Ed sent the following email:  I have sailed "HORAI" over 50,000 mile including a circumnavigation.  The boat has done two circumnavigations

Peter and Josette sailed around the world beginning in 1977, returned to Nouméa (New-Calédonia) in 1978 and has been in Tahiti from September 1979 to this date in Tahiti

Over the past three years they have sailed with their 3 boys around the world and last August they completed a circumnavigation in the Mediterranean. 

  Agnus (ex Silver Down of Hong Kong), yard #3249).  The yacht is sailed from East Mediterranean to Darwin Australia via the Mediterranean, Atlantic and the Pacific, visiting the Caribbean's and many Pacific islands. During the next 12 month I plan to finish the  circumnavigation via the Indian Ocean, Red Sea and Mediterranean

"Panacea" - 1980 Perry 48 is sailed by Sue & Rick Johnston from Florida
 

Circumnavigation begun 2007, currently in South Pacific
 We purchased Panacea in 2006 in Trinidad. We have added a stainless steel arch for wind, solar, and davits. We have a Fleming selfsteering windvane as well. We transited the Panama canal in May 2008 and are currently in Pago Pago American Samoa. Panacea provides a comfortable safe ride and we are teaching her to go downwind!

In 1968 Cheoy Lee built an Offshore 50 for me which my wife and I named Petrana.  I owned her for 30 years before selling her to my son, Paul, who still owns her.  I based her in Antigua but sailed her extensively throughout the Caribbean and then the Mediterranean, including the Black Sea and Russia.
My wife and I made a circumnavigation during 1982-87
Petrana is still here in Antigua and Paul cruised in her and races her every year in Antigua Classic Week, Peter Deeth.

Boat-  "Mon Ami" -  1977 Clipper 33
OWNERS - Don Townsend
AREA OF SAILING - Sausalito, CA
E-Mail Don   I am the original owner of a 33’ Cheoy Lee Clipper, Luders design, built in 1977. Her home port is Sausalito, CA

In 1981 I sailed “Mon Ami” from San Francisco to Acapulco, to Hawaii, and back to San Francisco, a one year journey. On the way back from Hawaii we hit 35 foot seas in a full gale. Twice she went under for a few seconds, popped up, and we sailed on.
She has always been maintained in Bristol condition. Over the past 5 years she has gotten a new deck, new engine, and many other upgrades.  11/14 years ago I began a complete restoration process that has become a hobby which is gotten way out of control. Ha!
Mon Ami may very well be the best restored clipper 33 in the world. New decks, new Yanmar engine, new standing rigging, new interior, etc…. Absolutely stunning!
Thought you guys might enjoy these photographs. Just returned from a great sail down the coast from Sausalito, CA where she is birthed, to Santa Cruz, Monterey, and Still Water Cove at Pebble Beach. The photos have all been sized for the web. If you decide to display these photos on your sight, please let me know so I can check it out. Thanks!  Oct 2016

We have put together a page of photos of "Mon Ami".  Click Here for page.  James & Cilla

"China Blue" a Cheoy Lee a 40' Trawler, made a 20,000 mile trip from Hong Kong to Florida sailed by Shep Root.  Click Here for the 1978 article in "Motor Boating and Sailing" magazine on this cruise

"SeaShaw" (yard #4568, 145’ Composite Motoryacht, Frank Mulder design)

"SeaShaw" left the yard in 1995 and headed straight across the Pacific for some north American cruising, before returning to her home port of Singapore.

"Marco Polo" (yard #4874, 146’ steel/GRP Motoryacht, Ron Holland design

Marco Polo, under her original owner left the yard in 2007 straight for the Med, then on to the US. The boat then returned to the Med, and went back to the US where she was sold. This is an over simplification of some prolific cruising. Marco Polo was sold last year, (2012) and the cruising continues.

Pegasus was sailed back to Australia and arrived here on 1st August 2011. This is our second Cheoy Lee, our previous being "SEAYA" a Offshore 31. The photo is of Pegasus at anchor in Taiohae Bay, Nuku Hiva, Marquesis Islands, French Polynesia after 27 days non-stop passage from California. April 2011. She is a great boat

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Complete retrofit, re-enforce, re-rig, re-power '91-97, '97 Seattle to Sea of Cortez and west coast Mexico '99 Mexico to Hawaii '99 to present chartering to all Hawaiian islands including "unknown Hawaiian islands"
 

12/99 James.  I last wrote you that I was planning to sail to Tahiti in my 68 Cheoy Lee Alden 32 Motorsailor, "Endless Summer". Hey, I made it, so I kept going. We made the crossing from Puerto Vallarta to the Marquesas in a fairly respectable 26 days, without even using all of our diesel. I was a bit worried about boat speed, but we made a faster passage than many of the bigger, heavier boats.  Click Here for rest of story and pics

