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The Moore 24 is a development of Grendal, a prototype sailboat that was intended for a Transpacific Yacht Race for boats under 30 ft (9.1 m) in length. That race was never held, but Grendal went on to win the 1970 Midget Ocean Racing Class (MORC) championships.
The boat is supported by an active class club that organizes racing events, the Holder 20 One Design Class. [5] In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "best features: The Holder 20 is light enough to plane in a modest breeze. A long, wide cockpit offers plenty of room for crew in optimizing weight position and sail handling.
Island Packet Yachts is an American builder of blue-water cruising sailing and motor yachts, based out of Largo, Florida.The incorporated name for the company is Traditional Watercraft, Inc. Production facilities are located on five acres of ground with 52,000 square feet (4,800 m 2) of covered manufacturing space in central Pinellas County.
The first woman to sail from Los Angeles to Hawaii was Sharon Sites Adams, in 1965 with a 25-foot Danish folkboat. She added to this feat in 1969 by sailing a Sea Sharp II fiberglass Mariner 31 from Yokosuka, Japan, to San Diego, CA in 1969. These feats have been documented and described in her book "Pacific Lady."
Boat Notes Robin Lee Graham US: Los Angeles, California, U.S. 27 July 1965 [1] 30 April 1970 [1] 1738 21 years, 56 days Lapworth 24: Dove Allied Luders 33: Return of Dove [2] Westerly, via Panama Canal. [3] Solo, with stops and assistance. Tania Aebi US: New York City, New York, U.S. 28 May 1985 [4] 6 November 1987 [5] 892 21 years, 30 days ...
Precision 23. The Precision 23 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with teak wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a transom-hung rudder and a fixed stub keel with a retractable centerboard that is raised and lowered by a Dacron line, plus a "kick-up" rudder.
The San Juan 24 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Bruce Kirby as an International Offshore Rule Quarter Ton class racer. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The design was later developed into the more cruising -oriented San Juan 23 in 1975.
The Comet is a recreational planing sailboat, built predominantly of wood or fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig with aluminum spars, running backstays and an optional headstay . The hull features hard chines , a spooned raked stem , an angled transom , a rounded, transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable, drum ...