Zaida III was the third vessel of the same name built in 1937 for George Ratsey of Ratsey & Lapthorn, the standard-bearer of Sailmaking, providing sails for most all prominent vessels of yachting’ s golden age, and beyond. This beautiful John G. Alden cutter has an illustrious past, serving proudly during World War II defending …
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Thomas Matlock – Schooner Wanderer – This is a “teaser” I made for fun, after acquiring and digitizing family home movies a few years ago. These are clips from 29 minutes of 8mm film that Melvin P. Miller of Albany, OR, shot on this voyage. Schooner “Wanderer” was previously owned by actor/seaman Sterling Hayden & …
Dedicated to the civilian sailing vessels and their civilian crews commissioned into service to defend the front lines of our Shores. The Mission of the Coastal Picket Patrol: To discover and report any evidence of enemy activity, to attack enemy forces when armament permits. Humphrey Bogart, Ernest Hemingway, Arthur Fiedler, the Governor …
Schooner America (IX-41) in late March 1942, showing all that remains of the historic yacht at the Annapolis Yacht Yard after a snow-covered shed collapsed on her. US National Archives, RG-19-LCM, Photo # 19-N-113256 a US Navy Bureau of Ships photo now in the collections of the US National Archives. Courtesy Shipscribe.com.
A multinational rescue effort is underway to try to reach an injured sailor whose yacht is disabled in the South Indian Ocean. Eighty-two days into the Golden Globe Race, India’s Abhilash Tomy aboard his boat “Thuriya,” a 32-foot / 9.8m William Atkin designed Masthead ketch, replica of Sir Robin Knox-Johnston’s original winner Suhaili, suffered severe …