An obituary to Jock can now be accessed by going to the link shown in the "New Articles" box on the Members' Area home page.  Thanks to David for placing this link. 

Roy Denton, on behalf of the Committee, has asked me to write a HOF article about Jock.  I had hoped to do a HOF article on him earlier but felt I lacked sufficient material.  Jock did not respond to an email from me requesting an online interview.  Luckily I have both Blondie and Backdoor to Brazil aboard.  Combined with the info in Newsletter# 17 I should be able to put something together, though it won't have as much detail on his solo voyages as I'd like.  If anybody has any snippets of information, recollections etc, that may help, I'd appreciate an email at yachtarion@hotmail.com

PS:   Annie is going to write an obituary for Jock, and I will put together a HOF piece for mid 2015.  Anecdotes about Jock will be gratefully received.

I was truly saddened to hear that Jock had slipped his mooring.  I only met him a few times, but he was both a gentle man and a gentleman and I felt it was a great privilege to have known him.  It is good to know that Ron Glas is still ocean wandering, as she was designed to do.  It must have given him great pleasure to know that.

It seems like nearly all my heroes are gone now, but as David said, PJR is a fine memorial to two outstanding men and sailors.

I send my condolences to Jock's family, though i never knew him personally, I have been aware of his  co-authorship of PJR along with Blonde, and also that he has been the President of JRA - i think from formation in 1979.

I am sad to hear of his passing.

As a relative newcomer, I am aware that Tony and Sally Summers  are the current owners of "Ron Glas", Jock's Junk which is shown on the cover of PJR, and suspect that they are related to Jock?

May I request a few more details of Jock's life, his family and maybe brief information of his last years, where he lived, how did he spend his time?  Did he still sail?

I add my thanks for the wealth of information available to us as a result of Jock's efforts.

Ash

It is with great sadness that I tell you of the death of Jock Mcleod,after a mini stroke and a short illness he died yesterday RIP tony&sally