Eight Bells: Charlie Shoemaker
June 6th, 2024
Dr. Charles P. Shoemaker, Jr., accomplished surgeon, community builder, and sailing competitor, passed away June 4, 2024 in Newport, RI.
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Eight Bells: Ken Legler
June 3rd, 2024
Ken Legler, head coach of the nationally-renowned Tufts University (Medford, MA) sailing program for 43 years and a member of
Eight Bells: Paul Lindenberg
June 1st, 2024
Renowned racing sailboat designer, builder and racer Paul Lindenberg passed away peacefully at St. Anne’s nursing home in Dover, NH
Eight Bells: Ed Huntsman
May 6th, 2024
Ed Huntsman, 72, who devoted his personal and professional life to boating safety, died after battling stage 4 cancer for
Eight Bells: Donald Street, Jr.
May 2nd, 2024
Donald Street, Jr., 93, died April 30, 2024 in County Cork, Ireland. He spent his final day working on the
Eight Bells: Linda Merkle
April 20th, 2024
Linda Milam Merkle of Decatur (GA) passed away March 4, 2024, at a residential hospice facility, where she had been
Eight Bells: Allegra Mertz Torrey
April 19th, 2024
Allegra (Leggie) Mertz Torrey, daughter of James M. Mertz and Allegra K. Mertz, passed away on April 13, 2024 in
Eight Bells: John B.B. Whitton
April 19th, 2024
Capt. John B.B. Whitton, 82, passed April 9, 2024. He graduated from Western Michigan University 1963 and UCLA Graduate School
Eight Bells: Wayne Pignolet
April 17th, 2024
Thistle Class Chief Measurer, lifelong Thistle sailor, and four-time Tartan Ten North American Champion skipper Wayne Pignolet died April 13,
Eight Bells: Tony Morgan
April 11th, 2024
Arthur (Tony) William Crawford Morgan, whose life journey stands as a testament to adventure, achievement, and an irreverent spirit that
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