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We hope you enjoy seeing some of the boats we own and/or sail on. Since many of us race, cruise or live aboard, we are always looking for ways to improve our boats. Many product improvements began as customer suggestions so please send us your thoughts or look for us on the water!
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Forespar VP Bill Hanna at the wheel of the Maxi Ragamuffin in the Whitsunday Islands |
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Boat Name: Maxi Ragamuffin
Boat Model: Maxi Racer
Homeport: Whitsunday Island
Owner: Bernard Heimann
Notes: Built in 1979 in Sydney Aus. by Kelly and Haugh. Won a wide variety of international yacht races as Bumblebee and as Ragamuffin.
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Maxi Ragamuffin |
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Boat Name: Maxi Ragamuffin
Boat Model: Maxi Racer
Homeport: Whitsunday Island
Owner: Bernard Heimann
Notes: Built in 1979 in Sydney Aus. by Kelly and Haugh. Won a wide variety of international yacht races as Bumblebee and as Ragamuffin.
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Boat Name: Racer X
Boat Model: A class catamaran
Homeport: West river sailing club, Galesville, Maryland
Owner:Tony Arends, Forespar Sales Representative
Title: Distributor Sales Mgr. – Marketing & Promo Mgr.
Forespar Products: 2” carbon fiber tube, used for 7’ long boom. 72” big stick carbon fiber tiller extension, used for tiller cross bar. Speed lock universal end, used for tiller to cross bar links. Nash marine labels/ racing decal, used on each hull to display code flags and starting sequences.
Notes: At 18’ long and with a sail area of 150 square feet the A class catamaran is one of the fast single handed sail boats in the world. It’s carbon fiber construction allows the boat to have an all up sailing weight of 165lbs.
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Boat Name: Ragtime
Boat Model: Peterson 34
Homeport: Milwaukee, WI
Owner:Bill Mosher
Title: Distributor Sales Mgr. – Marketing & Promo Mgr.
Forespar Products:Marelon seacocks, vented loops & thru hulls, spinnaker pole.
Notes: Fast sailboat! My favorite again. Bill Mosher and girlfriend Patty enjoying a daysail on Lake Michigan.
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Boat Name: Seagar
Boat Model: Sea Sprite 25
Homeport: Milwaukee, WI
Owner:Bill Mosher
Title: Distributor Sales Mgr. – Marketing & Promo Mgr.
Forespar Products: Marelon seacocks
Notes: My powerboat, Sea Sprite 25, Boston Whaler and my favorite sailboat, a Peterson 34. Great open water sportfisherman. Replaced bronze seacocks with Marelon.
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Bill Mosher cruising aboard "Prelude" in moderate air on Lake Michigan. Next step would be a reef using their Leisure Furl boom.
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Boat Name: Prelude
Boat Model: Hunter Passage 42
Homeport: Milwaukee, WI
Owner:Bill Mosher
Title: Distributor Sales Mgr. – Marketing & Promo Mgr.
Forespar Products: Leisure Furl, Yacht Rod boom vang, whisker pole 13-24, Marelon plumbing fittings
Notes: I co-owned and sailed Prelude for 2 great years on Lake Michigan. Have been a boater for 40+ years and am a USCG licensed Master for Motor & Sail - 100 tons, Great Lakes and Coastal.
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Bill Mosher is at the wheel and a well respected racing skipper on the Great Lakes. Here he is aboard "Snow Goose" earning first place awards on the race from Racine to Sturgeon Bay via "Death's Door"
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Boat Name: Snow Goose
Boat Model: Tripp 37
Homeport: Milwaukee, WI
Owner:Art Mitchell (Controller for Harken Inc.)
Title: Bill Mosher aboard (Forespar Distributor Sales Mgr. – Marketing & Promo Mgr.)
Forespar Products: Marelon plumbing fittings andcarbon fiber spinnaker pole
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"Finale" one of the much loved Cal-25's on the mooring in Newport Beach, CA They are still actively sailed and raced, proof that a great design is timeless.
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Boat Name: Finale
Boat Model: Cal-25
Homeport: Newport Beach, CA
Owner: Art Bandy
Title: OEM Sales Manager
Forespar Products: The Bandys' owned this boat for over 25 years and it had all Marelon ball valves (older MF 849 style) ADJ 7-17 DL Whisker Pole on our RC-125 ring car and an Ocean Racer tiller extension and an old Forespar boat hook. The seacocks were installed by Art about 20 years ago and NEVER had any problems. Still working to this day with her new owner. Also had Mini Galley Stove.
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"Outlier" off Allens Island - Muscongus Bay, Maine. It was a long 4 days upwind from the Vineyard, outside Cape Cod. The thick fog lifted here for the first time 1/2 mile off the island, we didn't see another boat the whole way (though we heard plenty).
