After an successful racing career in Newport, CA, ALEMBIC relocated to the San Francisco Bay in 1963, upon the death of the original owner.

Although she moved north to San Francisco from Newport Beach, ALEMBIC made many trips south in the 1960s and 1970s to race in southern California and to cruise Mexico as far south as Zihuatanejo. In the 1970s and 1980s, ALEMBIC made multiple trips to Hawaii while continuing to race and sail the San Francisco Bay, spending time at Tinsley Island in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.

In the mid-1990s, ALEMBIC set out for a South Pacific cruise. Jumping off from Isla Socorro in Mexico, she reached the Marquesas, Cook Islands, Tonga, and Fiji before heading back to the San Francisco Bay via Hawaii.

ALEMBIC spent the mid-2000s at the dock in Sausalito’s Horseshoe Bay, in the shadow of the north tower of the Golden Gate Bridge. Without a working engine and in need of significant repairs, the maintenance focused on keeping her afloat, stabilizing the hull, and updating systems.

In 2017, the opportunity to move her north arrived. After years of planning, a slip was available and a multi-year restoration began, tapping into the knowledge and expertise of wooden boat professionals in Port Townsend.

After relocating to the Pacific Northwest, ALEMBIC has taken advantage of the sailing and scenery around Port Townsend, the San Juan Islands, and visiting Victoria B.C.