Harry Martin <> writes:

Here's a bit of history that may interest some folks...

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This  is a copy of a water color image I painted for the Dockweiler Beach 34th Anniversary Hang Gliding Reunion Fly-in. This water color was auctioned off as a fund raiser to help preserve the Dockweiler Beach Hang Gliding site in September 2000. Painting was signed by early hang gliding pioneers such as Richard Miller, Paul McCready, Bill Bennett, and others. The image highlights the early plastic and bamboo gliders originally flown at Dockweiler Beach. Check out some of the very low USHGA membership numbers.

I recall that the painting was auctioned off for a very steep price and I do not know who won or where the painting is currently located. The bidding was furious at the end. I recently located the scanned image on CD and thought pilots may be interested in seeing it. There was a write up in Hang Gliding magazine, but I do not believe the painting was ever published.

Joe Greblo was instrumental in organizing the event and to my knowledge continues to work hard at preserving what is left of our precious beginner level flying sites. Without his efforts, I'm quite sure the Dockweiler Beach and other flying sites would have been forever lost to land developers. Fund raising and PR events go a long way in helping to preserve flying sites.

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