Captain Ron Strathman has cruised the Sea of Cortez for the last 6 years in his 1977 wooden schooner Gold Eagle. Last month, Hurricane Odile slammed into Mexico’s Baja peninsula with reported winds reaching 100 knots. At least five died in the storm and dozens of boats were sunk. One of them was Strathman’s Gold Eagle. He is now attempting to raise money to salvage and restore the schooner. Click here to learn more and to help a sailor who could use a hand.
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I can’t thank you guys enough for posting the Gold Eagle story. I am determine to get her afloat and underway once again. But that’s only the beginning as you must know. In order to get her back to her once pristine self in my lifetime I’ll need all the help I can get. I’m thinking of making Gold Eagle a training vessel for youngsters, the disadvantaged, an interlude for cancer victims, etc. Maybe you can offer some ideas along that line
Ron
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