Hello everyone. Ron and I recently purchased Little Breeze (15'), here in Honolulu. Michael Mann sailed her across the Pacific over twenty years ago and I thought you'd be interested to know that we rescued her from obscurity a few weeks ago. I found her alone and neglected down at the other State marina. We purchased her through the brokerage who had her up for sale and brought her back to the Ala Wai marina right away. We are live-a-boards on a 46 foot Cal motorsailor in the marina. I have pictures posted on my blog and there are earlier stories where I wrote about her trip home. I titled them "The Little Boat That Could". There are pictures of her in the photostream on the blog and also under my photo albums in the drop down menu. The album is LITTLE BREEZE. We lost the centerboard last weekend but have a new one on order through Montgomery. We took her out sailing without the board which was fun even if we couldn't maneuver with much agility in the high seas and winds. Since Mike had her rigged for a long journey and had many additional items designed into her, Ron's been in contact with Montgomery to find out what to replace and how to rig her for our use. She has the original mainsail which is a little worn for wear but functional, along with six other sails. Mike had every sail imaginable for the conditions he might encounter, I'm sure. Hope this finds the group well and happy and getting ready for a summer of sailing, Regards, Jennifer Tiernay _http://360.yahoo.com/gently444_ (http://360.yahoo.com/gently444) Jennifer Tiernay Certified Home Services, LLC P.O. Box 75091 Honolulu, HI 96836 (808) 741-1403 - Office (808) 551-3914 - Ron's Cell (808) 356-1349 - FAX _www.rontiernay.com_ (http://www.rontiernay.com/)
Congratulations, Jennifer and Ron! I was beginnning to think no one would buy that poor vessel! Enjoy, Tod M17 #408 BuscaBrisas -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces+htmills=bright.net@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces+htmills=bright.net@mailman.xmission.com ] On Behalf Of RonTiernay@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 5:57 PM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: M_Boats: Aloha from Honolulu! Hello everyone. Ron and I recently purchased Little Breeze (15'), here in Honolulu. Michael Mann sailed her across the Pacific over twenty years ago and I thought you'd be interested to know that we rescued her from obscurity a few weeks ago. I found her alone and neglected down at the other State marina. We purchased her through the brokerage who had her up for sale and brought her back to the Ala Wai marina right away. We are live-a-boards on a 46 foot Cal motorsailor in the marina. I have pictures posted on my blog and there are earlier stories where I wrote about her trip home. I titled them "The Little Boat That Could". There are pictures of her in the photostream on the blog and also under my photo albums in the drop down menu. The album is LITTLE BREEZE. We lost the centerboard last weekend but have a new one on order through Montgomery. We took her out sailing without the board which was fun even if we couldn't maneuver with much agility in the high seas and winds. Since Mike had her rigged for a long journey and had many additional items designed into her, Ron's been in contact with Montgomery to find out what to replace and how to rig her for our use. She has the original mainsail which is a little worn for wear but functional, along with six other sails. Mike had every sail imaginable for the conditions he might encounter, I'm sure. Hope this finds the group well and happy and getting ready for a summer of sailing, Regards, Jennifer Tiernay _http://360.yahoo.com/gently444_ (http://360.yahoo.com/gently444) Jennifer Tiernay Certified Home Services, LLC P.O. Box 75091 Honolulu, HI 96836 (808) 741-1403 - Office (808) 551-3914 - Ron's Cell (808) 356-1349 - FAX _www.rontiernay.com_ (http://www.rontiernay.com/) _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
Hi, I visited with the previous skipper of Little Breeze about 5 or 6 years ago and took some pictures of her that showed that she was then in good condition. We are the owners of an M-15 that we have sailed on Mission Bay, San Diego, since 1990. Good to hear that you are the new owners and will be taking good care of the boat. Gemma and Larry Watson htmills@bright.net wrote: Congratulations, Jennifer and Ron! I was beginnning to think no one would buy that poor vessel! Enjoy, Tod M17 #408 BuscaBrisas -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces+htmills=bright.net@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces+htmills=bright.net@mailman.xmission.com ] On Behalf Of RonTiernay@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 5:57 PM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: M_Boats: Aloha from Honolulu! Hello everyone. Ron and I recently purchased Little Breeze (15'), here in Honolulu. Michael Mann sailed her across the Pacific over twenty years ago and I thought you'd be interested to know that we rescued her from