Picture of the Week
September 28-October 4
Skipper Dan Walsh and his crew maneuver upwind in #2778 DOUBLE TROUBLE during the 2022 Mariner National Championships held at Riverton Yacht Club, New Jersey. Dan is an incredibly skilled racer and has worked hard to make his boat as fast as possible; although he did not win that year’s trophy, he did take first place the prior three years in a row and three other times before that for a total of six championships. The boat ahead of him, #3178 BLUE WONDER skippered by Jim Irwin, would go on to take second place, edging Dan out by just one point so Dan would take third. Just a few weeks ago, Jim took home the winner’s trophy in the 2026 Nationals, again at Riverton - and, once again, edging out Dan by just one point!
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“…One of the most versatile sailing craft ever produced.”
-Practical Sailor
ORION is a 1970 O’Day Mariner 2+2, hull number 1922, one of nearly 4,000 Mariners built by the O’Day Sailboats Corporation in Fall River, Massachusetts. She spent much of her life in New Jersey before I bought her in early spring, 2007 and brought her home to Connecticut. This website features my many projects, pictures and stories with the hope they may provide inspiration for others.
I got an e-mail and text from the East Lyme Harbormaster with an urgent storm preparation advisory directing all East Lyme mooring holders to “implement full storm protocols.”