February 6, 2014
We used to play “where’s our house” when we’d hike in the local mountains. Inevitably, we’d get to a good overlook and start the game. I was always tempted to paint some kind of bright design on our roof to make it easier. Now we play “where’s Legacy?”
And the game is easier with our two blue stripes. Above is the view yesterday from Motutapu with our mast just sticking out above the trees.
Someone asked us once if we were from Ventura. Apparently, a rigger there, who I think was named Bob Buoy, used to paint distinct stripes on client’s masts. He called them Buoy Bars. We came up with the idea through convergent evolution and it’s been very handy, not just for our game. We can tell people, “just look for the two blue stripes at the top of our mast.”
Here’s a closer picture and some more reasons for the stipes. -Rich
