<p>A friend of mine has spent 14 years restoring (and crusing) a 1938 50-foot Monk-designed powerboat. I got to spend the afternoon cruising Lake Washington in the bright winter sun in the company of about 15 other classic wooden yachts. It was a good day…</p>
<p>The MV Rita: <a href=“http://classicyacht.org/gallery/displayimage.php?album=11&pos=83[/url]”>http://classicyacht.org/gallery/displayimage.php?album=11&pos=83</a></p>
<p>The picture does not do her justice, either.</p>