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Cheerio Yawl!

28 Jul

Circe’s first, then Cheerio!!

m.keyt.com…

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— Tim

 
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Gentleman Tim
9 years ago

One source indicates that when Errol owned this beautiful yawl, he called it the “Morocco”. Unlike yachts made for most all Hollywood stars and moguls, the 1931 Cheerio was made for true, high-speed sailing. It was renamed Cheerio II after Errol’s ownership of it.

www.whyc.org…

www.shipbuildinghistory.com…

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tassie devil
9 years ago

Thanks Tim I am not as god as you at posting. When did he own this craft as I have never heard of it before.

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Gentleman Tim
9 years ago
Reply to  tassie devil

Not at all, Genene. I always love seeing your posts and comments, even more so wonderful because they cone in from Errol’s hometown!

I haven’t been able to determine when Errol owned the Cheerio/Morocco. If it was his primary boat in California, as a boat this size woud be for most people, I suppose that limits the possible timeframes to either his pre-Sirocco days or till after the Zaca’s last days in LA. So, would that be 35-37, or sometime during the 1950s. Or, perhaps, he owned it simultaneously with the Sirocco and/or Zaca – or not really at all?? … Another Flynnian mystery (to me at least!)

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timerider
9 years ago

Now that’s a beautiful photo! Cutting through the water in full Genny…I want one!

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