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Les Valsquier
- I've been hearing this fellow's name in association with multihulls
since the early '90s, and had the pleasure of getting to know him on
the delivery from Seattle to Camano Island. His technical
understanding of the physics involved is formidable... it's great to
have a sailing geek on board when those structural questions arise (and
I'd call on him as expert crew anytime). A year after the Corsair
delivery, he helped tremendously with the broker-free sale process and
subsequent decision-support on the steel pilothouse cutter.
In 1995, Les wrote an exquisite winter vignette called Nacraphilia that any high-latitude sailor will love.
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Wayne Erickson
- Former owner of Multihulls Northwest, Wayne sold me the Corsair 36
and helped the process go smoothly. We "buddy boated" on
part of the
2006 Desolation Sound trip, and he and his wife, Ann, were always calm
and
competent.
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Dave Pritchard
- It was quite a delightful surprise to arrive in Pender Harbour with
no clear idea of where to park the boat, only to discover that the owner of
Fishermans Resort Marina owns a Corsair 31! I was so taken with
this friendly place that I returned while enroute south from Desolation Sound,
and Dave took an afternoon to go sailing with me... sharing some
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Cindy Mettler
- A broker with Swiftsure Yachts, Cindy also happens to own one of the
six Amazon 44s in existence. This helped me overcome my natural
reluctance to deal directly with a seller's broker (normally a very
weak position for a buyer). She was a calm voice throughout the
stressful research process, and managed dual-agency with aplomb...
aided considerably by her extensive knowledge of these boats.
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