Eight Bells Archives

Eight Bells: Oliver Grin

April 9th, 2020

Oliver D.W. Grin, M.D., 77, retired neurosurgeon and avid sportsman, died April 2nd, 2020 due to complications from a heart

April 8th, 2020

The sailing community lost a great friend, sailor, and champion as Dayton Thomas Carr passed peacefully at his New York

April 7th, 2020

Bertrand de Speville, 78 years, passed away March 30 after a long and typically courageous battle with cancer. He is

April 1st, 2020

David Austin Freye, age 72, passed away March 23, 2020. Born in Muskegon, MI to Austin and June (Griffith) Freye,

March 24th, 2020

Oliver Lee “O.L.” Pitts passed away peacefully at his home on March 19, four days before his 104th birthday, in

February 29th, 2020

Warren Oldroyd, a stalwart salesman for Ullman Sails South Africa, passed away recently after a very brief and brave fight

February 9th, 2020

William Demelt Alcott III (“Bill”) of St Clair Shores, Michigan sailed into the horizon on February 3, 2020 at the

January 30th, 2020

William ‘Bill’ Wakeman, 78, passed away January 29, 2020 in Newport Beach, CA. We often throw around words casually. In

January 28th, 2020

Arthur Bugs Baer, Jr., sailor and friend, died of a heart attack at age 86 on January 9 in New

January 14th, 2020

Jerry Neal Tretter, 67, well known yachtsman, outdoorsman and third generation owner of landmark Marina Shipyard (Long Beach, CA), died