Crew presentation at Ludlow Wines, Feb. 29 at 6:30 pm
“Three Men in a Tub: Spam, the Pee Bottle, and Other Tales of Derring-Do on the High Seas from Lake Erie to Finland”
Last summer and fall three Cliftonites crossed the Atlantic in a small sailboat. Join them at Ludlow Wines on Thursday, February 29th at 6:30 PM to enjoy a glass of wine and hear their story. Free Dramamine to be served!
The Craft: Clio of Cincinnati, a 32’ Bayfield, Sailed from Port Clinton, Ohio, to the Russian border near Kotka, Finland.
The Crew (l-r):
Owner: Willard Sunderland, Russian history professor at the University of Cincinnati, who dreamed of recreating John Quincy Adams’ voyage as the first ambassador to Russia in 1809 aboard the Horace.
Captain: Tom Lohre, an experienced ocean sailor and neighbor to Will, who volunteered to teach him to sail and worked with him to refurbish Clio for the journey.
First Mate: Chuck Lohre, who retired in 2019 and volunteered to assist the journey.
Location: Ludlow Wines, 343 Ludlow Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45220