bill hersey
02-14-2001, 01:59 PM
In the mid-fifties ('59 I think) the NV and engineer Wendall "Skip" Calkins designed a revolutionary hull named LEGEND. Strip planked, sloop rigged, she went on to hold Trans Pac records and gather up trophies for years on the West Coast.
He worked out of San Diego, and the Calkins 50 (mine is hull #3) was the yacht version of LEGEND. I am interested in any information any of you might have, or just some insights into this designer. You don't hear much about him, yet his plans are so detailed and complete, he must have admirers somewhere. And there have to have been other vessels he designed that are still around.
Anyone have some clues? Thanks in advance.
He worked out of San Diego, and the Calkins 50 (mine is hull #3) was the yacht version of LEGEND. I am interested in any information any of you might have, or just some insights into this designer. You don't hear much about him, yet his plans are so detailed and complete, he must have admirers somewhere. And there have to have been other vessels he designed that are still around.
Anyone have some clues? Thanks in advance.