After swimming my laps at the Freeport YMCA, I ran into Owen, a regular reader of this blog. He offered the wonderful suggestion to start featuring Freeport people in the SoFreeport blog. So, please meet George Brockman and his wonderful golden retriever, Olive Oil. George grew up in South Freeport and spent many years sailing on Casco Bay. George excelled in sailing so much that he competed in the National Sear's Cup where he raced a variety of sailboats including Turn-Abouts, Lightnings, and Explorers. He spoke enthusiastically about the thrill of sailing on a 16' Hobie cat strapped into a trapeze harness and heeled over to the max! His love of speed led him to power boats and eventually buying and selling them. Today I saw everything from a 16' skiff to a 34' Luhrs Motor Yacht on his lot. He business is both local and from those who are from away including a number of Canadians from Prince Edward Island (PEI), Nova Scotia and even Newfoundland. Apparently the PEI customers are in the Oyster business and are willing to drive the 10 hours down to Freeport to pick up a good, used boat. George is a youthful looking Vietnam Veteran who is an amateur race car driver. He competed at the 2004 Vintage Celebration in New Hampshire International Speedway in a very cool looking 750 horse power Chevrolet. Top speed he told me with a wide grin was 180 mph. Maybe I sould sell George my ME license plates with "007" on a conservation plate.
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