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Pat Anderson
Joined: 02 Nov 2003 Posts: 8555 City/Region: Birch Bay, WA
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2005
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Daydream
Photos: Daydream and Crabby Lou
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2024 12:53 pm Post subject: The Passing of an Icon |
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Here is an email we received from El Fiero yesterday:
"After living a full life, Bill passed away late afternoon on New Year’s Day. We were all together sharing our love which Bill and I have shared for the last 65 years. We will all miss him greatly."
Bill and El were a great inspiration to the C-Brat community. If you have not already read it, spend some time reading about Bill's and El's amazing cruising adventures here. _________________
DAYDREAM - CD25 Cruiser
CRABBY LOU - CD16 Angler (sold 2020)
Pat & Patty Anderson, C-Brat #62!
http://daydreamsloop.blogspot.com
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DayBreak
Joined: 16 Jul 2017 Posts: 854 City/Region: Monmouth, Or.
State or Province: OR
C-Dory Year: 2018
C-Dory Model: 23 Venture
Vessel Name: DayBreak
Photos: DayBreak
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2024 1:40 pm Post subject: |
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Very sad. Following those early boating cruises across the U.S. and enjoying all of their wonderful photos is what got me excited to possibly own a C-Dory. Our condolences to El and the family. _________________ Gary F
DayBreak, 23 Venture, 2018 - present |
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thataway
Joined: 02 Nov 2003 Posts: 20829 City/Region: Pensacola
State or Province: FL
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: thataway
Photos: Thataway
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2024 1:43 pm Post subject: |
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Our condolences to El. RIP Bill. _________________ Bob Austin
Thataway
Thataway (Ex Seaweed) 2007 25 C Dory May 2018 to Oct. 2021
Thisaway 2006 22' CDory November 2011 to May 2018
Caracal 18 140 Suzuki 2007 to present
Thataway TomCat 255 150 Suzukis June 2006 thru August 2011
C Pelican; 1992, 22 Cruiser, 2002 thru 2006
Frequent Sea; 2003 C D 25, 2007 thru 2009
KA6PKB
Home port: Pensacola FL |
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colbysmith
Joined: 02 Oct 2011 Posts: 4559 City/Region: Madison
State or Province: WI
C-Dory Year: 2009
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: C-Traveler
Photos: C-Traveler and Midnight-Flyer
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2024 2:32 pm Post subject: |
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Sad to hear about Bill. Condolences and prayers for El and their families. I didn't know them personally, but followed some of their stories. I believe they retired early and did much more traveling. Life is short folks. Thus why I do so much traveling while I can. The C-Dory is a great boat for trailering, and there are so many places to visit with it. I envy Bill and El's travels and they inspire me. BTW, that's a great read that Pat linked to. And I highly recommend it. Colby |
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Robert H. Wilkinson
Joined: 26 Jan 2011 Posts: 1235 City/Region: Port Ryerse
State or Province: ON
Vessel Name: Romakeme IV
Photos: Romakeme IV
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2024 2:39 pm Post subject: |
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Sorry to hear this. An amazing couple that were an inspiration to many on this site and I'm sure to many who met them on their travels as well.
Rob _________________ Talk to me and I will listen-- but if its not about boats or fishing all I will hear is bla,bla,bla,yada,yada,zzzzzzzz |
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Wandering Sagebrush
Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 2770 City/Region: Northeast Oregon
State or Province: OR
C-Dory Year: 2005
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Constant Craving
Photos: Constant Craving
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2024 7:16 pm Post subject: |
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Pat, thanks for sharing the sad news. I greatly enjoyed our times at Lake Powell with El and Bill. Condolences to El. _________________ "And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." - Abraham Lincoln |
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Miafun1
Joined: 02 Jan 2010 Posts: 111 City/Region: Illinois
State or Province: IL
C-Dory Year: 2004
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Lake Effect
Photos: Lake Effect
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2024 9:03 pm Post subject: |
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So sorry to hear this news. Bill and El inspired so many to embrace boat cruising and opened new adventures. Thank you for sharing. _________________ Dan & Peggy
'Lake Effect'
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TyBoo
Joined: 23 Oct 2003 Posts: 5314 City/Region: Warrenton
State or Province: OR
C-Dory Year: 1996
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruise Ship
Vessel Name: TyBoo
Photos: TyBoo
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2024 9:06 pm Post subject: |
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Oh my, what wonderful people and magnificent friends. Bill was an amazingly good and kind person and my heart goes out to El at the loss we all feel but she must carry. _________________ TyBoo Mike
Sold: 1996 25' Cruise Ship
Sold: 1987 22' Cruiser |
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Hunkydory
Joined: 28 Mar 2005 Posts: 2660 City/Region: Cokeville, Wyoming
State or Province: WY
C-Dory Year: 2000
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Hunkydory
Photos: Hunkydory-Jay-and-Jolee
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2024 10:27 pm Post subject: |
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JoLee & I, first met Bill & El in 2004 at Yellowstone Lake on the return from our 2nd trip to Alaska with our CD22. At the time, we didn’t know anything abut them or this C-Brat site. We were in a hurry to get home, so the conversation was for only about 45 minutes & they didn’t have their CD22 Halcyon with them as they were on a road trip. It was easy to see from this short conversation, they were a unique & exceptional couple, who owned the same type C-Dory boat as us with a similar zest for adventure & we hoped to share some time together with them in the future. They did tell us about the C-Brat web site & that winter we read much about their travels & finally joined & started sharing in early 2005. Not knowing if this site would last & their information lost, as a Christmas’s present to JoLee, I copied their travel post & made a binder book out of what was available at the time. This is how much of an impression they had made on us so early on. Our first C-Dory group gathering with them was in April 2006 at Lake Powell & became the first of many, we were able to share wonderful times on & near the water & hear about their remarkable lives first hand. I know we are only one of so many, whose lives were so positively touched by Bill & together with him & El. It’s sad to hear of his passing & we can only offer our heart felt condolences to El & family. Thank you Pat & Patty for sharing.
