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WaterKook
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 Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 6:39 am Post subject: JBD sighting |
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Funny you should mention JBD I just passed him twice on thee road in the last week in Brewster (town he lives in). The first time he had an iceboat on top of his truck. I saw him at the beach once last summer not sailing just stopped by. I think he only sails if it is 4.2 and warm now. I know he got into radio controlled model iceboats and sail street cars and he designs these really cool sails with real flexible masts that squat down when powered. Good guy would like to see him on the water more.
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scooper
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I don't really know Jeff. I met him once, at Hardings Beach 11/07. His remote sailor was great entertainment when the wind died. He said it holds the surface speed record on ice- 39.3 MPH.
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sailingjoe
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| ccoate wrote: | | What happened to JBD, Jeff Brown? |
I met him once on the ice of Wequaquet. He seemed rather quiet outdoors. In fact I've been told we have an acquaintance of his in common, John Ray. I know the old man well and believe he's still alive and kicking. He was a sailmaker for North back in the days the windsurfer was invented which was when I first met him. As to JB, many of his sails can be seen in use on the Cape, but I believe he has retired.
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ccoate
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Good to hear Jeff is still up to some creative stuff there, very sharp guy indeed. I saw one of his sails our here on the SF Bay last summer and it got me wondering. I used to have a nice quiver of his sails that were great, never could figure out why he stopped making them, they were quite good! If anyone knows how to reach him please let me know, thanks!
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Gerda
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| Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 8:53 pm Post subject: Jeff was sailing DN |
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| About a week ago there was a photograph of Jeff Brown sailing a DN ice boat on long pond in Dennis.
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sailingjoe
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| Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 7:08 am Post subject: Re: Jeff was sailing DN |
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| Gerda wrote: | | About a week ago there was a photograph of Jeff Brown sailing a DN ice boat on long pond in Dennis. |
Was that in the Cape Cod Times?
| ccoate wrote: | | I used to have a nice quiver of his sails that were great, never could figure out why he stopped making them, they were quite good! If anyone knows how to reach him please let me know, thanks! |
If you want to reach him, try going out on the ice.  Actually John Ray the 7th told us that sailmaking was not a very enjoyable activity for him. He was much happier when he moved on to making skateboards.
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iceratz@comcast.net
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OK folks...Jerry Evans told me the other day that this thread was goin on.
And to tell you the truth, I am deeply flattered by the comments about my sails! Thanks!
Well, this post was about 'sail repairs', and I no longer do that.
(my sails never needed repairing after all...yuck..  )
I have see a few names here and need to get to the contacts!
Do I see Clayton Coate in this thread? In SF?
And a friend of John Ray Sr.?
BTW, John (Jack) Ray and myself worked for HOOD sails.
And his son John Ray Jr.......I need to know how to find him ....big time!!!
He is MIA Hawaii last I knew....
Anyone please LMK!!!
And then I see Gerda Ried!!!!!! Incredible!!!
I was iceboating with my new dog WINDY!!!.....on my birthday, and the CC Times just happen to swing by....next day...I am cover boy!
And BTW, you guys see my new WORLD SPEED RECORD for Freeskate on ice!!!!!
64.6mph!!!!
....and I did it on John Ray Jr.s "ICE-O-TOPE" custom built skateboard/iceboard!!!!
what an incredible journey here......
Need more contacts from you all aout there!!!
Please write to:
iceratz@msn.com
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