Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Crashed sailboat


Some of you will remember this crashed boat.  It's an iconic figure at Lake Sumter Landing in The Villages.

But, like the other fishing boat in this lake, this boat is also rotting away.  I think it's time the folks in charge of such tourist teasers should replace them with upgraded and newer wrecks.

[This photo has been reposted on The Villages (Florida) Photos.]

15 comments:

William Kendall said...

That needs to be hauled away for the scrap heap!

Gosia said...

looks sad

Taken For Granted said...

There is not much left of that old boat. How do you know it is a sailboat? Looks like past time to clean up the dock.

Michelle said...

The poor thing. It does look pretty bad.

Kay said...

Oh...so you're going for a better class of wrecks??
(BTW, to answer your question: I prefer not to publish license plates or house numbers. I don't have permission from the owners to post their car or whatever and preserve their privacy as a courtesy.)

magiceye said...

Beautiful photograph though.

Linda said...

Yes, an upgraded new wreck is needed. :)

Sharon said...

This one is about to disappear into the water!

Marleen said...

They do anything to attract visitors nowadays.. ;)

Shammickite said...

Absolutely right! Nobody wants to see a rotting shipwreck, that just makes the place look untidy. Replace it with a brand new shipwreck, ASAP!

PerthDailyPhoto said...

I seem to remember having discussions about this old wreck Lowell ☺ it's looking much worse for wear there, I guess if you start your life as a wreck, you're already more than half way to the end ☺

RedPat said...

Needs some work! ;-)

Aritha V. said...

Jammer (a bit sad)

stardust said...

This rotten wreck adds some special air to the photo. But now that you already took a photo, it should be taken away.

Yoko

Halcyon said...

Hahaha... somehow the idea of "newer wrecks" is funny to me. :-)

"Photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth which can make them come back again." — Henri Cartier-Bresson