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A Move to the Pacific

In October of 1970, Curlew was sold to Louis G & Mildred Holcomb of Saratoga California. The couple apparently sailed Curlew down the east coast, transited the Panama Canal, and then sailed her up to the San Francisco Bay area. Curlew was subsequently put up for sale again and purchased by Carlos Romer, who moved her to Marina del Rey. While we don't know the official date of that sale, we do have a record from the 1975 Lloyds Registry of American Yachts that documents the new owner as Carlos, WHO was the owner of a restaurant named "Clem's" (formally Donkins restaurant) just adjacent to the slips. The registry also reports that by now she had a 1972 4 cylinder 85 bhp Perkins diesel.

 

Carlos Sailing Marina Del Ray

Carlos sails Curlew in Marina del Rey

 

Curlew Marina Del Ray

Arriving for repairs in a Marina del Rey shipyard

Drydock Marina Del Ray

Left: Dry Docked in Marina Del Ray

Rudder Removal

Rudder Removal

Original Forward Hatch

The original focs'l hatch

MDR 1973

Sailing off the California coast in 1973 (provided by Michael Kenway)

Recollections from Michael

It was between 1971 and 1973 to the best of my memory, I would have been 13 years old in 1971 we had moved our boat to this location around 1963/1964.

A salty old man named Mr. Peoples was a sort of caretaker of Curlew and was leftover from the previous vessel Moored here named "Pancheta" which was a 65' gaff rig main two masted schooner. The Pancheta left port around 1970 and the dock was modified removing a slip to extend the end tie for the Curlew to tie up.

Curlew was moored in B-Basin on Marquesas Way nearest Via Marina

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Flaking the Main

Wire Halyard Winches

Arriving Marina Del Ray

Docking Marina Del Ray

Curlew's New Stem

Working on a New Stem

 

Cockpit

A look aft at her cockpit

Long Boom

Looking Forward from the End of the Main boom

 

Robert A Harrison, Owner
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