This snapshot of Mother shows her standing in their Encanto backyard next to a little sailboat they had bought for their son in 1930, when Junior would have been about seven.
[Photos from my personal collection]
All the time the Currey family spent on the water made the son an excellent swimmer and sailor. Dad said Junior's nickname around the docks was "Scully" because he could propel a row boat with one oar off the stern faster than most people could do with two.
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