More visitors to Port Aleria

 

Grant, Alex, Helen, Brigitte and Gordon at the dock in Rostuohey

British-flagged yacht Louise, a 60-ft sloop with lifting keel, aboard which were OCC members Grant and Brigitte Gordon and Gordon and Helen MacKenzie, came into Clew Bay for a visit on the 21st of July.  They opted to anchor in deeper water rather than use our ooring. They decided to stop in and see us on their sail down the west coast after seeing a news item about us in the OCC Newsletter. 


We did the usual things, dinner in Westport and a pint at Matt Molloys. The conversation led us to realise we had a good deal in common. Gordon had been in the music business, and Helen had worked for Island Records, owned by Alex's stepbrother. Grant's father had had an apartment on Washington Square in NYC when I was at NYU, living in the dorm at 5th Avenue and 10th Street. Small world!

We really liked them and enjoyed their company. Despite the brief visit of one night, it was a memorable encounter, as often happens among sailors. 

Gordon and Brigitte at Matt Molloys





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