October 16, 2012. Richard Phillips checked in as the new owner of Centaurus and he will be keeping her in New Orleans. He has a major restoration project ahead of him. Here is his email (edited).
I am the new owner of Centaurus and will keep it in New Orleans. I need masts, booms, any technical help with Atomic 2 (Kermark) and other original parts for restoration. Thank you,
Richard Phillips
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February 28, 2008. Previous owner Jerry Lemann checked in with Centaurus, a glass hull yawl with wood deck and house. She suffered a good bit a damage in hurricane Katrina. When Jerry got her she still had her original wood spars. He also reports that when he was young he sailed on Elda II, one of 3 identical Shaw 24s sailing out of New Orleans in the 1960s. We are hopeful that Jerry will send in some pictures and more info about these boats.
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