Congratulations to Ian Stewart and
Bill Friesen of Heffley Creek, BC
9' Classic Dinghy
Jan. 4, 2000
Dear John:
I'm enclosing a couple of photos of our nine foot Classic Dinghy.
Obviously, Heffley Lake, where my building partner Bill Friesen and I live,
is slightly frozen and will remain that way until mid-April.
Bill and I built it for old school friends of ours that live on
Saltspring Island, in the Gulf
Islands.
Marianne is going to use it with her two springer spaniels. Hence the dark
green Interlux
polyurethane paint. They also live on a barnacle covered beach so we used it
on the
outside of the hull below the water line as well. (I covered the hull of my
Chesapeake Light Craft sea kayak with it and was very
pleased with its abrasion resistance.)
Her name will be "Skye" after the island in Scotland where her
folks grew up.
I would like to thank you for your prompt and helpful advice to my
internet messages. Your instruction manual and plans were particularly easy
to follow.
Yours truly
Ian
