Photo Gallery: 95-year-old schooner Astor prepares for Newport Beach festival
Richard and Lani Straman’s 95-year-old, 86-foot schooner Astor will be among the vessels on display in the Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival.
(Scott Smeltzer / Staff Photographer)Richard and Lani Straman talk about their many adventures traveling on the wooden schooner Astor, which they have owned for 31 years.
(Scott Smeltzer / Staff Photographer)Lani and Richard Straman of Newport Beach are the owners of the 95-year-old schooner Astor, which will be on display at this weekend’s Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival.
(Scott Smeltzer / Staff Photographer)Lani and Richard Straman have sailed Astor all over the world, including a six-year tour of the South Pacific.
(Scott Smeltzer / Staff Photographer)Astor is a 95-year-old, 86-foot-long racing sailboat.
(Scott Smeltzer / Staff Photographer)Owners Lani and Richard Straman sit on the deck of their 95-year-old wooden schooner, Astor.
(Scott Smeltzer / Staff Photographer)Astor has two Douglas fir masts, the taller of which is 82 feet.
(Scott Smeltzer / Staff Photographer)