Many loyal readers responded to the first RudderPosts Challenge (some twice), in which we asked you to complete the sentence “I like wooden boats because....” Responses ranged from the searchingly soulful to the delightfully absurd. We were moved by Don Korylko's verse; we laughed at Terry Atapa's humor; we were touched by Scheherazade's sympathy.
In the final analysis, however, Dave Tew combined elements of the practical, the humorous, and the soulful. He wins the cap. Judging from his response, he needs the cap. Send me you address, Dave, and we'll dispatch your prize post haste, before the sun gets too high in the sky.
I bow to The Panel's superior taste and judgment, and am humbled by it. That bit about being succinct was bogus, by the way. You should know that brevity is very definitely NOT the soul of most who post on the internet.
Well... maybe I'm just speaking for myself.
Thanks again. The contest was a hoot, and I shall wear the hat with pride, relief and the secret pleasure of having snagged a freebie.
(mailing address, etc. coming via e-mail)
Posted by: Dave Tew | May 12, 2005 at 11:13 AM
I like woodenboats because if God had want fibergalss boats he/she would have made fiberglass trees.
Posted by: Larry Pasciutti | May 12, 2005 at 09:25 PM
How to go, Dave! An absolute classic!
Thanks WB for a fun event.
Posted by: Mark Carver | May 13, 2005 at 09:09 AM
I also subscribe to ClassicBoat and thouroughly enjoy the style and photography they embrace (I'm a visual guy) and in their top 200 boats issue, they displayed the boats numerically and it was a treat to see boats over 100 years old and still in use. Then beside a true classic, a plastic boat would appear and cheapen, dilute and detract from the essence of the history and style of the classics. They even smell cheap!!
Posted by: Jerry Burt | May 29, 2005 at 08:55 AM