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| Near Botwood, NF in Aug 1997 |
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| Replica of John Cabot`s Matthew |
| The "HECTOR" docked at Pictou, NS |
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| Replica of a ship that brought the first Scots to NS |
| Rare Molded Blue Hull CS 40 |
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| Showboat for CS 1990 loaded in CS yard, Brampton, Ont. |
| Hughes Columbia 8.7 at Moores Cove |
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| Yates Mobile repairing Lifelines at Dockside |
| Dr Sheldon`s boat back for more Lifelines |
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| July 4, 2012 at Moores` Cove |
| J J Taylor Contessa 26 at Lewisporte Marina |
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| Canadian build pocket cruiser built for ocean sailing |
| Maltilda 20 Sailing at Lewisporte |
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| Pocket Cruiser built in Canada by Ouyang in 1974 |
| Ready for the Truck, Inside CS Yard 1989 |
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| Our Special Green Merlin and a CS 30 |
| CS 34 original Sept 1989 |
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| Empty Hull without interior |
| CS 34 at the 1990 Sept. Boatshow |
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| Finished boat, not like the one above. |
| CS Merlin 36 #4 |
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| Sailing out of PCYC |
| The big Day |
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| 36 ft. Wooden Classic |
| Cutting rigging to fit with masts standing in Boat |
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| Swaging with Kearney Machine on board 1995 |
| "Free At Last " from Toronto docked in the Azores |
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| Getting ready for another year of sailing in Europe |
On Dec 3 2006, John Emomd sailing the boat above left the Canary Islands to sail back across the South Atlantic to Trinidad.
Not sure of the exact route but he expects to spend Christmas at sea alone.
If he sails to the Cape Verde Islands
it is a 900 mile sail before a few days rest and then about 2000 miles to South America. The direct route is over 2500 miles
till he arrives in Trinidad and he expects to fly to Toronto for the Boat Show in January of 2007.
The boat he is sailing,
he built himself and sailed it to home to Holland in 2003. Last winter it was pulled out in the Azores while he was here back
in Canada. The boat is 34 feet, built in steel in Newmarket, Ont. I made the original wire to rope halyards for Free at Last
in 1998 and last winter I repaired two that had been damaged when he had problems with his masthead sheaves. He brought them
back and forth on the plane while his boat was hauled out across the pond.
Good luck to John and I will post any news
here if he gets back to land to email me of his progress like if he decides to land in Cape Verde instead of using the longer
direct route.
News! He made it across and now is in Tobago, more to follow later, he landed there on New Years Day....
UPDATE--- Jan. 30, 2008
John is about to set out for another voyage on board Free at Last. Not sure if he will
sail back up North to Halifax or take a turn and head back to the Azores and from there home again to Holland.
Update--- May 1, 2009
Free at Last stayed on this side of the ocean and in 2008 made its way to Halifax.
All winter of 2009 the boat has been staying at the Dartmouth Yacht Club. At this time John is getting ready to sail
back to Holland and I think trade her in for a new bigger boat. Should be leaving Halifax in June and heading west again.
Not sure if he will have any crew this time for the crossing. Azores, here he comes again!
| FREE AT LAST hauled out in Lisbon |
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| 34 ft. Steel Boat now FOR SALE IN Portugal |
For more information on "FREE AT LAST" For Sale, email John Emond by clicking on this Link.
| Building the new FAL2 |
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| Welding together a new boat in Markham, Ont. |
| Dutch Design, 34 ft Steel sloop |
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| Buiding a new FAL |
| Stern of FAL2 under construction |
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| John Emond, the builder, shown with old Fal above... |
| Boats at the Lewisporte Marina |
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| Launching time in a week or two, May 2011 |
| Stryder in the RCYC regatta in July 2012 |
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| Race winning J35 from Alexandria Yacht Club, Toronto |
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| Race winning J35 from Alexandria Yacht Club, Toronto |
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| Main and Jib Halyards for CS 27 |
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| Custom made, March 31, 2012 |
| Toronto`s own Tallship |
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| Empire Sandy leaving the Western Gap |
| Training Vessel Pathfinder on Lake Ontario |
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| Peterson 41 Built by Andy Wiggers in 1981 |
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| Canada`s Cup Winner Coug home at CBYC |
| Fred Guptill`s CS 36T moored in Fortune Hr. |
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| Resting for the night from his sail around the rock. Click on picture to enlarge |
| CS 36T Main Halyard 2014 |
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| Available with nicopress and thimble shipped loose to install your Shackle. |
| Puddester`s Roberts 56 on maiden voyage |
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| Sailing outside St. John`s Harbour 1993 |
| Mirage 27.5 from Port Credit in Port of Havana |
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| Running Rigging and Docklines by YCR. |
| NFLD Flag flies every day at CBYC in Toronto, Ont |
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| CBYC Clubhouse at Bluffers Park on Lake Ontario |
| Steve Killing`s Classic---- Express 35 |
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| Light, Beautiful and Very Fast. |
| SATURNA 33 Double ender pilothouse |
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| Soon to be built by Yates Boatbuilding Int. in NL. |
The Saturna 33 Molds have found a new home in Springdale NL. and the first hull will be
laid up in Fall 2012. This classic boat by William Garden has be built by several builders since it started out in BC. Finally
it has arrived at Yates Buildbuilding Int. Visit www.oceanfisher.com Or for more info call George Yates at 709 673 4253
| Saturna 33 hull built in 2012 |
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| Want to build your own motorsailer? |
| That double ender look..... |
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| Canada`s Cup`s Evergreen and CNC Mega 30 |
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| Two famous Canadian boats in one shot |
| Phantom docked in Oakville ready to go South |
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| 66 ft sloop owned for Ralph Ryder |
| Sailing a C & C 66 out of Oakville |
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| Shakedown sail for Phantom |
| Flying one of the worlds largest spinackers |
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| Only your Phantom knows for Sure! |
| One of three built about 1972 |
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| C&C Custom 50 |
| A day at Bronte Hr. with EB Bruckmann 1970 |
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| Yacht build for customer in USA. Gurney design |
| This boat built by Bruckmann in 1979 |
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| Landfall 42----- Spending the night at Fred Penney`s |
| Adanac 2 sails again in 2011, Lewisporte, NL |
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| Launching day in Lewisporte, Aug 6, 2011 |
| Lots of J24s at the TPI Plant, Fall River, MA 1978 |
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| 4 -- J24`s per day, Always one waiting for lifelines! |
| My time as a Rigger for Whitby Boat Works |
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Memories of the old days working on a boat in Whitby Hr. This picture goes back almost 40 years to 1974
when I was just a young lad trying to carve out a living in the big city of TO. Some of the people are with the big guy that
owns the boat from New York City. Boat was a Whitby 42 and we are putting it together for its first sail on Lake Ontario before
it motored down the New York State Barge Canal all the way to Manhatten.
| C&C 46 Dynamo, later renamed Adanac |
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| Waiting for a travel lift in Lewisporte, NL. since May 2007 |
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