Reliant & Offshore 40 Owners
Note: May/June issue of Good Old Boat did a nice article on the Offshore 40

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 Owners

69 Members

Boat- "ASTARTE" -
OWNER - Ben Stavis
AREA OF SAILING - Penn.
E-Mail Ben
ben.jpg (35158 bytes) We will miss Ben's website.
owlspin.jpg (14950 bytes)Boat- "OWL" - Rhodes Reliant 1965 - 41'
OWNER - Will & Anne Smith
AREA OF SAILING - Tilghman Island, Maryland
E-Mail Will & Anne  New owners 11/2023
Boat-  "Bries" - 1968 Offshore 40'
OWNERS - Ernest Croan
AREA OF SAILING - San Francisco Bay
E-Mail Ernest
Boat-  "Alderaan" -1966 Cheoy Lee Offshore 40 Yawl
OWNERS - Marc Horey
AREA OF SAILING - West Bath, Maine, Currently living aboard in the Bahamas

E-mail Marc
Boat-  "Holokai" -1972 Cheoy Lee Offshore 40/E Type 2
OWNERS - Wayne & Cathy Sperduto
AREA OF SAILING - California
E-Mail Wayne & Cathy
Boat-  "Eleuthra" -1968 Cheoy Lee Offshore 40
OWNERS - Tom Bogsby
AREA OF SAILING - New England
E-Mail Tom
Boat- "Quo Vadis" - Offshore 40'
OWNER - ??
AREA OF SAILING - New England
E-Mail
Boat- "Serenity" - Offshore 40'
OWNER - Terry & Joan Trombatore
AREA OF SAILING - S. California
E-Mail Terry & Joan
Boat- "Blue Stocking" -Rhodes Reliant
OWNER - Maurice & Lynda Johnson
AREA OF SAILING - Bermuda & Caribbean
E-Mail Maurice & Lynda
Boat-  "Tomten" -1967 Cheoy Lee Offshore 39.7 Rhodes
OWNERS - Ed Bailey
AREA OF SAILING - Charleston SC
E-Mail Ed
Boat-  "Kea Lii O Ke Kai" 1967 Cheoy Lee Offshore 40 Rhodes
OWNERS - Waiting to see if new owners register, Bill has sold boat
AREA OF SAILING - Seattle, WA
 
