SIGHTINGS the gidleys of sausalito, part 2 When we left off our story of the Gidley family — Cass, Mary and their little girls Sharon and Lupe — it was 1968. The Gidleys had sold Cass' Marina in Sausalito to the Counts, and bought the Yo Ho Ho. The 54-ft Alden cutter was built in 1930. "It was a very famous boat," Mary told us. The cutter had raced in the Transpac in 1949 and 1953. The Gidleys anchored Yo Ho Ho out in Richardson Bay. "We were there for another year or two to go over the marina with Bob and Laura Counts. I think we were in a trailer parked next to the Napa Street Pier — sort of hidden in the bushes a bit. "We were going to take the little sailboats down to La Paz and start a business down there: sailboat rental and sailing school. But the Mexican government changed. It didn't look like it was going to be a good place even though we had a Mexican citizen — Lupe was born there — and we had bought a piece of property on the shore. So we never brought the boats down there." Memo was born in La Paz in 1970. "José Guillermo is his real
The Delta Doo Dah promised to "turn it up to 11" this year, and various friends new and old will help us live up to that promise on Saturday, July 13. Delta Bay Marina, off the San Joaquin River on the Delta Loop, will host a shindig that just keeps ramping up. We hope you'll join us from noon to 4 p.m. for BBQ and wine tasting. Rio Vista artist, sailor and Delta Doo Dah vet Robbie Murphree Gabriel has organized a Delta ArtFest featuring exhibits by 20 artists. Singer/songwriter Michael McNevin will lead a jam session. He'll bring amps and mics; musicians, bring your instruments. At 4 p.m., Delta Rat Bill Wells, commodore of the Delta Chambers, will
PHOTOS COURTESY MARY GIDLEY
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Clockwise from here: The raft, 'Acali'; the crew of the expedition (Mary is fourth from left); Lupe, Mary, Memo, Sharon and Cass Gidley aboard the 'Yo Ho Ho'; the lovely 'Yo Ho Ho' under sail.
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