
Born to Rum: Bill McCoy
Ridiculous Crime
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The Arastusa, Arathusa, 127 Foot Fishing Schooner
The Arastusa was a 127 foot fishing schooner designed in 1907 by Thomas McManus and built in Essex, Massachusetts by James and Tar in 1909. McCoy's sailboat though, that could outrun steamers. It was a beast. So he souped it up even more. And soon it was one of the fastest commercial sailing vessels on the Atlantic coast. His boat could carry- The Zarathustra. Please don't send messages telling me how to say it because quite frankly I don't care. He decides to call it the Tamoka. T-O-M-O-K-A. That's what it probably was.
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