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Who’s Who?

By Andy Turpin | March 21, 2008 | San Francisco |
We know that this is Robby Fouts (left) with Robert & Kristi Hanelt of the S&S 53 yawl Skylark, but where are they and what are they celebrating? They went around from 1972-74.

Skylark
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In gearing up to publish an article celebrating the dozens of West Coast sailors who’ve circumnavigated the globe, we ran across a number of vintage photos that we somehow neglected to identify clearly. This is a first, of course, in our 30 years of publishing (not!).

Anyway, we thought we’d post a few of them and see if you can help us figure out who’s who? Please email us with info and, if applicable, a related anecdote. Many thanks!

This guy circumnavigated aboard a gaff ketch with tanbark sails. Who is he and what’s the boat’s name? Extra points for the bird’s name!

Parrot Loving Sailor
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This one really stumped us. All we know is, it’s a wooden boat . . . somewhere.

Mystery Woodie
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We sorta recognize these folks, but can’t quite place them. We’re guessing this was taken as they returned home to the Bay.

Mystery Couple
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