Whose 60 ft 100 year old schooner?
An outpouring of aid Boater finds that time sails by in ‘the best place to be stranded’ By KATI BEXLEY STORY PHOTOS :link_photo();” target=”_blank”> Gill Le Houx lost everything when his 64-foot, 100-year-old wooden hull sailboat ran aground and broke up on Vilano Beach in August. He now has a new boat and is restoring it in GibsonUs Dry Dock in San Mateo in hopes of continuing his journey to Cuba. By PETER WILLOTT, peter.willott@staugustine.com Looking at Gill le Houx’s 29-foot sailboat and shiny, black Ford pick-up truck, it’s hard to imagine that just a month ago he was homeless and penniless. The Canadian was stranded on Vilano Beach after Tropical Storm Fay destroyed his 64-foot sailboat while he was traveling to Cuba. But good Samaritans have him more than back on his feet. “I have never been in a position where I needed anything,” le Houx said. “It’s overwhelming, the generosity.” Le Houx, 56, had put all of his money into renovating the 100-year-old wooden sailboat. The boat ra
