s/v LEA, sloop rigged Flicka:
Captain Ted Trimmer is based in Honolulu and voyages his Flicka, #415, through the Pacific. In the words of Captain Trimmer, "... it has been my good fortune to sail Lea to the Hawaiian Islands for surfing vacations. Modest passages have been made to Palmyra Atoll, Wake, Midway, and the French Frigate Shoals. Life for me centers around the Ocean, but do assume that I'm an authority on it, rather it is the Flicka that seems instinctively able to keep me out of trouble. Hurricane Iniki hit Honolulu in 1992 and I elected to anchor in the lee of Keehi Lagoon and ride it out aboard. Nothing broke, lots of wind, waves and rain, then back to my dock and back to my routine. I would never have sailed to any of the places above if I had not had the Flicka. While my sailing goes unnoticed, the fact remains that the Flicka is a star."

s/v LITTLE DRAGON, cutter rigged Flicka:
Crossed Atlantic twice with Bert Butlin. Captain Butlin left Montauk Point, Long Island, NY (USA) bound for the Azores, on June 11th, 1991. After riding out two gales with 20 ft. seas, Little Dragon raised the Azores after a ~1900 nm passage in 24 days - 5 of those days were spent lying ahull. After cruising the Azores, Little Dragon's voyage home took her to the Madeira Islands, Canary Islands, Cabo Verde Islands, Venezuela, Curaco, Jamaica, Cuba and the Bahamas. Captain Butlin returned home in 1992 via Florida, Charleston, SC, Norfolk, VA and Long Island. All passages were made offshore except for the trip from Charleston to Norfolk. Little Dragon is now under new ownership (1999).

s/v SABRINA, sloop rigged Flicka:
Bruce Bingham and Kate Burke sailed Sabrina 6,000 miles along the East Coast of the United States and in the Caribbean.

s/v GYPSY ROVER, sloop rigged Flicka:
Originally owned by Kate Burke, Gypsy Rover is undergoing a refit (spring 98) after spending two years voyaging along the coastal waters of Central America with her new owners on board.

s/v TIKAROA, sloop rigged Flicka:
Owner T. C. Vollum, sailed from San Francisco, CA to New Zealand via French Polynesia, 1995 - 1996. The boat was shipped back to Port Townsend, Washington after completing the voyage. Tikaroa was equipped with Yachtsaver inflatable flotation bags in place of a life raft. T. C. Vollum has an Internet web site about Tikaroa's  South Pacific Adventure. Please use your Back button to return to this page.

s/v FIRST BORN, cutter rigged Flicka:
Owner Tom Murphy successfully completed a passage from Barnegat Inlet, New Jersey to St. George, Bermuda and back in June-July of 1997. During the passage out to Bermuda s/v First Born was struck by tropical storm ANNA with recorded winds of 45 knots. On her return, she was struck by tropical storm DANNY with recorded winds greater than 50 knots. During the first storm, Captain Murphy laid ahull, whereas he sailed through DANNY.