Terry Moulton: Newsletter Editor
Nathan Bayreuther - 9/20/2019
Let's all give a big welcome to Terry Moulton who has graciously and enthusiastically agreed to come (back) on the Executive Board as the next
Notice to Mariners Newsletter Editor! Terry was actually the President of the Mariner Class Association from 1997-1998. He answered the call when we were recently looking for a new Editor, and all of us thank him very much for stepping up to the plate!
Terry has been sailing since the age of eleven when he built a standard Sailfish from a kit the manufacturer supplied. His bought his first Mariner, #3569, back in the early 1990s, and he has since purchased, repaired and sold over fifteen Mariners, some with the help of other members of the Surf City Yacht Club, New Jersey of which he is a member. A chemical engineer, he has run several plants and has had a contracting business on Long Beach Island.
An accomplished racer, he placed third in the Mariner Nationals twice. He also helped put together some issues of the
Notice to Mariners back in the 1990s and was the editor of
The Racer's Edge and
The Mariner Cruising Story Book.
We're happy and excited to have him on the Board!
Dan Walsh Wins His Fifth Nationals
Nathan Bayreuther - 8/27/2019
Congratulations to skipper Dan Walsh and crew Randy Swartley (#2778
Double Trouble) for winning the 2019 Mariner Class Association National Championships this past weekend at Brant Beach Yacht Club in New Jersey! Only four races (instead of the usual six) took place as racing was cancelled on Sunday due to high winds. Nevertheless, 17 boats participated in the regatta, and special thanks goes to the Brant Beach Yacht Club for hosting the event - this is the 12th time they have hosted the Nationals since the regatta was first organized in 1969.
Congratulations also to skipper Dennis Russom (#3589) from Brant Beach who came in second place in his very first Nationals!
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