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Yes, she is/was a Beneteau First 45f5. Hull was constructed in 1991 and commissioned in 1992 in San Francisco and cruised extensively in the Pacific. I bought her five years ago and brought her to San Diego before moving her to Annapolis in 2006. Celadon had been essentially rebuilt and significantly upgraded over the past sever years, including the months leading up to this trip to take her to the Caribbean for the winter. Everything below the waterline had been redone in the past two years with no issues whatsoever and she was surveyed (hull and rig) a week before leaving on this trip and had a clean bill of health. It is a complete mystery what could have gone wrong and why it couldn't be dealt with at sea.

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