| Anchor Jensen 
Well as many of you already know Anchor Jensen passed
away in
August of this year and not a day goes by that I don't
think about him.
Not a day goes by that somebody doesn't call or ask about
him.
Not a day goes by without some-one reminding me of his
incredible talents and genious. The man was truly unique
and
we will try and do our best to honor his wishes and
memories.
Listed below is a tiny fragment of his life and the
impact he had
on the way people think about and build wooden boats or
any boat for that matter. We will honor his wish to
continue operating
the boatyard and marina; And have made major strides in
getting it back
to being a fully operational facility.
I will continue to research the history of the Jensen
Motorboat Company
while at the same time run the day to day business
operations of the yard.
But I will update the website and try to broaden its
scope.
As always we welcome your comments and memories and will
use them according
Slo-mo-shun IV & V , two of Anchor's
creations.
Made possible by the devotion & hardwork of many
people.
Some of us forget that all of us were young once.
Here's Anchor around 1928 ,10 years old,
and right where he belongs near the water and loving it.
Between the time this photo and the photo above age 79
this guy packed a heck of a lot of living into those
years.
Great Lakes Bulletin
U.S.Naval Training Center
February 2,1945
Anchor Jensen 1 of 7 Honor students
out of class of 529 students:
In Quartermaster School
in Basic Engineering Anchor H.H. Jensen,26, of Seattle
Washington
was high man with an average of 91.40. He was advanced
from
seaman second class to fireman first class and was
assigned to fleet
replacement. He attended school in Seattle and worked
with his father
as a boat builder before coming into the Navy. He was
active in
Sail Boat racing on Puget Sound,Skiing meets, and
mountain climbing.
He plans to take up Naval architecture after the war .
The Battleship Iowa
Anchor served his country during
WWII
as a fireman on the Battleship Iowa. He signed on in 1944
and out in 46 to go back to work at he boatyard
Much more on this later!
He has a photo of most of the crew with signatures.
If I can make them out I'll post the photo and names.
The Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy
Jensen & Crew Win Trophy
3 consecutive Years 1946-47-48
No small accomplishment
Anchor is 2nd from left-He has the same haircut 60 years
latter
I guess when he finds something he likes, he sticks with
it!
This is their wining boat the Oslo, once owned by
the crown prince of Norway, and then owned by crew member
Hans Otto Giese, Anchor's long time Friend.
Quote Anchor " there is no way that old boat should
have
won anything, never mind 3 years running!"
to be continued: I have to go see if he'll
buy me breakfast at Voulas (The Offshore Cafe).
His usual breakfast stop for Oatmeal with raisens and a
huge
lump of brown sugar and a glass of orange juice.
If you would like to contact anchor you
can reach him at:
Email:Anchor Jensen
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