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Cheerio Yawl!

28 Jul

Circe’s first, then Cheerio!!

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— Tim

 
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  1. Gentleman Tim

    July 29, 2015 at 12:45 am

    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.

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  2. tassie devil

    July 29, 2015 at 2:43 am

    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.

     

    • Gentleman Tim

      July 29, 2015 at 4:09 am

      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!)

       

  3. timerider

    July 29, 2015 at 4:03 pm

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