While in the Bay of Islands I came across Alice.
This is the boat I built in the Solomon Isands 1982, in a native village Tavuilo on Malaita Is.
A Herreshoff Lee board ketch- without the leeboards but with the draft increased to a whole 3' 8".
Her job, which she accepted, was to take Beryl and I around the world in the tradewinds.
No motor,no rigging, no wc or shower...
Went like a train with 3days of over 200 miles.
Came 12th out of over 200 boats in the second ARC race Canaries to Barbados.
55,000 miles and a couple ov masts- We lost both south of Fiji on the way home, but got to Opua unaided in 19days. Looking a bit unloved here and am advised could be bought........
Alice Alakwe was build by very talented soloman islanders, the Hull is the leeboard ketch design by hereshoff, the extra draught was supposed to negate the leeboard, the on odd onboard layout was Gary's idea
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