Tropic Bird beach cruiser
Hi Everyone,
I recently read an article in the latest issue of Woodenboat about
beach cruising in an open boat something like a double ended surf
dory. It's a nice looking boat and appears to be designed by someone
who knows what he's doing. The thing I'm wondering about is that
this boat (Tropic Bird) has a narrow bottom with strong flare in the
sides: not at all like the beach cruisers that PCB has designed.
(Prince William Sound Yawl, Owlet, Jinni) I know it's a big long
debate, but does anyone have some comments on this? Does it all come
down to personal preferance on healing vs. pounding and ability to
carry sail?
The intended use would be camp cruising the Apostle Islands on Lake
Superior. (There's a fear of cold water involved) I've read that
this has been done in PCB's Sweet Pea, which looks similar to Tropic
Bird but smaller. I've often wondered what Sweet Pea would be like
scaled up to 18'x 5'.
Thanks,
Dave in Wisconsin
I recently read an article in the latest issue of Woodenboat about
beach cruising in an open boat something like a double ended surf
dory. It's a nice looking boat and appears to be designed by someone
who knows what he's doing. The thing I'm wondering about is that
this boat (Tropic Bird) has a narrow bottom with strong flare in the
sides: not at all like the beach cruisers that PCB has designed.
(Prince William Sound Yawl, Owlet, Jinni) I know it's a big long
debate, but does anyone have some comments on this? Does it all come
down to personal preferance on healing vs. pounding and ability to
carry sail?
The intended use would be camp cruising the Apostle Islands on Lake
Superior. (There's a fear of cold water involved) I've read that
this has been done in PCB's Sweet Pea, which looks similar to Tropic
Bird but smaller. I've often wondered what Sweet Pea would be like
scaled up to 18'x 5'.
Thanks,
Dave in Wisconsin