TN: Trawler News Extra: Passagemaker for sale

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FAMED PASSAGEMAKER FOR SALE
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Before he died in 1988, Robert Beebe designed 
more than 150 vessels, none more famed  than his 
67th design which he built for himself and named 
Passagemaker.

The voyages Beebe made with Passagemaker proved 
his theory that the oceans of  the world could be 
explored in a proper powerboat with greater 
comfort and dispatch than in a sailboat. The book 
Beebe wrote--Voyaging Under Power--launched the 
modern-day trawler yacht era and still serves as 
its bible today.

Now, Passagemaker, is for sale. If you're 
interested in acquiring  a genuine classic, 
contact Charlie Baker, Passagemaker's  owner, 
<mailto:chbiii@bellsouth.net> or telephone him at 
1-828-454-5877.

Recent photos of the yacht are posted at the Friends of Passagemaker site:

    http://ca.geocities.com/passagemaker@rogers.com/pm_intro.html

Beebe first wrote about  the concept of 
passagemaking under power in 1946 in an article 
in Rudder, a leading boating magazine of the 
time. It was then that he coined the word 
"passagemaker" as the term  for ocean-crossing 
vessels.

Passagemaker was built in Singapore and launched 
in 1963. The 50,000 sea miles that Beebe put 
under her keel over  the next five years was 
unheard of in a day when sailboats were the only 
recreational vessels venturing out of sight of 
land.

At the urging of a fledgling  publisher named 
Steve Doherty, Beebe wrote Voyaging Under  Power. 
Published in 1975, the book went on to become a 
Dolphin  Book Club main selection and a 
best-seller.

VUP, as Beebe called it, inspired the birth of 
Nordhavn. The book had such an impact on  Jim 
Leishman that he convinced his partners in 
Pacific Asian Enterprises to defer a new Mason 
sailboat design and develop a powerboat capable 
of cruising the oceans of the world in safety, 
comfort and style. He and his brother, Jeff, 
leaned heavily on Beebe's principles in the 
design of the Nordhavn 46, first splashed  in 
1989.

After VUP went through two editions, Jim Leishman 
was invited to update the book. The result was 
the third edition, published in 1994 by 
International  Marine, and available widely.

After Beebe sold her, the original Passagemaker 
went through several owners,  actively cruised 
the East Coast and Caribbean, and underwent 
several upgrades to equipment.

Unfortunately, circumstances have conspired to 
keep the old girl on the hard since early 2001. 
A non-profit foundation to purchase and preserve 
Passagemaker has been discussed by admirers. The 
campaign has been put on hold as the current 
owner of the old girl is unable to wait for 
Friends of Passagemaker to raise sufficient funds 
to purchase the yacht. Charlie Baker has been 
most patient but now personal circumstances 
dictate he proceed with selling Passagemaker  on 
the open market.

    http://ca.geocities.com/passagemaker@rogers.com/pm_intro.html

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