Clover's Re-christening this veteran's Day

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A dedicated group of volunteers and veterans have been working since last year to restore this 81 year old classic sailing yacht Clover back to life. Since her wartime service from Dunkirk to Brest as a minesweeper, then on to the Jamaica and the Caribbean, and now the Bay Area this grand little ship has had a colorful history.
On Veteran's Day we will re-christen her into the service of veterans and their families. The crew of volunteers has completed a ton of work in readiness:

• Main cabin top reefed out, and re-caulked with cotton and LifeCaulk
• Lifelines stanchions polished and re-fitted, and new lifelines spliced in
• Awning pole reclaimed from the deep
• Butterfly hatches restored, hatch bars polished and refitted, and hatch boards remounted
• Aft cabin, main cabin, cap rails and hatches sanded, oiled, 6 coats of varnish
• Main deck repainted
• Cockpit well sanded primed and painted
• Main cabin overhead sanded and painted
• Main salon cushions newly upholstered and fitted
• Main salon's original heater restored
• Aft cabin completely restored and furnished
• New custom engine exhaust system delivered 

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What a Great Team!! The Re- Christening is going to be great!
We hope you will join us at Glen Cove Marina in Vallejo CA this Veteran's Day to celebrate this important achievement in restoring this fine historic boat to the service of veterans. If you can't join us please consider donating - we really appreciate all the help!

Wooden Boats for Veterans (EIN 46-4194065) a nonprofit private foundation, was founded by combat veterans and sailors dedicated to enriching veterans’ lives. We have served and we have a passion for restoring and sailing boats. 
Our long-term strategy to deliver a prolonged impact to veterans includes building community in the Bay and Delta regions through wooden boat restoration projects and sail training, ultimately leading to a capstone voyage to Hawaii.​

To find out how you can be involved, visit us at www.vetsboats.org or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/vetsboats.org/