The Commodore introduces himself

[Drew B]

Originally Posted by dhermann1
I wonder what ever happened to The Commodore. I doubt that he's been around much since those original postings. Too bad.
Edit: I just read that the former owner, aka The Commodore, passed away recently. That's really sad to hear. RIP, sir.

In a sad way, Im glad the Commodore wasn't around to see this. It would have destroyed him. From what I read here in this thread and the other few things about he poured a lot of time and money into that boat. It would have ended up part of his soul. To lose an old boat with such character is to lose a friend.

May both their souls find peace.

Drew B

 

[Mid-fogey]

I could be wrong...

I wonder what ever happened to The Commodore. I doubt that he's been around much since those original postings. Too bad.
Edit: I just read that the former owner, aka The Commodore, passed away recently. That's really sad to hear. RIP, sir.
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...but it appears that the person who died was the owner before the Commodore. I Googled Silver Swan, and a yacht site said the boat was in the middle of a overhaul and refit that was never finished. The Commodore mentions and shows the beginning of it earlier in this thread. Maybe the costs got to be too much. It happens.

 

[kampkatz]

The destruction of the Silver Swan was truly a tragedy. Watching the video was quite disturbing. Seems like not enough was done to save her from the wrecking ball.

 

[Warbaby]

I could only watch a few moments of the video - I can't bear wanton destruction. And I love vintage boats.

I think there's a lot more to this story and I'm really curious about the details we don't know. Time for some of our intrepid researchers to dig up the dirt...