Damien Enright. Quixotic Rocinante tilts at fair harbour in La Gomera

The owners of Rocinante, a 17m long ketch, asking price €50,000, are a rum crew, with a story behind them, writes Damien Enright.

Damien Enright. Quixotic Rocinante tilts at fair harbour in La Gomera
Mon, 09 Apr, 2018 - 01:00

The owners of Rocinante, a 17m long ketch, asking price €50,000, are a rum crew, with a story behind them, writes Damien Enright.

The boat, a slim and pretty ketch, built in Sweden in 1985, sits moored at the harbour wall in Valle Gran Rey, La Gomera, along with half a dozen similar-sized boats of character.

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