Commander 147

[Commander227]

That is so great!
Thanks for sharing that, enjoy the rest of our he holidays.
Mike

[ebb]

You are an integral commander of this web site.
You are an inspiration to us all.

Please visit often. A new shelf. A new port.
A new wrinkle. Keep DESTINY in our hearts!

Would love to see a page by page of LORRAINE"S
tribute to Commander 147 and her skipper....

[Commander 147]

So much of what I did during Destiny's restoration was documented here and so much of what is now in the book she created for me she was able to get from here. without this forum she would not have even been able to accomplish what she did.


She created the book on a website called Shutterfly. She is going to see if she can send me the link to the book so I can post it here so ebb and anyone else interested can see the entire thing.


The second and third pages have a play on words that requires a bit of background to understand. My previous boat was a Precision 18 which I named "Sanity" because getting out on her and away from the office helped to restore my sanity. And Destiny when I bought her was called Daydream. You can see how she used that in the second and third pages below.

[Commander 147]

So this link should work to get you to the book but it is not real clear on how to do it so....


When you click on the link it will take you to a page with 3 pictures across the top. Just below that you will see the word "welcome" and just below that you will see the words "recent activity". In the recent activity area you can see a small icon which is a picture of the front cover of the book. Click on the picture of the book and then when that page opens you will see to the left the words "full screen". Click on the words full screen and if your monitor is large enough you should be able to read the text in the book as you go through it.


https://destinysailing.shutterfly.com

[Commander 147]

Hi everyone


Well sadly health issues forced me to sell Destiny but by the grace of God I was able to sell her to my best friend Tim Johnson who is building a summer home in Maine where he will relocate Destiny so he can sail her there during the summer. He plans to become a snow bird and live in Maine in the summer and Punta Gorda Florida for the rest of the year where he has a Tartan 3000 sailboat on a canal in his back yard. The good news since he is my best friend I will still be spending time in Maine with him sailing on Destiny.



Tim and I sail together as often as possible and have both sailed in Maine together on charter boats. We plan to do that again this Sept. before the house is built and Destiny is relocated.


Tim has seen several Commanders in Maine on a trip he took up there in the last couple of weeks and would like to see if the owners of those boats are on this forum so he can get to know you and possible sail with you.



Tim will be on this forum as soon as Bill gets him manually entered so he can log in. So if you own a Commander and sail in Maine please let him know.

[ebb]

DESTINY

These vessels we pour so much talent and love into
are testament to the company we keep. Two words
cheek by jowl in my large print OxfordDictionary,
share space together altho their ancestries are far
apart.

Chalet is a small cabin or hut in a holiday camp.
Chalice, a large goblet. There should always be more
goblets in our lives.

Of course C147 (and A338) are definitely small cabins,
huts with wings we've lavished so much time and money
and care upon. It's THAT we celebrate HERE and find
communion, these supposedly inanimate vessels we
have filled with life and dreams. Our lives and dreams.

To stretch the metaphor a bit more, we raise the
goblet once more: to Jerry and Tim, to Lorraine, Mike,
Fritz, Kyle and dozens of other geniuses, dreamers
who have shared our love for these good little ships,
chalices and chalets of marvelous humanity..

Goblets and maritime huts, Commanders and Ariels..
AND here's to Bill. Where would we be without you??

All hail the Alberg fleet! And another round to DESTINY.

[Commander 147]

Here Here! well said Ebb.



I'm just happy all of the money I invested n Destiny that I knew full well would not be recovered when I sold her went to my best friend. Now he can enjoy the fruits of something that was near and dear to me. And still is...............

[CapnK]

Cannot think of a better way for Destiny to pass into the hands of another skipper, than it to be those of a best friend!

Condolences and congrats, concurrently, Capt Carpenter!

[Commander 147]

Thanks Kurt

[atjsail]

Hi, this is Tim. I am the new owner of Commander 147 "Destiny" and will be sailing her in the Brunswick, ME area. That will not happen until next season, once we get our house built up there. I would love to meet up with other owners along the Maine coast to share stories and adventures. I will be chartering a boat out of Bass Harbor from September 21-28, and will be in Rockland and Castine during the week. Jerry will be there too. If anybody is nearby and has an interest, it would be great to touch base.