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Welcome Ingrid. Getting started.

In a recent moment of weakness, I purchased an early 1970s CL11 dinghy.   The boat was available on the local classifieds, and as is often the case, had fallen into disuse.   Fortunately, the work required on the hull appeared to be manageable, and the sails, rudder and rig were all present and in decent condition.  The CL11 was owned by a wonderful couple named Peter and Gabrielle.  As we chatted I learned a bit about the boat's story as Gabrielle fondly reminisced about her late father Eugen, and how she was a little girl in tow at the Toronto boat show when her dad impulsively purchased the boat.   Dad and daughter arrived at the family cottage with the little CL now in tow, where it saw occasional use through most of the intervening decades.   In later years she rested under a tarp, undisturbed, silently communing with nature.   (the dinghy, not Gabrielle)  As we chatted further, Gabrielle and Peter shared that one of their 3 children is named Ingrid.  I've always found Ing