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15-01-2014, 08:19
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Re: "Be Good Too" rescue 300 miles off Cape Henry
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This is the ONLY completed Alpha 42, the next few hulls are under construction.
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Well that is going to be a PR nightmare for aeroyacht
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15-01-2014, 08:25
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Currently Western Micronesia
Boat: Leopard 47 owner's version
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Re: "Be Good Too" rescue 300 miles off Cape Henry
Something I hadn't really considered before: Builders really vet their first few yacht buyers, not saying they didn't in this case.
The good side of this many more people will know the brand; as they say in Hollywood "there's no bad publicity"
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15-01-2014, 08:27
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Location: Everywhere (Sea of Cortez right now)
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Re: "Be Good Too" rescue 300 miles off Cape Henry
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Originally Posted by boatman61
Hell... she's one ugly boat..
Thanks Gord..
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That's what I was thinking, a smoothed-over Flying Hawaiian.
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15-01-2014, 08:31
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Location: Florida/Alberta
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Re: The First Alpha 42 Abandoned At Sea On Maiden Voyage
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Originally Posted by boatman61
Any chance of linking the two threads..
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Merged.
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15-01-2014, 08:39
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Location: Gig Harbor, WA
Boat: 34' Crowther tri sold 16' Kayak now
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Re: "Be Good Too" rescue 300 miles off Cape Henry
I wasn't aware of this thread when I started the other. This boat is brand frickin new and the first of it's model and was just handed over to the owners last week. It wasn't a homebuilt but was produced by a builder with a very long track record but sh*t happens. Comparing it to the Flyin Hawaiin is just cruel.
Perhaps Boatman61 is just too old to appreciate this new design. I'm sure he said the same thing about those infernal combustion automobiles when they first appeared.
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15-01-2014, 08:46
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Location: Virginia
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Re: "Be Good Too" rescue 300 miles off Cape Henry
Here's a photo gallery of the boat undergoing sea trials. "Be Good Too" is Alpha 42 hull no. 1.
Alpha 42 First Sail Trials - Aeroyacht
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15-01-2014, 08:55
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Location: Gig Harbor, WA
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Re: "Be Good Too" rescue 300 miles off Cape Henry
The Alpha 42 is here and a similar thread on the other forum.
http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/...-us-82061.html
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15-01-2014, 08:59
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Re: "Be Good Too" rescue 300 miles off Cape Henry
I think the editor of Sail magazine was on that boat.
"ABSENCE ALERT: I’ll be AWOL for about 10 days hopefully starting tomorrow. Just got a gig helping deliver the new Alpha 42 catamaran, hull number one, from New York to St. John in the USVI. (First bit of the passage promises to be bitter cold!) I’ll fill you in on the details on my return."
from: http://www.sailfeed.com/2014/01/weir...acks-dog-poop/
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15-01-2014, 09:23
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Re: "Be Good Too" rescue 300 miles off Cape Henry
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15-01-2014, 09:45
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Location: Gig Harbor, WA
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Re: "Be Good Too" rescue 300 miles off Cape Henry
I think that is Sail Magazine executive editor Charled Doane being rescued at about 9:27 in that vid. He's the one with the cooler and last off the boat.
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15-01-2014, 09:53
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Location: PORTUGAL
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Re: "Be Good Too" rescue 300 miles off Cape Henry
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Originally Posted by Sand crab
I think that is Sail Magazine executive editor Charled Doane being rescued at about 9:27 in that vid. He's the one with the cooler and last off the boat.
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Good man... a real sailor.. save the beer..
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