Dear Brian,
My story with
Krestine is as
follows: My girlfriend and I were about 20 years
old, and met Krestine
at a shipyard in Hobro, Denmark. We had a 24 foot
sailing boat (pictured
to the right), and moored alongside
Krestine. A few hours later,
we had made an appointment about sailing with Krestine
to Los
Angeles for delivery to a Fireman, who had bought
her to live in Marina
Del Ray, San Pedro.
Even in 1969, we
had two 15
tons/hour Honda pumps running in the North sea, and
Biscaya. We had
very bad problems on the trip.
About 5 years ago
(1998?)
I was driving from Canada to San Francisco with a
friend, and saw Krestine
from a bridge we drove over (highway 101, over the
South Fork of the
Willapa River in Raymond,
Washington). I knew her at once, but
my friend did not believe
that I knew that boat (she was pretty far away as
seen from the bridge),
so we turned the car around and went down to her.
It was Krestine,
and my friend was very surprised! We found the
owner's wife at home
and told her about my journey on the Krestine, and I
gave her my card,
so her husband could contact me when he came home, but
nothing ever happened.
I clearly remember the place, and the Northwest
Carriage Museum house some people were building
beside her. I
just did not think about writing the name of the place
down where she was
moored.
Last year I was
invited by a
marine company to tell the story about my trip with her,
and show the old
8 mm movie which I recorded on the trip; so somehow she
is still living
here.
Now I will end
this story by
saying many thanks for answering my mail; it was very
kind of you.
Best Regards,
Ole
Balle,
Denmark |
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