Farewell to Rigger Brion Toss
Master rigger Brion Toss, 69, died June 6, 2020, in Port Townsend, Washington, after a few months’ illness. The news from his family arrived as softly as a Northwest mist:… Read more »
Obituary
Eight Bells: James D. Rosborough
James Douglas (Doug) Rosborough, founder of Rosborough Boats of Halifax, Nova Scotia, died on April 23, 2020, a casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic. He was 91. A self-taught designer, Rosborough… Read more »
Eight Bells: Edward Donald Fry
Edward Donald Fry, designer and builder of a diverse portfolio of military, commercial, and leisure vessels, died on Nov. 21, 2019, in North Fort Meyers, Florida. He was born in… Read more »
Olaf Harken: 1939-2019
A hard-working, innovative leader in the sailing world died October 21, 2019, in his longtime home of Pewaukee, Wisconsin. Olaf Harken was 80. With older brother Peter the two began… Read more »
