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[nightfighter]

Wow, old thread, old names, old boats. I raced against a number of Bevin Koepel's Congeres. Just another old BN remembering the glory days.....

[triallamerica5x]

Originally Posted by nightfighter

Wow, old thread, old names, old boats. I raced against a number of Bevin Koepel's Congeres. Just another old BN remembering the glory days.....

Yeah, the original post was from 17 years ago. I was Googling 'Congere' and I came upon this forum and post. As you know, after 1972 Koeppel owned a series of increasingly bigger boats up to maxi size. That delivery was my first time on the boat and was told up front this was my 'try out' for the 1972 tran-Atlantic race to Bayonna, Spain. I did that race and Block island race , then Marblehead-Halifax in 1973 on the boat. Koeppel invited me to do the Rio race the next year but I declined. Sven Joffs retired soon after that to Menemsha, Martha's Vineyard where he spent his last years racing radio controlled model sailboats! He died in the mid-1980's. He was apparently quite good with the model boats as I once saw some results on the web. Stories of his days on 'Ondine' are what made him the legend he was during that era. It was a true priviledge to have sailed several thousand miles with that man when I crewed on 'Congere'. I was age 22 at the time. BTW, on that delivery the seas were not 65'! Big but not nearly that big. P.S. Probably few would know what a 'BN' is... I do, I was!

[nightfighter]

Yep, we have probably crossed paths. I am in Marblehead.

IBNA In us they trust!
Antigua sailing week going on now. I wonder if they still have the Ball?

[Got Stripers]

Wow, what are the odds someone googling the name would come across this post and we may have crewed on the same delivery to NY. It was true balls adventure for sure, but I think it took me a week into my next trip to dry out and stop shivering; I was ill prepared for that offshore trip.

It didn't deter me, fly back to Ft. Lauderdale to crew on a Crocker built catch heading towards San Francisco, with an unscheduled refueling stop in Cuba. Nothing like standing watch at 3am, with the sails set, everyone below, just you, the stars and the dolphins swimming in your bow wake. Southern Cross plays on the radio and I'm transported back in time.

[Clammer]

memories ,you old fu ck in Goat >.wanna be ><><