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Spencer Yacht Owners Group

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Our Members submit almost anything of interest from Crossing Oceans to Boating with Kids

The Stores that Link from this page are Authored by the Skipper. They tell the story of a weekend or a circumnavigation.
A few members are preparing their stories now. - Just Click on the Links below.

Blixen S-42 Hull 3
Spencer 42    Hull 3        Skipper- Soren Petersen
A wonderful story of the rebirth of a Spencer 42 and the following voyage across the Atlantic,
through the canals of Europe and home to Denmark.  Click here for the story..
More on Blixen on the Spencer 42 page.

Haulback S-35mk11 Hull 50
Spencer 35MKll   Hull 50    Skipper - Jim Kellam
A re-birth and off to the Races. A story about the purchase of a boat, desire and energy and friends who back you all
the way to the bank. Team Seaspan has done the 2002 Singlehanded Transpac in a Spencer 35.
Then, they do it again in the 2004 Singlehanded Transpac.
The story unfolds with information and photos on the Preparation of Haulback to the Log information.
Circumnavigation of the World:   Condensed Comments of Voyage

Holdfast IV S-46 Hull 4
Spencer 46 Hull 4   Skipper - Doug McLeod
The New Spencer 46 is quite a vessel. Produced on a 'One Off' basis, each owner has the opportunity to put his own
mark on the creation as she keeps the yard busy. The latest creation from Spencer Yachts Ltd. is Holdfast IV.
She is hull No. 4 in the series. She is a beauty.
Creating your own masterpiece has it's ups and downs. Here is an article with photos from the Skipper, Doug McLeod.
This is the first good look at the New Spencer and a look at what is involved in creating your own boat. Click here.

Karina C S-35 Hull 14
Stories and photos of their local cruising adventures on their Macgregor 26 and their Spencer 35 Click Here

Luna and Georgia Dawn
Whale of a Tale - A True Story about a Spencer 35mkII that caught the eye of a Killer Whale called Luna.
Links connected for more information. Click Here

Topaz and Her Crew Hunt for Blackbeard's Treasure - Photos
Mike Bates and another Dad take "Topaz", a 24' Spencer on a hunt for "Treasure", and find it.
How to have fun with your kids when sailing.
Our thanks to Mike for allowing us to reprint a portion of his published article. Click Here

Free Spirit - a 44' Spencer - Hull 10 is cruising the South Pacific.
They have been on the journey since 2003 and I was to keep up the voyage information on the website with updates.
A computer failure soon put a stop to that. However, we have picked up the on the journey of Mark and Gabe with
a report sent to us on April 28, 2004. Click Here

Cruising with Lanikai - Spencer 44 Hull 5
Their own website can best detail their adventures. Spencer Yacht Members, Doreen and Bill Gord of Oregon are well into
cruising the world since they left the Dalles in 1996. See their website for great details   Click Here

North to Alaska - Geneth - a Spencer 53' Pilothouse Hull 26 will be sending back information for us as they cruise North this summer. They are participating in a research project to gather boat tracking data from the Pacific Northwest for Horizon Marine as they work to continue refining their tracking products and services for cruisers/racers. More information can be found by visiting their website at www.iboattrack.com
To see the story of Geneth 's Northern Adventure, Click Here

Hawaiian Cruise - Onrust - a Spencer 35 Hull 36 a series of emails from Jamie Harris. View Here

Kekuli - Spencer 35 Hull 41 - a Circumnavigation including Cape Horn - General Updates collected here
This voyage started on October of 2007 out of Victoria, BC.

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