PHOTOS OF VIXEN


The original Vixen at her builder Joel Johnson's yard, Black Rock, Connecticut in 1952.
Vixen was designed for Jim
Stark, specifically for a circum­navigation.
 
Vixen.
Vixen.
Vixen somewhere near the Miami River in July, 1972.
 
Vixen in the Gulf Stream on her way to the Bahamas in 1976 when owned by Jim and Sue Nies.
Vixen about 1976 while
owned by the Nieses.
 
Vixen on Lake Charlevoix, Mich­igan about 1976.
Vixen at Saugatuck, Michigan about 1976.
Vixen sailing in Fiji in 2005 while
 
owned by Bruce Halabisky.
Vixen
Vixen
 
Vixen and Windrose at Mystic Seaport, June 2011
David Gerstel's Ariel
Ariel was launched about 2004.
 
Ariel.
Ariel.
Ariel.
 
Ariel.
Ariel.
Ariel.
 
Ariel.
Ariel.
Ariel.
 
Ariel.
Ariel.
Ariel.
 
Bob Wilmes' Storm.
Storm.
Bill Baum's Skuld.
 
Skuld.
Skuld.
Skuld.
 
Skuld.
Skuld.
Skuld.
 
Skuld.
Skuld.
Skuld.
 
Skuld.
Skuld.
Tawhiri, owned by
 
Keith and Maggie Stocks of
Tauramga, New Zealand.

This is David's boat, named Ariel.
David reports: "Under sail around cape rosier, under jib and main in about 25-30 knots. no reefs, we did 8.6 knots according to the gps. "