New Boat 4 Sled

[Wylieguy]

There's a Spaulding Clipper mounted on posts at the entrance to Clipper Yacht Harbor in Sausalito, a hundred yards away from Myron's old boat works, now a non-profit boatyard. I'll try to remember to snap a photo Saturday when I'm down for the OYRA Lightship race. The yellow boat sure does look like a match.

[AlanH]

Thanks gentlemen! I knew that someone would figure this out!

EDIT NEXT DAY: I contacted the Spaulding Wooden Boat Center and let them know about it. That might be a perfect project for them.
I also contacted the seller, no response yet.

[sleddog]

There's a Spaulding Clipper mounted on posts at the entrance to Clipper Yacht Harbor in Sausalito, a hundred yards away from Myron's old boat works, now a non-profit boatyard. I'll try to remember to snap a photo Saturday when I'm down for the OYRA Lightship race. The yellow boat sure does look like a match.

Thanks to Wylieguy and Capt. Bob for bringing the Spaulding Clipper at Clipper Yacht Harbor entrance in Sausalito to our attention. Perhaps someone could take of photo of the plaque for all to read?

[AlanH]

That sure looks like a match for the Fresno boat. It would be very cool if the Fresno boat wound up at the Spaulding Boat Works. I'm putting in some effort to try to make that happen.

[Howard Spruit]

about the $200 Fresno boat, now IDed. as a "Clipper"
My first reactions were A> the Trailer is worth more that $200, B>because my sailing tenure started post Clipper, it did not look like a scaled up Mercury, the hull shape looked more like a keeled up Lightning hull.
I then started thinking what I might do with the Fresno boat...........?
I thought about adding a small cuddy up by the mast, and hanging on a spade rudder, & optimizing the rig, to create a boat to terrorize the Wednesday nite race to the bar crowd.
But then I had a sanity attack, and decided to not get involved!

[sleddog]

Just back from a hiking tour of Yosemite Valley, the many falls and cascades were in full firehose, and the rangers were closing the door on entering the Valley due to high probability of flooding caused by warm temps melting snow in the High Country. Here's Yosemite Falls Wed. 4/26



Driving home to CBC gave good time to consider a trivia that is sure to bring lurkers out of the woodwork. I tested the question out on Bill Lee after paddling this morning, and he knew the answer. Do you? A bowl of Macapuno rides on your correct answer. Only one guess/24 hours applies, and no, you can't ask Bill Lee the answer.

1)After winning, what was the first ULDB to be banned from racing in the Transpac as she was "out of the norm?"

Here's a bonus question, which will also win you a bowl of Macapuno: 2) What was the first multihull banned from entering the Transpac?

If you believe Macapuno ice cream at CBC is all hocus pocus, consider DAZZLER and Sue will be arriving later this afternoon to claim some of his considerable winnings.

Go Dubs

[AntsUiga]

As a consistent wrong guesser cue to the practice of not paying strict attention to the details, I am certain the 1977 Transpac winner was Merlin. There were not as many records broken as anticipated, but enough to upset the race committee.

Cheers,
Ants

[MillyB]

As a consistent wrong guesser cue to the practice of not paying strict attention to the details, I am certain the 1977 Transpac winner was Merlin. There were not as many records broken as anticipated, but enough to upset the race committee.

Cheers,
Ants

I am with you Ants. I also guess Merlin

[sleddog]

As a consistent wrong guesser cue to the practice of not paying strict attention to the details, I am certain the 1977 Transpac winner was Merlin. There were not as many records broken as anticipated, but enough to upset the race committee. Cheers,
Ants

Sorry, Ants and Milly B. MERLIN is not correct.

Bill Lee's MERLIN was first-to-finish Transpac in 1977 and set an elapsed time record that stood for 20 years. MERLIN also won the Transpac on handicap (overall winner) in 1995. The boat I am thinking of won the Transpac on handicap and then was banned from future Transpacs.

Here's a hint: the boat in question, a legend in her time, was long and skinny, double ended with nearly vertical bow and stern, and wood construction, like Milly's 110 except 26 feet longer. Did I mention tiller steered? Her bones rest on Pt. Bennett on San Miguel Island, the most north and western point of the Channel Islands in S.Cal.

Fog can do that to you. We remember what happened at nearby Hondo Pt. when 7 Navy destroyers, making a speed run south in the fog, turned too soon just north of Pt. Conception and all ran aground, costing 25 lives. https://www.kclu.org/local-news/2018...lam-into-coast

[Philpott]

Wow! What a story!

It looks like you got to Yosemite (and out again) just in time, Skip. Do you have more photos? I know, I know ... for this Forum it takes you "like twenty minutes" resize then to upload photos. But think of how many people enjoy them.