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Board » In memoriam » Long time SOLer, Little Surprise

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2025-02-06 00:47:02 - Long time SOLer, Little Surprise
I rarely look at forum posts or even chats during the races anymore. But when I saw that Rob (Tyger) had passed, I decided to inform our SOL community that my brother, Dale (Little Surprise), is gone. He died on January 16th, a month shy of 80 yrs old, after a long battle with prostate cancer.

Not many will remember Little Surprise because Dale never posted on chat and was very rarely competitive, always sailing SOTP. But he loved SOL and participated in almost every race for many years. He joined in 2009, a few months before me, after Joanne's (Rainbow Chaser) urging. Love and peace, big bro.
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2025-02-06 11:12:58 - Re: Long time SOLer, Little Surprise
Very very sorry to hear that Dale had to abandon ship……….

True he was not “chatty”……totally wrong dear Bruce …that he was “rarely competitive”.

I remember sending over to him quite a great number of certificates for top 10 and top 20 in Championships and series. He was VERY competitive in Sprint races, where it was a very good idea to always keep an eye on him.

A respected competitor and a long-established member of the Sailonline Community.

His presence and weight in Sailonline’s Community history is not going to be forgotten.

Ciao Dale ……..

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