Sharon
Sites Adams The first woman sailor to tackle
a Pacific Ocean crossing, singlehanded.
Through some serious "investigative work" :-) of fellow
Mariner owner, ( Randall Reeves ("Murre") ) we finally were able
to get in contact with Mrs. Sharon Adams. Ms. Adams was kind enough to forward
me a few pages that gave us a little more information about her and her Pacific
Singlehanded Crossing.
A 1969 "Times", " Woman of the Year" recipient, Mrs. Adams had already done
another first. . In 1965 she had sailed singlehanded, a smaller boat (Danish Folkboat)
from Marina Del Rey to Hawaii, an excursion that took 39 days.
The trip from Yokosuka,Japan to San Diego took 74 days, 17 hours and 15 minutes. "Sea
Sharp II" is a 1969 Mariner 31, Hull# 27. As Mrs. Adams added, the
hull is white, with pink decks and trim, "Hot Pink" stripe on genoa and windvane.
The pieces of the
Mariner legacy are falling in place one by one. :-)
Below are some photos and news-clips of the time. Please click on the thumbs
to see the enlarged the photos.
We would like to thank
Mrs. Adams for getting back to us, wish her the best and a warm "welcome",
back to the family.
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