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Celebrate Brendan Geary’s Life
• great fleet of boats (25 - 49')
Brendan Geary, a long-time live aboard on D dock at
• cost effective / convenient Shilshole, died recently from an accidental drowning. He
• social, outgoing club w/ lots
had been enjoying a long sailing trip along the East Coast
of sailing options
and the Caribbean, and died in a harbor in Maryland.
Brendan, owner of Geary Yacht Systems, was a yacht
outfitter who had lived in Shilshole and worked in the
local marina community for 20 years. He was a familiar
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face to many boat owners and was well respected for his
craftsmanship and skill. He will be greatly missed.
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Brendan is survived by his brother Niall Geary of
Georgia, his sisters Siobhan Geary, Fiona Connolly and
Deirdre Geary, all from California, his brother-in-law Jerry
Connolly, and an extended family.
All of Brendan’s friends are invited to a party in
celebration of Brendan’s life on Saturday, Feb 13 at 12 noon
in the Northwest Room at Ray’s Boathouse. For any more
information, please email Brendan’s sister, Siobhan Geary,
at
siogeary@yahoo.com
Hanging Bodies are Dangerous
Comments on Cruising Equipment
I am a 1990 refugee from the Connecticut Coast, and I
enjoy your publication greatly, with one strong exception
- the hanging bodies. Racing action shots fill your pages;
they are exciting and excellent except that so many show
feet and legs and thighs hanging (drooped) over the side of
the hull. In some instances (11/09 page 42 and 12/09 page
48) feet are in the water. The body is designed so that it
always follows the feet.
Winter Lifeline Special - Spiff your boat up!
Even your advertisements (11/09 page 3 and 16) show
25% off C. S. Johnson lifeline parts and reduced swage
legs and thighs over the side, cruising, and without life
fees ‘til the end off February
jackets – including children.
Promoting safety on the water is not the only reason
Come see us at the Seattle Boat Show - booth # 18
for not publishing “legs over the side.” Vision is certainly
Look for our speaking schedule on our website obstructed by parts, often moving, extending at the
waterline from the hull. Certainly, no one claims a hull
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looks more attractive with a motley assortment of legs,
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pants and boots hanging from it. SPORTSMANSHIP - Is
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the time coming when professional 300 pounders from L.A.
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