Re: His &Hers schooner
> In boats with an open mind his & hers schooner #25 page 121. HasHi Todd,
> anyone built the design? I wonder if Tony built it?
> How does she do in rough seas single handed?
> Todd
Yes, Tony built the boat and sailed and raced it for several years.
He often raced it in schooner or "ancient mariner" type races with
his daughter as crew. She rode in the forward cockpit, covering
herself up with the cockpit cover when a wave was going to come
aboard. He was always the smallest schooner in the race. When he
raced in my area he had the normal summer afternoon conditions, 15
knot winds, a 4 foot swell with a 1 - 2 foot windwave on top of that.
If memory serves, he sailed it once to Catalina. He did get knocked
down once at Dana Point, I believe coming out of a wind protected
area into an area where the wind was speeded up coming around a
headland. The boat came right back upright
I got to sail by myself one day and it was a joy. Having a self
tacking rig made getting out of the harbor easy. I had to remember
that I had to re-set all 3 sails off the wind, rather than just one
or two.
He sold it after (while?) building a Birdwatcher.
I don't think I answered your question, exactly. It is a small boat
and a wet one in any sizeable sea.
Reed Smith
Todd,
Nothing personal,just a reference to the time when to be an owner
of a schooner suggested great wealth(or friendly bankers).Bolgers
diminutive schooners make it possible for anyone to be a
"schoonerman" :-).With one hand on the tiller and three sheets to
handle,not to mention the halyards,well........ya jest gotta luv
pullin' ropes!
Have fun!
Peter Lenihan
Nothing personal,just a reference to the time when to be an owner
of a schooner suggested great wealth(or friendly bankers).Bolgers
diminutive schooners make it possible for anyone to be a
"schoonerman" :-).With one hand on the tiller and three sheets to
handle,not to mention the halyards,well........ya jest gotta luv
pullin' ropes!
Have fun!
Peter Lenihan
--- In bolger@y..., "Todd" <bitme1234@y...> wrote:
> I don't understand what you mean.
> Can you explain to me?
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> Todd
I don't understand what you mean.
Can you explain to me?
Todd
Can you explain to me?
Todd
--- In bolger@y..., ellengaest@b... wrote:
> I suspect they are rather
> docile and quite predictable.Great fun for captains of industry and
> compulsive string pullers!
> Sincerely,
> Peter
Lenihan
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> --- In bolger@y..., "Todd" <bitme1234@y...> wrote:
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> > How does she do in rough seas single handed?
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> > Todd
Todd,
Never having built one but having some experience with flat
bottomed boats I would hazard an opinion that they are;noisy,wet and
about the most one pair of hands would ever want to handle.But,then
again,perhaps this sort of excitement is right up your alley.Certainly
the picture of one"jumping" off a wave crest sure looks exciting!
In conditions less then"rough seas",I suspect they are rather
docile and quite predictable.Great fun for captains of industry and
compulsive string pullers!
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan
Never having built one but having some experience with flat
bottomed boats I would hazard an opinion that they are;noisy,wet and
about the most one pair of hands would ever want to handle.But,then
again,perhaps this sort of excitement is right up your alley.Certainly
the picture of one"jumping" off a wave crest sure looks exciting!
In conditions less then"rough seas",I suspect they are rather
docile and quite predictable.Great fun for captains of industry and
compulsive string pullers!
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan
--- In bolger@y..., "Todd" <bitme1234@y...> wrote:
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> How does she do in rough seas single handed?
>
> Todd
In boats with an open mind his & hers schooner #25 page 121. Has
anyone built the design? I wonder if Tony built it?
How does she do in rough seas single handed?
Todd
anyone built the design? I wonder if Tony built it?
How does she do in rough seas single handed?
Todd