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I’m Joe Rousmaniere, one of John’s many younger brothers. I am now a weekend sailor – one weekend every 15 years – but when I was a kid we went sailing with John often enough, usually when he couldn’t find any other crew.

I’m Joe Rousmaniere, one of John’s many younger brothers. I am now a weekend sailor-one weekend every 15 years-but when I was a kid we went sailing with John often enough, usually when he couldn’t find any other crew. Seared into my memory was a time we had a nice easy passage south on the Cape Cod Canal, the sun was warm and all was smooth… When we came out into Buzzard’s Bay we were met with…

Editor’s note: In his most recent Coop’s Corner column, “Analog Digits,” Contributing Editor Joe Cooper asked whether inventions that purport to make sailing easier, such as “electronic sail trim,” are what sailors really need.

Derek has joined a growing list of sailors who have moved from diesel to electric. Most of them have recognized that electric is compatible with the experience or way they use their sailboat.

Tom Darling’s article, “Team Dolphin Takes the Vintage Day Racer Prize in the Opera House Cup,” rekindled fond memories for a reader who raced on this legendary Herreshoff Newport 29 for many years and admires the beautiful restoration by Donn Costanzo of Wooden Boatworks in Greenport, NY.

The Coop’s Corner article from our October issue, “Shop Closed, Gone Sailing” (posted at windcheckmagazine.com), discussed the freedom that sailing affords for beginners and ‘round-the-world racers alike.

The 2016 Newport Bermuda Race will include new opportunities for high-performance yachts to compete in celebration of the 50th Thrash to the Onion Patch.

Palmer Johnson sailboat is headed to Haiti to help promote a tourism market on Haiti’s north coast. The crew has experience in Haiti and is hoping to add as cargo used sails, lines,etc. to help support the local fisherman. We are seeking donated equipment that we will distribute upon arrival. Vessel departing Brewers Marina, Branford, CT on November 7, 2015. Call 203 645 9745 or 203 488 5552 for pickup or additional information.   Tim Mangs ˜

Sail Ahead’s first annual event, “Let’s Take a Veteran Sailing,” was by far a great success! Generously hosted by Centerport Yacht Club in Centerport, NY and with the participation of 80 veterans and over 200 skippers/crews/guests, we had 31 sailboats, two RIBS, and one helicopter.

I am trying to locate the sailboat I grew up with as a boy on the Connecticut coast – a 1962 Ensign then known as Socrates. It was later known as Second Wind and sailed out of Manhasset, NY, until it was sold (circa 2000) to a buyer in Lloyd Harbor, NY.