[Public-list] Alberg 30 Histories

[Robert Kirk]

Albergers
 I’ve updated the spreadsheet history of our grand  Alberg 30 
boats which I posted on the association’s web  site earlier this year. 
George will post this  revised version on the site presently, but I’ll be 
happy to email one to you directly if you’d like.

For those of you who are Excel familiar, you can “unhide” the indexing 
columns and do sorts to find some interesting information, such as:

We have identified about ¾ of the 704 Alberg 30s ever built  - information 
gotten from  old Chesapeake and Great Lakes handbooks (courtesy Ralph 
Bluntschli & Don Campbell), emails & conversations with owners, US & 
Canadian documentation records, and mining the A30 internet discussion 
lists. Some boats have only one entry, while some have records up to eight 
owners.

Our boats are spread out  including Australia and the West Indies, but 
mostly the Chesapeake and Great lakes. The largest concentrations are 
Maryland/Virginia with at least 107 and Ontario with at least 35. There are 
also 16 on the West Coast, 17 in New York, and 13 in Florida. (Of course, 
in the winter all the Ontarians are added to the Florida total.) These 
numbers are based on my 2005 listings only, so there undoubtedly more.

As an example of the sorting you can do with the kist,  here are quite a 
few old farts timers who have kept their boats a long time:

Years  Name             First                   Last            Location
38  Babette             Phil/Barb/Liz/Read      Beigel          Maryland
38  Bandit/Backfin      Fritz/John              Finley          Maryland
38  Marlin              Bob/Martha/Bryan        Marshall/Scott  Maryland
37  Whisper             Ken                     Ames            Maryland
36  Kachina Doll        Marshall/Paula          Binder          Maryland
34  Grayling            Les/Bob         Muir            Ontario
34  Linkaten            Tom                     Maroldy         Maryland
32  Scamp II            Ax                      Nystrom Maryland
32  Checkmate   Charlie/Mike            Grosh           Maryland
32  Lin Gin             Bruce/Andy              Rankin          Maryland
31  Spot                Joe                     Galvagna        Maryland
31  Windward            Jerry                   Snow            Maryland
31  Kahawai             Bob Rick Deb            Chambers        Maryland
31  Mystique            Jim                     Gibson          Maryland
30  Second2Nun  Harry                   Gamber          Maryland
29  Cold Duck           John                    Sauerwald       Ontario
29  Wind Call           Bob                     Johns           New York
28  Good Week   Al                      Suwalsky etc.   Maryland
27  Gilleleje           Mike                    Lehman          Maryland
25  Freedom             Ted                     Liszczak        New Hampshire
25  Tern Two            Fayne/Sue               Farrar/Barrett  Maryland
25  Lancashire Lass     Kenneth         Robertson       Ontario

(Dennis Furnis in Ontario may have the record, but I don’t know if he’s 
still an owner this year. Bruce Breiding & Mike Brown were also 38 year 
folks before they sold this year.

A couple of notes on the way the spreadsheet is set up:

1.      The US vs KC designation is not entirely clear. As far as I can 
tell, Whitby gave dual numbers to only the first 22 or so boats  maybe 
fewer. Those boats with dual numbers need  a US or KC to differentiate 
them. Later boats don’t, even if  they usually use the prefix, so I’ve left 
them off.

2.      The “Kept” column is not necessary and can be confusing since one 
owner could have “kept” his boat in several different creeks & marinas 
during his ownership. I only added it since it’s given in the Handbook in 
most cases and was easy to enter. Feel free to ignore. The “Location” 
column is very useful, though.

3.      The numbering may not be 100% accurate. Whitby/Hanson apparently 
was a little cavalier on his numbering system as some of our past 
discussions make clear. By building the spreadsheet I was able to correct 
some misnumbering in a couple of handbook issues, but there are still 
discrepancies. For instance we seem to have two 227’s which I’ve indicated 
with an asterisk. That may be Whitby’s mistake or the owners. Any help 
appreciated.

4.      For years of ownership, I’ve only listed those I can verify. Many 
people may have had their boats longer than listed.

Cheers,

Bob Kirk
Isobar #181