Re-Launch of the WHIM, a C-Class Sloop in Chester, Nova Scotia

11:39 AM Sun 15 Aug 2010 GMT

'The re-launch of Whim at Chester Yacht Club' Maritime Museum of the Atlantic

The re-launch of the WHIM, a 1937 C-Class sloop, that was designed and built in Chester, Nova Scotia by the late Joseph Reuben Heisler was a classy affair today. In attendance were several present owners of C-Class sloops that are still sailing, as well as Alberta Baker, who donated the yacht to the Maritime Museum in 2006. Restoration started in 2007 and it was launched on Sunday, August 15, 2010 in the Back Harbour of Chester, Nova Scotia. The C-Class racing sloops were the most sought after yachts and are a proud part of Canada's Sailing history, especially the Chester ...

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Re-Launch of the WHIM, a C-Class Sloop in Chester, Nova Scotia

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