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TaborKP! at 6:19am 05.04.15
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Hello All, I wanted to introduce myself as the soon to be new owner of the Alden Caravelle WINDSONG
Tom Young at 4:27am 04.25.15
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Cold and wet spring weather in Maine is making boat work, tedious. I've taken advantage of it and st
Tom Young at 4:39am 04.11.15
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Preparing for the Marion to Bermuda Race. A friend took this photo. I found the owner listed and ent
hunkel at 9:10am 04.10.15
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Here is Richard's death notice from the Boston Globe. Whisper is mentioned!! Happy sanding and scra
hunkel at 8:49am 04.03.15
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So sad to post that Rick died yesterday, 2 April. As he greatly enjoyed Susan's and his Challenger,
SKraft at 8:48am 04.03.15
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Tom Young at 9:39am 03.27.15
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Original to the boat, I wooded the hatches, re-varnished and install new Lexan(3/8" polycarbonate sh
Tom Young at 1:04pm 03.22.15
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Anyone have these bronze hoops on the ends of their spreaders? I'm restoring my spreaders and wonder
jayz at 5:39pm 02.24.15
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I am pulling my running (but leaky) 4-107 out tomorrow. I also have a very clean spare. The one co
Tom Young at 3:44am 02.23.15
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I write for USHarbors.com and have a couple of articles in this issue, one on cruising Acadia Nation
Orca959G at 4:06pm 02.05.15
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Very happy to say we are the proud owners of a John Alden Zephyr, 959G.The Orca will be calling home
Tom Young at 1:33pm 01.05.15
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It was a good season. With a new loose footed full battened main, we sailed a lot! Especially light
Iain McAllister at 1:09pm 01.04.15
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Interesting Sail magazine article by Dan Spurr on our generation of moderate displacement, "classic
Greg Bover at 10:31am 11.10.14
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Having chartered ARIA out of Rockland, ME last summer I am on the lookout for a Challenger or a simi
Tom Young at 5:38am 11.05.14
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We(our boats) are famous! https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3950/15714446601_b5afd6c1a1_b.jpg
Iain McAllister at 2:28pm 09.25.14
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Alden Challenger 949Q, the LeComte finished yawl FRIDOLF priced to sell at Santa Cruz, CA.
stefano at 12:23pm 05.19.14
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the boat is an Alden Challenger class. design number 0949. Alden identification number 2130085C. I'm
stefano at 4:35pm 05.18.14
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Greetings all! now I'm part of your family. I'm the only lucky owner of an Alden 38 in Italy. The bo
Nathan Beck at 12:39pm 05.16.14
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Hello, I'm Nathan. I recently purchased an Alden Zephyr which had been under going a refit by the p
Iain McAllister at 6:32am 03.16.14
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thinwater at 12:02pm 05.27.24
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AldernyRace at 11:23am 05.27.24
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