I just love the boat in the movie, and would really like to buy it, or one just like it. Does anyone know anything about the actual boat, like name of the builder, designer, actual size, year it was built, or where it might be now. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank's, Bobby
shareSomewhere in this board somebody listed the full specs, all I can rememember is it is 50' in length, with a 14'beam, aft cabin. Good luck finding the rest.
shareJust saw this flic for the first time. I loved it, but to your question... When the 'Ketch' was being 'rescued' by the US Coast Guard, the officer requests the captain of "...the SIXTY FOOT Ketch" Now, I looked up the race to Catalina that LOTS of Hollywood stars sailed in this race in 1941 [just before the 'Pearl Harbor invasion'. This ketch in film DOES NOT look like the one Clark Gable had [His was "China Seas"]. Of Course, the most famous of these sailing yachts was the "Santana" owned by Humphrey Bogart. There were 7 in all. LOADS of stars! just put 'Hollywood stars race to Catalina' in 'google search window; it has ALL the details, as well as the sailing yachts, and a pic of 'Wild Goose'which is a converted WW1 mine sweeper owned by John Wayne.
shareHere you go Bobbybid..if this link works it has the info you requested...
http://imdb.com/title/tt0103924/board/thread/42292396?d=43763399#43763399
She's for sale!
Here's the link:
http://www.yachtworld.com/core/listing/pl_boat_detail.jsp?
Cheers Mate
Rev Bob
you are kidding right ?
that link doesnt work, i wanna buy her
post it again if its for real
No Mate! She's for real, go to Yachtworld, look up 1976 Formosa Ketch, She's in Costa Rica, and the asking price is $195,000. But, remember all the interior shots seen in the film were on a set.
Cheers
Rev Bob
it's actually in Kemah, TX. It's at the same marina our boat is at. The Kemah Boardwalk. We see it there all the time.
shareI'm not sure you're seeing the actual boat from the movie in Kemah, but maybe another 1976 Formosa Ketch. Or, maybe they made port in Texas for a while and took it back home to Costa Rica. I went to Yacht world and looked it up, and the boat they sailed in the movie (not the sets, of course - that made the cabin look HUGE) is indeed still for sale. Current asking price is at $165,000, and she is located in Costa Rica.
Best of luck to you!
Erin
Apparently there were three different boats used in the movie and at least one of them is located in Kemah, Texas. Or was located there.
Here are some links with pictures and more information.
http://www.sailboatowners.com/forums/pviewall.tpl?fno=499.75&uid=F&sku=2007144152015.59&rid=2007151185945.17
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jrandallc/317772745/
Thanks for posting those. I wonder if the interior shots were actually filmed inside another boat, or a cutaway stage version...by the time you get the cast inside, film crew, etc..got to get tight even given the length & beam of it.
shareNo problem at all, goofingoff47. I do know the master bedroom could not have been filmed inside the real boat because if you look carefully, notice the three windows of the bedroom on the transom of the boat and how they look on the inside, and then how they look from the outside. You'll see on the interior shots there is too much room between the outside windows and the walls, compared to the exterior boat shots, like this:
[----# # #----] on the inside
[-# # #-] on the outside
It's like in Star Trek The Original Series how the Galileo Shuttle craft had plenty of headroom on the interior shots, but on the exterior shots, the crew had to duck to enter the craft because it was so short on the outside.
>>>It's actually in Kemah, TX. It's at the same marina our boat is at. The Kemah Boardwalk. We see it there all the time.
>>>I'm not sure you're seeing the actual boat from the movie in Kemah, but maybe another 1976 Formosa Ketch.
The first poster is correct. The "Wanderer", which is a Formosa 48, located in Kemah, Texas (Clear Lake/Galveston Bay) is in fact one of the sailboats used in the movie "Captain Ron". I know this boat's history well, including its use in filming the movie, it's subsequent sale in Florida after the movie, and have sailed it three times in years past. Hope this helps.
Actually, its a 51 ft Formosa ketch, berthed in Costa Rica. I know the owner, who as we speak, is sailing it from costa rica up to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
I was going to crew for him, but decided not to risk my life coastal cruising the coast of Columbia.
Maybe the conflicting posts indicate that several boats were used in the filming of the movie(which is usually the case, with movie boats, cars, etc).
Peace!
"Life is a journey, not a destination"
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Fairly recent info and pix:
http://lezliesworld.blogspot.com/2012/11/sv-wanderer.html
http://www.camera-enthusiast.com/forums/threads/a-salute-to-captain-ro n.9318/
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