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GOLDENMEAN 40 - /1 was the first of these unique boats

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the new owners are ? ?


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Mark & ? ? bought her from the Walkers, did work on her topsides, and kept her in Northern Ireland. A health issue resulted in them reluctantly selling their 40 soon after they got her.


Mark & ? ? McWhiney
GOLDEN MEAN 40 - /1
Belfast Lough
Northern Ireland
UK


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Andy & Sue kept their 40 in Cornwall. She sold to new owners in June 2008.


October 23, 2007 Andy wrote :

In reply to the questions raised by Jorge regarding our particular ketch rig.
We are have always owned types of freedom rigged boats and find them exceptionally easy to sail, as have others who have sailed with us.

GOLDENMEAN will sail off the wind on the foresail alone but to windward, especially in lighter airs (under 15 knots) she needs some mizzen for balance.

The foresail is about 10% bigger than the mizzen and when reefing we always reef both, unless running when the boat is best balanced with the foresail alone.

Do other 40 owners have similar experiences?


Andy & Sue Walker
GOLDENMEAN 40 - /1
St. Mawes, Cornwall . ? ? ?
UK

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GOLDENMEAN 40 - /1
GOLDENMEAN 40 - /1		 dockside
dockside		 aft deck & davits
aft deck & davits		 cockpit-aft
cockpit-aft		 cockpit-fwd
cockpit-fwd
deck
deck		 foremast partners & foredeck
foremast partners & foredeck		 mizzen
mizzen		 view of stern & dinghy - on the hard
view of stern & dinghy - on the hard		 GOLDENMEAN's dinghy
GOLDENMEAN's dinghy
companionway
companionway		 aft cabin to port
aft cabin to port		 nav station & qtr berth to strbd
nav station & qtr berth to strbd		 strbd qtr berth
strbd qtr berth		 nav station & chart table to strbd
nav station & chart table to strbd
aft head
aft head		 aft head, vanity & shower
aft head, vanity & shower		 the Westerbeke diesel is amidships, under the galley sink, with access panels on three sides
the Westerbeke diesel is amidships, under the galley sink, with access panels on three sides		 galley to strb'd
galley to strb'd		 galley with sink on centreline & salon beyond
galley with sink on centreline & salon beyond
salon from galley
salon from galley		 salon, table closed
salon, table closed		 salon, table open
salon, table open		 fwd head & vanity
fwd head & vanity		 fwd cabin from salon
fwd cabin from salon
fwd cabin, looking aft
fwd cabin, looking aft

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Guest 26-May-2008 17:11
Goldenmean is now for sale at a new price of £65,000 sterling. Please contact Andy & Sue email: goldenmean@talktalk.net for further information.
jessica giasullo 14-Feb-2008 03:38
Hello-
What are you asking for your boat?
Jessica,
Orcas Island WA USA
Guest 21-Oct-2007 20:49
Hi,
I'm interested, have sold my rudimentery ketch more or less the same size, and was wondering how difficult is it to get used to a freedom rigg?
Would you be so kind as to give me an idea of the diferences that I may expect ex: is the boat balanced on any one of the hoisted sails, being the same size, is the reefing done to both on the same proportions, etc.
Regards, Jorge
Guest 23-Aug-2007 16:55
Hello,

My e-mail gwinn hedrick@netzero.com. Please send more info.

Thank you
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