[PUP] Open ocean passagemakers

[Patrick Gerety]

To be historicallly accurate, I far as I know, Willard trawlers were the first production powerboats to make open ocean passages.  One Willard 36 traversed from Oregon to the Gallapagos in the late '60's and stayed there a year doing research on the islands.  Another Willard 36 made a passage from California to Hawaii and back to Washington in the '70's.  Currently a Willard 40 is in Florida after traversing from California via the Panama Canal on an open ended, possible circumnavigation going the "other" way.

To say that Nordhavns are the only ones doing it is incorrect.

Patrick
Willard 40PH
ALOHA
La Paz, MX

----- Original Message ----
From: Paul Goyette <paul@whooppee.com>
To: Passagemaking Under Power List <passagemaking-under-power@lists.samurai.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 8:30:09 AM
Subject: Re: [PUP] Voyage interruptus


I know of at least one other Cheoy Lee LRC that has joined the 
Nordhavn's in crossing oceans.