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The Captain and The Scapa

The last time we visited Tavira before the crossing, our good friends and neighbors, Maureen and David were there as well. David knows very well that Bjørn loves his Single Malt, and now and then has brought a most welcome gift from his homeland to us in Tavira. This time they gave us a bottle of Scapa, which is a very special Single Malt from the Orkneys, and one of Bjørns absolute favorites. He promised to bring it across the Atlantic and not open it before we reached The Caribbean. When well berthed in Rodney Bay Marina, St Lucia, the bottle was finally opened, and it didn´t last very long! Cheers!!

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Vessel Name:	S/Y Temerity
Vessel Make/Model:	Hudson Force 52 feet. Built 1981 in Taiwan.
Hailing Port:	Oslo
Crew:	Berit and Bjørn Ramfjord
Extra:	In Brief The Hudson Force 50 is a full keeled pilothouse cutter ketch, from the drawing board of William Garden, a US and Canadian trained naval architect. Introduced in 1973, they were built in Taiwan at the rate of twelve to fifteen per year until 1984 when the boatyard burned down. They [...] are nearly identical to the Formosa 51, the molds for the Force 50 come from the same plug that formed the Formosa 51. It is said William Garden did kind of a “private label” deal with Formosa, and some believe the Force 50 is has more of a seaworthy classic flavor with subtle improvements. The Force 50 is known to have less room below decks primarily due to her lower freeboard. This is a go anywhere sailboat with a touch of the traditional complete with a long bowsprit and on some boats, wooden spars . Teak abounds above and below decks. As testament to the boats seaworthiness, owner Tom Allen recalls a single handed passage between Los Angeles to Monterey, “I lost my main sail rounding Point Lobos in 55 to 60 knots of winds. I was popping out of 25 foot seas with half the boat coming out of the swell and then slamming onto the bottom of the wave. It sounded like someone taking a sledgehammer and hitting the front half of the boat. When I arrived in Monterey I kissed the ground realizing that this is a very sturdy 30 year old boat that I would definitely trust my life in.” Interior and Layout Three staterooms, master is aft with head, two double guest cabins forward with shared head and step in shower. Pilothouse with inside helm station, and lower saloon with desk. L-shaped settee to starboard going forward to starboard is a double guest cabin and to port is the head and shower. Forward is an upper and lower to starboard, workbench and cupboards to port. Specifications LOA: 65′ LOD: 51′ LWL: 39′ 0″ Beam: 14′ 2″ Draft: 6’ 2″ Displacement: 52,000 lbs. Engine: 85hp Ford Lehman Fuel Tankage: 180 US Gal. Water Tankage: 75 US Gal. Designer: William Garden Year Introduced: 1973 Year Ended: 1983 Builder: Hudson Custom Boats / Ta Chiao More