[Public-List] Circumnavigations
brooks.glenn at comcast.net
brooks.glenn at comcast.net
Fri Oct 26 16:13:49 PDT 2012
Hey Michael,
In regards to documenting A-30 Circumnavigators, here's some interesting stuff I have discovered about the life and times of two time Circumnavigator Richard Chew Zantzinger. Perhaps this will be of some interest to the list, so I have sent it along via the listserve.
Richard and brother Billy, mentioned below, were heirs to a prosperous 600 acre Maryland tobacco farm and life of leisure inspired by their father's extensive social and political accomplishments. Richard was a life long sailor who circumnavigated twice under the Burgee of the Sailing Club of the Chesapeake (SCC1944.org) in 1969-1970 and again in 1998 - 1992; both times aboard the Molly Brown, a 35' sloop of so far unknown design - although I expect it will prove to be an Alberg 35. The SCC awarded Zantzinger it's James H. Fox Memorial Cruise Medal (Gold Award for Circumnavigation) in 2012 for both voyages.
Richard wrote the book " The Log Of The Molly Brown" based on his experiences during the 1969 voyage. And quite a voyage it was. Characterized in Don Holmes book" The Circumnavigators: small boat voyages of modern times" as a world wide pub crawl to imbibe new forms of alcohol and defeat petty bureaucracies where ever they were encountered. Amongst his achievements, he and the second of three girlfriends (on the cruise) brawled with Marlon Brando on the beach in Tahiti, then latter liberated a cargo of Rum from an unworthy schooner off Australia - whether with the owners permission or not is unclear. Richard achieved a certain legitimacy in 1993 when Sports Illustrated featured a definitely antipodal yachting story about his, shall I say, 'casual' approach to voyaging.
Read the full text at: Ocean Racing Made Deceptively Simple Or, You Yachties, Booze The Man Down http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1087408/index.htm
More interesting are the exploits of Richards brother William (aka 'Billy') Devereau Zanzinger who died in 2009. Billy is the infamous cane murderer in Bob Dylans folk song "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carrol", a '60's protest song about class privilege and the inequity of wealth and influence in America. Billy killed Hattie Carol, a 51 year old poor, black hotel worker and mother of 10, with his cane during an unprovoked attack on the un-suspecting lady as she served him an alcoholic drink on the floor of a 1963 charity ball in Baltimore. He was latter sentenced to a grievous six months in jail by a white Maryland judge. The attack occurred on the night of Martin Luther Kings's "I have a dream speech", 34 miles away in Washington D.C. Dylan performed on stage in support of King's rally, and presumably heard of the attack and wrote the lyrics describing the assault because of proximity to the events in nearby Baltimore.
The Zantzinger family story re-emerged in the 1990's when Billy was indicted for 50 counts of collecting rent from impoverished blacks on decrepit rural properties he hadn't owned for five years. Following loss of the properties for failure to pay back taxes, Billy raised rents on some tenants, evicted others, and sued yet others for failing to make monthly payments. He was convicted and sentenced to 18 months and fined a far greater amount than levied for the killing of Hattie Carol in 1963.
Billy's son was a youthful passenger on Richard's Molly Brown during the first leg of his 1969 voyage down the intercoastal waterway. Family connections have been kept rather on the quite side and out of the public eye since.
Richard died August 30, 1994, while living aboard his boat near Washington. Billy died quietly in 2009.
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-zantzinger10-2009jan10,0,4825718.story
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jackson-williams/dylans-the-lonesome-death_b_157120.html
Molly Brown was apparently a 35' sloop, so not an A-30. I ordered a used copy of the book to see what useful details might lurk beneath the surface. Although I must say the family history I have learned so far, crafted with some care it seems by the remaining Zantzinger clan to retain their ongoing gentile engagement with Washington Society, is amusing enough.
His accomplishments are what they are, but I think we will not have to claim him as an Alberger - not an Alberg 30'er at least, in our documentation of A-30 circumnavigators. I doubt an A-30 would've held enough booze for him to navigate his passages round the world.
Glenn
Dolce #318
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From: "Michael Connolly" <crufone at comcast.net>
To: "Glenn Brooks" <brooks.glenn at comcast.net>
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 7:32:27 AM
Subject: Fwd: [Public-List] Circumnavigations
Glenn,
FYI , What does George think about listing the A-29?
