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Re: Mark Paulson (Saildoggie)
[Re: JasonHelmbrecht]
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02/16/2016 03:26 PM
02/16/2016 03:26 PM
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Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 10,999 Macon, Georgia
GlennA
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Just saw it on Facebook. I have lost a true friend.
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. - Mark Twain
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Re: Mark Paulson (Saildoggie)
[Re: Winterstale]
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02/16/2016 03:46 PM
02/16/2016 03:46 PM
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Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 312 Canton, GA
Felix
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Very sad. I only met Mark a handful of times, but his big personality is not easily forgotten. I know he was well-loved and will be dearly missed!
Felix (Kris)
* What we do in life echoes in eternity *
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Re: Mark Paulson (Saildoggie)
[Re: Felix]
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02/16/2016 04:01 PM
02/16/2016 04:01 PM
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Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 2,545 Here and There
rita_irvine
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Sad day for his family and friends. Happy Sails Saildoggie!!
Rita It is better to be happy than it is to be right
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Re: Mark Paulson (Saildoggie)
[Re: sail2wind]
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02/16/2016 04:13 PM
02/16/2016 04:13 PM
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Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 5,720 Massachusetts
maytrix
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Never met him, but chatted with him here many times. Sad.. RIP.
Matt
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Re: Mark Paulson (Saildoggie)
[Re: Manpot]
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02/16/2016 05:16 PM
02/16/2016 05:16 PM
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Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 1,082 Maryland, US
gordapeak
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Perfectly stated Mal. And no, your imitation would be fine - the last thing the Dawg would accept is for us to get serious, and forget his true spirit; NOT reverent at all!
"Confidentially, I've had these problems with the tides before"
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Re: Mark Paulson (Saildoggie)
[Re: Manpot]
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02/16/2016 05:51 PM
02/16/2016 05:51 PM
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Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 5,861 Bradenton, FL
Winterstale
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Manpot said: Not sure what to say...one of those amazing larger than life characters that seem to go too soon and leave a void impossible to fill. Saildoggie drove us all crazy at times and yet we loved and embraced him for all his quirks..I guess my imitation of him would be in really bad taste right now!! All love to Nic and Lynn... ....He would probably LOL....
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Re: Mark Paulson (Saildoggie)
[Re: tradewinds]
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02/16/2016 06:04 PM
02/16/2016 06:04 PM
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Posts: 583 Oak Park, IL
TomGarvey
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This is very sad. He was one of the most enthusiastic and generous people I've met. He will be missed.
Tom Garvey
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Re: Mark Paulson (Saildoggie)
[Re: Breeze]
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02/16/2016 07:26 PM
02/16/2016 07:26 PM
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Posts: 10,999 Macon, Georgia
GlennA
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The Dawg was not one for flowers so I just made a donation to VISAR (a service he had been on the verge of needing on more than one occasion) in his memory.
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. - Mark Twain
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Re: Mark Paulson (Saildoggie)
[Re: GlennA]
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02/16/2016 07:34 PM
02/16/2016 07:34 PM
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Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 83,001 Central Florida!
Carol_Hill
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Good idea! I'm sure he would have approved! Scroll down totally to the bottom of every page on the BVI forum for a link for VISAR..
And a donation in memory of Bill Hartzman is also in order, who truthfully might have had some issues with the Doggie, but no issues with support of VISAR... <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />
Carol Hill
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Re: Mark Paulson (Saildoggie)
[Re: DannyV]
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02/16/2016 08:30 PM
02/16/2016 08:30 PM
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Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 100 PA
chelrock1
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When he came onto Anegada, he was larger than life. May he RIP.. Condolences to Lynn and Nicole..
Andy Wittman Was Anegada, Now PA
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Re: Mark Paulson (Saildoggie)
[Re: CaptainRick]
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02/16/2016 09:13 PM
02/16/2016 09:13 PM
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sailaway42
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It didn't matter what boat he skippered, he was one of the best competitors and most genuine friend. I hope that he is starting a flotilla with Walt. Cat Fight 2011 Free Will
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Re: Mark Paulson (Saildoggie)
[Re: Manpot]
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02/16/2016 09:39 PM
02/16/2016 09:39 PM
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Posts: 1,026 Mobile & Orange Beach, Alabama...
LastMango
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I came to know Mark in 09 when he was planning the Flotilla for that year. I recommended a customer on Tortola to do the shirts for him. When they fizzled out on him he called me in a panic to get the shirts done in time. I volunteered to do them myself and got dragged into that crazy fun time (as Twanger would say) in the Flotilla where I had a ball with Mark and all you other folks of the TTOL BVI family. He really worked a lot harder than most folks know to make the Flotilla fun for everyone. Fair Winds Mark. Prayers for Nicole and Lynn.
It must be time to race again. My wounds have started to heal.
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Re: Mark Paulson (Saildoggie)
[Re: LastMango]
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02/16/2016 09:48 PM
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Posts: 5,861 Bradenton, FL
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LastMango said: I came to know Mark in 09 when he was planning the Flotilla for that year. I recommended a customer on Tortola to do the shirts for him. When they fizzled out on him he called me in a panic to get the shirts done in time. I volunteered to do them myself and got dragged into that crazy fun time (as Twanger would say) in the Flotilla where I had a ball with Mark and all you other folks of the TTOL BVI family. He really worked a lot harder than most folks know to make the Flotilla fun for everyone. Fair Winds Mark. Prayers for Nicole and Lynn. I have been thinking about him all day -- and all of the hard work he put into those flotillas and how much fun we all had.
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Re: Mark Paulson (Saildoggie)
[Re: Dirichlet]
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02/17/2016 03:03 AM
02/17/2016 03:03 AM
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Posts: 1,069 South Jersey, USA
boatjunkie
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Collin, you and Mal hit the nail on the head. If it were not for Mark, I would know know any of you folks! If it were not for Mark I would NOT be sailing period! And with that said I want to share some memories that Mark created with many of us TTOL/BVI folks in this short video. Click the picture to start. You will be missed!
Last edited by boatjunkie; 02/17/2016 03:04 AM.
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