A brief history of HURULU (see the following posts to learn everything about this fine boat)
I know the history, as I'm the present owner and have known
this boat from her earliest days.
Built in 1977, she is a classy lady, good looking inside and
out. She sails like a dream, like Islander/36's do. Soon after she was
built, she was purchased by a friend of mine, Gordon Henderson, who owned her
for the next 25 years, living aboard and sailing her through the Panama Canal to Columbia, then back
to the San Francisco Bay.
In 2008, Gordon sold her to woodworker Steve Jones, now
a yacht surveyer. Steve gave her a 25-year total refit, inspecting every
inch of her, replacing and upgrading, making her more beautiful belowdecks
with teak-and-holly floors.
In 2009, her owner at the time, Nathan Beckford, (see his
post below dated Monday April 20, 2009) loaded her up with top-quality ocean
cruising gear (money was no object) and sailed her sucessfully in the Baja
Ha-Ha. Full set of new sails, new pro furl, all new rigging, electronics,
dinghy, outboard, life raft, monitor vane.
Returning home after his adventure, Nathan sold her to me,
hoping I'd take her on more adventures. I'm afraid I've let him down in the
adventure department, as she's been very lightly used by me. But I have made
many improvements, like rebuilding the foredeck, a new stack pack, and
Tides Marine sail tracks that drop the mainsail right down. Her Yanmar engine
maintenance, rigging, deck and hull cleanings, varnishing, and haulouts have
all been done regularly by professionals (see my posts below).
Since I bought Hurulu in 2009, I've been travelling out of
the San Francisco Bay Area much of the time (see my photos and articles on
www.JanPehrson.com). I have not been around to sail my own boat much, and
I'm about to travel back to the Bahamas again. So it's time to pass her
on.
Hurulu is fully equipped, professionally maintained, and very lightly used. She's been to sea before, and she's ready to go again.
Jan Pehrson 415 518 8755 jan@janpehrson.com www.janpehrson.com
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