In Memoriam: Guy and Rocky Light
Thank you to Sharon Soule for contacting us to share the sad news that longtime SCA contributor, Guy Light, has crossed the bar. Guy was a master race car mechanic who became an avid boatbuilder. He was a perfectionist and outside-the-box thinker with a dry wit who contributed many good technical articles over the years. Below is Sharon’s write-up for the Potter Yachter Newsletter. —Eds
We first met Guy and Rocky in 2014 at the Union Valley sail. We were excited to find that we had sailing friends who lived less than an hour away in Carson City. It was fun to watch Guy and David collaborate on their many boating projects. Guy was always looking to develop the “perfect boat,” and was well known for his distinctive green and white sails. We spent many hours sailing our fleet of little boats on the lakes in and east of the Sierra. We also sailed together through three Salish 100 adventures. Sadly, Rocky was already beginning to suffer from dementia when we met them which worsened over the time that we knew her.
Rocky passed away March 12th and Guy passed away March 26th.
The many boats of Guy Light:
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How perfect they both passed so close to each other. Reminds me of Buckminster Fuller, who went to visit his wife in the hospital, saw her sleeping but thought she had passed, sat down next to her and died on the spot. She woke up, saw him gone, and passed. Such devotion. Guy and Rocky are probably already creating havoc in the High Reaches, cruising around -
I met Guy on Sharon's shuttle van the first Salish 100 I participated in. He lived a life far different from my office worker life and seemed a remarkably capable. His Monty Cat was unique with unquestionably the most color coordinated design of any boat participating in the Salish 100.