There were three families that became an important and lasting part of our lives in these days. It all began when my brother Mark hooked up with some kids he found running around at night at Pernitas Point. If you go back to the very early parts of this thread you can read about them, and how we became acquainted. Now is the time to tie them in to Baldy's thread, and how they became involved in boat racing.

Sorry...I planned to lay out a cast of characters in the upcoming segments of the story about Baldy, but I have to leave at 4 am to go on a multistage cement job. These take awhile...so maybe sometime Sunday I can resume. (This is the way the oilfield works...you get the call, and you have to go!)

ADD: Sorry for the delay, but been eating sardines and crackers out in the boonies for twenty four hours. Got the job done providing energy for America despite lightning strikes all around at three a.m. Had to get some rest to clear the cobwebs.