During the life of my “Alden Fiberglass Boats" List post, the following Alden Zephyrs have remained elusive. Anyone know of their status/ fate etc?
(Original name underlined)
959A (1961) Halmatic /Field sloop, IRONDEQUOIT III (ex TADPOLE). Originally commissioned by Edmund S. Kelley Jr. Duxbury, MA.
[UPDATE January 6, 2014: 959A has checked in - DIANA since 1982 - see the updated listing here.]
[UPDATE March 2, 2016: 959A has checked in again - MILLIE JO for past two years - see post below (17 Feb. 2016), and the updated listing here.]
959B (1961) Halmatic/Halmatic-Field sloop, MAVEN (ex FANNY, ex ZEPHYR). Originally commissioned by William C. Gillick, Niagara Falls, NY.
[UPDATE December 29, 2016: The owner of 959B has checked in. Still MAVEN. For sale at Easton, MD. See the updated listing here.]
959D (1961) Halmatic/Derecktor yawl, SERENDIPITY. Originally commissioned by O.S. Wyatt, Jr. Corpus Christi, TX.
959E (1961) Halmatic/Halmatic-Field sloop, ZEPHYR. Originally commissioned by H. Clinton Davis, Miami, FL.
959H (1962) Halmatic/Molich sloop, VANITY. Originally commissioned by Kai Nielsen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
959J (1962) Halmatic/possibly Field sloop, BLACK MAGIC. Originally commissioned by Niels A. Skov, Paris, France (But port: Kalundborg, Denmark).
[UPDATE March 13, 2014: Note Shawn Buckley's post below, 4th February, suggesting that BLACK MAGIC was in Tahiti (in the 70s?)
959K (1963) Halmatic/Halmatic-Field sloop, FELICITY (ex BANDITO, ex ISTAR, ex WAHOO). Originally commissioned by Wallace H. Cole, Jr. St. Louis, MO.
(Original name underlined)
959A (1961) Halmatic /Field sloop, IRONDEQUOIT III (ex TADPOLE). Originally commissioned by Edmund S. Kelley Jr. Duxbury, MA.
[UPDATE January 6, 2014: 959A has checked in - DIANA since 1982 - see the updated listing here.]
[UPDATE March 2, 2016: 959A has checked in again - MILLIE JO for past two years - see post below (17 Feb. 2016), and the updated listing here.]
959B (1961) Halmatic/Halmatic-Field sloop, MAVEN (ex FANNY, ex ZEPHYR). Originally commissioned by William C. Gillick, Niagara Falls, NY.
[UPDATE December 29, 2016: The owner of 959B has checked in. Still MAVEN. For sale at Easton, MD. See the updated listing here.]
959D (1961) Halmatic/Derecktor yawl, SERENDIPITY. Originally commissioned by O.S. Wyatt, Jr. Corpus Christi, TX.
959E (1961) Halmatic/Halmatic-Field sloop, ZEPHYR. Originally commissioned by H. Clinton Davis, Miami, FL.
959H (1962) Halmatic/Molich sloop, VANITY. Originally commissioned by Kai Nielsen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
959J (1962) Halmatic/possibly Field sloop, BLACK MAGIC. Originally commissioned by Niels A. Skov, Paris, France (But port: Kalundborg, Denmark).
[UPDATE March 13, 2014: Note Shawn Buckley's post below, 4th February, suggesting that BLACK MAGIC was in Tahiti (in the 70s?)
959K (1963) Halmatic/Halmatic-Field sloop, FELICITY (ex BANDITO, ex ISTAR, ex WAHOO). Originally commissioned by Wallace H. Cole, Jr. St. Louis, MO.