Thanks for the report. I communicated with Rob a few times via e-mail, but did not get to meet him in person. My loss.
From: Novabraid via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2022 9:37 AM To: 'Stus-List' <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: csgilchr...@comcast.net Subject: Stus-List Rob Ball List folks, As you all have heard, Rob Ball is no longer with us. I was very fortunate to know Rob and his family quite well as he and I worked together at Edson, we raced together on various C&C's and Etchells and shared numerous dinners and glasses of wine over the past few decades. His family and ours are intertwined in many ways. I will miss his friendship more than words can express. At his memorial service at the New Bedford Yacht Club attended by hundreds of friends and colleagues, his C&C 35 Mk 3 "Opus" was dressed with signal flags and a Canadian Flag flying from the stern on the club's main dock. It is with a tinge of happiness that I tell you all that his boat will be heading north to its new permanent home in Newcastle, Ontario now being skippered by Rob's son Dayton. We're not sure when that will happen, either on a trailer, or by water, but Dayton and his 3 young boys will continue Rob's legacy of sailing back in Rob's home waters of Lake Ontario. I'm sure Rob would be happy with that knowledge. Chuck Gilchrest S/V Half Magic 1983 Landfall 35 Padanaram, MA