Boat- "Windigo" -1965 Rhodes Reliant, this boat was circumnavagated by Geoffery Plamer in 86-89
windig11.jpg (24210 bytes)OWNER - Mark Treat
AREA OF SAILING - Newport, New England
E-Mail Mark
salamasound.jpg (27077 bytes)Boat-  "Sala-ma-Sond" -1976 Cheoy Lee Offshore 40
OWNERS - Tim Litvin
AREA OF SAILING -West Coast, US
E-Mail Tim  May/June issue of Good Old Boat has great article on Sala-ma-Sond
Boat-  "GEMINI" -1966 Cheoy Lee Offshore 40 Rhodes
OWNERS - Bill Sharpe
AREA OF SAILING -New England
E-Mail Bill
Boat-  "Windress" - 1974 Cheoy Lee Offshore 40 Yawl
OWNERS - Brian Johnson
AREA OF SAILING - Cheasapeake Bay
E-Mail Brian
Boat-  "Velera Linda" - 1974 Offshore 40
OWNERS - Christopher Nunns
AREA OF SAILING - Singapore
E-Mail Christopher
Boat-  "Thalatta" - 1967 Cheoy Lee Offshore 40
OWNERS - Mikael & Claudia Lindstrom
AREA OF SAILING - S
tockholm
E-Mail Mikael & Claudia  New members 1/16
Boat-  "Sunrisa" - 1969 Offshore 40
OWNERS - Gary Jackson
AREA OF SAILING - S. Calif, Newport Beach
E-MailGary
Boat-  "Hardswell" - 1967 Offshore 40
OWNERS - Don Winskill
AREA OF SAILING - Puget Sound, San Juans, & B.C. Area
E-Mail Don  I have owned this boat for 14 years and have totally upgraded it. It was the Seattle Boat show display boat in 1967 and so has an all bright interior, gloss varnish. It is Awlgrip'ed very dark blue, very nice with the bright teak topsides.
Boat-  "August Pearl" - 1967 Offshore 40
OWNERS - Albert Elming & Rochelle Sargentini
AREA OF SAILING - Channel Islands California
E-Mail Albert & Rochelle
Boat-  "Tai Pan" - 1967 Offshore 40
OWNERS - John, Shelley & Annie Wilfong
AREA OF SAILING - Bellingham Washington
E-Mail John, Shelley & Annie Currently living aboard
Boat-  "Siskiwit" - 1969 Offshore 40
OWNERS - Donavan P and Sally Brennan
AREA OF SAILING - Mobile, Alabama
E-Mail Sally and Donavan
Boat-  "Shadowfax" - 1978 Offshore 40
OWNERS - Judy Sands
AREA OF SAILING - Annapolis, Maryland
E-Mail Judy
rusalka.jpg (11431 bytes)Boat-  "Rusalka" - 1973 Offshore 40
OWNERS - Patricia Zajac
AREA OF SAILING - California
E-Mail Patricia  Rusalka was the Cheoy Lee used in the Honda Ad seen in Time
Magazine last year Magazine last year
Boat-  "Ri-Ra" - 1965 Rhodes Reliant
OWNERS - Gerry & Cheryl Crowley
AREA OF SAILING - Chicago, IL
E-Mail Gerry & Cheryl  Just acquired boat formally named Shenandoah
Boat-  "Willow" - 1966 Offshore 40
OWNERS - Dave Starr
AREA OF SAILING - Marina Del Rey, CA
E-Mail Dave  Dave recently purchased, will probably rename
Boat-  "Mah Jong of Kowloon" - 1966 Offshore 40
OWNERS - Tony Singleton
AREA OF SAILING - Larnaca, Cyprus
E-Mail Tony  Undergoing restoration
Click Here for history news clips on Mah Jong
Boat-  "Antares" - 1964-5 Offshore 40
OWNERS - Peter & Lorraine Mckie
AREA OF SAILING - Santa Cruz Calif
E-Mail Lorraine
Boat-  "Gabrielle" - 1969 Offshore 40
OWNERS - Craig Archibald
AREA OF SAILING - Picton, Ontario
E-Mail Craig
Boat-  "La Dolce Vita" - 1968 Offshore 40
OWNERS - Sheila M. Ross
AREA OF SAILING - Annapolis, MD
E-Mail Sheila  original owner; kept 20 years in USVI; shipped to states for complete overhaul 1990-1993; third generation now sailing
Boat-  "Andrabel" - 1967 Offshore 40
OWNERS - Larry & Becky Russen
AREA OF SAILING - Felixstowe Ferry, England
E-Mail Larry & Becky  Just bought boat and need to do some work to get her ready to sail in around 6 weeks time. She is beautiful! 
Understand she has been on south coast here in England for last 3 years. Before that for 1 year in Italy. Before that, who knows? Only know of one other Offshore 40 over here. Are there any more?
Boat-  "Aurora" - 1965 Offshore 40
OWNERS - Dianella Nunes
AREA OF SAILING - Moss Landing,  Calif
E-Mail Dianella

Dianella is new owner (2013)

Aurora is unusual in that she was built with a Reliant hull and Offshore deck, cabin and interior layout. She was featured in the 1999 L.L. Bean catalog , Click below for image

