A Giant Yacht Sails to San Francisco


	A Giant Yacht Sails to San Francisco

rmowery

10-1-2008 1:06 PM

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yacht, perkins, clark, diller, maltese falcon

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10-1-2008 1:22 PM

BartendingBear

There was a feature about Perkins on 60 Minutes a while back, and part of it was detailing some facts about the Maltese Falcon. It is an amazing achievement of maritime architecture. There really is nothing else like it in the world.

10-1-2008 1:40 PM

bignosemousie

Sure is lovely.

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