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Taonui's run

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Tony Gooch in his Taonui is the first person to sail single-handed nonstop around the world starting and finishing on the west coast of USA and it took him 176 days to accomplish the task. Taonui is a tough 44-foot aluminum sloop, has a displacement of 15 tons and speed of 9-10 knots and Gooch was pleased with its performance during circumnavigation.

Author: Sheridan, Tony
Publisher: Primedia Enterprises, Inc.
Publication Name: Sail
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0036-2700
Year: 2003
Product/service evaluation, Taonui (Boat)

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At sea at last

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Tony Jarrett had always dreamed since childhood to sail offshore and at 61 he bought his first cruising boat, a Catalina 30. When finally at 65 with a history of bladder cancer, he decided to explore his dream, he bought C&C 36, upgraded it with a few minor changes and set sail down the California coast bound for Mexico with two friends as crew.

Author: Sheridan, Tony
Publisher: Primedia Enterprises, Inc.
Publication Name: Sail
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0036-2700
Year: 2004
Health aspects, Ocean travel, Sailing, Travel, Jarrett, Tony

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People and Boats: An alternative reality

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Roland Brener, an internationally acclaimed sculptor build a new cold-molded wood boat called new Reality a modified version of the original 8-meter Reality built in 1935. The changes made included a deeper bow profile, a larger cabin trunk, a reverse transom, and higher freeboard, which required increasing the beam.

Author: Sheridan, Tony
Publisher: Primedia Enterprises, Inc.
Publication Name: Sail
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0036-2700
Year: 2004
Management dynamics, Management, Design and construction, Company business management, Boatbuilders, Boatbuilders (Persons), Brener, Roland

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Subjects list: United States, Sailboats
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