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I Hfc UAK V lLLt bfcAVbKweanesasay July /, jyyy M3Sailboat is culmination of desire for better craft (C o n tin u e d fro m p a g e 1) Barely able to speak as they took off their shoes and stepped onto the deck of their boat, they climbed down into the cabin and, tears welling in their eyes, sat quietly for a moment savoring the rare feeling of a dream come true. "We are healthy, alive and on this beautiful boat and it is just amazing," said Meredith Allen who, after pausing to compose herself, added softly, "It is just beautiful, we are so lucky." Mayor Ann Mulvale, on hand to witness the christening of the yacht, commented on the difference between now and the difficulties boat builders were having when she first became mayor. "I think it is a good sign in terms of the local economy for employment opportunities, and a good sign for the economy in general, that people feel secure entering into such large expenditures," said Mulvale. Dave Harris, of Harris & Ellis Yachts, said most people in Oakville are unaware of the myriad of top-notch skills that exist in the immediate vicinity. Only five boatyards in the world are capable of producing a boat the qual­ ity of PINNIPED and Bruckmann's is one. Bruckmann, 39, built the boat operating out of a small, simple white shed nestled in Bronte Harbour. He builds no more than three or four custom boats a year (both sail and motor) in his shop. He is following a boat building tradi­ tion that started with his father, Erich Bruckmann, who built famous world class rac­ ing yachts for the C&C custom shop in Oakville. Bruckmann sees his custom shop taking off where C&C Custom (a Canadian company that was a forerunner in the world of fiberglass construction) and his father left off. While C&C did not survive the recession, their excellent reputation lives on as does the expertise which was honed in their custom shop by craftsmen such as those at Oakville' s Klacko, who produce stainless steel and cus­ tom metal work. Paul Allen, meanwhile, had nothing but praise for the "incredible team work of Dave Harris and Mark Bruckmann." He feels PIN­ NIPED is a superior product on par with, if not exceeding, the renowned Hinckley Yachts of New England (which he also considered), but at a better price. Meredith Allen also credits Harris & Ellis with allowing them a level of involvement that is usually reserved only for mega yachts. She said they were given the opportunity to choose everything (except the hull and deck) from fit­ tings and styles of cabinets, to the type of wood and the kind of glazes used. The result, said Meredith Allen, is a boat that "reflects us, our values and tastes and the way we live. It fits us like a glove." Paul Allen, who owns his own advertising agency in Boston, Massachusetts, said build­ ing a world class boat is supposed to be a nightmare like the kind often encountered while building a home. They found, however, that working with the likes of Harris and Bruckmann, made the process "one of the best experiences we've ever had." While Paul Allen said he has always lived around water, it was Meredith who got him into sailing. She has been sailing all her life and grew up on a boat, but said she never thought she would "be a grown-up and doing this." Three months after their marriage 13 years ago the Allens bought their first boat, a used 30-footer. They later upgraded to a used 35- footer (another Mark Ellis design) which they liked, but knew they eventually would want to trade. "Like all boat owners I had 'new boat dis­ ease' and I wanted to find a bigger nicer boat," said Paul Allen adding he has now been cured with the acquisition of the PINNIPED, a solid cruising boat small enough to be sailed by two people, but big enough to handle ocean sailing. One of the most important criteria for the S a le O f H A L T O N T A X I Services Limited & J . & J . A U T O R EPAIR b y Doreen Blake to Harcharan Sign Brar Closed as of June 22,1999 a c t in g f o r t h e V e n d o r WAYNE S. GRAY B A R R IS T E R & S O L IC IT O R 86 Chisholm St., Oakville Tel: 338-6968 Fax: 338-6961 Proud boat owner Paul Allen gets down to work cleaning his new pride and joy in Bronte Harbour. Allens, when working with Harris & Ellis over the design of the boat, was that it be "Hadley friendly". Meredith Allen said the result is many little touches on the boat made specifically with Hadley in mind like the unique retractable swimming platform at the stem of the boat which gives her easy access in and out of the water, and the bunk beds fitted in the second aft cabin, rather than the usual single bunk, to allow her to have friends over. When asked what she thinks of it all, Hadley shyly offered that it is "nice," then added that she particularly likes the seals. Stainless steel seals were placed on either side of the bow just in front of the rub rail because of Hadley's love of the sea mammals. It was her love of marine life, something she shares with her parents, that inspired the boat's name -- pinniped is a Latin classification for seals and walrus. Meredith Allen said the most wonderful thing about sailing, and one of the reasons the boat is so important to them, is that it provides "dedicated alone time with the family". "It's your own biosphere, no telephones, no to-do lists." The Allens plan to truck their piece of Oakville to Massachusetts where PINNIPED will sail southern New England waters and ultimately, one day, the Caribbean. It's a matter of Life! Knowing the signs and symptoms of a streptococcal bacteria infection could save your life. Step causes illnesses which are relatively easy to identify and treat such as strep throat and skin infections. It also causes flesh eating disease and toxic shock which are too often fatal. Strategies for LIFE together with the Oakville Beaver have prepared the LIFE Guide. A compact, informative booklet which provides you with defin­ itions of bacteria and antibiotic resistance, easy-to- follow common sense practices for staying healthy and critical information to help you recognize Group A Strep illnesses and report them to your doctor. Be prepared for life. Read the LIFE Guide. Call Strategies for LIFE for your copy today at: 257-0007 Renaissance Festival opens fo r business Saturday The growing Ontario Renaissance Festival is set to open for another season this weekend. Expecting record crowds, the fes­ tival has enlarged its 16th century Tudor village, said director of oper­ ations Rhonda Mahan. "We've expanded," she.said. "We have some new vendors and we've done some building." The festival will open this Saturday, and run every weekend until Aug. 15th. It will also be open on the Civic Holiday Monday, Aug. 2nd. Hours will be 10:30 a.m. to 7 H y d r o c o p i n g w e l l (C o n tin u e d fro m p a g e 1) Helping matters, McAuley explained, is the fact that Ford of Canada is down for holidays and another large firm (which he says prefers to remain anonymous) has also scaled back operations. "If they were on, we'd go through the roof," he said. Peak power consumption is usually between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., at which point it tapers off. (McAuley character­ izes "peak" as everybody using every­ thing at the same time.) Ten 100-watt lightbulbs, for exam­ ple, equal a single kilo-watt of power consumption. Multiply this by 10,000 and the consumption is one million watts, or one mega-watt. Monday's peak was 333 mega-watts. (Last sum­ mer's peak was approximately 300 mega-watts.) "That's a lot of power," said McAuley. Ordinarily, utilities depend on what is known as "diversity," said McAuley, or the staggered use of appliances. The more that stay on-cycle, the less diver­ sity and the higher power consumption at a single given time. "The hotter it gets the more diversi­ ty we lose across the whole town," said McAuley. "We have reached some peaks as you might expect in these con­ ditions, but people can still enjoy their air conditioning." McAuley suggests that people leave their thermostat at a "moderate" setting (especially when they leave home for work) but not boost it to freezing when they return. 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