Crossing an Ocean in a Seawind 24

One day while I was sitting out on the deck of our boat enjoying the sunset, a guy in a dinghy came by and said that he crewed on a Seawind 24 from San Francisco to Tahiti. At first I didn't believe him because I have done lots of research on these boats and never heard of this adventure. But he was adamant and went on to say that the boat did great and handled the seas well. It took them 54 days to do the trip. Unfortunately he was in a bit of a hurry and I didn't get more info than that but he did shout back that Multihulls Magazine did a series of articles on the trip back in the nineties under the title "Adventures of a Seawind  24".

I contacted Multihulls and enquired about the story. Eric Erwin from Multihulls wrote back and confirmed the story and kindly offered to scan and send the articles to me as they were not available in digital format. I have not yet received the copies but he sent me some information and the dates when the articles were published. Some of the magazines are available on ebay if anyone is interested in buying these back issues. I will however edit and credit and share excerpts from the articles should I receive them from Multihulls.

Below are the magazine dates with some information:

 

MM May/June 1997 – 

Adventures of a Seawind 24

A family of four, makes their first transpacific crossing.

MM July/August 1997 –

Adventures of a Seawind 24, Part II - Outfitting a Small Cat for a BIG Voyage

By Judy Jacobs and Mihaly Kun

Over the period of 2 1/2 months, Mihaly disassembled, waterproofed, and strengthened his small catamaran. The sails, electrical system, and electronics were all upgraded. He replaced the stove, trampoline, beds and engine, while adding a lot more other equipment. This outfitting process seemed next to impossible, Mihaly would soon find out.

 Mihály Kun is coping with lack of room on a 24-foot Seawind catamaran during his family’s circumnavigation. Unlike on luxury cruising catamarans, space is at a premium and the weight of items is critical.

MM Sept/Oct 1997 –

Adventures of a Seawind 24, Part III – San Francisco to Tahiti... Crossing the Pacific

by Judy Jacobs and Mihály Kun

It’s not smooth sailing for Mihály and Roby as they journey from California’s Morro Bay, through the doldrums, and eventually arrive in Rangiroa.

MM Nov/Dec 1997 – 

Adventures of a Seawind 24, Part IV

MM Jan/Feb 1998 –

Adventures of a Seawind 24, Part V

by Mihály Kun

In part five, the saga of this intrepid sailor takes us from Samoa to Tokelau. Read about the tale of the Ghost Island, and the lure of the master fishermen.
Women on Atafu are busy dividing a shipment of chicken, while others play dominoes.
The only time this beach cat has actually been beached was on the island of Nukufetau, in the country of Tuvalu.

MM March/April 1998 – 

Adventures of a Seawind 24: Part VI – Atafu to Tarawa

by Judy Jacobs and Mihály Kun

The family’s long journey abroad comes to an abrupt end in Tarawa, when the youngest son, Jeremy, is run down by a distracted bus driver.