SthnJeff 18 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 http://gsaauctions.gov/gsaauctions/aucdsclnk?sl=41QSCI16031001 The old Girl seems to have been impounded in the US and is being auctioned by the Feds. Sad to see in such a run down state. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest waikiore2 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Where is RB yachting? He loves an old Farr rating boat..... Link to post Share on other sites
Romany 164 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Bugger. I bet both Tom and Blakey will be stewing about this. She is a piece of our history - no less than the big boat. Very sad. Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,355 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 I reckon they should accept the current 50K USD bid (under reserve). Not much market for the old girl now, and a bucket load of money required for a refurbishment as a cruiser... Link to post Share on other sites
Ed 153 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 That's the thing, there is no bid, 50th is the opening price Link to post Share on other sites
Sudden5869 20 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Be great to see Ceramco lined up next to Lion and Steinlager 2. All in mint condition. Can only but dream.... Link to post Share on other sites
Richard2249 5 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Poor old Ceramco - there was talk by the previous (last?) owner after the 2013 Rolex Big Boat series in the US about doing another Sydney-Hobart, and then bringing her back to NZ which would've been pretty cool. Looks like it would require a massive restoration effort now though. Link to post Share on other sites
Stuarth44 1 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 The world is littered with old race yachts some in very very good condition but the limiting Factor is their deep-draft I can see her staying where she is for ever as an aluminium yacht builder I would never touch her with a 40 foot barge pole I know the work involved they built her 4 line honours but she was never competitive enough being that much shorter than the maxi's of the day I remember the day she left on a ship for England I also had my first yacht down there at Kings Wharf I think it was the day Outward Bound sailed for England I remember Wheels dropping a 4 litre pot of paint from the masthead onto the cork deck what a bloody tragedy that was Link to post Share on other sites
erice 732 Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 summer reading bought today Blake's odyessy - the round the world race with ceramco new zealand, Blake - Sefton Lion - the round the world race with lion new zealand, Blake - Sefton Link to post Share on other sites
robinm 2 Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 I just finished reading Blake's Odyssey ($2 at the sallies) much more enjoyable than I expected, with a good dash of humour. Amazing what could have been if Farr gave him the mast he wanted. Link to post Share on other sites
marinheiro 367 Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 nothing wrong with the mast as designed by Farr - Farr's design would have specified mast stiffness characteristics and safe working loads for standing and running rigging and deck fittings, just as he did for my yacht's design. The problem (devil is always in the detail) was the selected Navtec system (by Blake, supplied by Terry Gillespie) which included bending solid rod rigging around the spreader tips with a sleeve around the outside. You would think no one had ever heard of fatigue before. There were questions about this when Ceramco was first rigged in Auckland. On arrival for the start in UK Blake was further warned about the problem by Digby Taylor (they had problems on their delivery trip) and the Flyer guys(they also had problems during trialling and developed their own discontinuous link plate system), but in his ignorance/arrogance Blake chose to ignore this advice and the catastrophic rigging failure was the result. Another good read, for some balance, is the "The Shape of Speed". Link to post Share on other sites
Changed 10 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Has anyone followed what happened to the Ceramco? Link to post Share on other sites
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