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Victoria 18 ForumI have had my Victoria since June '97 and had been searching for general information on Victoria sailboats for the past two years to no avail.
Imagine my surprise and excitement when I learned I did not own the only Vic 18 in the world. The only information I had ever learned was from an e-mail response from someone who thought the company had gone out of business, the "molds" had been sold and no one knew who had them or if any boats were still being built. How depressing! Such a beautiful boat and no "sisters".
I purchased my Victoria from a broker in Nisswa, MN who sells boats on a consignment basis and I never met the owner. It was displayed on the roadside and, when I saw her, it was love at first sight. I left my Compac 16 with the broker and took Victoria to our cabin on Lake Ada, nine miles north of Pine River, MN.
I am going to contact the previous owner and learn what he knows about the boat's past. How did it get to Minnesota? Could it have been one of the boats used to "payoff investors"? It will be interesting to learn what he knows.
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