talara.jpg (24182 bytes)Boat-  "Talara" - 1969 Offshore 40
OWNERS - David Scott
AREA OF SAILING - Puget Sound, WA
E-Mail David 
Boat-  "Minhad Accord" - 1970 Offshore 40
OWNERS - Paul Smith/Nathalie Bergeron
AREA OF SAILING - Hant's Harbour, Newfoundland, CA
E-Mail Paul & Nathalie 
Website - http://anchordrag.webs.com  We're in the process of refurbishing this boat. We're into our second year of work now. Really would like to use your forum to get some advice/ideas for working on her.  MinHad Accord was formerly named Legacy 6/13
Boat-  "Rangoon Lady II" - 1968 12.11 metres Rhodes
OWNERS - Daniel Davase
AREA OF SAILING - Palavas les Flots (Montpellier) France
E-Mail Daniel  N°1995 (construction supervised and approved by Lloyds under N° 21879, ). This sailing ship was ordered by Mr. E.t. Salgo (American of Houston living with Honk-Hong). 1968_1973: navigation at sea of China 1971 _ Inscription with the register of the RORC under n° RORC 875  in order to take part in the race Sydney - Hobart. 1975 _ 1977: Departure of Honk - Hong to join Méditerrannée while passing by Indonesia, Ceylon, Red Sea, Greece and Malta. 1977 _ RANGOON LADY II changes owner and is francized in Nice 1977 _ 1979: Mr. Richard Curtil, his new owner navigate in Mediterrannée. 1979_1999: Mr. Ragaz repurchases RANGOON LADY II and during 20 years will navigate in Méditerrannée. It amongst other things, took part in the gathering of " Nioulargue " with Saint Tropez (I do not know the exact year). 1999 _ Séduit by this boat let us buy we it in July 1999 with for prime objective that it takes us along to Brest in order to take part in our gathering as we regularly do it with joy since DZ 88 on friendly boats. For 33 years, we have been thus the fourth owners of this sailing ship.
the project for this summer 2001 is Baleares island
Boat-  "WindFlower" - 1965 Rhodes Reliant
OWNERS - Glen Smith, former owner
AREA OF SAILING - Chesapeake Bay
WindFlower has sold, waiting to hear from new owner
Boat-  "Selene" -  Offshore 40
OWNERS - Stan Starkey
AREA OF SAILING - SF Bay
 
Boat-  "Calypso" - 1966 Rhodes Reliant
OWNERS - David Epstein
AREA OF SAILING - Annapolis, Maryland
E-Mail David
Boat-  "Nighthawk" -  1964 Rhodes Reliant
OWNERS - Darryl & Christina Eason
AREA OF SAILING -
Nyack NY
E-Mail Darryl & Christina  we purchased the boat in damaged condition in 1995.I spent some long nights re coring the decks, replacing rotten bulkheads, removing& rebuilding the Perkins 4107,along with many hours of varnishing, barrier coating&the restoration continues, but we have had her in the water for the last 2 seasons and all the work is worth while
Boat-  "Mary" - 1969 Rhodes Offshore 40
OWNERS - Don & Susan Johnson
AREA OF SAILING - Chula Vista, Calif.
E-Mail Don & Susan  Website
www.johnsontradingco.com
Boat-  "Tern" - 1964 Reliant, hull # 1222
OWNERS - Steve & Callie Delacroix
AREA OF SAILING - Lake Pontchartrain and Gulf of Mexico
E-Mail Steve
Boat-  "??" - Offshore 40
OWNERS - Ted Keating
AREA OF SAILING - Mass.
E-Mail Ted
Boat-  "Gypsy" - 1969 Offshore 40
OWNERS - Walter Zam
AREA OF SAILING - Rockaway, NY
E-Mail Walter  BEAUTIFUL OFF-SHORE 40 FOOT YAWL WITH FIBERGLASS HULL AND WOOD SPARS. IN GREAT CONDITION FOR AN OLD TIMER WHICH WAS SAILED AROUND THE WORLD BY LEONARD AND BETTY PRATT 1970-1974
Boat-  "Thalassa" - Offshore 40
OWNERS - Michael Tammaro
AREA OF SAILING - Wickford, CT
E-Mail Michael
Boat-  "Muritai" - 1967 Offshore 40
OWNERS - Roger DeWitte
AREA OF SAILING - San Pedro, Calif
E-Mail Roger  1/08  Mauritai now is being restored to her former glory. The rudder has repair and covered with an extra layer of heavy fiberglass. The mast is about to pulled and refinished and all new halyards installed. The teak cabin sides, window bezels, and decks will be replaced in the next two years.
1/12 The original Sparlite mast has been stripped, welded, straightened, and refinished.  New custom mast head and new custom shoe fabricated and installed.  Upgraded to Harken track.  Currently rebuilding the auto pilot and designing new mounting features for the fuel tank.
Boat-  "Owl" - 1963/4 Rhodes Reliant 41
OWNERS -Richard Currier
AREA OF SAILING - Maine
E-Mail Richard 

