A well Traveled Boat

I discovered the boat that would become "Spark" while trolling Craig's List. I do this often for any number of interesting items, usually small sailboats and small camping trailers. 99% of the time, I find one or two things to tease myself with, but never follow up on. This time was different.

I always liked the GP, popular in England, Ireland, and down under, it is a boat you can typically only find in one area of North America, New Jersey. With a couple of active racing fleets, they pop up every-so-often for sale, usually the later Glassfibre versions. Spark is not one of those boats.

Completely unmolested after all these years, she is a little worse for wear, but complete from her days of Racing in the Great Channel, Spark is all original, even sitting on the same trailer she came on.

While her mahogany badly wants for sanding and re-varnishing, there is no rot, no missing pieces, and no mis-applied paint to ruin her good looks. Even the air bladders below the benches, designed to keep her afloat after getting knocked over, continue to hold air.  I find myself tempted to leave her as is for the next year and take her to St. Michaels for the Small Craft Festival in the fall to see what people think.