1/2013 we have heard that Doug has sold Endless Summer

For a few months I've been having occasional contacts with a man named Peter Kinsey, who, in the mid 'eighties,  sailed his Cheoy Lee Vertue from Victoria, BC to California (pitchpoled it on the way), then to the South Pacific, primarily Tonga and Vava'u, for three years.  He wrote an article on his trip which was published in Latitude 48.  He holds the copyright. (Peter is now in the sailing and boating business out of the Northwest-- I think Vancouver.  He runs occasional charters out of Vava'u on a 50-foot steel boat which was designed by J. Laurent Giles Co. (who designed the Vertue) and which he describes as "a real big Vertue."
He REALLY likes Vertues.  ...

I have attached the article written about a Force 11 storm which he sailed through off the Washington coast in his Cheoy Lee Vertue, Kainui.  Though no dates were given in the article, I believe the episode occurred in the early 1980's.  Click Here for article

Peter originally published the article in Latitude 48, but indicated that he retains rights, and that it may be put on the web page....

Best-- Wayne (aboard "SUMATRA") a Frisco Flyer

"Orient Star" is a 1969   Offshore 50 Ketch and is sailed by  Ernie  Copp from Long Beach, CA

Ernie has cruised to Mexico and Hawaii several times, and to New Zealand once.

   I sail mostly Eastern sea board particularly the Vineyard to Main, Nova Scotia and Bermuda.  I do want to extend to any Association member that comes across me, if your cold wet and tired, row over and I’ll give you a hot meal, a beer and a dry berth.

"Jennifer II"  is a 1975  Clipper 33 sailed by Bernie Tobisch
 

Bernie has owned "Jennifer II" for 9 yrs, and has sailed throughout Gulf Islands, Mexico and Hawaii

1977 Clipper 36 sailed by the Williams from  Vancouver, Canada
 

Lived aboard for 25 years (and still do).  Their first offshore was San Francisco - Mexico - Marquesas - Hawaii and back to Vancouver.  Then off sailing Vancouver - Oswego, NY - Cross Lake Ontario - Kingston.

I bought CAELAN (then named Silver Hind) in 1996 and have upgraded the boat significantly since then. The first priority for both comfort and security was a doghouse to replace the pramhood which I felt was too insubstantial for the Arctic sailing I had in mind. Since then we have had several Arctic seasons - Iceland/Greenland, Svalbard twice and East Greenland again last year. Storms, ice and flat calms, CAELAN has proved an able and seaworthy craft. Her only vice is a waywardness in light airs which I suspect may be due to being undercanvassed. I have just ordered a new headsail to replace the yankee jib to see if that rectifies the problem - any views would be welcome. We are now engaged in the winter re-fit and plan to launch again before Christmas with a busy season anticipated in 2007.

"Empress Milli Lani " is a 1979 Clipper 48 sailed by
Prof. Rafi Boritzer from Israel
 

  Rafi has a great website. The URL is http://www.land-sea.org Website has information on the voyage and many pictures of crews.  Also http://www.empressmilli.blogspot.com/
I bought the vessel in Honolulu in 1989 and spent 7 year as a liveaboard at the Ala Wai Marina preparing her for journey to the Med.  In 1996 we sailed to Israel via the South Pacific, Indian Ocean, and Red Sea.  Currently she sails between Israel and Gibraltar. Her Mediterranean base is Herzelia Marina (6 miles North of Tel Aviv), Israel.

"Euphoria II "  -  Clipper 48, Jimmy Buffet's Ex  Cheoy Lee
AREA OF SAILING - S.W. Pacific, N. Zealand

Dear James,   In July 1979 I purchased from Jimmy Buffett his Cheoy Lee Clipper 48 "EUPHORIA II", & have been cruising it ever since; the past 9 yrs of which here in the S.W. Pacific, basing out of New Zealand. I have the boat up to, & maintained at, a pristine & improved condition. She is well know in all her ports of call as the most beautiful boat of any day.
Click Here for page of info on Euphoria II

"Alekai"  is a 1970 Clipper 36, Yard #2324 and is sailed by Derek Lindstrom from Florida
 

   I bought my boat in 2002 I have sailed it over 8000 miles through the the Caribbean into the pacific and back to Florida

"Ku'uipo"  is a1978  Clipper 42 sailoed by Ann Selover from Charleston, SC

Have lived on the boat for much of the time since purchasing it in 1997.  Cruised from San Francisco south, visiting much of Baja, Mainland Mexico, Central America, Panama, Honduras, then sailed to current location in Charleston, SC. 

