SoCal Classics: Galatea

Notable boats — sail and power —continue to turn heads in Southern California harbors. In this feature, The Log looks at one particular classic boat.  Boat name:  Galatea Length:  53.5 ft. Beam:  16.5 ft. Draft:  7 ft. Year Built:  1967  The Back Story: This classic boat was originally built in Santa Barbara for William “Bill” Hanna, the renowned cartoonist and co-founder of Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. His well-known cartoons included “The Flintstones” and “The Jetsons.” Galatea was one of 12 boats (six in Santa Barbara and six in San Diego) built as a trawler yacht in the 47- to 65-foot range, between 1957 and 1967. Arthur DeFever, a naval architect and designer of fishing vessels, designed the first line of these types of trawlers. Other previous owners of Galatea included an American Airlines pilot and Mike McKenna, a dealer of Audi and Volkswagen vehicles. A Welcomed Purchase: Brad Avery was racing in the San Francisco Bay, on one particular day, when his eyes fell upon a trawler. He noticed a man sitting comfortably in the pilothouse with the boat’s windshield wipers going back and forth on a damp day. Avery, who had been racing sailboats for 30 years, was tired and wet sitting on the railing of his sailboat. It...