Bruce Stirling from Arizona sailed a Sharpie in Brazil in the 1960's where there was a large fleet.

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Sharpie fleet at Clube dos Caicaras

(Written By Bruce Stirling, and reproduced from original on his webpage).

I owe my father a lot, not the least of which was for teaching my brother and I to sail boats.  Here is the only photo known to exist of my father (far left) and me (at the bow) getting ready to go for a sail on the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  My godfather, Graham French, is the other gentleman seated in the middle.  Note: Corcovado (Christ statue) in the background).  Our boat, "Kiki," was kept at the Clube dos Caicaras.  Note the radial cut jib. She was a British Sharpie.

My father always said she was a "Sharpie" class boat, similar to a Lightning. No other Sharpie online that I found looks anything like her. I returned to Brazil to look for her, but none of the old boats were found. The boat master at the club said all of the old boats were shipped over to Niteroi, the city located across the Guanabara Bay from Rio.

	The gaff-rigged Sharpie - "Kiki" - in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil From left Bob Stirling, Graham French, Bruce Stirling, Mary Stirling
	Racing on the Lagoa in Rio Gaff-rigged Sharpies
	Dois Irmaos peaks on Lagoa in Rio de Janeiro Gaff-rigged Sharpie in foreground

Bruce has also done some research as to the current whereabouts of the fleet.

He wrote:

"If anyone of you across the pond is looking for an original Sharpie to restore, there are probably more than a few to be had cheap down in Brazil. The last time I was down there in 2003, I went by my old sailing club to look for my old Sharpie, "Kiki." She was no longer there. I asked what happened to the fleet, and they told me the older boats were moved across the bay to the City of Niteroi. I imagine they are still there somewhere today. Here is the phone number of the Clube dos Caicaras in Rio where my boat used to be. Someone there probably speaks English: Clube dos Caiçaras - Av. Epitácio Pessoa, s/n - Lagoa - Rio de Janeiro - RJ - Cep: 22410-090 Tel: 2529-4800 - CNPJ: 33.597.550/0001-99 -"