Tinkerbelle - Robert Manry

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1939 13'9" Harry Young 1947- 1948 He sailed in his self-built undecked sloop from New York to the Azores in 39 days. His trip is noted in the "Big Book of Sailing" by Frank Grube and Gerhard Richter 20' Inga Friedrich Brusgatis Sailed from Sweden to Venezuela, accompanied first by a friend and then his wife Yvonne. 1948 16' Berlin Paul Muller 1949 20' Nova Espero 1951 20' Nova Espero Stanley Smith Colin Smith Stanley Smith Charles Violet (See 1928) Sailing in company with his 18 year old daughter, Muller was headed to South American from his home in Germany. On the way, though, he died and his daughter landed safely in Africa. Sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia to England and written about in their book, "Smiths at Sea." An upturned dinghy served as a cabin. The second trip was in 1951 from Dartmouth UK to New York (via the Azores and Newfoundland).. For this trip she had had a cabin built and was yawl rigged. The trip took about 18 weeks, and they wrote a book about the trip called “The Wind Calls the Tune”. Charles Violet subsequently sailed the boat through the canals of France and around the Mediterranean (“Nova Espero’s Third Voyage). 1952 19' Sopranino Patrick Ellam Patrick Ellam and Colin Mudie crossed the Atlantic East to West. 1952 15' L'Heretique Dr. Alain Bombard 1952- 1959 1955 18' 1959- 1960 1960- 1961 Crossed from the Canary Islands to the West Indies in a rubber raft, living solely off the ocean for 65 days. 20' Trekka John Guzzwell Sailed around the world. The book, "Trekka Around The World," is a must read. Hippocampe (Sea Horse) Jean Lacombe 20' Craig Dayton J. Lalonde 20' Ganga Devi Capt. John Alexander, This French photographer sailed from Toulon, France and arrived in Puerto Rico in 68 days aboard his small Bermudian cutter. He then continued on to Atlantic City with his final destination being New York City. Later on his sailed in the first single-handed transatlantic race in his 21', "Cape Horn." This 35 year old American sailed from Los Angeles to Australia. The voyage was reported in the London Times on May 27, 1960. John along with Lt. Adrian Corkill and radio mechanic Hugh Burt sailed 9000 miles from Hong Kong to Falmouth, England according to the July 10, 1961 issue of the London Times. 1962 19'1" Mermaid Kenichi Horie Solo-sailed across the Pacific from Japan to California. 1963- 2005 16' Shoal Waters A.C. Stock 1963- 16' Wanderer Margaret and Frank Dye 60,000 miles of microcrusing in the Thames Estuary, and still going strong! Visit his website at http://shoal-waters.moonfruit.com/ Their books "Ocean Crossing Wayfarer, Dinghy Cruising, The Enjoyment of Wandering Afloat and Sailing to the Edge of Fear" tell of their many adventures aboard their Wayfarer dinghy, W48. Probably the most famous trip taken in "Wanderer" was when Frank sailed 650 miles from Scotland to Iceland in 1963. 1965 20' Island Girl John Letcher, Jr. Sailed from Honolulu to Sitka, Alaska in 44 days. See Yachting Magazine- June 1966 page
1965 13'6" Tinkerbelle Robert Manry 1965 8' Bathtub East to West Atlantic crossing. 1965 24' Dove Robin Lee Graham 1966 20' Thumbelina Kenneth Weis 1966 12' Nonoalca Bill Verity 1967 16' Korassa II Ikau Kashima 67, "Single handed Sailing" by Richard Henderson, and "Self-Steering for Sailing Craft" by John Letcher Jr. Crossed the Atlantic from Falmouth, Massachusetts to Falmouth, England. Read the author's book, "Tinkerbelle" or see the boat at The Western Reserve Historical Society (Museum) in Cleveland, Ohio. Youngest person the sail around the world at the time, age 16-21. Later on Tania Aebi completed her circumnavigation at the age of 20 in her 26 foot boat Varuna from 1985-1987. Sailed 8,000 miles from Vancouver, British Columbia to Auckland, New Zealand in his home made boat. He was an experienced yachtsman, having sailed the Atlantic six times (3 solo) and the Pacific twice (once solo). He set the record for the smallest boat by sailing from Port Everglades, Florida to Fenit, Ireland in 65 days. This 37 year old Japanese photographer sailed from Long Beach, California to Yokohama, Japan. The 101 day solo voyage is reported in "The Spray" summer 1967 Volume XI no.2. 1968 6' April Fool Hugo Vihlen Crossed from Casablanca, Africa to Miami, Florida. Read about it in his book, "April Fool." 1968 11' Little One William Willis 1968 17' Leisure 17 John Adams 1969 20' Nimbus 1971- 1974 1972 19' 1972- 1980 George Cadwalader & Duncan Spencer 20' 8" Ahodori II Hiroshi Aoki Circumnavigation. 18' Very Willing Griffin Super Shrimp "Shrimpy" David Blagden Shane Acton 3 attempted West to East Atlantic crossings. He was lost on his last attempt when he sailed from New York to England at the age of 77. His boat was found floating empty 400 miles off the coast of Ireland. John sailed a stock Leisure 17 from Weymouth, England to Cuba where he was encarcerated for several weeks. He later went on to start the company Windpilot which specializes in windvanes and is still in buisiness to this day. . West to East Atlantic crossing. See Yachting, May 1970- page 56 and "The Best of Friends" by David Michaelis. Finished 10th in 1972 single handed transatlantic race. Stock Caprice class sloop sailed around the world. Read his book, "Shrimpy." 1973 12' Sjö Äg John Riding Sailed across the Atlantic and nearly across the Pacific until he was lost in the Tasman Sea.
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