|
05-10-2009, 23:07
|
#1
|
Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Lake Tabourie Australia
Boat: Oceanic 46 (Jack Savage)
Posts: 452
|
Beach Boy Dennis Wilson's Sailboat 'Harmony' ?
Does anyone know the what has happened to the boat Dennis Wilson Drummer from the Beach Boys owned, I have heard a rumour it might be for sale?
A little History:
The Harmony was built in Japan in 1950 by the Azuma Boat Company for George T. Folster, a New Englander whose ancestors had sailed the Pacific in the days of the great whaling ships, The craft was christened Watadori (Bird of Passage), and the theme set by the original name was reflected in the carving of a bird under the bowsprit, as well as in the hand-carved designs in the cabinetwork below decks. Starting from blueprints drawn up by an American yachtsman, the craft was built from materials from all over the world: the wood includes teak from Burma, mahogany from the Philippines, and camphor wood from Formosa; the sails were imported from England; and the brass fittings were made in Scotland.
The Harmony, with Marconi rigging, was not built for racing, but she is a fleet ship nonetheless. She was the first yacht ever to make a nonstop passage under canvas from Japan, a feat that was accomplished during a perilous forty-seven-day voyage, across five thousand miles of open sea, in the summer of 1952. On the voyage, she covered an average of a hundred miles a day; her best run was 158 miles for one day. Although the vessel has now put such long voyages behind her, previous owners have taken her on extensive cruises, and Wilson has sailed her to Catalina, northern California, and the Baja peninsula of Mexico.
Thanks,
Glenn
Hope this is the right place for posting.
|
|
|
05-10-2009, 23:52
|
#2
|
Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Malvernshire, on the sunny side of the hill.
Boat: 50' steel canal and river cruiser
Posts: 1,905
|
Will I ever rid myself of the leaky teaky fetish when I keep seeing pix of such gorgeous boats?
Think Fisher. Yes, must think Fisher. Fisher. Fisher. Fisher.
Ohhhhhhh. Its no good. Lets sneek another peek at the Galleon style transom.
|
|
|
06-10-2009, 03:00
|
#3
|
Long Range Cruiser
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Australian living on "Sea Life" currently in England.
Boat: Beneteau 393 "Sea Life"
Posts: 12,822
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by anjou
seeing pix of such gorgeous boats?
.
|
Beware boat phots that show only close ups of the nice bits! The rest might be diabolical!!!!!!!!
|
|
|
06-10-2009, 03:04
|
#4
|
Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Malvernshire, on the sunny side of the hill.
Boat: 50' steel canal and river cruiser
Posts: 1,905
|
Yeah, I know.
All that glitters isnt gold.
|
|
|
06-10-2009, 03:08
|
#5
|
Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Lake Tabourie Australia
Boat: Oceanic 46 (Jack Savage)
Posts: 452
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by anjou
Yeah, I know.
All that glitters isnt gold.
|
Yea, because poor old Dennis dived over the side and never resurfaced.
|
|
|
06-10-2009, 04:08
|
#6
|
Long Range Cruiser
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Australian living on "Sea Life" currently in England.
Boat: Beneteau 393 "Sea Life"
Posts: 12,822
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by anjou
Yeah, I know.
All that glitters isnt gold.
|
Yeah, sometimes diamonds glitter.
Is the new profile pic becuase you are newly in love and now more conservative, down to earth, home maker type????
|
|
|
06-10-2009, 04:44
|
#7
|
Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Malvernshire, on the sunny side of the hill.
Boat: 50' steel canal and river cruiser
Posts: 1,905
|
What an assumption to make.
Of course, I couldnt possibly comment, but it goes without saying one should always project ones best side.
|
|
|
06-10-2009, 04:49
|
#8
|
Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Malvernshire, on the sunny side of the hill.
Boat: 50' steel canal and river cruiser
Posts: 1,905
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by MarkJ
Yeah, sometimes diamonds glitter.
|
We live in hope, although his last matrimonial encounter left him a little jaded and sceptical, so Im not holding out too much hope.
More importantly, its whats in your head and heart that ultimately endures, and means a lot more than a ring or certificate.
|
|
|
06-10-2009, 14:16
|
#9
|
Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: West Coast, BC , Canada
Boat: Cascade
Posts: 595
|
MMM those good vibrations........
Dennis Wilson died in 1983.
Nice boat! Have no idea where it is
__________________
Go outside and PLAY!
|
|
|
|
Thread Tools |
Search this Thread |
|
|
Display Modes |
Rate This Thread |
Linear Mode
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
Similar Threads
|
Thread |
Thread Starter |
Forum |
Replies |
Last Post |
Boy am I LUCKY!
|
Therapy |
The Sailor's Confessional |
13 |
23-07-2009 09:30 |
Oh boy am I new
|
Dread Pirate Roberts |
Meets & Greets |
30 |
04-05-2006 05:58 |
DENNIS
|
GordMay |
Atlantic & the Caribbean |
2 |
08-07-2005 11:18 |
New boy on deck
|
Don B. |
Meets & Greets |
7 |
06-06-2003 03:59 |
|
Advertise Here
Recent Discussions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vendor Spotlight |
|
|
|