Jungle at anchor in Honalai, Kuaui before departing for San Diego

Jungle crew enroute to Kuaui from Honolulu - you can see the strain on our faces - tough duty!

OK the best photo I have of Jungle under sail is from Peter, the previous owner.

I've been asked for more information on the boat. First of all, the name, Jungle is the original name of the boat when it was built in Hong Kong in 1996. The name grew on us and we decided to keep it. It has been long held by sailors that it is bad luck to change the name of a boat without going through an involved ritual. I don't believe in bad luck, but why push it?

Jungle was built by Seahorse Marine, Hong Kong. They specialize in Motor Trawlers for private and commercial use. The Mandarin 52 Motorsailor (Jungle) is based on a previous design with numerous improvements. All sailboats are a compromise or balance of comfort and function. A Motorsailor is at the high end of comfort while still allowing us the ability to use windpower to cross oceans. When Jenee, crew and I delivered Jungle from Honolulu, Hawaii we had the engine running for most of the 2500+ mile trip over 20 days at sea. The wind was light as is typically the case in Aug/Sep. To be sure, Jungle is not a racing sailboat, but she will sail you to where you need to go.

That is an impressive trip but slightly dwarfed by the previous owner who delivered Jungle from Picton, New Zealand to Honolulu - a tad over 4500 miles! Those Kiwis know how to sail.

On to the specifications of Jungle:

Type: Sloop - Main sail and Jib

Length: 52 feet

Beam: 15 feet

Draft: 5 feet

Weight: 44,000 lbs

Cabins: 3

Heads: 2

Engine: Cummins 210 HP

Gen: Onan 6.5 KW (220/50Hz)

Fuel: 500 gallons

Water 350 gallons