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Show SALT FLAT NEWS, NOVEMBER, 1970 2 by R. N. Goldbergcr Tffe sport of sailing has been referred to as a poet's sport by various scribes of the sea. Where else can a person literally be carried upon the breath of nature? Eighteen-year-ol- d Lester Abbey feels this romantic notion is not all its cracked up to be. Lester is a veteran sailor of four masts, the latest of which fell upon the forehead of his date. With the exception of his sailing partner, Mark McDonald, people generally tend to upset' Lester and his sailcar which he refers to as a sail buggy. Even Lester's parents have had an ill effect upon dry land sailing. Lester recalled an incident where his father, in a moment of helpfulness, lashed the sail car to the top of his automobile to drive out to the salt flats. In the course of that journey, it fell off the car not once, but twice, each time with a dull thud. Hence, Lester felt the name Thudder Dudder would be appropriate for the sail buggy. Lester and .Mark bear a resemblance to certain characters in Winnie the Pooh. At times it becomes difficult to determine who is Piglet and who is Christopher Robin. Hes the messiest person I know, explains Mark, also eighteen years old. While Lester is a junior majoring in physics at the University of Utah, Mark is a freshman and quite a talented artist. Maybe it is the difference between personalities that makes for tjie best of friends. NEWS Photos by E. Grtenwood where the wind and canvas shall be wed Speed on speed on silence said from the Saga of an Old Salt, 1858 a 4 Why Shop AUERBACH'S? We dont entertain you with dancing girls. We dont play y games give-a-wa- every hour. We don7t glue our salespeople to your coattail. We Simply Offer You The Best in family clothing, home furnishings, and gift ideas, a relaxed shopping atmosphere topped with our all in easy-as-AB- C credit plan. SALT LAKE CITY AND OGDEN It was in the eighth grade that this odd couple met. IronicLester pointed out the citizenry ally, the subject being taught was psychology. What, if anyof Skyline were taken aback by the Thudder Dudder wheeling thing, these gentlemen learned in getting to understand their upon the sacred asphalt of old SHS. Today, the parking lot common man was dubious,-a- s they try hard to avoid people, has returned to being the home including themselves, tho ugh of hot rodders while the Thudder with limited success. Piglet and Dudder has become somewhat of Christopher Robin may change a challenge for the Blue Flame. roles, but a point well taken is Flashing a quaint grin of that A. A. Milne is alive and well wryness, Lester related the time he and the Dudder became in Tooele County. aware of the Blue Flame. Legally Sailing was natural for both around in a spaced high sailing Mark and Lester. Marks parents -it came by. ZOOMBA Why founded the Utah Sailing Assowas flame there? the pondered ciation while Les learned the Lester as he, not the Flames ropes at Southhampton, New York. It could well be argued 'crew, had the permit for the that the elite character of these salt. Waving a piece of paper which indeed allowed the Thudgentlemen has had a definite der Dudder to do its thing, effect in their mutual distaste for the sporting life. According to Lester still feels for that subsonic though that may not be Lester, the pages of Yachting man, mutual come next year. Magazine contributed to the conLester and Mark are well cept of the sailcar. Built at dwell in the desert. to equipped Marks estate, the Thudder DudOn survival a trek at Long Valley der was finished in less than a Mark prepared Junction, Utah, year at a cost not exceeding broiled two hundred dollars. Proven porcupines and fried ground worthy at Skyline High rattlesnake. How would you Schools parking lot, it was then describe the taste of porcupine? Like eating a grey, greasy pork, off to the great white desert. replied Mark. For rattlesnake, Marks favorite recipe is: a. One choice snake, skinned. b. Grease frying pan with venom. c. Put in pan. Cover lightly. d. Heat over hot fire for six minutes. The result is a great meal tasting better than chicken, according to our garish, gourmet. The future for Abbey and McDonald offers a variety in the way of the whimsical life. A new sail buggy, Death Valley, and a sail car association in Utah if they can sell the Dudder. The only danger these dry land sailors see in their sport is the appearance of certain parties who come out just to offer advice. Such persons Lester and Mark see as a threat to life as they now know it. Thus, the pair has taken to sailing in the. winter hours of early morning, when the sun is nil and the wind not still. When queried about the possibilities of coeducational sailing, Lester, giving his usual Milnish smile, said, Its fifteen miles to the nearest bathroom. |