holland, MI. She was our first boat jointly owned. She came with nearly everything we needed right down to the pots to cook in -- I think we only had to supply our own dingy, oars, and grub. Other than regular maintenance and the occassional repair (Murphy's Law strikes us all!) she was always ready to go.

We loved Lake Michigan and the Lake Macatawa area and the people and enjoyed exploring numerous ports off the big Lake for several years.

She was our vacation home (just a 6 hour drive from Cincinnati) and great fun for the kids until they got too big to share cramped quarters.

Sad to have to part with her, we sold her to a gentleman in Saugatuck.

We happened to be passing through Saugatuck on M/V "Amphora" a few years later and saw her sitting on the hard, neglected. Heartbreaking!