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The Trade Winds USA 2001 Rally took place over 12 months from October 2001. Thirteen yachts took part in the rally which offered participants three different route options:
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The "long" route: West to the Caribbean and Cuba, North along the Eastern USA coast to Newport, East across the Atlantic to Europe.
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The "short" route: West to the Caribbean and Cuba, East across the Atlantic to Europe.
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The "intermediate" route: West to the Caribbean and Cuba, North along the Eastern USA coast to Newport, and terminate in the USA.
Details of the Rally plan and reports of progress may be found on the original TW USA Web (see panel on LHS).
Participating Yachts:
Altarial (Najad 490): Chris & Faith Mortimer
Intermediate route. After the rally returned to the Caribbean, then sailed back to Mediterranean and some years later back to the UK and up for sale.
Bacchus A (14M wooden ketch): Eddie & Barbara Edmonds
For personal reasons, left the rally in the Dominican Republic. Bacchus A was later shipped back to her home base in Portimao, Portugal.
Belouga (Amel Santorin): Robin & Maggie Cooter
Intermediate route. After the rally returned to Cuba, then was shipped back from Fort Lauderdale to Mediterranean Europe in 2003. Now up for sale.
Fancy Dancers (Bavaria 42): Malcolm Fancy
Intermediate route. After the rally was shipped back to Mediterranean.
Ginger (Amel Super Maramu): Klaus & Brigita
Joined rally in Dominican Republic and followed the intermediate route. After the rally returned to the Caribbean. Latest whereabouts not known.
Kouba II ( Prout 38 Catamaran): Pat & Liz Bryant
Intermediate route: After the rally remained cruising the US East coast and Bahamas under the new name Catspaw.
Lourdes (Morgan Out Island): Derek & Carole Worrall
Long route, but technical problems forced Derek to abandon the eastbound leg and return to New York. Lourdes was then shipped back to her home base in Fuengirola, Spain.
Malmac III (Amel Super Maramu): Malcolm McLaren (Rally Commodore)
Personal circumstances forced Malcolm to leave the rally right at the start. Malmac III became based in the Med at Aguadulce, Spain, but was sold in 2004.
Mama Mia (Amel Super Maramu): Michael Witschel
Personal circumstances forced Michael to abandon the rally in Fort Lauderdale where Mama Mia has since been based.
Nuku 2 (16M schooner): Brian Clisby
Always planned to leave the rally in Antigua and sail south to the Windward Islands and Venezuela. Current whereabouts unknown.
Nyord (Najad 373): Tony & Chala Fiske
Short route, sailing back from Fort Lauderdale to UK, finishing the rally in Plymouth. Following two seasons cruising home waters and four seasons in the Med, has just returned again to home waters..
Saro Dato ( Prout 38 Catamaran): Alfred & Patricia Smallbone
Intermediate route. After the rally remained in US, but Saro Dato was destroyed by fire (no injuries) in 2004.
Trade Winds Hamble (Amel Santorin): Tom (Rally Vice Commodore) & Pat Smith, Hugh & Linda Williamson
Long route, completing the rally upon arrival back in Lagos and on to the Med. Was later sold.