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Boat Name: Outlier
Boat Model: Pearson Countess 44 (John Alden design)
Homeport: Martha’s Vineyard, MA
Owner: Todd Follansbee
Title: User Experience Architect, Forespar Web Consultant
Forespar Products: Mini Galley, Man Overboard Gear, Whisker Pole, Dinghy Davits, plumbing, overboard gear, Yacht Rod (not installed when photo taken), lights, Lightning Master, Lanocote, Mini Galley, Boat Hook and Optimost dinghy also has a tiller extension.
Notes: Outlier was built in 1968 and has been to Alaska and back. She is a great live aboard and offshore cruiser. Recently sailed by Todd (a former rep of 20 years) from North Carolina to Maine with a stop in New Haven and the Vineyard, no engine. He has lived aboard her for 2 years in New England and she is currently getting a refit for a summer cruise to Maine.
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This shot was taken after Alan Massey (Spar & Leisure Furl Sales Manager), Skip Chetelat (Senior Spar Designer), & Art Bandy brought her back to Newport Beach Harbor from San Francisco. It was a fantastic trip
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Boat Name: For Sail
Boat Model: Aerorig Catalina 400
Homeport: Newport Harbor, California
Owner: Foresman Family
Title: Founder (Bob), COO (Scott)
Forespar Products: Marelon Plumbing,
ML-2 Combo Light, Man Overboard Gear, Lighting Master, Nova Lift, Mini Galley Stove, and Forespar Mast and Boom
Notes: Here is a photo of the Aero Rig on the Foresman's’ Catalina 400 “For Sail.” We developed and worked with the Aero Rig from 1995 – 2001 before ultimately moving on. As you can see, we have never been afraid to invest in and test interesting new ideas.
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"Gesture" heading offshore from Newport Beach, CA
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Boat Name: Gesture
Boat Model: Custom S&S 57
Homeport: Newport Beach, CA
Owner: Scott Brotzmann
Title: Out of our love for classics such as this, several Forespar employees have worked for over 20 years on her restoration. Most credit goes to Art Bandy (OEM Sales Manager)
Forespar Products: We built the boom, new spreaders, spinnaker pole and reaching strut. Also has a holding tank discharge deck flange and an ML-2 combo light and Lighting Master at the top. Also had Mini Galley Stove
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Another view of "Gesture" Hard on the wind, Art Bandy is no doubt looking at the competition far behind.
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Boat Name: Gesture
Notes: "Gesture” is a one-off Sparkman & Stephens 57 (57 on deck, 9-1/2 foot draft-full keel with a barn door rudder, 41 foot waterline until she heals over!) built in 1941 at Quincy Adams Yard in Boston. A classic woody! Shown here off Newport Beach, CA her home for over 20 years. She is in great shape. Although all sailors know that the size of the boat has little to do with how much we enjoy sailing her, there is something to be said about the special feel of of a sail like this.
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Skip at the wheel of "Drumbeat" after winning the 1987 TransPac race. He looks like he is dressed more for the Atlantic than the warm Pacific.
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Boat Name: Drumbeat
Boat Model: Nelson-Marek 68
Homeport: Newport Beach, CA
Owner: The Ayres Family
Title: Senior Spar Designer
Forespar Products: Plumbing valves, Overboard pole, Shackle guards, Railfast fittings
Notes: Drumbeat, is shown here about as far from land as one can get. Skip is bringing her home from Hawaii, approx 1500 miles off shore after winning the 1987 Transpac Race. It's really cold in the middle of the Pacific - and this was August! Under the Fowlies were long johns, levis, long-sleeved shirt and a sweater...
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Moore 24 "Maiden" hard on the wind racing off Newport Beach, CA
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Boat Name: Maiden
Boat Model: Moore 24
Homeport: Newport Beach, CA
Owner: Risvold Bros. (Randy works for Forespar)
Title: Senior Customer Service
Forespar Products: Spinnaker Pole and TFP Tiller Extension
Notes: Moore 24 hull #58, that we race currently out of Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club.
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"Maiden" racing in the "Angleman Series" off Newport Beach, CA
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Boat Name: Maiden
Boat Model: Moore 24
Homeport: Newport Beach, CA
Owner: Risvold Bros
Title: Senior Customer Service
Forespar Products: Spinnaker Pole, Tiller Extension
Notes: Same boat sailing in BCYC’s Angleman Series sailed out of Newport Beach CA.
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B-25 "Waverider" near Stockton, CA
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Boat Name: Waverider
Boat Model: B-25
Homeport: Newport Beach, CA
Owner: Randall Risvold
Title: Senior Customer Service
Forespar Products: Spinnaker Pole and Tiller Extension
Notes: A B-25 Randy had built in 1992. Pictured sailing in the Ditch Run from Richmond Yacht Club up the Delta to Stockton CA.
