A Little History

Yesterday, Etienne Giroire, the perfector of the spinnaker sleeve, came into our loft.  He has a trimaran that's being worked on by our local multihull guru Walter Greene.  (This boat has a long and checkered history, but that's for another day.)  He is planning to sail off back to Florida today, and he was picking up a couple of sails we've had here for storage. 

Anyway he came across an ancient display model of one of his sleeves that we've had for many years hyanging off in a dingy corner of the loft.  We have a newer, nicer display model.  Apparently, the discovery of this old relic was quite a nostalgia trip for him. so we insisted he take it away with him.  All very nice until you realize that we're turning into a little bit of a museum...