Ep 27 - Sixes in Seattle: The Search for the Lost Fleet

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We go cross-country in search of the iconic Six Metres of the 1930s. We find the crème de la crème, Goose and Llanoria, in the boatyard of this design's dedicated collector, Peter Hofmann, at Port Madison Yacht Club on Bainbridge Island, across the sound from Seattle. Photos from Peter Taylor tell the story of these beautiful keelboats.

Sixes in the Solent
The Six Metre bar area. Seawanhaka Corinthian YC. Oyster Bay
French model builders version of Goose
Djinn. Another magical S&S Six of 1938
Saga in the 1930s. off Bermuda
Saga slumbering in Seattle
Bob Bavier sailing his family IOD on Long Island Sound
Bevier with the Stephen's Brothers Rod (left) Olin (right)
Port Madison Yacht Club on Bainbridge Island, Seattle
Goose in the shed being painted
Transom of Goose
Goose up on the lift
Goose and Llanaria nesting on the Hofmann yard.

Audio & Visual Production by Griffin Bengraff