"The great communicator" doing his thing...

[TimB]

As I write this, my son Jack (just turned 21 last week), is in the North Sea, sailing this 68' Ketch down to the Med.

Say a prayer! :thumbsup:

Beautiful boat. Here is a picture of the ketch the wife and I used to live aboard right after she was launched

Sparkman & Stephens: Design 1884-C1 & C2 - Big Blue and Peloha

we picked her up years later after she was battered in a hurricane and spent 18 months on the hard restoring her. I love this sort of thread drift

 

[Jack]

Nice, S&S designed some beautiful vessels. I lived aboard a little "Dutch Maid" A Devries built boat that got here on her own bottom.
It was a wood sloop that I re-rigged as a cutter for almost eight years, here in Florida.
Also single-handed to the Azores and back in a self built double ender of 23 feet LOA
many years ago.

 

[Pete McCluskey.]

Ahh, wooden boats so much nicer than those plastic things.
I just noticed that a yacht I used to sail on which was once owned by a good friend is for sale.
I was part of the crew that delivered her to Hamilton island after she finished her ocean racing career. A wonderful boat and a cheap price, I'm tempted.
http://yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/freya-designed-commercial-sloop/111839

 

[Jack]

Freya is well known, a Halvorsen design me thinks. I like iron boats too. Easily repaired anywhere in the world!
Someone is going to get a really great deal!

 

[Pete McCluskey.]

Yes steel is wonderful, particularly if you are sailing tropic waters where coral reefs abound...we are all masters of thread drift:laugh:

 

[Keith]

I think y'all are heartless bastards - you know the beloved Rum Runner is up for sale as I am no longer fit for purpose...and I should have been cruising the West Country & Scilly Isles......

 

[Pete McCluskey.]

:cry:Sorry Keith.

 

[Jack]

Ditto!

 

[Mark]

You must be gutted Keith. Tis a shame for sure. Aargh.

 

[Keith]

So I should think.:sad:

From the Last Voyage of Rum Runner August 5th 2012. Exactly one year ago yesterday.



I will post a few more from that epic (!) journey in a separate thread. So as not to taint the excellence of the information contained in this thread. This thread is so excellent, we have about 6 people waiting for Jim Craik to explain his reasoning why Reagan is the worst president in US history according to him, but all we get is some story about chocolates on his honeymoon pillow.

And that gentlemen, just about sums it all up. Escape and evade - escape and evade - act like nothing's happened. Nobody will notice 'cos we're all too stupid. (He thinks)

Back to Thread Drift for now: Rum Runner. I should imagine it will be the last voyage as the new owner will like as not change it's name to one of the following:

Nauti Buoy
The Good Life
Aqua-holic
Dolce Vita
Second Wind
Seas the Day
Serenity
Feelin’ Nauti
Knot on Call
High Maintenance
Just Chillin
Serendipity
Liberty
It’s About Time
Island Time
Happy Ours
Family Time
The Black Pearl
Andiamo


Although "Black Pearl" has some merit....


Until then,


A demain.

 

[Jack]

Lets not forget "Compass Rose"

 

[Keith]

Nasty little ship. I do not know how Jack Hawkins tolerated that tub in the Atlantic - I really don't.

Who in their right minds would design a round bilge slow displacement tub with a mast right in front of the bridge for convoy duty eh?