I purchased this 16 foot dory in January of 1999. She was my first real sailboat and man could she sail. Perfect for the lakes and sloughs in the area. Once I got comfortable, I started taking her on the bay many times. I would drop her in at San Leandro and had some amazing runs. My first golden retriever Sierra and I would head out for some great times and fun sailing on this classic dory with a 505 sloop rig. I had not sailed her in a year as I have been focusing on our 30' Newport and having a ball sailing her. So I figured, if I did not sail her this past summer I would pass her on to someone else. I put an ad in the local CL boat section and within an hour had 3-4 bites. Nick contacted me and said his daughter was really getting into sailing and he wanted to see the boat. He showed up at my door and I instantly recognized him. We had met on the 2010 Baja Haha. He had his family on a small cat and we were in the same division of the rally to Cabo. What a small world. We prepared the boat for travel and off he went. It was sad as Kona and I watched her drive away. Some of the adventures I had with her include Lake Del Valle (my fav!), Newark sloughs, Quarry Lakes, Tahoe, Shoreline, Redwood Shores, Redwood City sloughs, San Leandro, Lake Elizabeth, Oakland Estuary, and several others. The last time I took her out, I almost got arrested for naked sailing. A fisherman called the cops as I was au natural and the cops showed up. I think they laughed at the guy for calling them out for my major crimes against humanity, cause they drove away as quick as they got there. I will miss the Hunky and cherish the time that Sierra and I were sailing in the sloughs and a local newspaper took two pics of us that ended up on the cover. So cool that I had it framed. Loved that Hunky Dory. Good news is she is just 20 minutes away and at a friends house!
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