Voyaging with Marionette by Ron Breault

The book is about Ron's 25 years with his 1960 Sparkman & Stephens designed Dolphin 24 named Marionette. She had been donated to the Connecticut River Museum, having been out of the water for over 10 years. Having retired early from the 'game,' Ron looked forward to restoring this lovely but neglected boat for single-handed daysailing, overnighting from Niantic to places like Stonington, Fishers Island, and Block Island, and occasional racing. He did not realize at the time, he had signed on for a long term relationship with this very special 'lady' that would take him on voyages not imagined. In his words, “…she had a fascinating history, loved compliments, loved racing, especially in light air, and loved taking me for rides, especially to Maine, where pretty boats have a special place.” One of Ron's goals in writing this book was to create an informal conversational narrative akin to sailors swapping boat stories over a couple of pints at a favorite pub, and he su

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