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'OCEAN GIRL', BUILT AND LAUNCHED BY ALLEN FARRELL IN 1960 45 ft. Schooner1960
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The 'Ocean Girl' was a 45 ft. Barkentine schooner that was launched in 1960 in Bargain Harbour. This was the most comfortable of the larger Farrell vessels with a spacious galley and a 5 ton cargo hold.'Ocean Girl' was built in 2 1/2 yrs and carried 7 sails, including a square sail set from the foremast. 'Ocean Girl' was sailed to Santa Barbara in 1960 and to Mexico and Hawaii in 1961-62.
In this photo, the Farrells are docked. Note the laundry hanging on the mast.
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ALLEN FARRELL'S 39 FT. 'NATIVE GIRL' Launched in 19651967
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'Native Girl' was a 39 ft. ketch that was launched in 1965 on Nelson Island, Pender Harbour area of the Sunshine Coast.'Native Girl' was a sleek, seaworthy double-ender with a smooth cutaway forward and a deep keel aft. Her curving deckline made her safe at sea. The boat has been refitted and restored in 1995 by the current owner.
Allen and Sharie Farrell sailed 'Native Girl' to Namu in 1965, to Hawaii in 1968-69, and to Hawaii again in 1978-79. Allen took less than his usual 2 yrs to build this boat, and it was the only boat that he bought back.
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27 FT. 'AUGUST MOON' Built by Allen Farrell and launched in 1973.1973
Lasqueti Island, British Columbia
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The 27 ft. 'August Moon' was launched in 1973 on Lasqueti Island, British Columbia. Allen and Sharie built it as a dory with 1/2 inch plywood. Allen rigged it as a ketch with oars and no motor.Allen and Sharie only sailed and lived aboard 'August Moon' for a couple of months before buying back 'Native Girl'. A later owner has changed it to a schooner and added a deisel motor.
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50 FT. 'CHINA CLOULD' Built by Allen Farrell and launched in 1982.1982
Lasqueti Island, British Columbia
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The 50 ft. 'China Cloud' was a Junk Rig that was launched in 1982, Lasqueti Island. This boat has two large bilge keels to provide lateral stability. The person at the stern has a clear view ahead.Allen and Sharie enjoyed living aboard 'China Cloud' for 14 years with no engine, no refrigeration, no radar, and no VHF radio.
The new white dacron sails were dyed to an umber color. The big, fully battened sails would move 'China Cloud' at two knots with even the slightest breeze.
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50 FT. 'CHINA CLOUD'1982
Gulf Islands, Vancouver Island area of British Columbia
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The extreme sheer and upward swing of the stern of 'China Cloud' are the typical "smile of the sea" designs that characterized the Farrell boats.'China Cloud' had a low cabin, a skylight and 2 solar panels. The sails lie across the mast, so sheeting them in doesn't take much energy.
Allen created a system that had just one pair of sheets for controlling each sail. This meant that one person at the helm could control all of the sails with just one line.
This is an early photo of 'China Cloud'; for the first two years, Allen used sails made out of the tarp under which the boat was made, before ordering new ones.
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THREE MODELS OF JUNKS Designs built by Allen Farrell before he started full sized 'China Cloud'1980
Lasqueti Island, British Columbia
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This is a photo of 3 junk models that were built by Allen Farrell to test his designs for a new boat. He needed to be sure that junk sails would really work, so he built a series of models and sailed them in all sorts of wind conditions.26
BUILDING 'CHINA CLOUD' Allen Farrell would take 2 yrs to finish his 50 ft. Chinese Junk.1980
Lasqueti Island, British Columbia
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Allen Farrell's 'China Cloud' was built with only simple handtools; an axe, saw, plane, and chisel.Allen worked under a large tarpulin - covered shed while living aboard 'Native Girl'. The orange tarp was used for sails for 2 years before replacing with dacron ones.
Allen's son Keray, relayed that the fellow that helped Allen mill the lumber for 'China Cloud' was later involved in a serious accident that was not related to Allen's project.
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