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Arc of Diver: Mele to take a chance in Transatlantic Race 2019 with ‘Triple Lindy’

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Newport, RI – For Joe Mele, a 55-year-old retired doctor of internal medicine in New York City and fantastical stunt diver, ocean racing is about more than the competition.

“I love the fact that it’s not just a race, but sort of an adventure,” said Mele, a gregarious skipper with a strong affinity for offshore racing. “It takes a tremendous amount of coordination to build the crew and manage the logistics. You’re out there for an extended period of time, and there’s tremendous camaraderie when you’re lucky enough to put together a good crew where you feed off each other and improve.”

Mele’s program focuses almost exclusively on point-to-point racing aboard his Cookson 50  Triple Lindy  (above). He’s logged more than 8,700 nautical miles offshore since 2003, and next summer he plans to add another 3,000 to his resume by participating in the granddaddy of them all, the Transatlantic Race 2019.

“I’m really looking forward to the race, incredibly excited,” Mele said. “It hopes to be an incredible adventure. It’s the preeminent Transatlantic race with tremendous competition. It doesn’t come around often so it’s worth giving a try. Plus, there are so many aspects that you don’t get with inshore racing. The natural beauty—sunrises, sunsets and stars—are all an added attraction to offshore racing.”

Mele grew up in Elizabeth, N.J., and spent his summers on the beaches of Sandy Hook looking out at the wild blue yonder of the Atlantic Ocean and the boats sailing up and down the coast. The son of a contractor and high school chef, Mele never got the chance to sail as a child, but he found the image captivating and developed a love of the water playing on the beach.

Mele would later attend Yale University where his first sailing experience came with the university’s sailing team during a springtime fundraiser. “It was cold,” Mele recalled. “I went out as a crew for one of the sailing team’s skippers. Later in the day we went out on our own and I promptly jibe-broached. It was very cold but I went back the next day for more.” He’d been hooked.

While Dangerfield’s stunt double portrayed the dive in the movie, Mele’s dive was inconceivable. “There was usually a very long build up and then I did the flips so fast no one could see them,” he said. “What’s the saying? It was all hat, no cattle.”

Mele’s enthusiasm for Dangerfield and the movie led to him adopting the name  Triple Lindy  for his boats. “I loved Rodney,” said Mele. “He got no respect, but the name gets me in with dock hands everywhere.”

In 1998 Mele attended the Maryland School of Sailing and Seamanship, where he took a lesson in ocean training. The course culminated with a cruise to Bermuda where the hook became firmly planted in Mele’s cheek. “I enjoyed it very much, but I couldn’t help thinking that it would be more fun if there was a racing aspect to it,” Mele said.

In the back of Mele’s mind, however, the Swan 44 was always a springboard to greater platforms. Last summer he purchased a Bruce Farr-designed, Cookson Yachts-built 50-footer. The yacht formerly known as  Akatea  is now called  Triple Lindy , and Mele has already finished the 2017 Rolex Sydney Hobart Race and 2018 Newport Bermuda Race aboard her.

“The Transatlantic Race motivated me to buy a new boat,” said Mele. “The Swan was safe, and we’d grown proficient at racing her, but we wanted the challenge of moving up to a faster boat that would slide us down the learning curve and force us to climb it all over again.”

Mele’s core crew has been together for nearly all of the races. It primarily consists of two Americans, six Canadians, and one Briton, Italian and Australian. After purchasing the Cookson 50 Mele leaned on certain professionals to help jump start their learning curve.

“Crew selection is incredibly important,” said Mele. “It’s been a real pleasure to sail with the same people over and over. You get a very good sense of their abilities and attitudes. You start thinking they should be doing something and they start doing it with anticipation. It would be hard to jump into a new boat like this with a green crew.”

Mele is keeping level-headed expectations for the Transatlantic Race 2019 while leaning on his training to plot a successful offshore passage.

“First and foremost, you have to get to the finish line with the crew intact, no injuries, and the boat intact,” Mele said. “At this stage, as much we’d like to win our division, we realize it’s a tall order. If we sail the boat better than the previous race, then I feel like that’s a successful race.”

Because it’s all on him.

The Notice of Race for the Transatlantic Race 2019 can be found on  the race’s website , along with entry information and a full archive of race documents, results, blogs, photos and videos from the 2011 and 2015 races.

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A Hobart first timer, Joe Mele named Triple Lindy for Rodney Dangerfield's famous dive in the movie ‘Back to School’. In the past year alone he has competed in the Marblehead to Halifax Race and Key West Race Week, placing second in both and won his class at Charleston Race Week. Triple Lindy was sixth in class at the 2015 Rolex Swan Cup. Mele has also contested four of Newport Bermuda and Marion Bermuda races and others. Crew consists of three Americans, six Canadians and one Brit. This will be their first Australian race experience. After the race, Triple Lindy will cruise Tasmania before being shipped to Europe for the 2017 Rolex Fastnet and Rolex Middle Sea races.

