Hi Joe- I don't have any good shots of Freestyle, but I heard she won the huge Ensenada Race in 2012. Machete is my avatar photo - just go to my...
Flippin' Machete (Note: I originally posted this on the "Historical Multihulls" thread, but I figured it also belongs here.) Here’s a great...
Flippin' Machete! Here’s a great story – two years ago my friend Bruce from here in Nevada invited me to go sailing on a catamaran when we were...
CSK Plans Hello Cavalier mk2, I possess only a few, very small copies of any CSK plans - not usable to build anything. The guy who has it all is...
Trans-Pac crew, 1959. Warren Seaman, left; Rudy Choy, right; Jack Swart kneeling. This photo is not cropped as much as the copy in Rudy's book.
Aikane Trans-Pac Finish 1959, Jack Swart Navigator
In '57 Aikane shattered the Ensenada Race elapsed record - 14 hours 1 minute which stood for almost 20 years.
My dad Jack Swart first sailed on Manu Kai, April, 1948 - and many times thereafter.
Manu Kai Launching Fall, 1947
Yes, CT 249... My mother, Dot Swart, typed and proofread the entire book (on a manual typewriter) for many months during 1968. There was another...
In the beginning... Gentlemen - I have recently discovered your forum, and this is my first post. Since this thread is called "Historical...
