Just saw a 2002 Clint Eastwood flick, "Blood Work," filmed in California. The marina shots featured a Nonsuch, probably a 33 or36, in the background. Does anyone know the owner?
Phil Harmeson
Catharsis.
30U 295
Traverse City, Michigan
I have the only 36 in Southern California and I bought mine in 2004. We only have 6 boats in SoCal and I know all but one owner and the boat is in Newport Beach.
Maybe the movie was shot in Northern California where there are fleets in San Francisco and Seattle.
Phil LeVine, Nonsuch 36 MeSays, San Pedro, CA
Funny how our boats stick out like "sore thumbs" in marinas. My brother was counting them from a speeding train between Boston and New York. What other design can be counted from afar...On one visit to PCYC, I miss counted as one was a 40'...Opps.
Jim Jones
TIM CAT 30U 342
Port Credit ON Pt Credit Harbour Marina
West-Lake Ontario Fleet
That reminds me of a time I was anchored in Great Salt Pond, Block Island, RI. As usual when we come into the anchorage I look around to see how many other Nonsuches are there. There are almost always two or three, and sometimes more. On this day I think there were 8 or 9 - not unusual for a summer day.
After a trip into town we were taking the launch back to the boat and talking with the driver. As we approached Lionheart, the driver said, "Are you guys having a rendezvous here or something?" I asked why, and he said "because there are so many Nonsuches in the harbor."
I laughed, and it occurred to me that this guy never stopped to count all the Catalinas, Hunters and other more ordinary looking boats. But the Nonsuch stands out in a good way, I think. More like jewels than sore thumbs, don't you think?
Bill Spencer
LIONHEART, NS30U #352 Hyde Park, NY
Good point.
And it's always convenient -- not much doubt about which boat you're talking about/going to!
Marion Gropen
Meander, NS36 #41, 1986
North Shore YC
Port Washington, NY
OK...Jewels..."sore thumb" is only a "finger of speach".
Seems that part of the movie was shot in Long Beach and there was a 36' listed for sale and de-listed in '03...no hull number but named "Sylvia". The movie was released in '02 so...?
Now if only the ports were counted to confirm the length of boat.
I never did get to visit the only other Nonsuch in my marina as I didn't know his gate code. Maybe next season.
Jim Jones
TIM CAT 30U 342
Port Credit ON Pt Credit Harbour Marina
West-Lake Ontario Fleet
I don't know about sore thumbs. I do know that with the new images on Google Earth when I zoom in on Burrard Civic Marina I can actually see the wishbone booms on La Reina and Respite (the other 26c in the family).
Mark Powers & Nesta Davies
La Reina 26c
Burrard Civic Marina
Vancouver, B.C.
You have a wonderful way with words Bill. Jewels indeed. George Prior, Irish Mist NS33#6 Westerly, RI
— On Sat, 1/16/10, Marion Gropen lists@GROPENASSOC.COM wrote:
> From: Marion Gropen lists@GROPENASSOC.COM
> Subject: Re: MOVIES
> To: NONSUCH-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM
> Date: Saturday, January 16, 2010, 6:01 PM
>
> On Jan 16, 2010, at 12:21 PM, Bill Spencer wrote:
>
> > That reminds me of a time I was anchored in Great Salt Pond, Block Island, RI. As usual when we come into the anchorage I look around to see how many other Nonsuches are there. There are almost always two or three, and sometimes more. On this day I think there were 8 or 9 - not unusual for a summer day.
> >
> > After a trip into town we were taking the launch back to the boat and talking with the driver. As we approached Lionheart, the driver said, “Are you guys having a rendezvous here or something?” I asked why, and he said “because there are so many Nonsuches in the harbor.”
> >
> > I laughed, and it occurred to me that this guy never stopped to count all the Catalinas, Hunters and other more ordinary looking boats. But the Nonsuch stands out in a good way, I think. More like jewels than sore thumbs, don’t you think?
> >
> > Bill Spencer
> > LIONHEART, NS30U #352 Hyde Park, NY
>
> Good point.
>
> And it’s always convenient – not much doubt about which boat you’re talking about/going to!
>
> Marion Gropen
> Meander, NS36 #41, 1986
> North Shore YC
> Port Washington, NY
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Back in the late nineties I was living on board BIANKA at the Chelsea Piers on the west side of Manhattan. One afternoon I was just relaxing in the cockpit when a production manager for a short lived show on the Fox TV Network called THE STREET came up and started asking me questions about my Nonsuch. Seems he was looking for a boat to use in the opening credits that exemplified the high living lifestyle of the Wall Street characters on the show and was drawn to the look of my Nonsuch. We never did get around to discussing money and I was a little hesitant to having a film crew walking all over my deck and since I did not have my Captain’s License at the time there were some for some liability issues to consider. Our conversation was terminated suddenly when he began to get a little queasy due to the rocking of the dock where he was standing and he ran off. I never saw him again.
Mike
BIANKA
1986 30U
http://biankablog.blogspot.com
— On Fri, 1/15/10, phil harmeson harmie@CHARTER.NET wrote:
> From: phil harmeson harmie@CHARTER.NET
> Subject: MOVIES
> To: NONSUCH-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM
> Date: Friday, January 15, 2010, 3:16 AM
>
> Just saw a 2002 Clint Eastwood flick, “Blood Work,” filmed in California. The marina shots featured a Nonsuch, probably a 33 or36, in the background. Does anyone know the owner?