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TRIPLE LINDY

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• Model: 1999 Swan 44 mk II
• Hull Number: 44.147
• LOA: 44 ft 11 in
• Beam: 13 ft 8 in
• Draft: 7 ft 2 in
• Engine: VOLVO MD22 P 50HP

TRIPLE LINDY was originally named FIERCE PRIDE. Until 2003, FIERCE PRIDE was cruised only up and down the east coast of the US. The present owner renamed this Swan 44mkII TRIPLE LINDY in 2003 and in 2016 took on an ambitious and successful race program that frequently resulted in podium finishes and included the Newport to Bermuda, Sydney Hobart, Fastnet and Middle Sea Races.

To compete at a high level TRIPLE LINDY was fitted with new standing rigging, running rigging, sails and electronics. She also had a new hull paint job. With a tall carbon mast as well as air conditioning, TRIPLE LINDY is the ultimate cruiser racer. The owner has taken commission of his new yacht and wants TRIPLE LINDY sold. Offers are encouraged.

Construction

Solid Fiberglass Hull with interior stiffeners, Deck is sandwich core with closed cell foam.  Hull flag blue Awlgrip 2106 with white boot stripes.  Baltoplate antifoul racing bottom applied annually (2018)

Elliptical lead ballast fin keel

Foam filled Fiberglass Elliptical Spade Rudder

Steering Systems

Elkhide covered wheel, self-aligning JP3 upper and lower roller bearings(spare lower bearing included), cable steering system with chain drive, both cable and chain replaced 2016

Step in transom, custom integrated stainless steel pushpit quick release cradle for 10 person Winslow Offshore life raft

Large stowage lazarette to starboard in Cockpit

Stainless steel double bow rail, removable SS anchor roller, 1.68 meter custom carbon fiber TP 52 style removable bowsprit (2016). Anchorwell, Lewmar Concept 1 windlass, Stainless Steel protection on deck for anchor chain

Made with fiberglass sandwich construction using low density closed cell PVC foam core. Hard inserts and aluminum back up plates under deck fittings. Teak overlay glued into place. 

Hull to deck joint

Sealed with polyurethane based mastic for water tightness. Stiffened with aluminum toe rail and through bolted on 4" centers.

Large cockpit with high coamings and long seats with sloped back rest forward for comfortable seating.

Cockpit locker

Spacious cockpit locker starboard side. Drained to bilge and with a shelf to stow life-raft. 

64ST, electric 2 speed primary winches.

48ST, electric 2 speed starboard pit winch.

48ST, manual 2 speed port pit winch.

48ST, manual 2 speed halyard winches.

Sailing Hardware

Arranged to facilitate short handed sailing with most running rigging led aft to the cockpit.

2 x Harken aluminum genoa sheet tracks with cars and line pullers for the genoa cars.  

Harken traveler in cockpit with double ended mainsheet for windward trimming.

16 Spinlock rope clutches (2013).

Double mainsheet halyard clutches for ease of reefing.

Mast base turning blocks (2016).

Stainless Steel companionway hand rails.

Emergency electric winch and windlass shut off in cockpit.

Harken 75 mm double foot blocks with lock off for spinnaker trimming.

Custom Carbon fiber anti-chafe plates.

Wichard Padeyes for outboard genoa sheeting and spinnaker sheet twinging.

All high tech halyards and sheets (2016).

3 sets of spinnaker sheets Kevlar reinforced.

Carbon fiber spinnaker pole with option to mount on mast or starboard deck.

Spectra lines mounted on either side of boom for rigging jibe preventer through foredeck block and back to cockpit.

Other deck fittings

Stainless steel stem head fitting with anchor roller.

Stainless steel bow and stern rails.

Stainless steel lifeline stanchions.

1 x 19 stainless steel double lifelines.

Spinnaker pole deck fittings.

Dorade box with stainless steel rail over on each side of companionway.

Stainless steel hand rails on coachroof.

Aluminum mooring cleats with fairleads forward and aft.

Electric Lewmar Concept 1 anchor windlass with chain gypsy, accepting rode and chain, with hand remote control.

Locker aft for 2 x LPG bottles.

6 x Goiot deck hatches.

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ACCOMMODATIONS

Forward cabin:.

V berth sleeps 2, Lockers over each bunk with additional shelves added, 2 infinity speakers in headliner

Forward Head:

Aft of the cabin on port side, Jabsco manual head, pressure hot and cold water, telephone type shower.

