Broken Arrow
She was only a little banged up. The Zerlangs hauled her out of the water into their yard, put some paint on her, and brought her back to Badgley’s. Then, this March, she got caught in a big storm and was battered and sunk.
“We raised her a couple of days after and we brought her here,” said Zerlang. “And we thought she was a goner. This time we pulled her up to be buried. Nobody knew what to do with her. The doctor didn’t know what to do with her. We were going to cut her up.”
But then local shipwright David Peterson told them she could be fixed. Which really pleased Leroy Zerlang.
“She’s a wood boat,” he said. “She’s an Alpha-30, which is a smaller version of a Sea Witch, a type of boat that was designed by Hugh Angelman, who’s world famous. She’s a tall ship, and I love tall ships. And she’s unique; she has that history. And her life really needs to be saved.”
DeWitt, a former Navy torpedo man turned anti-Vietnam activist who now captains Humboldt Baykeepers’ tour boat in Humboldt Bay, said Badgley has verbally agreed to donate the ketch to Veterans For Peace.
On Tuesday, by phone from Albany, Wittner said it’s important for people to remember what the Golden Rule stands for, and to realize that the world still hasn’t reached full nuclear disarmament.
“We live with 23,000 nuclear weapons in the world today, and most of them are more powerful than the bomb that destroyed Hiroshima,” he said. “And, therefore, the world, ever since 1945, has been living on the brink of doom. So it’s very important to remember this part of the world’s history. This is not a dead issue; this is not the temple of Tutankhamen. This is something with us today that threatens the world’s future.”
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FIVE Comments
Comment / By Hank Sims / Sept. 9, 1 p.m.
For more information, or to offer suport, call or write Project Coordinator Fredy Champagne at fchampagne@asis.com or 707.599.5378.
VFP Chapter 022, P O Box 69, Garberville, CA 95542.
Comment / By Jennifer Savage / Sept. 14, 7:51 a.m.
Great story, Heidi — I’m so glad you did this. Amazing little piece of history hiding in our backyard.
Comment / By Bob Wilkinson / Sept. 15, 6:35 p.m.
Hey Fredy great project. I will donate $500.00. This could be a subject for a documentary film. Could raise all the money needed for the restoration.
Comment / By Antonia Crane / Oct. 27, 12:39 a.m.
Wonderful article. I’m happy that my loved ones in Humboldt are dedicating time and funds to such a worthwhile mission. I hope Veterans For Peace get all of the help they need to get “The Golden Rule” in great shape.
Comment / By Scott Stoll / Dec. 6, 8:33 p.m.
I sailed on the Golden Rule in 1974 in the Carribean with retired owner, Ed Lush, from Ft. Lauderdale, FL.. I was an 18 year old West Point drop out and I worked on my tan and cut my peace activist teeth on reading Albert Bigelow’s book about their mission. (I would later move on to VISTA, Peace Corps, Homeless Care, and Sanctuary Movement) I’ve often wondered what happened to the beautiful little ketch and am glad to know that it has fallen in to caring hands. Good luck with your project.