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(Photo taken in 1991)

In 1987 my dad bought this boat and moved onto it.

My dad; named the boat "Desperado" The boat was designed by a famous turn of the century boat builder "Sam Crocker".

It was a GAF-rigged sailboat. It is a featured boat in the book "100 Of Sam Crocker's Best Yacht Designs".

Before my dad bought the boat it had been registered in Canada, The United States, Great Britain and India.

 

Our Boat Desperado 1992

 

 

Photo 1992 taken by my dad.

(continued) When my mom and dad were married they lived on the boat instead of a house.

Desperado was my first home. In the summer of 1992 my parents were preparing to sail off on a one way trip; beginning with the Virgin Islands. unfortunately Hurricane Andrew hit Miami just weeks before they planed on leaving. Desperado was destroyed. A few months later we moved onto Desperado II.

In 1999 we moved off Desperado II, into a house on land. It was not a happy experience for me. I will always wish we had stayed on the boat.

 

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