Website for "Owl"  Click here
Boat-  "Sonja" - Offshore 40
OWNERS - Arne Glasgow
AREA OF SAILING - SF Calif
E-Mail Arne
Boat-  "Elysia" - Offshore 40
OWNERS - Luke Thomas
AREA OF SAILING - Anguilla
E-Mail Luke
Boat-  "Seraphim" - Offshore 40
OWNERS - Matt Rutterford & Emma Wilson
AREA OF SAILING - ???
E-Mail Matt & Emma  They need assistance with replacing the aft cabin door, fridge vent grating, and new veneer please email if you have any information
Boat-  "Calypso" - Offshore 40
OWNERS - David M. Epstein
AREA OF SAILING - Chesapeake Bay, Annapolis
E-Mail David 
Boat-  "Halcyon" - Offshore 40
OWNERS - Eldon Best
AREA OF SAILING - Seattle WA
E-Mail Eldon
Boat-  "Dreamer" - 1974 Offshore 40
OWNERS -  Shirley Newson
AREA OF SAILING - Ventura, California
E-Mail Phillip & Shirley   Completely refitting to sail south and turn right.
Boat-  "GALATEA" - Rhodes Reliant
OWNERS - David & Janet Brooks
AREA OF SAILING -
Oxford, Maryland
E-Mail David & Janet They have owned Galatea since 1985 and she has been maintained by Zahnisers Yachting Center in MD and is dearly  loved and admired in her home port and her local cruising grounds.  Major projects include repowering with Yanmar 58hp, new SS ports and all rigging.  Awlgrip hull.  She has her original Sitka Spruce spars and 3/4" teak decks, all exterior teak still in brightwork. 
Boat-  "YANKEE" - 1967 Offshore 40
OWNERS - John & Amelia Sugden
AREA OF SAILING - Ventura Yacht Club - SoCal Channel Islands
E-Mail John  & Amelia    Yankee (formerly La Embra of Sausalito) is an Offshore 40 tricabin.  They have replace sails, alternator/electrical, starter, batteries and now ground tackle (new rollers and windless).  Plans include bimini, cockpit table, navigation and wind instruments, possible wind generator, etc. for coastal cruising. 
Boat-  "Thalassa" - 1970 Offshore 40
OWNERS - Michael W. Gillin
AREA OF SAILING - Branford Connecticut 
E-Mail Michael    He would be happy to participate in and help organize a rendezvous in the Long Island Sound area.  Thalassa has been through a total mechanical/electrical refit in recent years, with extensive cosmetic upgrades.  She sails primarily in Long Island Sound with frequent trips to Block Island/Newport and the Vineyard.  Anyone interested in doing such a refit may contact me at my email address. 
Boat-  "Whimbrel" - 1968 Offshore 40
OWNERS - Bill & Sally Travis
AREA OF SAILING - Herrington Harbour/ Chesapeake Bay, MD
E-Mail Bill  & Sally    They purchased Whimbrel (formerly Sea Call) in September 2003 from Don & Joann Sparks of New Jersey.  She has a new cored fiberglass deck, new bottom and barrier coat, and in generally excellent condition.  They have been having a blast this summer!
Boat-  "Maňana" - 1967 Offshore 40
OWNERS - Donald & Valerie Schroeder
AREA OF SAILING - Malletts Bay, VT
E-Mail Donald & Valerie
Boat-  "Whirlaway" -  Rhodes Reliant
OWNERS - Jim Bitses
AREA OF SAILING -
Boat-  "Miana" - 1963 Rhodes Reliant
OWNERS - Bart Beydale
AREA OF SAILING - Netherlands
E-Mail Bart
 Boat- "Ellie" - 1967  Rhodes Reliant- Yawl
OWNER - Townsend Wright
AREA OF SAILING - Nantucket
E-Mail Townsend-  3/09  I have just purchased "Star" now named Ellie, I am thrilled as she is a beautiful example of a fine Rhodes design. She has had a major restoration, and is in "bristol" condition. I will be sailing her from Charleston, S.C. to Nantucket, Ma. within a month. I am very happy and proud to be a new owner and join your association!
Boat-  "Restless Wind" - 1970 Rhodes Reliant
OWNERS - Melody & Michael Talcott
AREA OF SAILING - Northeast US
E-Mail Melody & Michael
Boat-  "Kim Chow" - 1969 Offshore 40
OWNERS - Glenn Wakefield
AREA OF SAILING - World

