[Public-List] 'Alberg 30' circumnavigators

[David Gilbert]

The boat builder is Whitby Boat Works.
I don't want to detract from his aceivement but Yves Gelinas most  
certainly does not list his home port as Ontario. He is a Quebec  
native and espouses separatist beliefs and in his video shows himself  
affixing what he calls his national flag to the stern of his vessel;  
this flag is actually the Quebec Provincial Emblem and Yves has stated  
that he considers Quebec to be his country. He did admit that this  
inhibited sales of his video in what we real Canadians call TROC - The  
Rest of Canada. As a proud Canadian and Alberg owner, I have no time  
for him.
David
On 26-Jan-14, at 2:13 PM, Glenn Brooks wrote:

> Hi George,
>
> I've been very neglectful not to post some background info regarding  
> Alberg 30 circumnavigators on your web site.  below is the basic  
> information I've accumulated thus far.  May I ask if you could put  
> it up on the web page and I will do my best to supplement with some  
> additional info such as route, pictures etc?
>
> Also I don't have the hull numbers or year built of all the boats   
> and have lost track of the spreadsheet that contains such things.   
> Maybe someone on the list can fill in some of the boat detail.  it  
> would also be interesting to know where the boats are now...
>
> Also, I would like to ask any on the list to please reply with any  
> corrections or additions I may have missed.
>
> Thanks
> Glenn
> Dolce 318
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>> Four Alberg 30 owners have circumnavigated the globe since the  
>> Whidby boat yard produced the first hull.    Each circumnavigation  
>> was accomplished singlehanded, two completely by lone skippers, the  
>> other two singlehanded over at least three of the five oceans:
>>
>> Terrell Adkisson, 1975 -78 aboard Altair, home port Port Arthur,  
>> Texas
>>
>> Yves  Gelanis, 1982 -83  aboard Jean Du Sud, hull # 399, home port,  
>> Ontario, Canada, via Cape Horn and the other great capes. creator  
>> of the Cap Horn windvane - Yves tested his cap horn prototype on  
>> his A30 during the voyage, and has made six oceans crossings in  
>> Jean du Sud since.
>>
>> Kirk Little,   2008 - 2012 , aboard Salsa, still cruising San Blas,  
>> Panama after crossing his outbound track near Colombia. Kirk  
>> maintains a blog named www.sailingsalsa.com that describes his  
>> experiences.
>>
>> Paul Vibert, 2011 -2013, aboard Rough Bounds, built 1962, hull #25,  
>> home port Thunder Bay, Ontario.  Paul was rolled and dismasted in  
>> heavy breaking seas in the Indian Ocean during his approach to Cape  
>> Town.  Like Yves, he erected a jury rig from remnants of his mast  
>> and rigging and sailed to the nearest island where he built a  
>> temporary mast from cast off materials and sailed on to Cape Town  
>> where he built a new mast to complete his voyage.  Paul's last leg  
>> was a 4500 NM non stop route from Cape Town to the Caribbean, then  
>> after a short refit, a final non stop leg to Ontario, Canada,  
>> arriving home in July, 2013.
>>
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