1318 = 73

Happy Birthday to Grandpa Tom who celebrates his 73rd today. Even though it's a Sunday, no doubt he's working same as he does most every day -- especially this time of the year with the start of the Portage Yacht Club sailing season just around the corner.

Not having a good recent photo, we checked Google image which revealed the snap below of Tom Sr racing at the Clark Lake Fall Regatta last September.

Nice caption they had with the photo, too: "Tom Ehman (l) did a super job of running this summer's Rebel Nationals at the Portage Lake [sic] YC." This because Dad had served as the principal race officer for the 2005 Rebel Nationals, which were held at PYC even though the Rebel Class is no longer active at our lake.

Coincidentally, Tom Sr won the Rebel Nationals held in 1964 (yikes!) at Clark Lake. I remember it well -- mostly because we kids were playing doctor in the tents while our parents were out racing.



Grandpa Tom: the skipper of Interlake 1318 turns 73 today.