Pepi's Ports of Call
Mark Van Abbema (the designer of the V28 that I'm building) has several V39's that have been built and are in successful service. One of the first was Brad Indicott's Leah Gent.
Brad and his wife finished their Great Loop cruise and have moved on to other things, selling the boat a year or two ago.
Warren and Robin have bought the boat, renamed her the Pepi, and in just the last month launched onto their Great Loop cruise. Cruising through the South in the recent heat wave has been a trial at times, but I think they have found things to enjoy already.
They have an active blog with pictures, descriptions, background and stop-by-stop log entries.
From the sounds of it, the boat is going strong... hopefully this is a testamony to Mark's designs, and I know its high praise for Brad's building skills.
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[...] Pepi sold - NOT!Well, Warren and Robin of the Pepi didn't sell the boat after all, but are moving on with their cruise and waiting for their new [...]
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[...] I want to river and coastal cruise and limiting draft was important to me. Our friends on the Pepi (one of Mark's V39 builds) are fixing to cross the Okeechobee Waterway in Florida. We are now [...]
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[...] Island Pilot DSe Sea TrialIf you remember Warren and Robin and their Pepi, we have more news. The Pepi is the Mark V39 originally built by Brad Indicott and now making [...]
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