Boaters (Sailors specifically) what's your favourite style?

HEyHEY

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Mon May-30-05 10:31 PM
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Boaters (Sailors specifically) what's your favourite style?

Edited on Mon May-30-05 10:31 PM by HEyHEY

I love Ketches. This one is a beauty. Something about them really brings out the true spirit of salty air, unbridled possibilities and a big smile on your face when you've got a stiff breeze and a decent chop splashing of the bow soaking you.

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sam sarrha

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Mon May-30-05 11:15 PM
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1. sea dog style... those bunks are really short

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HEyHEY

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Mon May-30-05 11:18 PM
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2. That never bugs me though

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Jara sang

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Mon May-30-05 11:23 PM
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3. Chesapeake Bay Skipjacks and Log Canoes

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HEyHEY

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Mon May-30-05 11:25 PM
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4. That skipjack has alot of sail to handle!

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Jara sang

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Mon May-30-05 11:26 PM
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5. Sloop rig

Last remaining fleet of oyster dredgers that operate under sail on the bay. Come check it out some time.:hi:

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HEyHEY

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Mon May-30-05 11:28 PM
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6. I once did a sail training course on

at 110 foot sloop that was rigged with yards, just so we would learn those too

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HEyHEY

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Mon May-30-05 11:29 PM
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7. Hey, here she is!

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Jara sang

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Mon May-30-05 11:33 PM
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10. She is beautiful!

I was an instructor on a skipjack taking kids on over-nighters on the Bay. Damn that was fun. We pulled into this place called Tangier Island, no bridges, completely isolated, no cars. It was discovered by John smith in 1608? and the people still speak English with an Elizabethan accent.

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HEyHEY

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Mon May-30-05 11:36 PM
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11. A lot of work though!

Swabbing the decks twice a day to keep the deck planks tight!

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Jara sang

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Mon May-30-05 11:30 PM
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8. So it had square sails? n/t

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HEyHEY

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Mon May-30-05 11:31 PM
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9. Yeah it had squares

And the most badass dolphin striker You've ever seen!

I'll tell ya ever worked with squares? VERTIGO time!

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Jara sang

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Mon May-30-05 11:36 PM
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12. No, I've only sailed sloops and fore and aft rigged schooners.

And catamarans, those things are fun as hell! Fast, fast, fast! Flying a hull, strapped into the harness. Damn, there is nothing like it in the world.

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HEyHEY

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Mon May-30-05 11:39 PM
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13. Her she is under sail

Edited on Mon May-30-05 11:39 PM by HEyHEY

I've never hit the catamarans. I'd like too, my Dad owns a 27 foot Catalina, it's fun to sail, but someday I'd love to be going much faster. OUr hull speed is 7 knots... and obviously we rarely reach that.

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Jara sang

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Mon May-30-05 11:41 PM
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14. Nice! Is she old?

I love vintage watercraft.

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HEyHEY

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Mon May-30-05 11:42 PM
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15. No, is a remake of a vessel I can't remember

Built in 1986 for expo... I wish I had a pic of her under full sail, couldn't find one.

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HEyHEY

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Mon May-30-05 11:43 PM
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16. If she wasn't owned and operated by a christian youth group..I'd of

Rather been on this one ... The pacific swift.. Beautiful and is the other one's siter ship

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Jara sang

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Tue May-31-05 08:00 AM
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17. I'm saving my money for this:

Edited on Tue May-31-05 08:05 AM by Jara sang

Not a Lowell's Dory, only pic I could find though ;-)

I found a boat shop in Lowell, Mass that makes traditional Grand Banks Dories. They are kind of expensive, around $7,500(US) for a sixteen footer(nearly double that with a sail rig) but one day I'd like to get one to just tool around in and explore some of the off shore barrier islands down south here, do some camping and over nighters out of it. The company is called Lowell's Boat Shop. and they have been in operation since the 1860s or sometime around then. I also found a place in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia that makes dories that are considerably cheaper, but they look like really good craftsmanship.

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