Boat International – August 2019

OWNERS’CLUB

PHOTOGRAPHY:

DAN

COLE;

ADOBE

STOCK

QUICKFIRE

Hal Griffith

CHAUFFEURORCHEF?

Probablyachauffeur,butmywifemight

preferachef

SPEEDORSTYLE?

Style

FAVOURITEBEACH?

That’sprobablyDesolationSound

inBritishColumbia

FIRSTTHINGYOUPACK?

DependswhereIamgoing,buttrousers

andshirtsontopsotheydon’tgetcrushed

IDEAOFLUXURY?

InSunValley,Idaho,orinourc

theSanJuans–it’ssittinginfro

arealsnap,crackleandpopfirew

aniceglassofwineandthepeac

andquietofthosesurroundings

FIRSTBOATINGMEMORY?

Iwassevenoreightandoutwitha

friendonalittlerowboatnearGigHarbor

inweatherweshouldn’thavebeenoutin.

WehadnolifejacketsandI’velookedback

atthatmanytimesandthoughtwecould

havebothbeengone

FAVOURITECAR?

IlikeMercedes-Benz,whethertheSUV,the

GLorthesaloon,whichiswhatwehave

whateverbountythey’dhavecollected.Attheend
oftheday,theyoftenhada“bigpotofclams
goingandabigpileofshrimpgoing”,hesays,“all
veryrusticandveryfun”.Acoupleofthe
restaurantsonPier 57 recreatethatexperience,
minusthefishing.
“That’sthefunthingaboutdoingwhatwedo.
Youseesomethingthatisdifferentandthenyou
putyourownimaginationtothat.I’vealwaysfelt
you didn’thave togo buya franchise or
somethingthat’salllaidupforyou.Creatingfor
yourselfisjustaseasy,”hesays.

WhathewastryingtobuildinSeattlecaught

theattentionofothersfurtherdownthePacific

coast.HewasinvitedtoSanFranciscotolookat

apierthere.“Pier 39 atthattimewasnothingbut

agreatbigemptyshed.Theyofferedthattomeif

Iwantedtodoit.”Hewastoobusywithhis

Seattleprojectandabitstrappedforcash.“Iwas

havingtroublerubbingtwonickelstogetthere,

soIneverreallycouldfollowthroughanddoit.”

Buthedoesnotseemtohavetoomanyregrets

aboutpassingonthenowfamouslandmark.

Bornin1937,heisatastageoflifewherehe

Thispage,fromtop:

Griffith’sFerriswheel

atPier 57 inSeattle;

HalandhiswifeJoan

cruisingonboardtheir

HargraveCrabPotin

GlacierBay,Alaska

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