The Aratu Yacht Club, Salvador,Brasil, 1977.Picture by Roy McBride with a Canon film camera and a 200mm tele lens using Kodaks Ektachrome pro slide film.
Both these boats were made from ferro cement and in Durban,on South Africas east coast.Durban had many specialist built ferro boats at one time, the far boat Rainmaker did a circumnavigation, two guys built it, they started when both single but as time went on, the girl friends became wives, one of who had a child (Sharon?) the group sailed off as one but the couple with the child took a decision to get off the boat in St Helena Isle, when the other couple finished their circumnavigation, ending back up in Durban, the family with the child took over the yacht, then they too sailed off, thats a nice true story.
Rainmaker,its name? well I was told by Peter the joint owner, that when ever they went to start working on the boat it rained!
This came in today, September 6th 2013.
hello Roy
I just read your blog about the 2 boats - I sailed the rainmaker from galapagos to Richards Bay in the late 80's with a friend and am curious as to what happened to her.
thanks
Regards
Diana
