Sail Number: G 55
Type: Ketch
Ex; 1929 Karenita; 1930 Aviner; 1933 Simoon; 1934 Watchette II; 1936 Karenita; 1938 Sirocco
LOA: 74’7″ / 22.73m – LWL: 48’9″ / 14.85m – Beam: 14’11” / 4.54m – Draft: 9’6” / 2.89m – Design Number: 0422 – Designer: John G. Alden – Current Owner: Private – Year Launched: 1929 – Built By: George Lawley & Sons, Neponset, USA – Hull Material: Wood – Displacement: 76000 lbs / 34545kg – Ballast: 30000 / 13636 (Lead Casting) – Sail Area: 2086 ft² / 193.80 m²
Historical:
Formerly owned by the actor Errol Flynn as ‘Sirocco’, she hosted many famous names in the heyday of Hollywood, and more recently has been the flagship of the fashion clothing company ‘Blanc Bleu’.
Nearly every weekend the Hollywood elite would race their yachts to Catalina Island—Flynn on his Sirocco, Weissmuller on his Allure, and Bogart aboard his Santana. All three would bet on the outcome.
Provenance (The Wall of Remembrance – The Owners, Crew & Notable Guest:
Owner: (1929) Demarest Lloyd, Washington, DC
Owner: (1938-1946) Errol Flynn
Actress/wife: Lili Damita (son Sean Flynn, while on assignment in Cambodia in April 1970, Flynn with fellow photojournalist Dana Stone were captured by communist guerrillas. Neither man was seen or heard from again.)
Actor: David Niven
Actor: Johnny Weissmuller
Actor: Humphrey Bogart
Actor: Lou Costello
Actor: Dick Powell
Blanc Bleu – Fabrice Carazo from Thierry Hoss on Vimeo.
Comments
Craig Muhonen – October 18, 2018
How many Alden Schooners of hooligan navy are still sailing? Could you send a list? How do you are a boat?