Skipjack Claud W. Somers now is ‘on the hard’ for refit

by Tina McCloud

The crew maneuvers the Spat II and Somers in tight quarters at the boatyard. Photo by Tina McCloud

Lifting a 114-year-old, 28,000-pound wooden sailboat out of the water would seem a daunting task. But not for Larry Jennings, who lifts about 150 boats a year at his boatyard in Fairport.

Lifting the skipjack Claud W. Somers was just another good day on the job. He’s been at Jennings Boatyard almost his entire life, following in the wake of his father, John.

On Wednesday, December 3, a crew of volunteers brought the Somers around the bend from its dock at….

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