Lorcha
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Lorcha is the name of a boat that was originally owned by Paul Howard and Fiona McCall, who sailed around the world on the boat with their children.
The ship was built in Howard and McCall's backyard in 1980 and was launched a year later. Its hull is based on a Dutch design, known as a Karmac 30. It is a junk-rigged ship, which means its sail and running lines are based on Chinese ship designs. The boat's name is a Portuguese word reflecting the design of the lorcha: a Chinese-rigged boat with a European hull.
[edit] First Circumnavigation
After the Howard-McCall family launched the boat in 1981, they sailed on it intermittently until 1987. During this period, they crossed the Atlantic Ocean three times, the Pacific Ocean once, and the Indian Ocean once and completed a full circumnavigation of the globe.
Throughout this trip the couple wrote two consective books based on their travels. The first, All in the Same Boat, was based on the first leg of their journey. The second of their books was Still in the Same Boat.
[edit] Second Circumnavigation
Sometime in the late 1980s or early 1990s, the boat was sold to an unknown buyer. After trading hands a few times, the sailboat was bought by Josh Sutherland in the late 1990s. He subsequently sailed the boat from Toronto and circumnavigated the world, as the original owners had done.
[edit] Present
Lorcha is currently being rebuilt in Toronto.
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