By Dennis St.Onge
Above photo courtesy
of BOB GRIESER
Dear
Guest's
Please
accept my sincerest apologies for the temporary
layout
of my page. I have so much to put on my sight and
I have
yet to master a new program..
This
page is "COOL",
but will take awhile to load.
So why
not go get a beverage
or two, and come back, and enjoy your stay!
The
purpose of this sight is to let You
share
my experiences with me, both past and future !
DA-WOODY.COM
was originally constructed
by SEA
WORLD in first sporting green paint
and
then at some point a red paint job,
This
little Woody was born a "Show Boat" and retired a
veteran
of countless shows
taking
a real beating along the way
and
withstanding the test of time until
being
laid to rest in the back of a prop yard
(
This
is where I come in )
I was
very fortunate to have stumbled upon and then be given the
opportunity
to purchase the battered remains of this car/boat that was loaded onto
a trailer by sticking the forks of a lift through the side windows and
raising
it by the roof as I looked on.
Even
after I put it in
my
driveway
and pondered a few day's
I
still
couldn't decide just what the heck I had acquired,
what
to do with it, or even why !
Well
about a week later I decided
that
I would keep it after all
as it
might be fun to take with me to the
I.J.S.B.A.
World Finals in Lake Havasue Arizona
I
don't
believe in fairy tales
"BUT"
as I
began to work on it, something definitely did happen
(I
know
that's what work is supposed to be like)
This
was not unlike in "Frosty the Snowman" I mean after
a
fresh
coat of bright yellow paint, some working
head/tail
lights and an almost new outboard,
the
old woody came back to life ! You can tell it's special !
This
boat spent 25 years performing in shows
making
people happy was its "whole life"
and
the reason it came to be in the first place : )
You
can feel it, I swear it's true ! !
OK OK
! Enough of that for now.
The
2nd outing for the born-again performer was a very
wet
sea trial. With no windshield, good sized waves,
and
a steady breeze, I headed out to see the trials of the
1992
AMERICA'S CUP off of Point Loma
and
fell into the open arms of the
International
Yacht Racing Community
(Who
would have thought?)
I was
chased by the media and appeared in race coverage
around
the world in newspapers, magazines, and television !
The
media jokingly referred to the Woody as the
2nd
most photographed Yacht of the regatta
and
there were 2 Yachts in "The Race".
1992
was fantastic and the
1995
AMERICA'S CUP was even better.
More
press, seeing old friends and making new ones !
"I
LOVE
THE AMERICA'S CUP"
I am
dedicated to going to the
2000
AMERICA'S CUP in AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
and
not just to hangout on the shore,
but
to visit all my friends
out
on the water at the races in my Car/Boat ! !
The
One Year Gun is about to sound.
This
web sight is where
I will
share with You what I learn about what's going on.
Please
keep checking back regularly
my New
Page will be up very soon.
I will
keep working on it until its ready !
Until
then even I can't stand
how
long this page takes to load.
All
right You can say it, my page is slower than
STARS
and STRIPES '95
Now
is this COOL or what ! I just finally received the
"OFFICIAL
AMERICA'S CUP '95 CD-ROM"
and
"WOW" I have my own page this is "HUGE"
This
is about 144 years (in 1995) of a race always between the
BIGGEST
and the BEST of the YACHTING World
To
have
been "Doused" by a wave or to feel a gust of wind
that
these racers may have shared was an honor!
To be
included in this documentary, I can not put into words !!!!!!!!!
Yes
the parrot was wearing a straw hat (very sunny day)
I
hope
you enjoy the sample pictures on this page.
In
addition
to lots more of these, and
"By
popular demand"
I will
be putting back the archives of My summer
1992 Americas Cup
Sports
Illustrtated May 25 1992 did'nt get my own page
but
I did get my own picture on the same page (29)
as the
winner of the America's Cup '92
1992
Page
(21)
Reading
the Official program on my way out to the races
September
1992
NZ
Herald
April 17 1995 " Very Nice "
If
my
mother didn't show me this one, I never would have believed it,
but
here I am in a tabloid "center page" with what's his name on the cover
and
everything is COOL. Another good article !!!
Oct. 3rd 1995
Some
things may never change!
I Hope
!!
April 1998 ( Pages 40, 42-43 )
Ok
You
just can't show all the boats
in a
3 page article on a 50 year old race with over 500 Yachts
SAIL
August 1997
50th
Newport/Ensenada race
569
yachts entered. Now what would have all these boats
pointed
to the center of this picture below ? ( page 44 )
Well
no one had ever seen one during the
first
49 years of this race
: )
APRIL
26, 1997 "Front Page"
APRIL
25, 1998 "Front Page"
JULY
4th 1998 A.L.Y.C. Newport Beach
Obviously
things are just "Swell".
I mean
even in 12' sea's it's calm in the flat spots.
DA-WOODY.COM
is not just a fair weather "bay boat"
however
when the going gets rough most people with cameras choose to hang on
for
dear life and
get
the shot when it smoothes out a bit.
The
above photo was on a day that was steep but you couldn't really tell
from
that shot
( 2nd
to the last race '95 AMERICAS CUP )
