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The Sailing Yacht Rangoon II
by Don Mitchell 2019
The Rangoon (Photo from the Don Mitchell collection.)
I own the classic wooden sailing yacht Rangoon II. She was built in 1938 as the Caroline in Wisconsin as a a John Alden 36 sloop. She is 41’ x 10’ x 5.25’
The Rangoon (Photo from the Don Mitchell collection.)
In 1979–1986 she was rebuilt by Stan Sagers and in 1986 she was re–powered with a 27hp Westerbeke diesel engine.
In 1940 she was owned by H.J. Zieman, Chicago iL USA. She was owned by Harry Bremer. In 1952 she was owned by Dave Silverman and Alfred Stern. In 1963 she was sold and went through a number of unidentified owners. She was owned by Ferdinand Nymphius, Neshkoro WI USA. In 1979 she was owned by Audrey & Stanley Sagers. In 2018 she was owned by a Seattle WA USA owner. In 2019 she was owned by the SALTS Sail and Life Training Society, Victoria bC. In 2019 she was owned by Don Mitchell, Thetis Island BC.
The Rangoon (Photo from the Don Mitchell collection.)
Detail of the Rangoon (Photo from the Don Mitchell collection.)
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Mitchell, Don (2019) The Sailing Yacht Rangoon II. Nauticapedia.ca 2019. http://nauticapedia.ca/Gallery/FILE.php
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