John Wayne's yacht given historical protection
- Thu, 11 Aug 2011
John Wayne's favourite boat Wild Goose has just been given historical protection by joining over 200 other boats on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Hollywood legend owned the 136ft boat, which is anchored in Newport Beach, California, from 1962 until just before his death in 1979. According to Wayne's biographies, it was his "sanctuary and proudest possession".
The wood-hulled World War II era minesweeper has appeared on the silver screen in ‘the President's Analyst' and ‘Skidoo', and also featured in 1960s TV show ‘the Man from U.N.C.L.E'.
Wild Goose is now owned by Hornblower Cruises.
"We wanted to preserve the history of the vessel," explained Chandler Bell, director of Hornblower's marine operations. "We felt the boat deserved it."
View video footage of the Duke onboard Wild Goose below.
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Valerio dongu
August 17 14:06
I' m Valerio from italy. I' watched many movie s with the actor Wayne , but is the first time i see the man jhon on his boat. Romantic life
ivor
August 12 23:08
i agree
Ian groomrbridge
August 12 19:19
And so it should be, fitting gesture to a man of True Grit.
Keith L
August 12 16:51
Nice boat and it was a pity there was only a very short video. We would like to see a full showing over the boat inside and out.