New School........

This is the new Beau Geste - the first TP52 by Farr Yacht Design on the way to keel mounting and rig stepping. We'll have sailing pics next week.

A lot of man power was used to move the still over-weight“Margaritaville” behind the building. This is where all the “Secret Shit” happens.

........Old School

Proving that indeed there is more than one way to skin a cat, the venerable IOR Farr 50 "Margartiville" is attempting to turn a sow's ear into a silk purse. Margi is the former "Springbok" which went on to became "Corum". The boat was designed and built (Cookson) in 1989, and was part of the winning 1991 Admirals Cup team. The boat has won a whole lot of races here in So Cal under it's current owner, but they can see the writing on the wall, so they are turning this old IOR warhorse into a modern TP 52! How, you ask? The "new" boat will be all new from the sheer line down. They are using the Andrews TP 52 mold at Dencho and Andrews is designing a new keel and changing the hull shape at the sheer slightly.

It will use the old rig, which is as tall as a TP52's rig except it will have runners and overlapping jibs. They are also putting in the out-board chainplates in the event they ultimately decide to change rigs and conform to the class rule. Here are some shots of the project. Now this one will be fun to follow!

05/07/2003

We've been sporadically following the progress of the conversion of Margaritaville, the old Farr IOR 50 into the "new" Andrews Transpac 52. The boys cleverly refer to the "new" boat as Margaritaville 1.5, given that they are using the old deck and rig and god knows what else. Good guys with a fun program, they'll have a blast with the boat and we hope they surprise some people with their results. We'll try to get out for a spin someday soon. Here's the report from TimO. - Ed.

A Happy Owner

Hello All………

We have had a very busy few weeks. The fruits of our labor are apparent with my first picture. I’m sure you can all appreciate the feeling Jay’s having about now!!!

So now the finish work begins. The bottom has already been painted and we are starting the topsides and deck on Monday. The Keel was delivered to the Yard on Friday and the Rudder should arrive on the 25th of the month. We are trying to keep everyone busy.

All carbon head!

Now if you're just sitting around with nothing to do and want to help let me know. I can always use someone to pass me beers! Just kidding!

Sailing in December!!

TimO

11/11/2003