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Dawn, 1998
 
Here is a little bit of Dawn's history, as told by one of her owners.
 
"My dad, Charlie Steigerwald, was the person who bought the boat and brought it to CYC in the 50's. He sold it in 1965 to my uncle, Bob Sessions, because we moved to Columbus. After the fleet at CYC died, my uncle sold it, but it always stayed in the Cleveland area, and my dad knew who owned it. I moved back to Cleveland in 1989, and my parents moved back here in 1992, and my dad always kept track of where Dawn was. Finally it was pretty much going to rot, and in about 1994 or 1995 my dad bought it back, and spent several years rebuilding the entire boat, which meant replacing a LOT of rotten wood, new deck, etc. He had a lot of help rebuilding from his buddy Jack Haflinger, who used to own Summer Girl. Dawn has been back in the water since about 1997 (?) and she looks pretty much like she ever did, although my dad added a few conveniences like a furling jib and a "dutchman" (?) furling system for the main, since he does a lot of single-handed sailing."
 
- Betsy Steigerwald Yingling
  6/25/02

Dawn's photos 1994 - 2002   1994 This series was taken in September, just after dad bought the boat (again). 1997 The first year Dawn was back in the water. 1998 A trip to the Wooden Boat Rendezvous in Sandusky. 2002 This is what she looks like today.