About Siskiwit
Put simply, Phil Rhodes designed beautiful boats. Restoring them, of course, is invariably a more challenging task, but not when one spreads the work over 26 seasons.
About the Captain
Henry Young has enjoyed ownership of Siskiwit since 1989 and together they have sailed all of the Great Lakes, Hudson River, and from Castine, Maine, to Ft. Lauderdale and, once in the Bahamas, he followed the log of Christopher Columbus 500 years later.
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Endeavour
In 1984 Elizabeth Myer purchased the J class yacht Endeavour and began the restoration(estimated to total $10 million). Myer was also instrumental in the restoration of Shamrock V another J class (Just 10 were built, between 1930 and 1937, and … Continue reading
Erie Canal
Nostalgia – Siskiwit 8-10-92. Locked thru lock 7 on the Erie Canal and Jerry who was shooting TV weather spot for WTEN, Albany. Jerry asked if he could shoot us coming out of Lock 7. We affirmed. Rachel and I … Continue reading
