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Maltese Falcon in the Bay?

By LaDonna | January 21, 2008 | Over the Airwaves |

Doug Thorne, who sails his Celestial 48 Tamara Leann out of Alameda, brought to our attention that Bay Area mogul Tom Perkins was interviewed on KQED’s Forum radio show on January 9. The hour-long interview was to promote Perkins’ new book, Valley Boy, but featured questions from callers at the end, one of which was "When will we see Maltese Falcon on the Bay?" To our surprise, Perkins admitted that he was considering bringing the 289-ft Falcon to the Bay this May.

An ‘artist’s representation’ of what Tom Perkin’s magnificent Maltese Falcon might look like on the Bay.

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Wouldn’t that be a sight? We’ll keep you posted.

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