July 3, 2024

The infamous Whippoorwill Showboat that capsized, killing 16 people on Pomona Lake in 1978, has a new owner and he has big plans for the boat, turning it into a pirate ship! One issue is the boat was not real safe, being top heavy. Owner Clay Mead explains how they are going to improve the safety of the boat, which at the moment is 665 feet long and only 16 feet wide:

Mead will be our guest on this week’s Community Perspective, detailing his plans to convert the Whippoorwill into a pirate ship, renaming it the HHS Host of Sparrows. Tune in tomorrow morning, June 30th, at 8:04 to hear the entire conversation.