If anyone is interested, there is a derelict Kittiwake available in Baltimore's Inner Harbor. It is in the water but in rough shape: spongy decks, rainwater below and grimy, mast off and on the dock. All the parts are there for a glorious restoration (see above photo) but the Downtown Sailing Center (DSC) has refused it as a donation because they do not have the manpower to restore it.

I learned to sail at the DSC and sailed another Kittiwake that was there before this one. Sailing one of these boats is what convinced me to buy an Alberg design.

This boat can probably be had for the cost of title transfer. However, there is no trailer and the DSC does not have a lift. That said, I can rustle up a crew and an outboard and get it delivered by water to almost any location in the upper/middle Chesapeake Bay area as a "premium" in return for a modest donation. The money would go to the Downtown Sailing Center's handicapped sailing program or Sailors In Training class that teaches Baltimore inner city high school students to be DSC sailing instructors. I might even be able to convince one of our local boatyards to take it out of the water and put it on your trailer as a matching gift to that modest donation. If you're interested I'll consider any and all schemes and offers. This boat needs a second chance and the Downtown Sailing Center always needs help doing some wonderful things for kids on the water.

It will be hard to reach anyone at the DSC this time of year so contact me and we'll make something happen.
Jerry McCann
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