photo credit: Mike Kern
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HEAVEN!!
photo credit: Chris Wild
ZEELANDIA graphics
I designed the graphics for ZEELANDIA.
The lettering was copied off a 17th century map of Zeeland
The crest is my version of the Coat of Arms crest for Zeeland depicting a “swimming lion” Being from Canada, I made the crown of maple leaves.
Zeelandia – Sail
Zeelandia – Deliverance
May 7 – Shakedown in Charlevoix – Sunny, light breeze and cool
May 8-11 – Charlevoix to Sarnia – Ships, cold, thunderstorms in distance 60% sailing 40% motoring
May 11-12 – Sarnia to Leamington (spent one day in port – Leamington) – Major storm when entering Erie, 7 hours of hellfire, limp into Leaminton in morning to lick wounds.
May 13-15 – Leamington to Port Colborne (spent one day in port – Port Colborne) – Thick fog and calm winds, motor for 34 hours straight. Ships in fog very scary!!
May 16 – Port Colborne to Toronto – Welland Canal went well, very easy. Arrive in home port, CBYC, around 11pm. Nice to be home!!
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- Shakedown in Charlevoix
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- Leaving Charlevoix, MI
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- Mackinac bridge
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- Sunrise on Lake Huron
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- Right across the street from customs.
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- Captain Dave
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- Crew Dave Griffiths
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- The Ojibway
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- Detroit
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- Port Colborne
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- Sugarloaf Marina – Port Colborne
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- Entering the Welland Canal
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- Going down in Lock 5
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- First sighting of TORONTO!!!
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- Home port. CBYC, Toronto
Zeelandia – splashdown!
I spent the week of April 22-30 in a cold storage barn, living and working on the boat while the rain and winds kicked up a fuss outside. By the time the week was done the bottom was sanded and painted (Pettit Trinidad pro green, 1 coat, 1 gallon) 3 new group 31 batteries installed the diesel was running, the sun finally shone and she was ready for launch.
Palmer Johnson Drawings
These are drawings from TMMI for Palmer Johnson showing the modifications and details of a converted Alberg 35. TMMI (Trident Marine Modifications Inc) planned to modify older boats for chartering but they only built one. This “Palmer Johnson” A35 hull#154
The plans included a yawl conversion with hard teak dodger and custom rudder but these particular three mods never came to fruition on the “pilot” boat.
I have “photoshop’d” the mizzen mast, rudder and dodger out of some of these drawings leaving just the actual mods to my Palmer Johnson A35-154
Sitting pretty.
This is the illustration used in “Good Old Boat” magazine, (January 1999 issue) for the article written by Bernard Joseph, owner at the time.
“A Splendid Time Is GuarAnteed For All”
I became the owner of a Palmer Johnson Alberg 35 on January 13, 2011. I went to visit her for the first time the next day. A roadtrip from Beaverton, Ontario to Charlevoix, Michigan.
Second Wind Sailing of Charlevoix, MI, owned and operated by Garrett and Elliott Falls made the deal go through with ease and comfort.
The ad for the boat read:
