Publications
Flicka brochures
Original Pacific Seacraft sales material plus a collection of period magazine ads, scanned and preserved as PDFs. All free to download — sizes range from about 0.3 MB to 2.3 MB.
Pacific Seacraft brochures
The Pacific Seacraft factory brochures and spec sheets, scanned to PDF. The 14-page version is the more complete sales packet; the 8-page is a shorter spec-sheet handout from later in the production run.
Period ads — Flickas in the wild
Magazine ads run by Pacific Seacraft over the years featured real owners writing about their voyages. Six are preserved here as PDFs.
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The Voyage of ALSVID
Steve Chapkis sailed his Flicka s/y ALSVID (No. 7) from San Diego to Hawaii and on to Tahiti.
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Living the Dream of Pacific Island Cruising
John Welch logged 10,500 miles aboard s/y BETTY JANE, sailing from Newport Beach to Hawaii and on two trips south to Palmyra and Moorea, Tahiti.
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Singlehanding to the Cook Islands
Bruce Carnahan made two Pacific passages — San Francisco to Hawaii, and on to Nuku Hiva, Penrhyn and Aitutaki aboard s/y ELEA.
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Absolute Freedom and Fun
Cruising aboard s/y CORSAIR down the coast of California from San Francisco to San Diego and on into the Sea of Cortez.
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Searching the World for the Proper Boat
A search for the right bluewater boat that began in Tokyo and ended in Santa Ana, California with the construction of s/y ORANGE BLOSSOM.
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One Very Tough Lady
A story about the strength of the Flicka hull and an accidental grounding aboard s/y TONDELAYO during a lightning storm in Tampa Bay.
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