Nic Compton
The sloop OVERLORD (ex-PELIKAN) was built in 1936 as a training vessel for the German military. Seized by the British as a prize after World War II, she similarly served British soldiers for more than a decade before becoming a club boat—a role in which she still serves. Despite the gusty conditions seen here off Portsmouth, England, she is fast and comfortable under reefed main and Yankee jib.
The sloop OVERLORD (ex-PELIKAN) was built in 1936 as a training vessel for the German military. Seized by the British as a prize after World War II, she similarly served British soldiers for more than a decade before becoming a club boat—a role in which she still serves...