Captain Rich's past and present boats...
Here are some photo's of the boat's I've had and a few I grew up around. Hope you enjoy!
1. Sailing dinghy I bought off a retired furniture maker. He decided when he retired he would build a boat, he sailed it once and sold it to me. I sailed it once and sold it to a guy with a huge house in shelter Island, N.Y. He put it in his dining room. It was truly a work of art.
2. The "Companion". 40' Pacemaker Motor Yacht. Cruised the Long Island area for years with this boat. It's home away from home was Payne's Dock on Block Island.
3. My Old Tiger cat and "Priority" a Bristol 27'. This boat was indestructable, sailed it everywhere in the Northeast and to NC.
4.Captain Rich sailing the C & D canal, back when I had hair.
5. This man was a legend. "Dolphin" Edsel, was the harbor pilot forever on Spanish Well's in the Bahama's. He pilot's you around the north end of Eluethra through what is called the "Devil's Backbone"..........With good reason.
6. Captain Rich at the Helm of "Companion"
7. Companion
8. Here is my first boat...........Named it "Shiner".............My grandfather and cousin are bringing it up off the beach, I'm the little guy in the back.
9. Coconut Grove jetskiing with my faithful Jack Russel "Bern". He did alot of cruising and had amazing sea legs!
10. "Priority" My pride and joy, Bristol 45.5 seen here at Holiday Isle in the Florida Key's.
11. How many people can you fit in a 17' Maine Mariner..........Little cruise around New Harbor, Block Island.
12. These Bombard inflateables were the best. Pull the motor off and with the slatted wood floor you just roll it up!
13. "Priority" at Marina Hemingway, we won't talk about where that is.
14. When you have transmission trouble coming into Bermuda, try lashing a Caribe Inflateable to the side of your boat, can get about 4 knots.............after a while..........
15. My Grandfather's Chris Craft............Got my early training with twin screew on her.
16. Grandpa's "Tarpon"
17.Grandpa's "Lucky"
18. And more....
