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V. 



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CHALLENGER. Courtesy John Alden and Co. 



CHALLENGER 



The 38y2-foot Challenger, yawl, of molded fiber glass, was designed by 

 John Alden & Company (131 State, Boston 9, Mass.). It is described as 

 follows by Donald G. Parrot, President of that company, who calls it "one 

 of the most successful class auxiliaries brought out in recent years." 



"The hull is molded for us by Halmatic, Ltd., of Portsmouth, England, 

 and the boats have been completed primarily by Paul Molich, of Hun- 

 dested, Denmark; A. le Compte Company, Inc., of Jutphaas, Holland; and 

 Halmatic, Ltd., of London, England. Some Challengers have been fin- 



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