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With the success of the Sea Witch design, Hugh Angelman and Charles
Davies (and other Angelman WILBO associates), designed a couple of smaller vessels for lower end cruising
markets. The only two of which I was aware were the "Sea Spirit" and "Husky,"
but then there may also be a "Wavelet."
It can be seen from the photograph above that
the Sea Spirit (some say it may actually be "Sea Sprite"), design retained a great deal of the charm of the larger
Sea Witch, and she is almost as large and roomy, with a LOA of 34', LWL
30', Beam 11' 2", and Draft of 5' 2". Her displacement is
21,000 Lbs. and she carries 5,200 Lbs. of ballast. Lobo de Mar is an
Angelman/Ward design. In fact, it seems that there may be variations
(with different co-designers), that go under the general subheading of
"Sea Spirit." (Photo and info. on Lobo de Mar provided by owner, Greg
Jordan.) Incidentally, Lobo de Mar is on the market, see the Sea
Witches for Sale page.
The Husky – "go-anywhere" Pacific
Coast ketch. "He-man ability... but 'she' grace and charm" is
how Husky is described in the advisement shown below (clipped from the November, 1957 issue of The Rudder magazine).
Husky's measurements were 30' LOA, 11' beam, and 4'-8" draft.
Of significant note, the Mayflower, was the next step beyond
Sea Witch when it comes to "traditional sail." She was a larger vessel,
designed for more affluent traditional
"ship" lovers. She was only 40 foot on deck, and only had about five inches more beam than Sea Witch, but she has the appearance
of a full grown ship, compete with square sails and the luxury of great
cabin aft.
WAVELET
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Much like a Husky, but only 21' on deck,
complete with all the Sea Witch enchantments, including taff
rail and a figurehead - but sloop rigged.
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MOONBEAM
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Witch." She obviously has a lot of Sea Witch in her, but
without the most enchanting features. Her measurements were
about the same, but with only a 12 foot beam. She's nice, and
very utilitarian in appearance. Built in 1950 at the South Coast
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The MAYFLOWER
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Pictured here is the "Miraka," number 8, of
ten "May- flowers" built between 1957 and 1962 by American
Marine in Hong Kong. She was first owned by Hollywood actor
Neville Brand, perhaps best known for his role as the warden in
"The Birdman of Alcatraz."
Miraka was totally restored and
refurbished in the 1990s by the present owners who presently
have her on the market. See more about Miraka at:
http://www.tallshipmiraka.com
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THE
MAYFLOWER
a Storybook Boat
When Hugh Angelman and Charles Davies realized how the Sea
Witch enchanted admirers, the logical next step, of course, was
a "pirate ship."
The Mayflowers
took the Sea Witch concept to the next level. Still a ketch,
but what a ketch she is! She's a topsail ketch, with square
sails on her main mast!
Perhaps Hugh and Charles outdid themselves
a little on their
"Mayflower" design, but there is no getting around the
fact that the Mayflower has plenty of enchanting features and
charm. And she had one of the things Hugh wanted most to put
into one of his designs – a "great cabin" aft with
ornate windows in the transom. She is only four or five feet
longer than the Sea Witch on deck, and her beam, at 13' 8",
is only slightly more than that of Sea Witch.
But where the Sea Witch, in spite of all her
charms, retained the businesslike appearance of a "working
cruiser," Mayflower seemed somewhat flamboyant and
storybookish, and thus immediately became known, not as just a
small ship, but a "pirate ship" – or, as one Sea
Witch fan has put it, "a Sea Witch on steroids."
See much
more at: http://www.tallshipmiraka.com
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