[Public-List] Alberg 30 circumnavigators list

[John Birch]

No sorry Glenn, I don't

John

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Glenn Brooks" <brooks.glenn at comcast.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 8:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Public-List] Alberg 30 circumnavigators list


> Thanks John,  great video and background.
>
> Do you know about Terrell's boat Altair.  Apparently he passed away 
> sometime a few years after his circumnavigation and was from Texas.
>
> Glenn
>
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>> On Jan 15, 2014, at 5:35 AM, "John Birch" <Sunstone at cogeco.ca> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks Glenn for the heads-up
>>
>> Know this boat well, Rough Bounds, Alberg 30 hull #25. Good friends (Ron 
>> & Irmgart Cameron) owned her for decades and sold her to buy a bigger 
>> boat about 15 years ago.
>>
>> Have a beautiful morning mist photo, taken by Irmgart from shore, of 
>> Rough Bounds & Sunstone at anchor on the North side of Camelot Island 
>> (1000 Islands) in '92.
>>
>> Raced against Rough Bounds for many years when we had our Alberg 30 back 
>> in the 80's until '91, then we sold to buy Sunstone (Alberg 37) in '92.
>>
>> Ron & Irmgart sold about 3 years later to buy an Erikson 35 centreboarder 
>> for Bahamian cruising.
>>
>> Rough Bounds is one of the oldest A-30's (1963), with masonite double 
>> cored decks - perfect for a global circumnavigation, built like a tank, 
>> but beautiful and sea kindly.
>>
>> She is the 4th A-30 to circumnavigate the globe, 2 of the boats being 
>> sailed by Canadians.
>>
>> Those Crazy Canucks eh ; )
>>
>> God bless'em.
>>
>> As you know, she was built, like all Alberg 30s & 37's, in Whitby 
>> Ontario.
>>
>> Met Paul about 4-5 years ago at an Alberg Great Lakes Association dinner 
>> in Toronto.
>>
>> Nice trip down memory lane.
>>
>> Again, thank you
>>
>> Kindest regards,
>>
>> John
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Glenn Brooks" 
>> <brooks.glenn at comcast.net>
>> To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" 
>> <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 3:02 AM
>> Subject: [Public-List] Alberg 30 circumnavigators list
>>
>>
>>> I was just reading the a30 page on the bluewater.org web site and saw 
>>> someone post a message regarding a fourth Alberg 30 circumnavigation. 
>>> Apparently Terrell Atkinson circumnavigated in 1971-75 aboard Altair, 
>>> hull 581.  Terrell's home port was Port Arthur, Texas.
>>>
>>> Anyone know the details of Terrill's voyage, or where Altair is 
>>> currently berthed?
>>>
>>> BTW, also read that Paul Vibert has completed his solo circumnavigation 
>>> aboard Rough Bounds hull no. 25, and has returned to his home port of 
>>> miscue island New Brunswick on or around June 23, 2013. Like Yves, Paul 
>>> was rolled and dismantled in the southern Ocean, although south of Cape 
>>> Town rather than enroute to Cape Horn, and after jury  rigging a mast to 
>>> return back to the Cape for a new mast did  an incredible 5000 mi 
>>> nonstop direct route  to the Caribbean, thence returning in one more 
>>> shot to Canada. Congratulations Paul!
>>>
>>> We now have four circumnavigations in the A30 community!
>>>
>>> Glenn B
>>> dolce 318
>>>
>>>
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