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I first met Roger Winiarski of Bristol Bronze about ten years ago when he gave a talk to a class I was taking at the IYRS in Newport. He was an amusing speaker, and clearly a fanatic when it came to Herreshoff bronze hardware.

I just got off of a phonecall with him. It turns out that it doesn't matter if he's talking to a room of 15 people or if he's one-on-one.... this guy can RAMBLE!!!

I'd ordered genoa blocks and some turnbuckles a while back, and I'd misinterpreted the catalog, so he called to make sure that I wanted what I thought I wanted. I was on the phone for at least 25 minutes. Topics ranged from the turnbuckles used on Beetle Cats to the fact that the mainsheet on Reliance (I think) was a thousand feet long.

He's a really amusing guy, and he certainly knows his stuff..... just make sure you hit the head before you pick up the phone!

Hehehe...

You're not the first I've heard that from! I see his postings on the occasional online message board from time to time, and he certainly is a bronze fanatic! His posts tend to ramble too. (Gee I don't know anyone else like that...)

Tim wrote: His posts tend to ramble too. (Gee I don't know anyone else like that...)

I guess we all saw that one coming.

Where else (online) do you run into Roger?

He has frequently posted on the Cape Dory message board, and possibly on the Ariel board as well.