[Public-List] 'Alberg 30' circumnavigators

[Dominic Amann]

With respect to Yves Gelinas. As a Canadian, I would like to suggest that
in boating, as in the arts, we should leave politics out of it. I have
every respect for his achievement, and would love to discuss matters
maritime with him any time. In the same way I would have respect for
Napoleon, or Montcalm, or any great general, captain or admiral of any
nation whether politically or militarily opposed.

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On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 10:52 PM, Glenn Brooks <brooks.glenn at comcast.net>wrote:

> Yikes I stand corrected!  My apologies to both Yves and all TROC
> albergers.  We used to have a similar outlook when living in Alaska..
>
> Gpb
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Jan 26, 2014, at 3:04 PM, Michael Grosh <dickdurk at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Merde!
> >> On Jan 26, 2014 4:33 PM, "David Gilbert" <bigkanu at rogers.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> 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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