Got a very sad email early this AM.

Nor'Sea community,

It is with a heavy heart that I am informing you that Ariel (hull #43), along with 1386 other homes, was lost in the wildfire in Bastrop, TX on September 4, 2011. I had recently purchased her from Bob H. and moved her from Michigan to Texas and was preparing her for extensive cruising to hail from Matagorda Bay. She was a proud and beautiful lady. In our short time together, she had become a loved friend.

Steve
S/V Ariel
Matagorda Bay, TX
Nor'Sea 27 (hull #43)

Greg