Senior Moments

Dear Matt:

I was pleased to see the good old Blanchard Senior given her moment in the sun. Growing up in and around Lake Union in Seattle in the 1950s and ’60s, as the Wilkinson brothers did, I, too, early on appreciated the grace, beauty, and performance of these fine sailboats. In those days they were seen regularly on lakes Union and Washington; a friend of mine was lucky enough to own one for many years.

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