- Dates
- 2011-07 – 2011-08
- Kind
- Transportation
- Where
- Saint James Harbor
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimetourismtransportation
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The July 2011 Beaver Beacon profiles Sunshine, Gary Dawson’s 45-foot Bruce Roberts cutter ketch. The charter sailboat regularly visited Saint James Harbor and had carried more than 20,000 people during its Charlevoix career. The 2011 season was reported as its last in Charlevoix before a planned departure for the Caribbean.
Evidence limits
The profile documents the reported sailing operation and planned route, not a complete vessel history, passenger manifest, or later travel outcome.
Sources
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Sources
- Beaver Beacon, July 2011, "Destination Paradise Bay."Profiles Gary Dawson's 45-foot Bruce Roberts cutter ketch Sunshine, its regular visits to Saint James Harbor, its passenger sailing operation, and the owners' plan to leave Charlevoix after the 2011 season for a Caribbean route. It is a profile and reported plan, not a complete vessel or passenger record. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2011-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held July issue scan confirms the Sunshine profile.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2011-07_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Charter sailboat Sunshine visits Paradise Bay during its final Charlevoix season, 2011”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-sunshine-charter-sailing-paradise-bay-2011/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 2011, "Destination Paradise Bay." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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