Michael
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From: "Mike Lehman" <sail_505 at hotmail.com>
To: "Michael Connolly" <crufone at comcast.net>
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 9:14:01 AM
Subject: Re: [Public-List] Circumnavigations
Here is another Alberg 30 circumnavigation completed many, many years ago
http://www.amazon.com/Molly-Brown-Media-General-publication/dp/0878580352
~~~_/)_/)~~ Mike Lehman ~~_/)~~~
From: Michael Connolly
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 9:08 AM
To: Mike Lehman
Cc: JonathanLynneEmmaGraceSarah Adams ; Jen Maliszewski ; Rolph and Joan Townshend (A30) ; Ira L./Lanny Helms (A30) ; Renee Cooper
Subject: Re: [Public-List] Circumnavigations
Mike,
Thanks for your reply. Yes sounds reasonable, but brings up another question to pose at the Long Range Planning Committee meeting next week. My original idea which has become the proposal to the CBAA would be to recognize any owner/skipper who has completed a circumnavigation in an A-30 with an entry in the CBAA Handbook. My idea would be to acknowledge the accomplishment but also add some additional data to the Lore of the A-30 so to speak. I did not consider that these owners had to be members of the CBAA to have their entry posted. If that is the case then I believe that Yves would be the only entry allowed of the three currently on the list. I would then ask the LRPC to consider the listing of all A-30 circumnavigations in the CBAA Handbook with some indication of membership status. Guess I see this info as supportive and 'good press' for the CBAA and not a negative because some of these voyagers were not members.
Glenn Brooks is working with George to have this same and perhaps expanded information placed on the A-30.org Web Site. Since the Web Site is not part of the CBAA I guess that circumnavigators could be acknowledged there whether or not they are members of CBAA? Guess that Glenn and I should check into that. We have broached the question of the A-29 with George and have not heard back yet.
Michael #133
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From: "Mike Lehman" <sail_505 at hotmail.com>
To: "Michael Connolly" <crufone at comcast.net>, "Renee Cooper" <reneelmcooper at hotmail.com>
Cc: "JonathanLynneEmmaGraceSarah Adams" <laughing_gull at verizon.net>, "Jen Maliszewski" <jamaliszewski at gmail.com>, "Rolph and Joan Townshend (A30)" <joanrolph at verizon.net>, "Ira L./Lanny Helms (A30)" <ilhelms at comcast.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 2:58:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Public-List] Circumnavigations
Michael,
We have a Long Range Planning committee next week. The Long Range Planning committee is comprised of all past commodores and provides guidance to the organization on a multitude of topics. I will bring this matter up at the meeting.
Personally, I would vote against this since we are, after all, an Alberg 30 organization. We have strived for years, since the beginning 48 years ago, to maintain the organization as a purely A30 group. We have many, many members who no longer own Albergs and we value their friendship and the contributions they make to the Alberg 30 Association as associate members...if we were to acknowledge the accomplishments of a non-member Alberg 29, then we would need to also acknowledge the accomplishments of A30 associate members who have completed blue water cruises and circumnavigations. It is only my opinion, but this is not within the original charter of the Alberg 30 Association.
Hope this sounds reasonable.
~~~_/)_/)~~ Mike Lehman ~~_/)~~~
From: Michael Connolly
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:48 AM
To: Renee Cooper
Cc: JonathanLynneEmmaGraceSarah Adams ; Jen Maliszewski ; Mike Lehmann ; Rolph and Joan Townshend (A30) ; Ira L./Lanny Helms (A30)
Subject: Re: [Public-List] Circumnavigations
Renee,
Our Emails must have crossed in the mail. Glenn Brooks and I are compiling the information needed for the Handbook and the Web Site on the circumnavigators. My additional question to you is how do you feel about adding the entry of Ben Wells who made the voyage in an A-29?
Michael #133
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From: "Renee Cooper" <reneelmcooper at hotmail.com>
To: "Ira L./Lanny Helms (A30)" <ilhelms at comcast.net>, crufone at comcast.net
Cc: "JonathanLynneEmmaGraceSarah Adams" <laughing_gull at verizon.net>, "Jen Maliszewski" <jamaliszewski at gmail.com>, "Mike Lehmann" <sail_505 at hotmail.com>, "Rolph and Joan Townshend (A30)" <joanrolph at verizon.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:28:01 AM
Subject: RE: [Public-List] Circumnavigations
Hi Michael,
I did make a note about your idea adding a page, or whatever needed, about members who had circumnavigated aboard their A30 into the next A30 Handbook and will make the suggestion . What a great idea to acknowledge a grand voyage like that.
All members: I do need names of members who achieved such accomplishment. Who can help me gather this information?