 Formerly "Roseidon B" purchased in Greece 1994 and sailed/motored via Med and French canals to England for major restoration.  Sailed Transatlantic 1999 and then through Caribbean to East Coast USA.  Cruised Bahamas to Maine.  Now only winter Florida/Bahamas. 

 Lady was in San Francisco as her home port for a the last 16 yrs and we sailed her south to Mexico and then to south the Americas she is now lying in Bocas Del toro on her way to Corpus Christi TX, on her way to the Caribbean

"Tiger Lilly" - 43 Motorsailor by Robert Perry is owned by Dennis & Julie Ayles
from Adelaide South Australia
 

 The yacht, ‘Tiger Lilly’, is currently in Hawaii having completed a sail from San Diego en route to Adelaide South Australia which will be it’s home port.  It is estimated that the journey will be completed by approx August 2012.

 The boat has remained in Hong Kong where it was built and is now the last Pedrick 36 left in Hong Kong. She was renamed Beluga 2 by the second owner, but I reverted to her original name Modesty Blaise when I bought her in 2000. She has made the 500nm crossing from Hong Kong to the Philippines on two occasions as part of the annual South China Sea race, but is now mostly used for local cruises and day sailing.

"Born Free" - 1981 Golden Wave 42" by Robert Perry is sailed by Bill Trayfors from the Chesapeake
 

Here's a recent pic of Born Free at Mayaguana Island in the Bahamas.   Recently cruised her 2,000 miles from the Caribbean to U.S. East Coast.

We purchased Interlude new in 1978 and are still the proud owners of Interlude after 26 years. We took delivery in England and cruised the Med for 5 years and sailed across the Atlantic to the States in 1984. Kathy and Paul were 3 & 5 years of age when we started the cruise. Interlude has been in Southern California till the year 2000 and for the last four years we have been sailing in Mexico. Our plans are to leave for the South Pacific in March 2005. Interlude has taken good care of us. Linda and I have done major restoration for the upcoming 3-5 year cruise. Interlude looks great, sails great and we are very happy with her.

 
"Obsession" is a 1979   Offshore 38 sailed by Simon & Christina Gard from  Micronesia
 

Obsession was sailed from California to Guam in 1999 where they bought her, she is now in our Guam backyard for an overhaul, upcoming works include...decks, pox, rotten liners, fridge, water system, galley work, awigrip on topsiders.

"Astarta" - 1978   Offshore 38 is sailed by Dave & Linda Black from Central America
 

  We have owned our 1978 Ray Richards 38', Offshore since 1998. Our home port is Rio Dulce Guatemala and our cruising ground is Belize and The Bay Islands of Honduras. We've called The Rio home since 2003, with 3 round trips to Key West during that time. We're proud to be Cheoy Lee owners as I trust you all are. Dave and Linda aboard Astarta.

"Moondance" is a 1960  Lion sailed by  Brian Milgate from Australia
 

I spent some time making visits to New Zealand getting the yacht in seaworthy condition, and then sailed it to Australia where I am doing a full restoration. I changed to Australian Ship's Registry and was able to have the name Moondance.
The yacht is close to original condition, but an aluminum mast and a new diesel have been added.
It was built by Cheoy Lee and delivered to the USA. It was then sailed across the Pacific to New Zealand and then by me to Australia. I intend to sail the yacht to China as I have a Chinese partner who sails with me.

  Have owned CARA since 1973, sailed her from LA to Hawaii, Tahiti plus to San Francisco

"Simba I" is a  1964 Lion 35' sailed by Paul Williams & Diana Moser
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 Owned since 1986, Sailed from Vancouver to Hawaii, San Diego, Mexico, Panama Canal, Costa Rica then on to BV Islands, Venezuela and Nova Scotia
This is "Simba I" racing in the 1999 Antigua Classic Regatta.

 Purchased in Puerto Escondido, Baja Sur, Mexico in 1992.  Sailed the sea of Cortez and Mainland until 1995 when I returned to SF.  

"Fair Lady" is a  1963 Lion 35' sailed by James & Deni O'Shea from Hawaii

Sailed from LA to SF and SF to Hawaii. Now enjoying
the trade winds, sun and kind waters of Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. Aloha."

"Satori II"  -  1974 Clipper 42 is owned by Stoye Milburn
 from Berkeley CA
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Satori II is currently undergoing restoration. Stoye Milburn cruised from Southern California through the Panama Canal en route to Panama City, Florida when he was rammed by a Nicaraguan Gun Boat in September 1988. Stoye was taken in to custody be the Nicaraguan Government. He was later released and completed the journey to Panama City. Satori II now resides in the Berkely Marina in Berkeley, California.