Oshkosh Wisconsin Note - Eric Postl

 

Letter postmarked 2/1/03

 

Mark,

 I just finished looking at your website. Very interesting. You have been around a long time. I am the commodore of the South Side Ice Yacht Club in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. We have been in existence since 1937. We have a clubhouse on Lake Winnebago. We have a limited membership of 50.

 Sailing has been great this year. We have had about 5 weeks of good ice and no snow. We do have some open water about a mile out from our clubhouse, but we just stay away from it. That is until last weekend. The steering broke on my Nite and it was headed straight for the open water. I could not steer it or stop it so as I got closer to the open water I had to bail out. The boat went in but not me. I had a company come and get it out, so I should have it dried out and ready to go in a week or so. It was sitting in about 15' of water.

 I am sending you a couple of our club decals. You can put them in your clubhouse if you'd like.

 Well if I ever get to NJ I will stop and see your place.

 

 Eric Postl