4 • Jan. 29 - Feb. 11, 2016 • The Log It’s a plane! It’s a boat! It’s a plane-boat?


FLORIDA — Cosmic Muffin, a plane-boat tied up to a Fort Lauderdale dock, has the abili- ty to capture people’s attention not only for its rarity but also for its interesting historic background. According to a timeline published by Jordan Yachts, the plane-boat began as a Boeing 307 Stratoliner for Howard Hughes, who pur- chased the plane in 1939. The aviator and filmmaker owned one of 10 Boeing 307 Stratoliners built in the late 1930s. The government ordered production halted on the planes during World War II. In March 1949 Houston oil


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Woman pleads guilty to concealing Mississippi Queen asbestos


NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A San Francisco woman faces up to two years in prison and hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines after pleading guilty to a federal charge of not informing Louisiana regulators about asbestos in the Mississippi Queen steamboat before it was demol- ished.


Chiu’s company, Cheery Way


Inc., faces up to five years’ proba- tion and large fines. The ship was sold for scrap to


a California company owned by Chiu for $800,000 in October


millionaire Glenn McCarthy purchased the 307 from Hughes to fly celebrities to the grand opening of his hotel, the Shamrock Hotel. The plane, renamed The Shamrock, was sold in 1962 to Florida Jet Research in Fort Lauderdale, where it was renamed The Flying Penthouse. By 1964 the plane was


grounded indefinitely after experiencing a cockpit electri- cal fire during a flight over the Gulf of Mexico and resulted in an emergency landing in Gulfport, Mississippi. An excessive amount of damage caused by Hurricane Cleo to her wing and tail.


2010, federal prosecutors in New Orleans said. Chiu and Cheery Way agreed


to plead guilty to Clean Air Act violations after waiving indict- ment. Prosecutors filed evidence showing Chiu and Cheery Way knew the board contained asbestos but didn’t tell a Pierre Part demolition contractor. Sentencing for Chiu and


Cheery Way is set for May 18.


US Sailing names 2015 Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year


PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (LOG NEWS SERVICE) — Steve Benjamin and Annie Haeger have been named US Sailing’s 2015 Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year. A total of 12 men and six


women had been shortlisted for the honors based on nomina-


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The plane was grounded indefinitely in 1964 and purchases in 1969 by a realtor and pilot who began converting the plane into a yacht. By 1981 the plane was purchased remodeled, renamed and rebuilt.


The plane had logged a total of 500 flight hours in 25 years. Fort Lauderdale realtor and


pilot Kenneth London rescued the plane in 1969 from its des- tined fate of dismantlement. London spent four years con- verting the plane into a yacht,


tions submitted by members of US Sailing, with these two sailors then selected for the award by a panel of sailing journalists. Established in 1961 the


Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year awards are considered the sport’s ultimate recognition of an individual’s outstanding on- the-water achievements for the calendar year. Benjamin from Norwalk,


Conn. received the award in recognition of a year that fea- tured 10 wins, including the Etchells North American Championship in Rye, NY. Benjamin skippered his team to victory in the 35-boat fleet. Benjamin won the championship by 15 points through eight races. Benjamin’s dominance in the


Etchells went beyond the North American Championship. He placed second out of 43 boats at the World Championship in Hong


complete with twin V-8 inboards, electrical, plumbing and a restored bar. By 1981 the plane was pur-


chased by Dave Drimmer who remodeled, renamed and rebuilt the plane-boat to make it conducive to liveaboard conditions.


Kong. His teams won at the Piana Cup, Long Island Sound Championship and Coral Reef Cup. Haeger from East Troy, Wisc.


received the Yachtswoman award in recognition of her impressive list of top results in 470 Class competition throughout 2015. Haeger and crew Briana


Provancha of San Diego made their mark on the international stage by winning gold at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. They won the event by seven points through 10 races in a highly competitive fleet.


Haeger and Provancha experi-


enced success in other high-cal- iber women’s 470 events, includ- ing the European Championship (3rd place) and the South American Championship (4th place).


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