[Rhodes22-list] The Story Behind Silverheels

[Mary Lou Troy]

Peter, thanks for the story.

There is a Chesapeake Log Canoe named Silver Heel built in 1902 an on 
the National Historic Register. I don't know the origine of her name but 
we've seen her many a time as the boats race locally

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Heel_(log_canoe)

https://www.facebook.com/silverheelfoundation/

Incredibly beautiful under sail
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8xHXjsSbW0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5KVKTp4q8A

Mary Lou
ex-Rhodes 22
now Rosborough RF-246
Rock Hall, MD



On 4/6/2020 3:59 PM, Peter Nyberg wrote:
> The name of the boat comes from the lyrics of the song ‘Christian Island’ by Gordon Lightfoot (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zjd9rKZ9Crk <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zjd9rKZ9Crk>).
>
> Tall and strong she dips and reels
> I call her Silver Heels
> And she tells me how she feels
> She's a good old boat and she'll stay afloat
> Through the toughest gales and keep smilin'
> But for one more day she would like to stay
> In the lee of Christian Island
>
> The song dates from 1972, and I was taken by it the first time I heard it.  So, I’ve had the thought of naming a sailboat ’Silverheels’ stuck in my head for a long time.
>
> I always assumed that Lightfoot was making an analogy between the wake of a boat and the feet of a running horse, but for all I know he meant it as a tribute to Jay Silverheels, the actor who played Tonto in the old Lone Ranger TV show.
>
> I read somewhere that Lightfoot has owned several sailboats, but never one named Silverheels.
>
> —Peter
>
>> On Apr 6, 2020, at 9:59 AM, Cary Tolbert <retiredtoby at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks Peter, I will wait for your photos.
>> Love your videos. Is there an interesting story behind the name of your
>> boat?
>> Cary
>> S/V Whisper '86
>>


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