Cal 39 History

Below is from the previous owner of my boat Adventure Kwest formerly Wing Foot formerly Whale the Bird. Enjoy - Paul West Adventure Kwest Cal 39 The boat was built for Jim (Sham) Hunt. He had it for two years and took it to Bermuda 3X Newport, Marion, Newport. His name for it was "Whale and the Bird" I bought the boat in the fall of '82 and took it on the '83 Marblehead-Halifax race. Placed 2 in the MHS Class, losing to a custom McCurdy & Rhodes cutter named Alacrity. It belonged to Dr. George H.W. Clewes of Boston. He beat us by less than 9 minutes on a 360 mile race. We went on to the Bras d'Or Lakes in Cape Breton. I left the boat for Jim Hunt and he brought it back to Halifax. The next year I took it to Bermuda, losing the rudder 240 miles from the island. We steered with sails and crew weight and finished the race with only the upper 12" of the rudder remaining.. I took it to Bermuda again in '86. My daughters took her to Marathon, Fla and then on to Marsh Harbor, Abacos, Bahamas. I sailed her back from Man o'War to Plymouth, Mass offshore and qualified for the Ocean Cruising Club as the trip was more than 1000 miles non-stop. Later I took the boat to Fla and lived aboard for 19 months, leaving Ft. Lauderdale in late July and sailing to Tilghman Island. The engine overheated and qui8t off Palm Beach, so we sailed offshore, riding the Gulf Stream to Virginia Beach, then up the Bay. We spent one night anchored off Cape Charles city and another in the Pax River. When we got to Tilghman the three of us drank one pitcher of ice water and one of Iced Tea EACH. I have never been so hot and tired!. My younger daughter and I took her to Bermuda in '89 just for grins. We had plenty. On the sail back, we had a four or five hour downwind ride where we didn't touch the wheel--and there was no autopilot. There are many more stories. **************Access 350+ FREE radio stations anytime from anywhere on the web. Get the Radio Toolbar! (http://toolbar.aol.com/aolradio/download.html?ncid=emlcntusdown00000003)

Paul, This is fantastic. Thanks so much. Regards, Wayne From: "pw… [at] aol.com" <pw… [at] aol.com> To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 10:10:32 PM Subject: [Cal_Boats] Cal 39 History Below is from the previous owner of my boat Adventure Kwest formerly Wing Foot formerly Whale the Bird. Enjoy - Paul West Adventure Kwest Cal 39 The boat was built for Jim (Sham) Hunt. He had it for two years and took it to Bermuda 3X Newport, Marion, Newport. His name for it was "Whale and the Bird" I bought the boat in the fall of '82 and took it on the '83 Marblehead-Halifax race. Placed 2 in the MHS Class, losing to a custom McCurdy & Rhodes cutter named Alacrity. It belonged to Dr. George H.W. Clewes of Boston. He beat us by less than 9 minutes on a 360 mile race. We went on to the Bras d'Or Lakes in Cape Breton. I left the boat for Jim Hunt and he brought it back to Halifax. The next year I took it to Bermuda, losing the rudder 240 miles from the island. We steered with sails and crew weight and finished the race with only the upper 12" of the rudder remaining.. I took it to Bermuda again in '86. My daughters took her to Marathon, Fla and then on to Marsh Harbor, Abacos, Bahamas. I sailed her back from Man o'War to Plymouth, Mass offshore and qualified for the Ocean Cruising Club as the trip was more than 1000 miles non-stop. Later I took the boat to Fla and lived aboard for 19 months, leaving Ft. Lauderdale in late July and sailing to Tilghman Island. The engine overheated and qui8t off Palm Beach, so we sailed offshore, riding the Gulf Stream to Virginia Beach, then up the Bay. We spent one night anchored off Cape Charles city and another in the Pax River. When we got to Tilghman the three of us drank one pitcher of ice water and one of Iced Tea EACH. I have never been so hot and tired!. My younger daughter and I took her to Bermuda in '89 just for grins. We had plenty. On the sail back, we had a four or five hour downwind ride where we didn't touch the wheel--and there was no autopilot. There are many more stories. Access 350+ FREE radio stations anytime from anywhere on the web. Get the Radio Toolbar!