- Date
- 1982-07-29
- Kind
- Observation
- Where
- Whiskey Point
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimerecreationcommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
On July 29, 1982, Nancy Gebert reported seeing people ride in a canvas seat attached beneath a sailboat’s spinnaker near Whiskey Point. The improvised ride included occasional dunks in the water and was dubbed “Spinnaker Swinging.”
Evidence limits
This is a first-person newspaper observation, not a formal sport, vessel, or safety record.
Sources
- Nancy Gebert reports observing a person in a small canvas seat suspended from the bottom of a spinnaker on a sailboat anchored in the harbor on July 29. The ride included water dunks and one observed height of about fifteen feet; three people were seen taking the ride. This is a first-person newspaper observation, not a safety report or formal sporting record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1982-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held sixteen-page August issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the Whiskey Point observation.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1982-08_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Spinnaker swinging is observed from Whiskey Point, 1982”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-spinnaker-swinging-1982/, accessed [date], citing “New Sport Observed from Whiskey Point,” Beaver Beacon, August 1982. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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