Shemaya,

Pleased to be of assistance.

This is one junkie who would be fascinated to read or hear about your friends involvement iin the building of Heraclitus. If she has a written account or could be persuaded to write one, I am sure it would be a great perspective from one so young at the time? I hope that might be possible.
The folk involved in the current refit in Roses include original builders who are advising and assisting the current project with their kmowledge. Very friendly folk indeed who invited me to apply to join them for the new voyage simply based on my interest in the junk rig and marine conservation. I may yet make that call or perhaps sail Somerled from the UK to Roses this summer. Anyone interested to crew a voyage under junk rig?

Fascinating boat, if not exactly beautiful (I am thinking, for instance, of Varua), 270,000 miles at sea including an expedition to the Antarctic. Here is a photo:

Thanks, Chris. Confirmed this morning that this is the boat that my friend remembers, from working on it when she was 15, in 1975. The webpage is so nice and thorough, and detailed, that she knew it right away.

Thank you Nicholas, for making the connection – my friend is quite excited to find what happened with the project!

Shemaya

Nicholas,

What a good thought! Funny, I've read about this boat in other contexts,, and didn't think of it. Thank you! I'll check with my friend, and report back.

Thanks again!

Shemaya

Boat mystery: 92 foot ferrocement traditional (I believe) hull, built around 1975 in San Francisco, by a "Gurjieff following theater group/commune." Possibly launched and sailed to France where the folks opened a restaurant.

How's that for a story! Somebody I know was 15 years old during the building, and helped, but has no further idea what happened. So now I'm curious – you'd think that a 92 foot junk rigged boat would stand out. Anybody know about it??

So far, it's confirmed that this is NOT the 80 something foot, three-masted, ferrocement French pilot boat design that was probably launched in the 1980s, from Sausalito, and was lost off the coast of Mexico.

Thanks for any insight!
Shemaya