{"id":3188,"date":"2012-04-17T18:56:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-17T23:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/?p=3188"},"modified":"2012-05-14T12:59:41","modified_gmt":"2012-05-14T17:59:41","slug":"bobby-connell-passes-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/?p=3188","title":{"rendered":"BOBBY CONNELL &#8220;PASSES THE BAR&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Word just arrived from my old friend Dick Enersen, that shipmate Bob Connell has &#8220;crossed over the bar&#8221;. Bob, I believe had sailed on 5 america&#8217;s cup defenders, all in the 12 meter era. I had sailed with Bob on 12 meters, and I don&#8217;t know how many offshore races on I don&#8217;t know how many different boats over the years. In the Mediterranean, Cowes, Admiral&#8217;s Cup, SORC, so many I don&#8217;t remember them all. Thankfully the 12 meter America&#8217;s Cup re-union took place in September 2010. Where shipmates could find each other once again.<\/p>\n<p>Bobby was aboard the power boat that set the<a href=\"http:\/\/sportsillustrated.cnn.com\/vault\/article\/magazine\/MAG1088766\/index.htm\"> record between Miami and New York<\/a>. A record that might still stand because no one wants to be that uncomfortable for that long. \u00a0I am not sure his back was ever right again, after that.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3188 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/1026114066_amrdX-O.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/1026114066_amrdX-O-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/1026114066_amrdX-O-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/1026114066_amrdX-O-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3189'>\n\t\t\t\tBOB IN THE CREW OF CONSTELLATION\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Mail-Attachment.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Mail-Attachment-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Mail-Attachment-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Mail-Attachment-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/race-9-18-10-15474.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/race-9-18-10-15474-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/race-9-18-10-15474-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/race-9-18-10-15474-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3191'>\n\t\t\t\tJIM CALDWELL, ANDY MACGOWAN, BILL FICKER, BOB CONNELL\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/race-9-18-10-15501.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/race-9-18-10-15501-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/race-9-18-10-15501-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/race-9-18-10-15501-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3192'>\n\t\t\t\tDAVID ROCKEFELLER, BIZZY MONTESANTO, DICK KURTZ, BOB CONNELL\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/race-9-18-10-15506.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/race-9-18-10-15506-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/race-9-18-10-15506-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/race-9-18-10-15506-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3193'>\n\t\t\t\tBOB CONNELL, DICK KURTZ, BIZZY MONTESANTO\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/race-day-34.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/race-day-34-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"ON THE DOCK AT THE REUNION\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/race-day-34-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/race-day-34-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3194'>\n\t\t\t\tON THE DOCK AT THE REUNION\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/reunion-9-16-10-15291.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/reunion-9-16-10-15291-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/reunion-9-16-10-15291-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/reunion-9-16-10-15291-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3195'>\n\t\t\t\tDICK ENERSEN, PUTTER BROWN, BOB CONNELL\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Word just arrived from my old friend Dick Enersen, that shipmate Bob Connell has &#8220;crossed over the bar&#8221;. Bob, I believe had sailed on 5 america&#8217;s cup defenders, all in the 12 meter era. I had sailed with Bob on 12 meters, and I don&#8217;t know how many offshore races on I don&#8217;t know how &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/?p=3188\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">BOBBY CONNELL &#8220;PASSES THE BAR&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1274],"tags":[2397,2578,1276,1275],"class_list":["post-3188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bob-connell","tag-americas-cup","tag-bob-connell","tag-dick-bertram","tag-moppie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3188"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3188\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3383,"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3188\/revisions\/3383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}