A collector who already owned two of my paintings has bought two more. They are PUNCHING TO WINDWARD and TRANSATLANTIC RACE 1966. Now his office is perfect as it has Chuck Paine paintings on all four walls. You can see more on the subject of painting at www.painefineart.com.
I finally got to sail the Dave Gerr designed Nester dinghy that I converted from a pure rowboat over last winter. She sails fine, albeit with a bit of lee helm. And she twists bigtime as you can see, though not enough to actually let the ocean come in.
I have just returned from the Annapolis Show. Big news was the absense of the Hinckley Company, combined with the article in the NYT business section re their financial woes. But the gate was much better than in past years, which is never a bad sign.