Optimist Sailing Dingy -Vero Beach Yacht Club -Built by Judy Allan

NOTE: The text was copied from the " The Siren a publication of the VBYC." August/September 2011
Member Florida Council of Yacht Clubs Volume 31 Issue 7

http://www.verobeachyachtclub.com/Newsletters/2011/Siren08-09-11.pdf

Optimist Sailing Dingy -Vero Beach Yacht Club - Built by Judy Allan

Judy Allan stands beside the first boat she has ever built, an Optimist Sailing Dingy, aptly named for the Vero Beach Yacht Club, which was her sponsor. Judy shared that she became involved with building the Optimist Sailing Dingy earlier this year at the request of Dan Thomas, the Vice Chairman/Director of the Youth Sailing Foundation of Indian River County, Inc. This was the first time Judy had built a boat and she thoroughly  enjoyed the process, except perhaps for all the sanding.  She worked a half hour or several hours at a time and so it took her over six months to finish.  An observer can tell that a good portion of that time was spent using a brush to apply many coats of varnish, an effort which greatly enhanced the boat’s appearance. Judy found everyone she worked with to be both helpful and fun and she is now ready to build another one. Her first boat will soon be going into the fleet of Optis that are available for children to sail through the Youth Sailing Foundation.  Way to go Judy!  She is a beauty!