Main Saloon:

L settee to port, straight settee to starboard.  Lockers an shelves above each, removable pipe berth mounted on starboard.  Center-line table with folding leaves, accommodates 6.  Batteries stored in table and vented through mast. Infinity speakers in the headliner.

Located on port side, a double berth with filler. Shelves, locker and hanging locker outboard. Fan control for A/C.

U shaped, with Corian countertops, 2 stainless steel sinks near center-line.  Fresh and Salt water foot pumps, Roll out garbage can.  Ample Stowage for cookware, foodstuffs.

Galley Equipment:

Side load 12V Isotherm fridge (compressor serviced 2016)

Top load 12V Isotherm freezer (compressor serviced 2016)

Force 10 Propane Stove with oven (2016)

110V microwave

Nav Station:

Aft on starboard, forward facing, hanging wet locker aft.

Electric Jabsco head, Pressure hot and cold water, telephone type shower

Engine located under companionway stairs

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Volvo MD 22 P 50 HP, 3,300 engine hours

Saildrive (Seals replaced 2018)

2016: Fuel injectors cleaned, new exhaust elbow, new raw water pump, new lift pump

GORI 3 blade folding prop with variable pitch, 2015

PLUMBING and VENTILATION

Plumbing systems.

Fresh water divided between 2 tanks with individual shut off valves, electric and foot pump.   

Shower on Transom swim platform and in both heads.  

Electric sump pumps in both heads.

110V or Engine drive water heater (40 Liter).

Salt water wash down.

Salt water foot pump in Galley

Ventilation System

Goiot hatches in each cabin.

2 Cowl vents forward of mast.

Engine space ventilated to transom.

Hella fans.

Cruiseair 16,000 BTU air conditioning 110 V. 

Drainage System

3 bilge pumps, 1 automatic in cabin (2016), one manual in cabin (rebuilt 2016), one manual in cockpit (rebuilt 2016).

12 V, 510 AH, AGM house battery capacity ( 2 x 12 V 255 AH batteries connected in series) (2015).

12 V AGM starter battery (2018).

2 120 AMP Alternators (2015).

Balmar Duocharger (2015)

Regulator, Display and Temperature Sensors (2015)

Two 115 Volt 30 Amp shore power plugs.

Galvanic Isolators.

Portable 220V to 110V step down transformer.

110 V microwave.

Air Conditioner.

Outlets in forward, salon and aft cabins.

Mastervolt Chargemaster 12/100-3 Battery Charger (2015).

ELECTRONICS

Navigation instruments.

B&G Zeus2  9” chartplotter x 2 at nav desk and cockpit helm (2015)

B&G ZC1 wired remote at helm to control Zeus chartplotter and helm if touch screen falters in foul weather. (2015)

B&G Hydra 3000 CPU (2014)

B&G GFD H3000 GFD at Nav desk (2015)

B&G Hydra 2000 FFD at Cockpit Helm (Spare on board)

B&G H3000 20/20 displays x 3 at mast (2014), selector buttons in cockpit

Vesper XB-800 AIS Tranceiver-with spare already programmed (2016)

B&G Broadband Radar, backstay gimbled mounted (2015)

B&G T41 multifunction display at mast (2016)

B&G 1050mm Vertical Masthead Wind sensor (2016) to minimize updrafts

B&G Hydra Autopilot, CPU serviced 2014, (spare CPU and controller on board)

B&G Electronic Barometer

B&G Autopilot hydraulic RAM (rebuilt 2015)

Second independent airmar depth sounder with display in cockpit

Communications Systems

Icom- M710 SSB with backstay insulated antennae, and backup emergency antennae and transom mount as required by Sydney Hobart Race.

Icom DSC VHF (2015)

Iridium satellite antennae wired from nav desk to transom mount(suitable for connecting a portable iridium satellite phone)

Entertainment Systems

Stereo with 4 channel amp and speakers in forward cabin, salon and cockpit controlled individually

2018 Offshore spars Carbon Fiber Tall Version mast with 3 sets of aluminium spreaders.

Aluminium extra long boom (Awlgrip 2016).

Separate stainless steel luff track for storm trysail.

Antal mainsail luff track and luffs installed on both racing and delivery mainsails.

Kevlar reinforced carbon fiber spinnaker pole with option to store on mast (cruising) or starboard deck (racing).

Navtec Rod Rigging (2016).

Stainless Steel double lifelines (2015).

Navtec Hydraulic Boom Vang and Backstay adjusters (Cylinders rebuilt 2015).

Checkstays-Dyneema (2015).

Dyneema Bobstay (2015).

Harken 2.5 Roller Furling with split drum for easy removing (ball bearings 2016).

