Sir,
I am the original owner of Rafiki #19. My name is Peter Squicciarini and I live in Norfolk VA. I bought it new in 1979 in
Annapolis. I was a Lieutenant in the
Navy teaching
navigation at the Naval Academy at that time. My wife and I lived aboard for 2 years. I had the boat for about 10 years. I have quite a bit of info from her first years of life. I'm sure through the years and owners that info has been
lost. Some is technical and other stuff is, shall I say, serious folklore pushing the limits of at times ridiculous. It was quite the
boating "adventure"
purchasing her, commissioning her, and sailing aboard. I have since retired from a 30 year
navy career as a Navy
Captain. You can contact me at pdsquicciarini@msn.com if you'd like. Love to hear about the boat. -Peter