| TAMARARIS
(subsequent names: Curlew II, Gray Fox, Jacandre, Caranya) Design # 423
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| Tamaris was an innovative
design -- a large motor sailor without compromise, an excellent performer
under either sail or power. At the same time, she was a gunkholer,
drawing only 6 feet. Her construction was innovative also.
Her hull was made of steel plates electrically butt welded (instead of
the normal riveting of that era). She had four full bulkheads to
provide five watertight compartments and a double bottom. Her original
engines were two 150 HP diesels, providing a cruising speed of 13 knots.
Below decks, aft she has a large owner's stateroom (but, following Rhodes' practice, without a double bed) and three other cabins for the owner's guests. Forward, she has a captain's stateroom and a forecastle sleeping four additional crew. In her main saloon, she has an upright piano. I am told that from 1961 to 1974 Tamaris was named Jacandre. She did five Atlantic crossings and was kept in Cannes, France. A major refit was done I believe at Camper Nicholsons yard in Miami, and a hard dodger was added and a complete interior refit was also done. She had two Mercedes Benz generators and twin Detroit 671's, and could power at 11 knots. During one crossing the mizzen mast was lost. Under a new owner and re-named Caranya (after Cara and Tanya, daughters of the owner), she cruised the Carribean from Miami to Venezuela in 1989-90.
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Tamaris has a large but
relatively low sailpan, owing to her very shallow draft.
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| June 11, 2004
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