Cheers 2 U Cheerio 2 4 being No. 1 in the N2E
— Tim
Archive for the ‘Ships & the Sea’ Category
Strange Past of The Sexiest Yacht
10
Apr
Inspired by zacaheinz’s stern post on The Zaca, his stern photo at bottom.
Thank you to Millie Robbins for Chronicling the History of The World’s Sexiest Yacht.
— Tim
Ghostship Zaca III
08
Apr
Dear fellow Flynn fans,
this is the post where we come close but come up short detecting the ZACA at various locations: www.theerrolflynnblog.com…
Blogmaster Witty Dave asked his self before, if that could be the ZACA in the film “The Monte Carlo Story”: www.theerrolflynnblog.com…
The answer is Yes, but No. The yacht used in the movie supposedly was the FAVORITA.
The FAVORITA was a clipper ship, built in 1862 in Mystic, CT. The ship’s first owner was J.A. McGaw. The FAVORITA was rated at 1231 tons, and dimensions were 188′ x 37′ x 24′. The ship was built to trade between its home port of New York, San Francisco, and the United Kingdom. She was sold in 1874 to Pray & Dickens, also of New York, and to German owners Schilling & Meinke in 1879. The FAVORITA continued to trade until 1891, when it was reported to be hulked in East Africa.
She sailed at various regattas. See: www.nytimes.com…
My question to you Flynnmates now goes like this: With the boat looking exactly like the ZACA, could it be that many photos on the net of Errol`s sailor pride actually depict the FAVORITA?
Take a peep for yourself at FAVA in moving pictures over here: www.youtube.com…
Zacahoy,
— shangheinz
Cheerio Two Yawl
03
Apr
Rum from the stern
Champagne off the bow
Cheerio Two is a star even now
Handy new footage of Errol's old yawl:
http://m.keyt.com/news/opening-day-program-kicks-off-boating-season-in-ventura-county-harbors/38840258
— Tim
In should`ve been Flynn 8
16
Mar
Dear fellow Flynn fans,
here is one role Errol was practically sea- born for.
Heck, even Jack Warner had suggested our Hollywood hero for the role of the daring navigator 10 years prior to the 1951 version with Gregory Peck.
It is easy to envision our Hollywood hero as commander of the 7 seas and steering his career back on course.
Watch the whole movie here:
putlocker.is/watch-captain-horatio-hornblower-rn-online-free-putlocker.html…
Enjoy,
— shangheinz
Warship Vasa
01
Mar
Saw this on Facebook.
Sunk 1628 they recovered it almost completely intact in 1961.
Looks like a Warner Bros. ship to me.
Read more about it here- en.wikipedia.org…
— twinarchers
Flynn in Cannes
23
Jan
Invention of the French Riviera:
www.francetoday.com…
Errol & Bridgett:
Errol & Tilda:
Errol & Clelle @ what appears to be Cannes:
03 Sep 1953, Venice, Italy — Original caption: Errol Flynn Suffers Back Injury. Venice, Italy: An old back injury, which sent him to bed in his hotel suite, is keeping film star Errol Flynn from enjoying many days such as the one he is shown sharing with Mrs. Barry Mahon under sunny Italian skies. — Image by © Bettmann/CORBIS
A Glimpse of Flynn at the Festival:
— Tim
Sirocco in San Diego, 1/16/16
16
Jan
The Sirocco’s really cleaning up out here in the Gaslamp District during the Coronado Island Film Festival.
— Tim
The Federal Grinch Who Stole Sirocco — (Almost)
27
Dec
Chicago Tribune, Christmas Week, 1937
archives.chicagotribune.com…
ERROL FLYNN’S YACHT TOO BIG;
U.S. MAY TAKE IT
Hollywood, Cal., Dec. 26.– [Special] –
Errol Flynn, screen star, may lose his
trim sailing yacht, Sirocco, because he
is a native of Australia and an alien.
The Sirocco, which Flynn purchased in
Boston last March for $23,000, is well
over sixty feet in length and is listed
at thirty-one cross tons, which is well
over the size which, under a federal statute,
an alien is permitted to own in this country.
“Although Errol has his intention to
become an American citizen, it doesn’t
alter his position,” said his attorney,
O. R. Cummins. “He made an honest
mistake and is willing to abide by
whatever action the government takes.”
A guard for the United States marshal
has taken possession of the Sirocco
at its anchorage in the west basin at San Pedro harbor.
The government will start legal proceedings this week.
— Tim