Glen is sailing Kim Chow around the world, Click Here for details

Boat-  "Ming Foo" - 1968 Rhodes Reliant
OWNERS - Nicholas Evans Ware
AREA OF SAILING - South Florida
E-Mail Nicholas
Boat-  "Dove" - 1965 Rhodes Reliant
OWNERS - Ken Henry
AREA OF SAILING - San Diego, CA
E-Mail Ken
Boat-  "Pandian" - 1970 Rhodes Reliant
OWNERS - Paco Barnosell
AREA OF SAILING - Navy of Palamós (Girona) Barcelona, Spain
E-Mail Paco

PANDIAN: Sailboat Cheoy Lee Empire Offschore 40, 12.30 meters long by 3.30 inwide and 2 draft, made ​​from No. 2374 in 1970.
Since then he has sailed through waters Greek, Turkish and now in Spain. Its current base is in the port of Palamos (Girona), in the heart of the Costa Brava (Catalonia). I'm still recovering the entire ship and being a pleasure for me to fix everything , from wood to mechanics. I'm still impressed by the quality of the materials of its construction. It is unique.
Sailing with him is a pleasure with any wind. It is a brave and fast boat. I applied some inventions like the mizzen fold and more are being done.
This boat was filmed in the movie "The Golden keel" with Alain Delon and Brigitte Bardot ( 1980), in the Mediterranean area.

For those who are interested to follow the progress of the renovation of the boat, you can clik the website:
http://cheoylee40.blogspot.com   Here is the history of the boat and their news.  Captain: 0034670208125 Barnosell Paco (Spain)

 

Boat-  "Astronut II" - 1971 Offshore 40
OWNERS - John Fox
AREA OF SAILING - South Port, NCMilwaukee, WI
E-Mail John  I am a new owner and restoring this boat. I am searching for its original name as I want to restore and understand the history of the boat to the best of my ability. If anyone has any suggestions, please send me an email to jtf_11@yahoo.com. I will be launching this boat with all new sails and refinished rails, spar and boom I. June 2014. Anyone in the Milwaukee area looking to join me for a sail, please write. Thanks. John
Boat-  "Serendipity" - 1968 Offshore 40
OWNERS - Robbie Stone
AREA OF SAILING - South Port, NC
E-Mail Robbie  Built in 1968 with customized interior, just took her 377 miles from Deltaville Virginia to South Port, NC,  Major restoration underway - 7/13
Boat-  "Ho'Oholo" - 1968 Offshore 40
OWNERS - Jacobwade Nelson
AREA OF SAILING - Honolulu, South Plymouth
E-Mail Jake  10/14
 Bought the boat about a year a go for a good price, floating in decent condition however had been striped of most things. Needs a lot of tlc needed but I am slowly getting here on her way again. Plans to circumnavigate starting with sailing her back to My home town in Washington in three years after i finish school. 22yr old and love all the input and advice I can get.
Boat-  "Mary T" - 1971 Offshore 40
OWNERS - Carter Tanner
AREA OF SAILING - Charleston, SC
E-Mail Carter

Other Rhodes Designs Built by Cheoy Lee

Boat-  "Alondra of London" - 1965 Rhodes Design
OWNERS - Rene Tiemessen & Edith Jelluma
AREA OF SAILING -London
E-Mal Rene & Edith

Long distance cruising with our beautiful Philip Rhodes Cheoy Lee, one of the few still original live onboards. Currently in the Med but ready to take on the world for her second circumnavigation...!

The Alondra of London, an 60 ft aft cockpit sloop was designed by the world famous Philip Rhodes, completed in 1965 , totally teak(!) by famous yacht builder Cheoy Lee in Hong Kong
She was built for an American entrepreneur who used her for many regatta’s in the US, Antigua and Caribbean waters. Today, after 40 years and circumnavigating the world twice she has not lost any of her original splendor and with her gracious lines she belongs even now to the most beautifully sailing yachts ever built.

Alondra of London

Type Aft-Cockpit Sloop
Builder Cheoy Lee
Designer Philip Rhodes
Year 1965
Hull Material Teak

LOA 60'
LWL 41'3"
Beam 16'4"
Draft 5'8" (with drop keel down 12')

Sloop rigged
Infurl Main, Genua, Gib and Spinacker

Perkins Engine Single 130 HP 6 Cyl. Diesel
Generator (8.0 KW)
Water maker
12V, 110V and 220 V outlets

Rib 11’ with 25 HP Engine
 
Accommodation

3 double cabins
1 double crew cabin (front)
1 single crew quarter (aft)



 

 

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