Perry Yacht Club is the proud owner of a 1977 Santana 20! This boat was purchased for the Sailin’ Sisters sail training and racing program benefiting all women members of PYC. As you can see in the photos, she will need some lovin’ to get her into good sailing condition but what could be more fun than working on a boat? OK, I admit it, sailing a boat is lots better but this will be fun too!
Terri Tilford, Charlene Howard, Pat Allen and I drove down to Oklahoma City Boat Club to look at the boat last weekend. There we met Vernon Green who is Vice President of the Santana 20 Class, organizer of the 2011 Nationals and one of the nicest, most helpful people you’ll ever meet. He and his girlfriend/foredeck crew Stephanie Nguyen and fellow OCBC member Dan Camp were also there giving advice and lending a hand to ready the boat and trailer for the trip home to Kansas. It was a rewarding experience meeting them, seeing their beautiful facilities and trailering the boat home with great friends.
The boat will need lots of elbow grease, paint and a bit of new rigging to make her safe and happy. On Sunday afternoon starting at 1 pm we plan to show her off and dig in to inspecting and cleaning her. Part of the “education” process for our program is learning some of the good, the bad and the ugly when surveying a boat. Anyone who is interested in the inspection tour or investing some time cleaning her is welcome to come get dirty on Sunday. Wear old clothes! At this point we plan to hold the work party at my house in Leawood, but that is subject to short notice change in case we are asked to remove the boat. In that case, we will likely haul it to PYC to work there. (Check back the this website for notice of a venue change or feel free to call me.)
Items on the to do list are:
- inspection
- scrape flaking paint, vacuum and wash the interior
- remove decals from the hull
- remove winches for cleaning at the next Sisters Seminar on Feb. 4th at Kansas City Sailing
- remove both genoa tracks and temporarily seal the deck holes
- remove the tiller
- clean the scuppers
- wash the hull if it’s not too cold
- brainstorm possible names for her
Remember many hands make light work! Please bring small scrapers, rubber gloves, hand tools, etc., that you think would be helpful.
Please RSVP to me at (913) 648-6028 if you think you might be able to come so we have plenty of refreshments, and I can give you directions to my house.
Come on all you Sailin’ Sisters. Let’s get dirty on Sunday! It should be loads of fun!
Joan Allen
allenhouse4@sbcglobal.net or (913) 648-6028
Had a great time cleaning up the boat and removing those decals!!! Weather was perfect and the company was even better. Thanks to everybody who made it out, especially the Santana guys who showed up to help us a bit. Loved the wine Cheri!!
We had a great time at the Allen’s getting our first look at our new boat…she (he?) needs some work but will be a “looker” pretty soon. Joan had us organized and working away. Can’t wait to see the boat under sail.
Before we even got started we were treated to a visit by three Santana 20 sailors from Weatherby lake. Paul Fetterman, Bill McGovern and Paul Stevenson helped remove the rudder assembly and gave us lots of useful tips and advice for the boat and trailer. I think they were all impressed with the sound condition of the boat, and we look forward to seeing them out on PYC’s racecourse at the Leukemia Cup and Commodore’s Cup this summer.
A huge thank you goes out to Terri Tilford, Charlene Howard, Leigh West, Amy Wilson, Becky Stone, Cheri Sharkey and new member Shelley Smith. Steve Turner and Pat were there to assist and made a quick run to the hardware store for us too. We worked until nearly dark and got a tremendous amount done! We were able to clean up the interior, remove the rudder and tiller, remove winches and genoa tracks and temporarily seal the holes in the deck where the hardware was removed. It wasn’t ALL work though. We had a chance to share the drinks and snacks everyone brought and even came up with a few new possible names for the boat! It was all great fun!
The boat is now out at Anderson Automotive in Olathe courtesy of John and Teresa Anderson who have offered to let us keep the boat there while we work on it. We are looking at the calendar and will let everyone know soon when we plan to hold the next work party. Thankfully, even if the weather is bad, we will still be able to pull the boat inside to work on it! THANK YOU TERESA AND JOHN!!!
HOT BOAT!!! You ladies are going to have a blast. She should point high, lots of string to pull and kick butt rigging.
You just changed the learning curve. Good job!
Gregg
Does She have a Name?
How about Cher Ami
We’re collecting names now but only those women who work on her get to vote on a name. Thanks for your suggestion, Gregg. I’ll add it to the list! See you out on the water!
Looks good guys! If you need any more detailed pictures of my boat to see how something is rigged let me know.
Thanks Vernon! I’m sure we will be taking you up on your offer!