The America II is a ship that competed in the preliminary races a number of years back. After some Coast Guard mandated modifications and an engine to get it out of harbor, it now sails out of Lahaina Maui with a load of tourists three times a day. We tried it a while back, and it is still a thrill for us landlubbers.
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g60634-d526240-Reviews-America_II-Lahaina_Maui_Hawaii.html Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 11:09 PM, Philip Northeast <[email protected]> wrote: > > One of the early Australian challengers for the America's cup in 1970. > > An all wooden boat she is now more at home as a cruising yacht. > > One of her crew in the unsuccessful challenge was a John Bertrand later to > become the first skipper ever to beat the Americans and break a 132 year > winning run. > > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/27281712@N08/10031128253/ > > > -- > Philip Northeast > > www.aviewfinderdarkly.com.au > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
