Most sailors, or at least most racing sailors are familiar with the Optimist Pram, but may not know the story of how or why it was developed. That is one of the reasons we are building the McKay Creek Boat Shop at Heritage Village. Clark Mills designed the pram for the Clearwater Florida Optimist Club, the Document… Continue reading Clark Mills and the Optimist Pram
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A Snipe named Honey, and the birth of a new center for the maritime history of Pinellas County Florida
It seemed like a simple thing, Gene Fleming was looking for a home for Honey (the 1947 Snipe built by Clark Mills and sailed to the 1951 National Championship by Francis Seavy) and wanted to donate it to Heritage Village. The Village, Pinellas County’s 21-acre living history museum, already had the Clark Mills designed… Continue reading A Snipe named Honey, and the birth of a new center for the maritime history of Pinellas County Florida