Interesting and reminds me of a current local project
50 yrs a go a buddy of mine bought this Baltic 55, an ex Whitbread boat
Here seen in 2005 in Bermuda where we had to duck in for shelter from 1 of 3 hurricanes that trip
It was his and his S?O 's home and rec center till his death a few years ago
one lack of maintenance issue was the total failure of the rod rigging during a regatta off Puerto Ricco, we were dismasted and rescued by the USCG
other than that the boat was a very reliable workhorse
It's been in a local warehouse storage since his death and was recently purchased by a group of Aussies and New Zealanders for participating in an upcoming restaging of the Whitbread w/ a vintage fleet class
The are helping here in Albany helping w/ the total and I do mean total reconstructions of this wonderful old whale
not only that but one of them is a physician that helped to rescue a damsel in distress after a fall on a hike in the Adirondack's last weekend
gratuitous pic of me back in the day
and some visitors we greatly enjoyed their company
