Bob Cofer
Guru
French Boatyard Suggests Scrapping Jacques Cousteau’s ‘Calypso’ | | PassageMaker
This just seems wrong.
This just seems wrong.
It appears to be an unusual boat with wooden hull and riveted steel bulwarks; not sure what the superstructure is made from?
I would like to see Calypso restored. What it takes is two things. Getting it out of the current owners hands and an interested party. In the meantime it should just be covered and stored somewhere.
I have a big respect for history and things both restored and operational. I was lucky enough to see the j boat Endeavour in 1989 in Bequia right after being restored from ruin. She sailed in and dropped anchor about 500 yards from us. I believe she changed hands for something like $100 at one point when she was at the saddest, until finally, 'her' interested party, Elizabeth Meyer, found her. Here is an interesting piece on it. She wasn't even a billionaire, yet made it happen - what a woman!
Elizabeth Meyer recalls 'Armageddon battle' to restore Endeavour - CNN.com
And here is her baby;
I have a pic of her from 1989 too. Still hangs on my office wall.
... In my opinion the Queen Mary in Long Beach has had millions poured into maintenance over the decades but it's still not enough - when I was on it last year it was getting sad in lots of places and the lifeboat areas are falling to pieces. getting sad in lots of places and the lifeboat areas are falling to pieces. ...
I was lucky enough to see the j boat Endeavour in 1989 in Bequia right after being restored from ruin. She sailed in and dropped anchor about 500 yards from us.