[Public-List] Alden 32 now upper Michigan Rendevous

[Peter Milley]

Thanks Gord,
No, I have never been to the Somme and would love to see you photos.
The new Vetus 30 HP diesel engine was installed this week but unfortunately
the Alberg won't be ready to haul to Florida before Christmas as planned. I
had hoped to take her to Havana in Feb. I'm leaving for Florida however this
coming Wednesday to purchase another boat to have there for cruising in Feb
and Mar. I will probably take the Alberg 30 to Nova Scotia in the summer and
keep her at the LaHave Yacht Club in Lunenburg County. Since Justin will be
sailing out of Halifax for the next two years he can use it when he has
leave.I will continue to sail Privateer out of Olympic Harbour here in
Kingston. You can never have enough boats
Peter
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gordon Laco" <mainstay at csolve.net>
To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 9:18 PM
Subject: Re: [Public-List] Alden 32 now upper Michigan Rendevous


> Good evening Peter -
>
> Nice to hear from you!  Yes, the RNR fought all through the War of 1812,
it
> could be said with truth that along with the Indians they were one of the
> decisive cards the Crown had to play in successfully defending Canada.
> They fought in nearly every major and minor land and sea battle of the
war;
> the Americans for a time refused to believe that they could possibly be
> facing the same men at battlefields hundreds of miles apart - but it was
> them.  About 980 mustered at the beginning of the war; very few got home
at
> the end.   Any book about the War will have a fair bit of material about
> them.  I am a member of the group that re-enacts the RNR's activities (but
> have not been active for some time)
>
> The group's website is accessible at
>
>  www.battleofgeorgianbay.huronia.com/rnrsite
>
> It has long been a bone of contention that the official history taught in
> Nfld about the regiment begins with the 'Blue Puttees'  in fact they saved
> Canada a hundred years earlier.
>
> I did an archaeological expedition to  the Somme a couple of years ago;
that
> was a moving but very very sad experience.  If you like I can send you
some
> pictures - have you ever been there?
>
> Gord
>
>
> > Hi Gord,
> > I had family in the Royal Newfoundland Regiment  that were lost at the
> > Battle of the Somme. I had no idea that the "Blue Putties" had served in
a
> > Upper Canada. Can you direct me to reference material on the same?
> > Peter Milley
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Gordon Laco" <mainstay at csolve.net>
> > To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all"
<public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
> > Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 3:48 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Public-List] Alden 32 now upper Michigan Rendevous
> >
> >
>
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