Thlaloca! An Unexpected Blast from the Past...

What a superb little boat.
I was the 4th owner of Thlaloca a sloop rigged trekka sistership built in 1959-60 by Hein Zenker
Hein & his wife Siggi sailed Thlaloca around the world starting in '61 with a small dog aboard.  Mentioned in a book titled 
The Circumnavigators  by Donald Holm.
 
I set out for the Carribean in 1985 from the Bahamas and got a bit hammered;  the boat could take way more than it's crew.
We were surfing down 20' waves before I got sail reduced and finally hove to for 3 days and then turned back in.
You definitely don't go the "Thorny Path" to the Carribean in this boat.  My mistake, not the boat's.

Considering that Thlaloca was built circa 1960 at a cost of $2800 (1960 dollars) and that I sold her in 1987 for $10,000
(1987 dollars) your price of 10k in todays dollars represents an excellent value for such a boat.
May she find the adventurous soul to cross a couple oceans in her-she's a real thorough-bred and can take you almost anywhere.

best of luck
John 

Thlaloca, another "Trekka" sistership.

Out of the blue, I received this email from an admirer of TERN.  As stated above, Thlaloca circumnavigated as well--with two adults and a dog!  No more excuses from the folks who say she's too small.  She's just small!  So thankful to read this generous email, and bittersweet to want to be on the sea, sailing TERN, to a warm, clear-watered destination.