Anyone Know Anything About Cal 40 FLAT TOP shown here?

I found a photo that claims it is a Cal 40 Flat-Top. Funny. I was daydreaming about one just yesterday. Here she is, reefed, in this photo linked below. Looks like a 28, but the mast extends down into the hull. The quarter berths look like a 28, not a Cal 40, but the v- berth does not look like the 28. Go to: http://groups.msn.com/CalSailboatOwnersBritishColumbia/whitesquallflushd eckcal40.msnw Anyone seen this boat or have more photos of her? Bruce Stirling Gangfurd Cal 28 - Hull 82 http://www.stirlinglaw.com/cal28

The link got cut off. Here it is again. If again cut, paste on the end of the address in the address bar of your browser. http://groups.msn.com/CalSailboatOwnersBritishColumbia/whitesquallflushdeckc al40.msnw From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of rua84 Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 9:54 AM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: [Cal_Boats] Anyone Know Anything About Cal 40 FLAT TOP shown here? I found a photo that claims it is a Cal 40 Flat-Top. Funny. I was daydreaming about one just yesterday. Here she is, reefed, in this photo linked below. Looks like a 28, but the mast extends down into the hull. The quarter berths look like a 28, not a Cal 40, but the v- berth does not look like the 28. Go to: http://groups.msn.com/CalSailboatOwnersBritishColumbia/whitesquallflushd eckcal40.msnw Anyone seen this boat or have more photos of her? Bruce Stirling Gangfurd Cal 28 - Hull 82 http://www.stirlinglaw.com/cal28

White Squall still resides at Tacoma Yacht Club and still races. It was originally owned by Gov Teats, who was a legendary local Puget Sound sailor. He won many races with White Squall as well as with Stormy Weather, his previous boat, which I believe was one of the outstanding Ben Seaborn designs. When I was a teenager, we used to race against Stormy Weather and later White Squall, in our Cal 30 #12 Allegro. I believe Gov Teats actually died on this boat. A local race is named after him. The photo was taken during a Swiftsure Race. For those who don¹t know, a race from Victoria BC out the Straits of Juan de Fuca to Swiftsure Bank off the mouth of the Straits and back in. There is a 6 foot version of this photo hanging in the Tacoma Yacht Club. Other local sailors may know more about this boat. Terry Spencer Cal 2-29 Capriccio Tacoma From: "rua84" <br… [at] stirlinglaw.com> Reply-To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Date: Sat, 09 Sep 2006 16:53:47 -0000 To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: [Cal_Boats] Anyone Know Anything About Cal 40 FLAT TOP shown here? I found a photo that claims it is a Cal 40 Flat-Top. Funny. I was daydreaming about one just yesterday. Here she is, reefed, in this photo linked below. Looks like a 28, but the mast extends down into the hull. The quarter berths look like a 28, not a Cal 40, but the v- berth does not look like the 28. Go to: http://groups.msn.com/CalSailboatOwnersBritishColumbia/whitesquallflushd eckcal40.msnw Anyone seen this boat or have more photos of her? Bruce Stirling Gangfurd Cal 28 - Hull 82 http://www.stirlinglaw.com/cal28

I love the photo of White Squall. Looks like a hell of a ride. I would love to see more photos of this boat if anyone has any. I was dreaming about a Cal 40, a Cal 60, and a Cal 80 - all flush decks, when I stumbled across White Squall. I want one! Bruce --- In Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com, Terrence Spencer <tspencer@...> wrote: > > White Squall still resides at Tacoma Yacht Club and still races. It was > originally owned by Gov Teats, who was a legendary local Puget Sound sailor. > He won many races with White Squall as well as with Stormy Weather, his > previous boat, which I believe was one of the outstanding Ben Seaborn > designs. When I was a teenager, we used to race against Stormy Weather and > later White Squall, in our Cal 30 #12 Allegro. > > I believe Gov Teats actually died on this boat. A local race is named > after him. > > The photo was taken during a Swiftsure Race. For those who don¹t know, a > race from Victoria BC out the Straits of Juan de Fuca to Swiftsure Bank off > the mouth of the Straits and back in. There is a 6 foot version of this > photo hanging in the Tacoma Yacht Club. > > Other local sailors may know more about this boat. > > Terry Spencer > Cal 2-29 > Capriccio > Tacoma > > > From: "rua84" <bruce@...> > Reply-To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > Date: Sat, 09 Sep 2006 16:53:47 -0000 > To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > Subject: [Cal_Boats] Anyone Know Anything About Cal 40 FLAT TOP shown here? > > > > > > I found a photo that claims it is a Cal 40 Flat-Top. Funny. I was > daydreaming about one just yesterday. Here she is, reefed, in this > photo linked below. Looks like a 28, but the mast extends down into > the hull. The quarter berths look like a 28, not a Cal 40, but the v- > berth does not look like the 28. Go to: > > http://groups.msn.com/CalSailboatOwnersBritishColumbia/whitesquallflushd > eckcal40.msnw > > Anyone seen this boat or have more photos of her? > > Bruce Stirling > Gangfurd > Cal 28 - Hull 82 > http://www.stirlinglaw.com/cal28 >

this girl is with you, Bruce.....!!! the clean lines of a flush deck boat are something to behold (fighting with a rising sea). the bigger, the better (boat that is)! and that water is where i want to take BB-54 sailing too. so maybe you see why i take safety and structural integrity so seriously. i am not now, nor never have been a racer. it the water it's self that makes a worthy opponent i feel. though if i knew how to race, i mite try my hand sometime...... fiver, Master of The "BB-54" one of the famous Cal-28 flush-decks out of Sierra-5, Papa Hotel (in days gone by) now resting outside my shop Federal Way, Wa. (built like a Battleship; sails like a Sub......) ******************************* --- In Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com, "rua84" <bruce@...> wrote: > > I love the photo of White Squall. Looks like a hell of a ride. I > would love to see more photos of this boat if anyone has any. I was > dreaming about a Cal 40, a Cal 60, and a Cal 80 - all flush decks, > when I stumbled across White Squall. I want one! > > Bruce >

I just received an email from a man who just bought a 1964 Cal 28 flush deck. I urged him to join this group. Meanwhile, he had a question I could not answer. I directed him to a web site that does conversions, but I told him the real pros were right here. I am sure he would love to hear from someone, and I'd enjoy reading about the issue, too, although I think I will stick with a tiller. I copied him on this email. This is what he asked: " I’ve been trying to up grade all of this old boat's electrical and I’m trying to find out if I can go from a tiller to a wheel with out spending 4 to 5 thousand dollars. I love this old boat . Any help would be helpful. Steven Cram sjcrsmcc @ yahoo.com [remove spaces]