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Topic: Swan 44 in French Polynesia
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California
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posted October 13, 2005 03:22 AM
   
With my wife's Alzheimer's Disease progressing we have been trying to take as many vacations as possible. A cruise is easiest for her, so we tried a Tahitian cruise in September. While there, we managed to go on a sailing excursion on an old but beautifully restored Swan 44. This is certainly not my CL14! www.newcomb-family.org/swan44/swan.htm Bob IP: 69.166.240.230 |
SuperPiper
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posted October 13, 2005 04:12 AM
Bob:That definitely is not a CL14. What was your speed in 20knots? IP: 69.156.2.144 |
elmet3
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posted October 13, 2005 09:57 AM
What a beutiful area! I hope the vacation was wonderful, too!IP: 67.107.33.106 |
whited
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posted October 13, 2005 10:18 AM
D'oh! You have gone and lived my long time fantasy. What will I do now?
I've wanted to go to French Polynesia and get close to those beautiful women ever since I saw 'Mutiny on the Bounty' in 1963. ;-)Best wishes to Cathy. She looks much too young to be crippled by that miserable disease. [This message has been edited by whited (edited October 13, 2005).] IP: 142.167.246.130 |
California
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posted October 13, 2005 12:44 PM
She was a bit short on electronics. I had no idea of her speed, but it wasn't slow! There was a lot of sail. I waited 40 plus years to live my dream and to Tahiti. It was wonderful. I am telling people around here that it makes Hawaii look like Burbank. For you Johnny Carson fans, you will know what I mean. For the rest of you, lets just say it isn't complimentary. My only dissapointment was not being able to sail in Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. I had planned to rent a dinghy and sail in the Muri Lagoon. It is supposed to be incredible. Unfortunately the seas were at 8 to 10 feet with a wind of 30 kts, so the ship couldn't launch the tenders. Not that I would dream of sailing a dink in that kind of wind. IP: 63.206.242.2 |
Darcy
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posted October 13, 2005 01:13 PM
Spectacular area and those Swans are a beautiful boat. We saw many of them in the Baltic where I believe they are made (Either Finland or Sweden).
D'Arcy, ShortwaveIP: 70.48.5.247 |
California
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posted October 14, 2005 12:24 AM
I didn't orginally intended to add these pictures, but I couldn't resist. While docked in Papeete, this yacht pulled in. It is called "Morning Glory" and said it was from Hamilton. Ontario?I paced it off on the pier. OVER 150 FEET LONG! [img]www.newcomb-family.org/sailing/tah1_0117_6x4_72.jpg[/img]
[img]www.newcomb-family.org/sailing/tah1_0120_4x6_72.jpg[/img] IP: 69.166.240.230 |
California
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posted October 14, 2005 12:26 AM
Oops. http:// requiredHere are the pictures: 
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Eric
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posted October 14, 2005 06:21 AM
Must be owned by the CEO of Dofasco or something  That's one cool looking boat!Those fenders are each probably the size of my Sandpiper!!!!!! Eric IP: 130.63.85.93 |
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posted October 14, 2005 11:28 AM
Bob, how did you get the far off shots? Are they "stock" pix from the owner or did you rent a helicopter/photographer?!?!?------------------
Kevin
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whited
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posted October 14, 2005 12:06 PM
...or did you climb to the head of the Swan mast?IP: 142.167.246.130 |
California
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posted October 14, 2005 06:37 PM
I was on the fantail of the Tahitian Princess when the Swan sailed back from the afternoon excursion. It isn't easy to get pictures of your own boat. My CL14 is all but unphotographed.Bob IP: 63.206.242.2 |
Shortstay
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posted October 14, 2005 09:40 PM
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Originally posted by California:
... the Tahitian Princess...
Ahhhh... That explains it. I forgot about that little boat  The thing's literally a floating hotel!IP: 198.115.167.16 |
