FRISCO FLYER 



The 25-foot sloop Frisco Flyer is a Folkboat type modified by Arthur C. 

 Robb, built by the Cheoy Lee Shipyard ( Hong Kong, China ) . Roland Reed 

 Associates (1712 High St., Alameda, Calif.) distributes the boats, which 

 are also sold on the East Coast by Herbert Hayes Yacht Sales (Yacht Haven, 

 Wallace St., Shippan Point, Stamford, Conn.), and in the Middle West by 

 International Yacht Sales ( 14100 E, Jefferson Ave., Detroit, Mich.), Reports 

 vary as to the number which have been sold, but the more conservative 

 report says over sixty in the United States. 



Like the Folkboats, the Flyer is reported to be a lively racing-cruising 

 auxiliary, qualifying for ocean racing under Midget Ocean Racing Club 

 rules. Her seaworthiness is indicated by the fact that in 1956 a prototype 

 made a transatlantic voyage, single-handed, from Great Britain to New 

 York and back. Accommodations include four berths, galley, "concealed" 

 toilet, etc. As in the case of Walton's Nordic Folkboat, many of the usual 

 "extras" (though not all, as in the other case) are included in the price 

 of $6450. This does not include the engine, starter, and a few other items. 



VITAL STATISTICS: L.O.A. 2$'; watcrlinc ig'B"; beam 7V; draft 

 (keel) 3' 11''; sail area 230 sq. ft. (350 sq. ft. in optional masthead rig); 

 displacement 5500 lbs.; power, Volvo-Penta, MD-i Diesel, 5-h.p. engine 



HOLIDAY CLASSES 



Several classes of boats are imported by Holiday Yachts, Inc. (Center- 

 port, Long Island, N.Y. ) . None of them has an association, though Holiday 

 Yachts is the principal source of information. Builders vary from time to 

 time and occasionally dimensions are changed. For instance, I used to own 

 a Holiday Sailer (a hard-chine line-sailing boat, but with cramped accom- 

 modations) when they were 21 feet over-all and the builder was Van de 

 Stadt in Holland. Now it is 24 feet long, called a Sailor, and built by an- 

 other boatyard. However, while classes change and vary, the aggressive 

 Richard A. Johnson, President of Holiday Yachts, has sold a good many 

 of them— too many for separate descriptions here except as reported below 

 by Holiday Yachts: 



CRUISING CLASSES 259 



