Re: [austincats-gg] Digest for austincats@googlegroups.com - 3 updates in 1 topic
Mike Rohrer
- Scott Kee - 3 Updates
Terri Kiszer <terri....@gmail.com>: Feb 06 11:08AM -0600
To fellow sailors and friends,
I just saw on Facebook that Scott Kee passed February 4. There are no
services yet planned but wanted to let y'all know.
Scott was our Ruff Rider leader for many years ... a huge part of the
sailing scene on the gulf coast.
He will be missed.
Terri Kiszer
A fellow sailor and friend
Mike Beuerlein <mike.be...@gmail.com>: Feb 06 11:51AM -0600
Oh, no, that's such a shame! He was not that much older than us...
He will be sorely missed.
Mike
<https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail>
Virus-free.www.avast.com
<https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail>
<#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>
Philippe Bettler <phil...@kersail.com>: Feb 06 05:05PM -0600
Ouch, very sorry to hear :(
You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this group. You can change your settings on the group membership page.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it send an email to austincats+...@googlegroups.com.
Galway, Shannon
I first raced RR in 1999, much later than most of you. I remember Scott was this larger than life, no BS, “old guy”. Little did I know over the next 10 years he would become a close friend and he would hand me the reigns to his baby. Just after my first RR myself and a group of friends were headed to go sailing at the beach. Thor Jones found us at Trammels gas station (well he actually found our girlfriends, but whatever) and took them (us) to Cat Alley instead. Scott happened to be there that day and we hit it off. This marked the beginning of my friendship with him and my absorption into the Cat Alley cult. A day I will never ever forget because it introduced me to the tightest group of friends I will ever have, Scott was one of them. The core group would spend almost every weekend at Cat Alley sailing, cooking, drinking, and telling highly embellished stories. Scott was there a lot of those weekends. When Dennis and I sold our houses, Scott was there for the final party.
I would sail RR and bandit runs another 10 times before taking the helm of the regatta. This was something Scott was extremely hesitant to do, but I assured him I would do my best to keep the flame alive as long as I could and that lasted another 7 years. He ran RR for 26yrs (if my memory is correct). You can’t imagine the logistics involved with safely getting 120 boats from point A to point B across some of the most desolate areas of our country. I am still in awe of his interpersonal and planning skills. The RR regatta is one for the history books, at one point it was the longest continuously running regatta in the US. It provided a gateway to cat sailing for so many families and kids. I know every person reading this who sailed the race has some epic stories to tell. Besides RR Scott was also a big fan of the GT300 and always made sure to show up in support.
Aside from sailing he spent his career helping amputees live a better life. He really did want everyone around him to be better off.
But thinking back, there isn’t really any phrase that could describe him better than, “Are those your legs or are you riding a chicken?”
8 bells.
Confidentiality Notice: This electronic message transmission (and/or the documents accompanying it) may contain confidential or privileged information belonging to the sender, which is protected under trade secret, unfair competition, and copyright laws. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents is strictly prohibited. If you have received this electronic transmission in error, please notify the sender by telephone at (713) 952-3444 immediately.
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AustinCats" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to
austincats+...@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion visit
https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/austincats/CAP-7q%2BGXf8RSJQPWhsuoBqyKMiKEVu2bcqDXbFYfRwizkADSQA%40mail.gmail.com.
Jim Casto
Sunday start in light downwind, ~100 cats gybing back & forth in the space of a mile or so till the faster ones worked their way through. Then, dragging the cat across a mile of mud at Snoopy's, then finally a frershwater shower and real food.