The "TEX III" and "TEX" at Sterling Harbor Marina, Greenport, NY circa 1969. Captain George Moore originally sailed the "TEX" from Montauk, NY before moving her to Greenport.
The "TEX" was built in1947 at Island Park, NY as the "PORPOISE" and the "TEX III" was built in 1959 at
Greenport, NY. The "TEX" sailed until being dropped from documentation in 1999.
The "TEX III" later became the "MISS HAMPTON BEACH" from Portsmouth, NH and last sailed as Captain Thomas Lukegord's "NICOLE RENEE" from Gloucester, MA. She stopped sailing in 2000 and its dilapidated hulk was intentionally sunk in May 2005 offshore of Halibut Point, MA.
