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Date of Last
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January 21, 2009
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Vessel:
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SHIBUMI is a 65-foot, twin keel sailing
vessel custom designed by Alan Wright and launched in 1974 from the SeaGlass
Vessels boatyard in Auckland, New Zealand. SHIBUMI is a ketch, which means
that she has two masts, the main mast forward and the mizzen mast aft. Her
176 horsepower 8-cylinder Gardner diesel powers us at seven knots (mph).
She is designed to hold 1,100 gallons of diesel fuel and 720 gallons of fresh water.
SHIBUMI weighs 50 tons plus, has a 15’ beam
(width) and draws 6’ 6” (depth). She is documented through the US Coast
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History:
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For ten years, she sailed the Caribbean as
a charter boat. In the past few years, two different families sailed
SHIBUMI around the world.
When we acquired the yacht in 1996, we
discovered that the Japanese translation of SHIBUMI is “great refinement
underlying commonplace appearances.” Then Jackie discovered a second
definition: "effortless perfection!" So we decided to keep the name, and
then, by the way, later discovered that it is also considered bad luck to
change the name of a vessel.
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