The Sailing Adventures of Captain Charles Rennpferd, Jr. (1890 - 1935)

His First Home in Bay View (1920-21)

Between 2551 and 2559 South Wentworth Avenue (torn down)

His Ships and Sailing Adventures While Living Here

No photo discovered: the fishing boat Augusta, 1920-21; Sailing adventures while crewman aboard the family fishing boat Augusta, his brother Arthur captain and other brother George engineer: none discovered.

His Second Home in Bay View (1922-26)

2549 South Shore Drive

His Ships and Sailing Adventures While Living Here

No photo discovered: the fishing boat Augusta, 1922-26; Sailing adventures while crewman aboard the family fishing boat Augusta, his brother Arthur captain and other brother George engineer: none discovered.

His Third Home in Bay View (1927-35)

2769 South Shore Drive

His Ships and Sailing Adventures While Living Here

No photo discovered: the fishing boat Augusta, 1927-35; Sailing adventures as captain: washed overboard and drowned in December 1935 near the exact same spot as his fishing boat captain father Charles Rennpferd, Sr., died 45 years earlier.


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