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Moore 30 "Forthcoming" screaming into the lead off Newport Beach
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Boat Name: Forthcoming
Boat Model: Moore 30
Homeport: Newport Beach, CA
Owner: Robert Klein, Randy Risvold aboard
Title: Senior Customer Service
Forespar Products: Spinnaker Pole and Tiller Extension
Notes: This the Moore 30 Randy raced on in the early Nineties. This is from a Newport Harbor Yacht Club Opening Day race from Los Angeles Yacht Club to Newport Harbor Yacht Club. We were passing the last big boat in front of us, a Santa Cruz 50.
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"Willow Wind" crossing the finish line off Diamond Head after winning her class in the TransPac. She is under control but obviously not in a position to carry more sail.
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Boat Name: Willow Wind
Boat Model: Cal 40
Homeport: Long Beach, CA
Owner: Wendy Segal (Alamedos Bay Yacht Club), Randy Risvold aboard
Title: Senior Customer Service
Forespar Products: Spinnaker Pole, Reaching Strut, Marelon Valves, Safety Gear
Notes: The Cal 40 Willow Wind, finishing the 2001 after 14.3 days at sea. 1st. in Cruising Class A. These popular Bill Lapworth designs were a rare combination of a great cruising boats as well as a success on the race course.
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Boat Name: For Sail
Boat Model: Catalina 400 Aerorig
Homeport: Newport Harbor, California
Owner: Foresman Family
Title: Bob Foresman Founder. Scott Foresman current COO.
Forespar Products: All Marelon plumbing, safety equipment (MOP, Water Light, etc.) and boat hooks, ML-2 Combo Light, Man Overboard Gear, Lighting Master, Nova Lift, Mini Galley Stove, and Forespar Mast and Boom.
Notes: Juin Foresman (Bob is steering) out for a day in Newport Harbor with the family aboard.
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Seacock installation on the Foresman's Catalina 400
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Boat Name: For Sail
Boat Model: Catalina 400 Aerorig
Homeport: Newport, California
Owner: Foresman Family
Title: Bob Foresman Founder. Scott Foresman current COO.
Forespar Products: All Marelon plumbing, safety equipment (MOP, Water Light, etc.) and boat hooks, ML-2 Combo Light, Man Overboard Gear, Lighting Master, Nova Lift, Mini Galley Stove, and Forespar Mast and Boom.
Notes: With her innovative Aerorig, she is a single hander's dream! The Foresman's and Forespar personnel have sailed her singlehanded on many occasions.
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Photo taken in Sausalito, California |
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Boat Name: Sheunghai (Long Life of Double Happiness)
Boat Model: Chinese Junk
Homeport: San Francisco, CA
Owner: Merit Lee
Title: Webmaster
Forespar Products: Mini Galley Stove and Marelon plumbing
Notes: Built in Hong Kong in the late 1950s of 20 year old air dried teak, with bamboo batten sails.
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Boat Name: Leprechaun
Boat Model: Tartan 28 Hull#100
Homeport: Mentor Harbor, Ohio (Lake Erie 20 miles East of Cleveland)
Owner: Warren M.(Pat) Black
Title: Forespar Sales Representative
Forespar Products: UTR-250-UTR Carbon Spinnaker Pole, Forespar Horseshoe Life Ring, DC2 Deck Chocks, ML2 Combination Deck/Bow Light, OP-120/150 Overboard Pole, WL-1 Floating Strobe Water Light, RL-2 Personal Rescue Lights (4), Shackle Guards (Red and Green), Assorted Nash Labels, TFP-S Tiller Extension, 324-FPH Flag Pole Socket, Mini Galley 2000, MF 850 Valves and assorted fittings, MF 852 Y Valve.
Notes: (From Editor – We’re pleased to include Pat, who’s done just a bit or sailing...) I own Tartan 28 hull #100 (there is a story to that) which I bought new in 1986. I have been sailing and racing since age 11 including: 23 Mackinac Races, 10 S.O.R.C series, 3 Bermuda Races, Annapolis-Newport Race, Miami-Montego Bay Jamaica Race, and many others. Extensive cruising in the Great Lakes, Caribbean, and Japan. That's a snapshot. Also spent 4 years and 120,000 miles at sea with the U.S. Navy. Have a U.S. Merchant Marine 3rd Assistant Engineer's License-all oceans unlimited horsepower.
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Tom Peelen, Forespar's New England sales rep, brought his Beneteau 36.7 to the 2009 Annapolis Sail Boat Show. The boat, Quokka, has an enviable racing record, but is set up for cruising from time to time. The following images show it's full Forespar fit out.
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Leisurefurl Coastal furling boom has provided flawless performance for five seasons including a very heavy weather delivery from New Bedford to Annapolis for the show.
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The boom is supported and controlled by Forespar's Yacht Rod Spring loaded boom vang.
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Forward is Tom's carbon fiber spinnaker made from Forespar's proprietary technology, and one of nearly one hundred provided to Beneteau.
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The pole end fittings are Ultras from Forespar. Ultra light weight composite with trigger outboard.
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All the way aft, Tom has his inflatable dinghy swung from Forespar's polished stainless steel Nova Davits.
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