Bill & I on Yellowstone Lake in 2008. A time never to forget
Jay & JoLee _________________ Jay and Jolee 2000 22 CD cruiser Hunkydory
I will not waste my days in trying to prolong them------Jack London
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jkidd
Joined: 23 Oct 2006 Posts: 1622 City/Region: Northern, Utah
State or Province: UT
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Voyager
Photos: Voyager (JK)
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2024 11:27 pm Post subject: |
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So sad to hear this about Bill. Bill and El were just plain fun to be around I have been missing trips with them for a while now. Best wishes to El and the family. My first Gathering was Pend Oreille in 2007.
_________________ Jody Kidd
KE7WNG
Northern, Utah
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SeaSpray
Joined: 12 Mar 2004 Posts: 1007 City/Region: Brentwood, CA
State or Province: CA
C-Dory Year: 2004
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: SeaSpray
Photos: SeaSpray
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Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2024 2:09 am Post subject: |
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Very sad to hear about Bill. I was also influenced by Bill and El's writings before buying my C-Dory. We attended a few early events with them and then the Western Loop event in 2008. I think it was 2018 when we went to Denver for a non boating event and realized they lived in the area. We were able to visit and enjoy their hospitality. They always talked about finding the Good in times when things go wrong.
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Molly Brown
Joined: 02 Nov 2003 Posts: 405 City/Region: Punta Gorda
State or Province: FL
C-Dory Year: 2003
C-Dory Model: 24 Tomcat
Vessel Name: MOLLY BROWN
Photos: Molly Brown
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Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2024 6:24 am Post subject: |
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Though we never met, and it seems like a lifetime ago, I would read all their posts about the travels and experiences they had on their 22. It fostered my retirement dreams of the possibilities what with El writing all about their current times onboard and Bill giving the "geologic" view. I always felt their writings to be very complimentary. Wonderful reading.
RIP Bill, a life well lived!
James _________________ James, Betty, Luna cat and Moki dog on the TomCat Molly Brown
Started the Great American Loop 03/2024 |
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JamesTXSD
Joined: 01 Mar 2005 Posts: 7446 City/Region: from island boy to desert dweller
State or Province: AZ
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: "Wild Blue" (sold 9/14)
Photos: Wild Blue
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Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2024 8:52 am Post subject: |
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Rest in Peace, Bill; and condolences to El and family. This couple influenced many of us to pursue the C-Dory cruising lifestyle. It was the open writing style of their travels in their 22 that convinced us that retiring early was not only doable, but desirable.
Bill was one of the first to reach out when I asked about spending extended time on these boats. It was a treat to exchange laughs when our paths crossed.
This couple is to the C-Dory clan what Lin and Larry Pardey were to sailors; a real integral part of the C-Dory spirit. |
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MOOSE
Joined: 07 Nov 2003 Posts: 619 City/Region: Rainy Lake - Int'l. Falls
State or Province: MN
C-Dory Year: 2001
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: MOOSE
Photos: MOOSE
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Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2024 10:08 am Post subject: |
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We extend our condolences to El and their family.
We had a great cruise with El & Bill on Lake Superior in August 2010. We very much enjoyed meeting and traveling with them both in grand surroundings.
Al & Myrna _________________ .....and remember, if the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy. |
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Salmon Fisher
Joined: 07 Aug 2009 Posts: 810 City/Region: Arlington
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2004
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Kim Christine
Photos: Kim Christine
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Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2024 2:03 pm Post subject: |
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Our condolensces to El and the family.
We never met, but as others have written, Bill and El inspired us to take the next step in purchasing our first C-Dory. I have enjoyed reading their adventures and they sure do inspire us to do more and see more.
RIP Bill. _________________ Patrick and Kim Walker
2004 25 Cruiser-Present
2000 22 Cruiser 2009-2014 (Sold)
2006 25 Cruiser 2014-2019 (Sold)
1985 22 Classic -2019 (Sold)
1991 19 Arima Sea Ranger-2019-2021 (Sold)
2015 27 Ranger Tug-2019-2023 (Sold)
1987 22 Cruiser -2021-2023 (Sold)
Honey, this REALLY will be my last boat, honest! |
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