TWO OWNERS, ONE RESULT
Jul 15, 2022
1 minute
STEFFAN MEYRIC HUGHES, EDITOR
ur lead yacht this month, , won our award for the ‘restored sailing vessel over 40ft’, before her restoration, belonged to Merl Peterson, the ‘President of the Pacific’ for an incredible 57 years, 20 as a liveaboard. Merl maintained her and cruised her often singlehanded on a shoestring budget, such is the ease of the staysail schooner rig. He also kept alive for her new owner to rebuild her, no expense spared. It’s thanks to both of them, at opposite ends of the scale, that is sailing today.
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