Son of Town Hall
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Son of Town Hall |
| Builder | Poppa Neutrino, New York City |
| Laid down | 1992 |
| Launched | 1995 |
| Notes | "Self-righting, self-steering under sail, unsinkable (floating on logs and polyurethane foam)" |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Junk raft |
| Length | 50 ft. (15.5 meters) |
| Beam | 12 feet (3.5 meters) |
| Draft | 20" (2/3 meter) (boards up); 6 feet (2 meters) (boards down) |
| Propulsion | Auxiliary diesel: 19 HP Lister |
| Sail plan | Square rig[1] |
Son of Town Hall was a junk raft which made a Transatlantic crossing in 1998, built by Poppa Neutrino.
Writer Alec Wilkinson gave a vivid description of Son of Town Hall in his book The Happiest Man in the World, saying: "The raft looked like a specter, a ghost ship, as if made from rags and rope and lumber, a vessel from the end of the world, or something medieval, a flagship of nothingness, the Armada of the Kingdom of Oblivion."[2]
