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We also saw 'Whisper' in the Bahamas, in January of 2006. My wife Maria and I are the former owners of Ariel hull #90, having sold her a few years before. Her new owner, Mike, had said that he was going to take her to 'Hopetown in the Bahamas', but that meant little to us at the time. We had already purchased a newer, bigger boat, an Alberg 30. A few years after selling Whisper, we decided to retire and move aboard a slightly bigger boat, a Cape Dory '33', another Alberg design. While visiting Hopetown in 2006, we had climbed the lighthouse and looking down saw a familiar shape in the boatyard below. On further examination, we discovered 'Whisper' and remembered what the new owner had said about bringing her to the Bahamas. Having sailed in the Bahamas for the past three winters, we can't think of a better place to be, both for 'Whisper' and for us. Here is the view we saw from the top of the lighthouse, and a picture of her former owners.
Vince Jasinski and Maria Stuart


Check "http://picasaweb.google.com/vm.amante/WhisperInHopetown" for pictures.

The boat yard has put Whisper at $7500, and we should be asking the same. Not much action yet, so I would be interested in hearing something. Whisper is at Torresen Marine in Muskegon, Michigan. That is on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan. Whisper has an Atomic 4 inboard in good condition.

#90 is registered as a 1967, but after reading some of the history on this site and others, I don't believe it. There was a thread about vintage i remember reading, that would have put her about late '62 to early '63.

It is time we put Ariel #90 "Whisper" on the block. We purchased an Alberg 30 two years ago. and Whisper has been on the hard since. She is located at Torresen Marine, Muskegon Michigan. More details available at request.