History
United States
NameSon of Town Hall
BuilderPoppa Neutrino, New York City
Laid down1992
Launched1995
Notes"Self-righting, self-steering under sail, unsinkable (floating on logs and polyurethane foam)"
General characteristics
Class and typeJunk raft
Length50 ft. (15.5 meters)
Beam12 feet (3.5 meters)
Draft20" (2/3 meter) (boards up); 6 feet (2 meters) (boards down)
PropulsionAuxiliary diesel: 19 HP Lister
Sail planSquare rig[1]

Son of Town Hall was a junk raft which made a Transatlantic crossing in 1998, built by Poppa Neutrino.

Writer Alec Wilkinson gave a vivid description of Son of Town Hall in his book The Happiest Man in the World, saying: "The raft looked like a specter, a ghost ship, as if made from rags and rope and lumber, a vessel from the end of the world, or something medieval, a flagship of nothingness, the Armada of the Kingdom of Oblivion."[2]

See also

References

  1. "Son of Town Hall, First Raft made of Scrap to Cross the North Atlantic Ocean". The Floating Neutrinos. May 30, 2006. Retrieved Sep 30, 2010.
  2. Hellman, David (March 18, 2007). "Adventurer with a Maverick Streak". SF Gate.com. Retrieved Sep 30, 2010.


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