obscurity a few weeks ago. I found her alone and neglected down at the other State marina. We purchased her through the brokerage who had her up for sale and brought her back to the Ala Wai marina right away. We are live-a-boards on a 46 foot Cal motorsailor in the marina. I have pictures posted on my blog and there are earlier stories where I wrote about her trip home. I titled them "The Little Boat That Could". There are pictures of her in the photostream on the blog and also under my photo albums in the drop down menu. The album is LITTLE BREEZE. We lost the centerboard last weekend but have a new one on order through Montgomery. We took her out sailing without the board which was fun even if we couldn't maneuver with much agility in the high seas and winds. Since Mike had her rigged for a long journey and had many additional items designed into her, Ron's been in contact with Montgomery to find out what to replace and how to rig her for our use. She has the original mainsail which is a little worn for wear but functional, along with six other sails. Mike had every sail imaginable for the conditions he might encounter, I'm sure. Hope this finds the group well and happy and getting ready for a summer of sailing, Regards, Jennifer Tiernay _http://360.yahoo.com/gently444_ (http://360.yahoo.com/gently444) Jennifer Tiernay Certified Home Services, LLC P.O. Box 75091 Honolulu, HI 96836 (808) 741-1403 - Office (808) 551-3914 - Ron's Cell (808) 356-1349 - FAX _www.rontiernay.com_ (http://www.rontiernay.com/) _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats --------------------------------- Be a chatter box. Enjoy free PC-to-PC calls with Yahoo! Messenger with Voice.
Hi Jennifer, I can tell you we've been waiting to see who would be the next skippers of Little Breeze. Congratulations! Little Breeze is a piece of history of Montgomery Boats. I'll bet you have heard all about it from Bob Eeg at Montgomery Boats and from the prior owner. I'm sure you've read how she got there on the www.MSOG.org site. I found the album of Little Breeze on your Yahoo site, but I could not get the photos to enlarge to the 1024 X 768 that I like to use on our MSOG Photo Site. So, please accept this an an invitation to take a bunch of photos and allow me to create an album of your new M15. Contact me off list and I'll let you know what I will need so as to create a site worthy of the craft. To give you an idea of what the Photo Site does - and if you have not visited please take a look at www.MSOGPhotoSite.com Bill www.MSOGPhotoSite.com
Great to hear from Honolulu, I lived in the Ala Wai Marina from 1958 to 1960, had a houseboat in those days & life was sweet there. Had many friends & met many new people in transit, especially during Trans Pac. Often I would wake in the morning to find a new boat had arrived next to me in the night, to find a new neighbor on their way to Tahiti or other places, great people. Please forgive a old guys rambling, just reliving happy days, I now sail a Monty 17 on Galveston Bay, you will love your Monty.. Aloha Wayne ----- Original Message ----- From: <RonTiernay@aol.com> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 5:57 PM Subject: M_Boats: Aloha from Honolulu!
Hello everyone. Ron and I recently purchased Little Breeze (15'), here in Honolulu. Michael Mann sailed her across the Pacific over twenty years ago and I thought you'd be interested to know that we rescued her from obscurity a few weeks ago. I found her alone and neglected down at the other State marina. We purchased her through the brokerage who had her up for sale and brought her back to the Ala Wai marina right away. We are live-a-boards on a 46 foot Cal motorsailor in the marina.
I have pictures posted on my blog and there are earlier stories where I wrote about her trip home. I titled them "The Little Boat That Could". There are pictures of her in the photostream on the blog and also under my photo albums in the drop down menu. The album is LITTLE BREEZE. We lost the centerboard last weekend but have a new one on order through Montgomery. We took her out sailing without the board which was fun even if we couldn't maneuver with much agility in the high seas and winds.
Since Mike had her rigged for a long journey and had many additional items designed into her, Ron's been in contact with Montgomery to find out what to replace and how to rig her for our use. She has the original mainsail which is a little worn for wear but functional, along with six other sails. Mike had every sail imaginable for the conditions he might encounter, I'm sure.
Hope this finds the group well and happy and getting ready for a summer of sailing, Regards, Jennifer Tiernay _http://360.yahoo.com/gently444_ (http://360.yahoo.com/gently444)
Jennifer Tiernay
Certified Home Services, LLC P.O. Box 75091 Honolulu, HI 96836 (808) 741-1403 - Office (808) 551-3914 - Ron's Cell (808) 356-1349 - FAX _www.rontiernay.com_ (http://www.rontiernay.com/) _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
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