Sunday, November 18, 2012

Lone Star For Sale

Owner Gary Powell has written in with a notice of sale for Lone Star:

BIDS OPEN NOVEMBER 1, 2012 & CLOSE MARCH 1, 2013

LONE STAR, Doug Peterson's LEGENDARY SOUTHERN OFFSHORE RACING CONFERENCE WINNING DESIGN  Serendipity 43', 1980.

Built of Aramid/Bullet Proof Vest fabric for light weigh and flexible strength.  Re-fit, 1995-97, into an elegant, comfortable, high- performance cruiser. Double digit passages will delight both the skipper and crew. Touches of home include: parquet floors, entertainment center, custom galley, china closet, wine and goblet display, cedar-lined compartments for clothes and toiletries, linen locker, two person shower and large, comfortable berths.  Currently in the work yard at Marina Real San Carlos Sonora Mexico. Make an offer and she comes with a new bottom job and a gallon of pettit unepoxy red bottom paint.

CONTACT (925)917-0913 or svlonestar@yahoo.com

 WE WILL TAKE THE BEST OFFER

3 comments:

Ryan said...

I would be interested in these double digit passages. Was this all down wind and surfing? 34.5' water line and in cruiser weight???? hmmmm I ask because i have been reading and researching these sailing vessels for a year to cruise. any thing over 8 knots sounds boastful to me. but please prove me wrong i would love a video of 10+ knots

Ryan Contract welder extreme_fabrication@hotmail.com

wingssail said...

Reply to Ryan:

These boats (Serendipity 43/Petersen 43) will hit the hig speeds described in the stories; on a big wave when going off the wind in a breeze. I have never hit 17kts or anything like it but others tell me they have, even more. We have hit 14 on a broad reach with a big kite in 25knots of wind.

However, average speeds over a passage will, of course, and as you point out, be much lower. 150 miles in a day (6kts) is quite easy. 175 (7+kts) is normal in decent winds. We have exceeded 200nm on a few occasions and on those times we were pushing the boat quite hard. It was not enjoyable.

Gary does not include the exact rig specifications for Lone Star but it is possible that this boat will be slightly slower than my boat Wings, due to the rig, interior, and top hamper. Still, good passage runs will be normal on Lone Star and the boat should be comforatable, base on our experience.

Fred Roswold, SV Wings, Antigua

Anonymous said...

Many thanks Fred I have Read your blog and most of your passage logs as well. What a great read. I am going to make an offer on this one http://serendipity43.blogspot.ca/search/label/Conquest%20I
in Vancouver bc. 4 of us owned an Amel mango but partners in a yacht suck, and I am spoiled by the 7-8 knots of boat speed Ryan Canadian eh