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s/v TUNA
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Tuna sitting at anchor off North Haven, Maine. She was sold in 2006 to make way for s/v Island Princess, but is missed by all who sailed her. |
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Tuna is a 1972 Pearson
P-30, Hull #118. She's
29' 9.5"' on deck, has a 9' 6"' beam, displaces 8500lbs, and draws 5'.
Here are some specs on the P-30...for those so inclined. |
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She was first moored near Pemaquid Point on mid-coast Maine's Rutherford Island, and spent her winters at Bittersweet Landing Boatyard. She moved to her own mooring in Rockland Harbor in 2002. |
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Two movies of Tuna bashing her way south from Belfast to Rockland into a 20 knot wind! Click to watch movies taken by Suz and Eric Kohler aboard St. Somewhere, who weathered the same trip. |
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Sailing 5 knots on a nice reach, Penobscot Bay, near Camden, Summer 2002. Photo courtesy of s/v St. Somewhere. |
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Same sail down east Penobscot Bay. Photo also by s/v St. Somewhere. |
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This is how she looked when I first met her. Found her in the Uncle Henry's, which will only mean something if you live in Maine. |
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This is the evening view from the cockpit. |
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Here's a panoramic view of our harbor from deck. |
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Inside she has all the comforts of home...in fact, she is our "waterfront summer home". Here are nieces Samantha and Madison doing artwork while underway in John's Bay. |
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This is the galley area looking aft. The cockpit is visible beyond. |
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The aft quarter berth, soon to be the Navigation Station. Both interiors were shot while still on land...updated shots soon. |
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As promised...here's an updated photo showing recent improvements. The navigation table is not only a great place to clamp down some charts, but reduces the number to collisions between my head and the radar screen! |
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Summer of 2002 in Rockland Harbor. Note "tuna" flag. |
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and finally...here's the skipper raising the Tuna Flag on the aft stay. Soon there'll be a radar mast in this shot! |
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The crew of s/v Solitude...the best friends a novice ocean sailor could have asked for during our first year in So Bristol. |
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Tuna and s/v St. Somewhere (Buffet fans understand!) at the Castine town dock. That's Eric and Suz getting directions from the harbormaster to Smith Cove, where we spent a wonderful couple of days exploring tidal water and surfing a whirlpool in our inflatables. |
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Click on the thumbnail to go to a gallery of photos from our cruise to Monhegan Island. Lots of good radar pics too! |
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For those who might be interested, here's a page devoted to my fine teacher and friend...a 1977 Cape Dory Typhoon named "Trio" that I sailed on Great Pond in Belgrade, ME for a short while.
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