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Infamous Boat Changes Hands

By John Arndt | April 28, 2017 | Richmond, CA |

Roger Ruud, our 2016 King of the Beer Cans, stopped by the booth during the Pacific Boat Show while shopping for gear for his new-to-him 1987 Nordic 40 hull #26, now named Mystic. 

The boat — sold on San Francisco Bay by KKMI and previously named Standby — was famously caught by photographer Peter Lyons as she accidentally tacked and t-boned Tom Perkins’ 289-ft Maltese Falcon in 2008 while on a casual afternoon sail on the Bay.

In October 2008, during Maltese Falcon’s visit to San Francisco Bay, she was t-boned by the Nordic 40 Stand-By.

© Peter Lyons

Oops. 

Fortunately no one was hurt and both boats are back out sailing. "I will try to be more careful with the boat!" Roger joked with us at the boat show.

Roger, Latitude 38’s 2016 King of the Beer Cans, stopped by the Latitude 38 booth at the Pacific Sail & Power Boat Show.

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©Latitude 38 Media, LLC

Roger had Mystic hauled at Berkeley Marine Center for a refit and picked up a new Spectra 150 at the show to keep her up to speed.

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