We are now the proud almost-owners of an Chance 30-30 sailing yacht by Allied. It once wowed boat racers in Lake Superior years ago. I mean this individual boat did: big and yellow and named Golden Girl, apparently it won a lot of stuff for a long time. The owners moved on to another boat and this one has been unused, though not for long enough to be neglected. It just needs to be scrubbed up and it is ready to go!



It's Federally rather than locally registered and the current owner is waiting for some papers from the Coast Guard so it can change hands. But other than that the deal is done!



Yellow is my favorite color so I am jazzed. Coincidentally my Spouse's previous boat, Caution, was also yellow. We have a history of odd coincidences like that. For instance our first two houses were green, despite green being an uncommon house color in both locations where we lived.



We are told this boat was insanely fast for its day. Although we weren't buying this for racing, the speed is a very happy bonus!

Here is a general website about Allied, and the Chance 30-30 model.