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Old 07-26-2022, 10:00 AM   #17
Hippocampus
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City: Newport, R.I.
Vessel Name: Hippocampus
Vessel Model: Nordic Tug 42
Join Date: Jul 2020
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They folded in 2017. Now under new ownership. My understanding is although their website shows the old full keel designs none made in quite some time. Full keel sailboats are of historical interest and not great sailors. IP tried to compete with the non full keel “Blue Jacket” I’m curious can you name one sailboat race they won in the last 40 years?
Their 45’ has a phrf of 126. Whereas a Outbound 44/46 is 90. The outbound has a similar purpose -blue water cruising not racing. I had to give them 36 seconds per mile. No island packets are very slow so lost their appeal to the cruising market. They never were in the racer market.
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