Just noticed that Yves Gelinas, aboard Jean-du-Sud who sailed extensively in saltwater and circumnavigated, made an awesome movie about his voyage. He also is the designer of the wind vane steering system named "Cape Horn". (Brian Palmers interviewed him which you can see on YouTube).
Mike L., will you again take over the advertisement for the next Handbook? Have you ever talked to Yves Gelinas about advertising in our Handbook? After all he is every year at the Annapolis boat show and might be interested in directly addressing our members.
Renee
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To: crufone at comcast.net
CC: reneelmcooper at hotmail.com
From: ilhelms at comcast.net
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:11:07 +0000
Michael,
I was the editor of the 2012 Handbook, Renee Cooper will be the editor for 2013.
Lanny
Mobile (301) 922-2092
From: Michael Connolly <crufone at comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:38:39 +0000 (UTC)
To: <ilhelms at comcast.net>
Subject: Fwd: [Public-List] Circumnavigations
Lanny,
George mentioned that you were the Editor for the CBAA Annual Handbook. Glenn and I would like to have your approval to include a listing with some details for those skippers who have circumnavigated in their A-30's in the 2013 Handbook and thereafter. This entry could follow the Blue Water Cruises entry.
Michael #133
From: "Michael Connolly" <crufone at comcast.net>
To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2012 9:10:47 AM
Subject: Re: [Public-List] Circumnavigations
Glenn,
Sure, let's work on this together. Good to know that you are as enthusiastic about the idea as I am. I like your interest in placing information on the A-30 Web Site. Looks like we already have George's blessing. Guess we should come up with a format we would like to use. The Handbook editor can then lift the information from George for the Febuary 2013 publishing deadline.
I have contacted George off-line for Paul Vibert's contact information. Paul said he was from eastern Canada, don't know if he means Quebec or the somewhere in the Maritimes. I not certain when Yves Gelinas completed his voyage. You mentioned someone completed the voyage in the 1980's? That would make (4) possible with Kirk Little. Contact me off-list crufone at comcast.net and we can discuss further.
Michael #133
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From: "brooks glenn" <brooks.glenn at comcast.net>
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Sent: Monday, October 22, 2012 2:11:15 AM
Subject: Re: [Public-List] Circumnavigations
Hi Michael
Didn't read this thread until just now.... Actually started with the most recent post and didn't see your reply till.now... I would be happy to help you gather info on the alberg circumnavigators . Please let me know what you need. Iam interested in seeing the info on the web site.
Thx
Glenn
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Subject: [Public-List] Circumnavigations
Date: Fri, Oct 19, 2012 11:55 am
George,
Yes. If you can get approval from the CBAA to have this information printed in our Annual Handbook I will do the research and provide the information. It is not likely that these skippers will boast about their accomplishments, nonetheless they should be recognized by the Association which supports the boats they used in their circumnavigations. All A-30 owners should be proud of what they have done. I feel that it is only just that they are memorialized in our Handbook.
George, make it so with the Officers if you can and I will follow through with the details of their circumnavigations.
Thank you,
Michael #133
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From: "George Dinwiddie" <gdinwiddie at alberg30.org>
To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 2:32:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Public-List] Circumnavigations
Michael,
Are you volunteering to gather the information? That's how the A30
Association works. It's all volunteers.
- George
On 10/19/12 1:57 PM, Michael Connolly wrote:
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> George,
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> I honestly believe that these are pretty special owners/skippers and
> should have a separate section in our Handbook memorializing their
> accomplishment. Can you pass this idea onto the Officers of the
> Association for consideration of this proposal?
>
> Michael
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> ----- Original Message -----
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> From: "George Dinwiddie " < gdinwiddie @alberg30.org>
> To: " Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 1:48:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [Public-List] Circumnavigations
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> Michael,
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> Circumnavigations should be listed under Blue Water Cruises. That list
> is dependent on people reporting their cruises, though. Therefore it
> emphasizes those who are members of the association.
>
> - George
>
> On 10/19/12 1:39 PM, Michael Connolly wrote:
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>> George,
>>
>> I think that we should have some space in our Handbook dedicated to
>> owners who have circumnavigated. Currently there are several pages
>> dedicated to A-30 Blue Water Cruises. Isn't a circumnavigation the
>> ultimate Blue Water Cruise? These brave souls who have ventured this
>> far in their A-30 should be recognized. Whether or not they are
>> members of CBAA the Association should acknowledge their
>> accomplishments. Perhaps the Editor could consider this as an
>> appropriate addition to the 50th anniversary Handbook and forever
>> after?
>>
>> Michael #133
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