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Pffft. Obvious riff-raff. I hope he moved on before anyone took notice. I shudder to think of what the neighbors might have said had they thought he was a guest of mine.
Naw, it's just a toy for Alan Colas; "the all-time size record for the race, the OSTAR, 1976, and probably for any single-hander, was set by Alain Colas, sailing the 236-foot (72 m) four-masted schooner Club Mediterranée".
Considering the waterline length looks to be in the neighborhood of 80 feet, I think you can be confident her performance is satisfactory. Now, about the wet bar and barmaids.......
I just had to go down and look at this thing.
She is called the Adela. First lauched in 1903. She is 181 feet long, has rod rigging and a fin keel. She was refitted in 2003 with every concievable modern option available. She is on her way to Alaska from the BVI. She will be in Alaska for a couple of months and then return to the BVI.
She is owned by George Lindemann, president and ceo of Southern Union Pipeline. http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j...c1-cKKANwcugJZedmnpOO8w&bvm=bv.46471029,d.aWM
Hard on the wind, she is absolutely stunning. This is what a modern schooner should look like. Hmmm...wonder if he's d be interested in trading boats...??
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