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Ocean Angel is quietly anchored
tied stern to the
mangroves in Boca Grande, Florida. This spot is a small lagoon where everyone we knew
said we could never get her in there with her six and a half foot draft. But
here she is in one of our all time favorite hide-aways.
Contact us:
steve@sailwithoceanangel.com
joy@sailwithoceanangel.com
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Come Join Us on our
Sailing Adventures
Ocean Angel was built at the Beneteau factory in
France in December 1985 and was originally delivered to a Canadian owner
in 1986. The history and development of the First 42 is an amazing success
story as the boat design concept came from a flush-deck racer built to
win the Admiral's Cup series races. The racer-cruiser version came out shortly after the
Fastnet success story. Joy and I believe we are the third owners of this beautiful
ocean going vessel. We found her in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, traced her history, and
discovered she was owned by the developers
of the "Spartite" mast collar system and was once named
"Spartite R&D". We bought her in 2001 and had her
trucked to the Snead Island Boatworks in Palmetto, Florida, where she was commissioned
for us. Her home port is now the Bradenton Yacht Club, Snead Island, Florida.
We hope, as you read these
pages, you too will come to admire our Ocean Angel, enjoy our travels, and
begin to fulfill your own cruising dreams.
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Where
to Go
All About Ocean Angel
Who are Steve
and Joy?
Exuma Cays 2004
The Yucatan Adventure
Bahamas
2010 The
Caribbean 2011 The Lesser
Antilles 2012 |
