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A Pelican is one of a series of boats designed by Captain Bill Short with Pelican names, including the Pelican (12’) in 1959 [1] the Great Pelican (16’) and the Pacific Pelican (14’7”). All are prams with bowsprits and lug rigs .
Golden Hind was a galleon captained by Francis Drake in his circumnavigation of the world between 1577 and 1580. She was originally known as Pelican, but Drake renamed her mid-voyage in 1578, in honour of his patron, Sir Christopher Hatton, whose crest was a golden hind (a female red deer).
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FV Pelican was a party boat, or head boat, operating out of Montauk, New York, which capsized on September 1, 1951, killing 45 passengers and crew, including the captain Eddie Carroll. Background [ edit ]
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The class evolved in the 1950s from the tenders of local sail boats – these were jury rigged with sails for races between crews of sail boats moored at Rottnest. The class peaked with over 270 hulls registered with about 70 currently active (cite WA newspapers report Jan 2008). It remains a popular beginners' dingy class in Perth.