>
> Phil Harmeson
> Catharsis.
> 30U 295
> Traverse City, Michigan
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Hi Jim
There were 5 Nereus 40's built, 4 are accounted for could this be the missing one. Can you remember where?
Cheers
Ian Macdonald
'Journeyman'
Nereus 40
Malta
Hi Mike,
I believe you have more than a passing interest in electric boats, so you may be interested in a letter to the editor of Yachting Monthly, December 2009 from Kevin Desmond of the ELECTRIC BOAT ASSOCIATION. He wants to hear from anyone interested in the subject. e-mail: desmond.book@wanadoo.fr You may have been in touch already, but it could be a useful contact if not.
Cheers,
John Newell
Mascouche 26C 1 (1981 Universal diesel 5416 - 16HP)
Toronto
Actually, after "finding" you and Vanessa in 2006 and adding your JOURNEYMAN
40 - /2 to the Walkers' already long known GOLDEN MEAN 40 -/1 . . .
Your 40 was among the very earliest boats added to the Photo Galleries.
Added 40 - /1 to the Galleries in July 2007.
I "found" 40 22 /3 in fall 2006 and added a few pix of her in October 2007.
"Found" 40 - /4 in September and added pix of her in October 2007.
Finally, I "found" SEQUOIA 40 5 in February and added her in March of 2008.
That makes the five boats in the 40 Gallery at . . .
http://www.pbase.com/nonsuch/40_nereus
The question has remained unanswered since the creation of the 40 Gallery...
Were 5 or 6 of the 40s built. Ellis said he wasn't sure. Assume Wiggers
would know but never remembered to ask Andy or Belinda when have been
speaking to them.
Enjoy. 
Nonsuch Photo Galleries
http://www.pbase.com/NONSUCH
Hi Jim Jones
I am the owner of the former Sylvia now MeSays. I have owned the boat almost 6 years and am almost done with a restoration to near new. It was a real mess when I bought it and the surveyor was TERRIBLE. WORTHLESS. But the boat is sound and I have been able to redo what needed to be redone for the most part. I still need to have the hatch lights replaced but that is not high on the list.
Best regards
Phil LeVine, MeSays, Nonsuch 36 Hull #3
Back in the late nineties I was living on board BIANKA at the Chelsea Piers on the west side of Manhattan. One afternoon I was just relaxing in the cockpit when a production manager for a short lived show on the Fox TV Network called THE STREET came up and started asking me questions about my Nonsuch. Seems he was looking for a boat to use in the opening credits that exemplified the high living lifestyle of the Wall Street characters on the show and was drawn to the look of my Nonsuch. We never did get around to discussing money and I was a little hesitant to having a film crew walking all over my deck and since I did not have my Captain's License at the time there were some for some liability issues to consider. Our conversation was terminated suddenly when he began to get a little queasy due to the rocking of the dock where he was standing and he ran off. I never saw him again.
Mike
BIANKA
1986 30U
http://biankablog.blogspot.com
I am a member of the Porsche 356 Registry and a few of our members have had TV/Movie studios approach them to use their cars in various productions. Most decline the offer but on some occasions they’ve said yes. Perhaps I’m just drawn to the negative responses but the majority seems to have had considerable difficulty getting their Porsches back in the same condition they loaned them in. In most of those cases the studio has repaired the cars but who wants to go through that? With either a boat or a car you are taking a needless risk in this enterprise unless it is balanced by a huge rental fee and guarantees as to the return condition. Personally, I wouldn’t do it…unless, perhaps, Jessica Beil needed to be driven or sailed around Seattle.
Bob Forman
Nessie
N26C
You need to be the skipper/stand in driver for the actor and get paid for your services too. But check out your insurance policy. My uncle got a well paid job (for the time) with Arthur Rank being in charge of Columbus’s fleet at sea and stood in for the lead actor while at sea during a shoot in the West Indies. The actor was seasick, except when in port. In fairness to the actor, the ships rolled at the least provocation and needed more ballast. However the climate was a treat compared to winter in the UK after the war.
The movie was a disaster and should have been turned into a comedy. Everything was supposed to be authentic for the period. The ships were a real challenge to sail. The blocks were too small for the ropes when they swelled in the wet and jammed. In addition, somebody made a huge miscalculation on the anchors. These looked all right until one tried to drop anchor. To everyone’s suprise and dismay…they floated! The stocks were made of too bouyant a wood!! Luckily he had a few years of square rig training under his belt. But these three ships were a major hazard even for the best sailors and I do not think they put to sea again after the shoot. In spite of the problems he faced with his job he enjoyed his time down there and even had time to find a wife.
John Newell
Mascouche 26C 1
Toronto
Fair warning to Mike and his brilliant domestication of itsy bitsy electrons for the marine propulsion of BIANKA . . .
In my ChristMass stocking I received a genuine DILITHIUM CRYSTAL . . . as used to fuel the anti-matter powered engines for travelling at warp speed . . . http://www.pbase.com/nonsuch/image/121274196
May not make a boat sail faster but when powering . . . we could bravely go against wind and wave in ways no man has gone before.
And for dinghies, I can see it now . . . easily 20 people water skiing behind the 10’ RIB !
The Beta28 is almost new, the Uni35 was rebuilt last winter . . . looks like it’s time to dump the MD-11 ! Now, I just need to find some plans for an anti-matter core. Wonder if it should be a folding or feathering core?
Scotty come in. Scotty can you here me?