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The top photo is pilot bay 1955 the idle long near the shore Alf's. Alf often sailed to the mount single handed on a Sunday. Bottom photo is z class . Graham Murgotroyed was skipper and Alf did the crew work.

Graham had a cleft foot and could not move to fast.

Alf did alot swimming sailing with him :)

Below is the fleet at cherub nationals i think about 1960.

Gary and Bud Denniston plus Alf Fox sailed in them.

Alf was crew for either Gary or Bud he cannot remember which one.

This is Alf idle long called rising fast. Alf came second in the bay champs 1955 and won them in 1956. Alf's wife to be may be the first women to crew and ride out on a trapeze on one of them.

Roy Lee Alfs crew, went with Jack Williams to the Moffat cup in Wellington 1956.

Alf also won the Melros cup which was a big deal back then

The young one in the small pictures was Ken Woods we at the Omokoroa regatta.

This was Alf's finn Selena