2 spinnaker Halyards, 2 Jib halyards, 1 topping lift, all high tech lines (2016).

Lazy Jacks for mainsail.

Mainsail, UK, Uni-Titanium, Powerhead, carbon (2016)

Mainsail, Quantum, Dacron, used for 3 seasons (2000) 

Genoa, light #1, UK, carbon (2016).

Genoa, heavy #1, UK, carbon (2016).

Genoa, #3, UK, carbon (2016).

Genoa, #4, UK, Kevlar, (2016).

Jib top, UK, Kevlar (2016).

Genoa staysail, UK, laminate (2014).

Storm trysail, North, Dacron (2000).

Storm staysail, North, Dacron (2001).

Delivery #4, North, Dacron, (2000).

Genoa, roller furling, Doyle, Kevlar (2012).

A1, UK, Airx 600 (2016).

A2, UK, Airx 700 (2016).

A3, UK, Airx 900 (2016).

A4, UK, Airx 900 (2016).

Code Zero on Karver furler, UK, CZ30 (2016).

Spinnaker staysail on furler, UK, laminate (2014). 

Doyle S3 reaching spinnaker (2010).

UK S2 spinnaker (2015).

UK A3 spinnaker (2012).

UK Tape-Drive #2 practice genoa (2012).

UK Tape-Drive mainsail (2012).

North 1.5oz practice spinnaker.

UK Code Zero (2012).

UK S4 spinnaker (2015).

Doyle #3 genoa (2010).

Doyle A3 (2010).

General Equipment

Alfresco Composite TP52 style carbon bowsprit

Rocna Anchor, Fortress Anchor.

Mainsail Cover.

Tricolor Masthead Light, Additional Deck Navigation lights.

Complete set of Owners Manuals.

Safety Equipment

Winslow ISO Global 10 person offshore liferaft in canister (2016).

MOM 8A Module mounted on transom.

Horseshoe Lifering.

Echomaster radar reflector.

10 Type 4 PFDs.

Transom mounted brass bell.

Drogues x 2.

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.

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Builder: HUNT YACHTS Category: Motor Yacht Sub Category: Cruiser Model Year: 2007 Year Built: 2007 Country: United States

LOA: 33' 0" (10.06m) Beam: 11' 4" (3.45m) Min Draft: 1' 8" (0.51m) Max Draft: 3' 0" (0.91m)

Speed, Capacities and Weight

Max Speed: 30 Kts. (35 MPH) Displacement: 11000 Pounds Water Capacity: 28 Gallons Fuel Capacity: 125 Gallons

Accommodations

Total Berths: 4 Total Heads: 1

Hull and Deck Information

Hull Material: Fiberglass Hull Configuration: Deep Vee

Engine Information

Engines: 1 Manufacturer: Yanmar Model: Ultra Jet Engine Type: Inboard Fuel Type: Diesel

BEAUTIFUL DOWN EAST

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This 2007 Hunt 33 Surfhunter will not last long.  If you are looking for a down east style vessel that has been meticulously maintained, add this one to your list.  Some highlights include:

• Upgraded engine with 480hp w/ Joystick control
• Beautiful Teak throughout
• Generator with very low hours
• Lift Kept by its original owner
• New Batteries 2019
• Plotter with Radar and Fishfinder
• and many more.....

Manufacturer Description

The popularity of our Surfhunter 25 generated interest in a larger version, one with a bit more capacity and length, for longer open-water crossings and cosy overnighting. Surfhunter 29 is more generous in cockpit and accommodations, offering standing headroom below as well as an enclosed head with shower. With the longer length, this extra volume is still presented in an attractive low profile that draws admiration wherever this Surfhunter goes.

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After Sandy was given the keys to the North Sails van, the day went a bit downhill. Tristan diving on the boat to clean the bottom noticed that the tip of the rudder was missing – eaten by a passing shark; torn off with all the recent boatspeed; or like sailors everywhere, just buggered off to the nearest bar. Anyway our 9′ rudder was now a 7′ rudder, and apparently the drivers needed those extra inches, as Sean said, “ever inch counts”. They didn’t however notice that the rudder had shortened itself whilst driving around the ocean. Go figure.

So boat hauled, rudder out (we’re very good at this now), and calls made to source carbon fiber in Antigua or on yachts. The boatyard workers and crew got to work and the plan is that the new, improved rudder will be ready for a launch Sunday morning and a final day of training/testing. Fortunately we have had plenty of time on the water so far, so just a schedule change for the rest of the week.

Meantime the head has been replumbed and raised, the watermaker serviced, and the food packed – not by the same person! Safety briefing Saturday and a walkthrough of the race course/weather/etc., followed by the crew party at the Yacht Club, where it will all be quickly forgotten.

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