MV ''Malibu'' is a

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built in 1926. She was designed by Ted Geary and built by N. J. Blanchard Boat Co.,

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. Construction is of

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sawn frames on centers, planked with Port Orford

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. ''Malibu''s original 4-cylinder Washington Estep

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s have been replaced twice, now with

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diesel engines, cruising at with a range of over .

History

''Malibu'' was originally built for the Adamson and Rindge families of

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Rhoda May Knight Rindge Rhoda May Knight Rindge, (b. 1864, d. 1941), also known as May Rindge or May K., was an American businesswoman. She was known as the Queen of Malibu, California, Malibu as well as the Founding Mother of Malibu and L.A.'s first high-profile female e ...

and daughter Rhoda Adamson commissioned the yacht in 1925 and owned her until 1937. Her third owner,

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developed a resort in

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, Canada, named 'Malibu Camp' (

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). The camp is now owned and operated by

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. The '

Malibu Rapids The Malibu Rapids forms the entrance to Princess Louisa Inlet and is also connected to the Jervis Inlet. The tidal flow of both inlets pass through this narrow and shallow passage that creates a fast moving (approximately ) and strong tidal rapi ...

' navigation channel at the entrance to

Princess Louisa Inlet Princess Louisa Inlet on the British Columbia Coast is in length and lies at the north east end of Jervis Inlet. It is entered through Malibu Rapids off Queens Reach past Malibu, a former private resort and now youth camp. A portion of the are ...

, near Malibu Camp, is also named after the yacht. ''Malibu'' was purchased by Wells McCurdy in 1973 and reconfigured with raised wheelhouse and other arrangement changes. On July 3, 2002, ''Malibu'' sank after running into a rock in the

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of Washington State. There were no injuries, but the yacht had to be extensively rebuilt and was re-launched at Seattle's Foss Shipyard in 2003. Currently owned by John Jacobi of

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, who has owned her since 1999. ''Malibu'' is also designated as a City of Seattle Historic Landmark.

References

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External links

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Classic Yacht Association > MalibuHistoric Adamson House & Malibu Lagoon Museum Records
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