Re: Peter - Windermere
www.watercraft.co.uk
Hi Bjorn,
You flatter me! No ,it is not me but rather the work from the
good offices of PCB&F's.
And yes,we do have those kind of trees but more so on the
West coast.
Peter
You flatter me! No ,it is not me but rather the work from the
good offices of PCB&F's.
And yes,we do have those kind of trees but more so on the
West coast.
Peter
--- In bolger@y..., "Bjorn Harbo" <bharbo@o...> wrote:
> > Btw: The Windermere profile drawing is decorated with a
> colored "Canadian" background (needle trees) and shows panelled
house
> walls. Seems to deviate from Bolger-typical minimalism. Is it
> Altenburgish or Lenihanian?
Does Watercraft magazine have a web site to subscribe?
Peter,
I'll be more than happy to visit the real thing! Liveaboard is a
dream of mine too! And please come and visit me when in Oslo! - Navel
of the world... er.. well..
Bjørn
Btw: The Windermere profile drawing is decorated with a
colored "Canadian" background (needle trees) and shows panelled house
walls. Seems to deviate from Bolger-typical minimalism. Is it
Altenburgish or Lenihanian?
I'll be more than happy to visit the real thing! Liveaboard is a
dream of mine too! And please come and visit me when in Oslo! - Navel
of the world... er.. well..
Bjørn
Btw: The Windermere profile drawing is decorated with a
colored "Canadian" background (needle trees) and shows panelled house
walls. Seems to deviate from Bolger-typical minimalism. Is it
Altenburgish or Lenihanian?
Bjorn,
After 27+ years of sailing,I have per force become a patient
person and learn't how to deal with all sorts of delays.Waiting for
the lastest issue of Woodenfloat is one example.Now,to add to my
burden,is waiting for the latest issue Watercraft! Thanks for the
misery Bjorn ;-)
If you ever have reason to be close to Montreal,you must drop by
and visit the real thing(WINDERMERE).Who knows,it may even be
launched by then............!
Thanks again for the notice!
Peter Lenihan,waiting,waiting and waiting some more.........
After 27+ years of sailing,I have per force become a patient
person and learn't how to deal with all sorts of delays.Waiting for
the lastest issue of Woodenfloat is one example.Now,to add to my
burden,is waiting for the latest issue Watercraft! Thanks for the
misery Bjorn ;-)
If you ever have reason to be close to Montreal,you must drop by
and visit the real thing(WINDERMERE).Who knows,it may even be
launched by then............!
Thanks again for the notice!
Peter Lenihan,waiting,waiting and waiting some more.........
--- In bolger@y..., "Bjorn Harbo" <bharbo@o...> wrote:
> Yesterday I got the latest issue of "Watercraft" where Champlain
and
> Windermere are featured (by PB&F). Very nice pictures!
> Bjørn in snowy Oslo (grounded Schooner man...)
Yesterday I got the latest issue of "Watercraft" where Champlain and
Windermere are featured (by PB&F). Very nice pictures!
Bjørn in snowy Oslo (grounded Schooner man...)
Windermere are featured (by PB&F). Very nice pictures!
Bjørn in snowy Oslo (grounded Schooner man...)
Thanks for your response Peter.
I see that Windermere is close to Scotland...kilt, sporran and
claymore could be the theme for the dressing up activities you
mentioned earlier?
Seriously, I was interested to read the way the design evolved.
Bolger seems to be working back from extreme simplicity, to address
the problems arising from that. But solving the problems in a fairly
simple way. Gosh, sounds like gobbledy gook from me, but I think I
understand what I'm trying to say!
DonB
meandering off feeling mildly embarrassed
I see that Windermere is close to Scotland...kilt, sporran and
claymore could be the theme for the dressing up activities you
mentioned earlier?
Seriously, I was interested to read the way the design evolved.
Bolger seems to be working back from extreme simplicity, to address
the problems arising from that. But solving the problems in a fairly
simple way. Gosh, sounds like gobbledy gook from me, but I think I
understand what I'm trying to say!
DonB
meandering off feeling mildly embarrassed
--- In bolger@y..., "Peter Lenihan" <ellengaest@b...> wrote:
> Hi Don,
> At the risk of boring the rest of the group to tears,I'll try
and
> keep my response brief.
> Several years ago,I had contacted PCB&F'S looking for a live-a-
> Sincerely,
> Peter Lenihan,who would also highly recommend the building of a
model
> to help get through the long building stages,from along the
> St.Lawrence..........
Hi Don,
At the risk of boring the rest of the group to tears,I'll try and
keep my response brief.
Several years ago,I had contacted PCB&F'S looking for a live-a-
board design in the 30 foot range.She was to be a sail boat.After
many months of refining/defining things,situations in my life took a
rather dramatic turn and the"project" had to be abandoned.
Fast forward a few years and some lenghtly cruises in my MICRO
resulted in a different set of requirements.The CHAMPLAIN design has
always held my eye and after actually being on board one down in
Florida I was able to truely appreciate the enclosed volume this boat
has. Thus,I decided to send for the plans.
It was PCB&F's who called me to discuss the possiblity of doing a
prototype.I suspect this came from their awareness of my previous
wish to actually live-a-board.Old dreams die hard,and they knew this!
And so,they sent me a"cartoon" of the essentially stretched
CHAMPLAIN design but with real serious cruising/live-a-board
capabilities to veg over before committing to it.
A week later,it was a go,and the rest is history I suppose!
She does not have a"rounded bow" but rather a fillet piece to
soften the transition between the boxkeel and flat bottom.This is a
feature I believe they now also offer for the CHAMPLAIN.
She is insulated for serious 4 season living and carries an
impressive volume of reserves,both liquid and solid.
The name WINDERMERE is their design name,as is CHAMPLAIN,and is
meant to maintain the continuity of the"lakes series" much like there
is the "states series" with TENNESSE,DAKOTA,WYOMING.....
It is also a reflection of their interest in that series of lakes
in England where,apparently,a boat of WINDERMERE styling would not be
entirely out of place.
Much beyond the above comments would be only speculation on my
part as she is not finished yet.However,I can say that the building
of her is providing great good fun for me along with a nice
challenge.I expect her to live up to all of her designed features and
I have every intention of testing her close to the limits!
I hope this answers things to your satifaction Don, but if
not,write to me off group and I'll try to be more helpful.
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan,who would also highly recommend the building of a model
to help get through the long building stages,from along the
St.Lawrence..........
At the risk of boring the rest of the group to tears,I'll try and
keep my response brief.
Several years ago,I had contacted PCB&F'S looking for a live-a-
board design in the 30 foot range.She was to be a sail boat.After
many months of refining/defining things,situations in my life took a
rather dramatic turn and the"project" had to be abandoned.
Fast forward a few years and some lenghtly cruises in my MICRO
resulted in a different set of requirements.The CHAMPLAIN design has
always held my eye and after actually being on board one down in
Florida I was able to truely appreciate the enclosed volume this boat
has. Thus,I decided to send for the plans.
It was PCB&F's who called me to discuss the possiblity of doing a
prototype.I suspect this came from their awareness of my previous
wish to actually live-a-board.Old dreams die hard,and they knew this!
And so,they sent me a"cartoon" of the essentially stretched
CHAMPLAIN design but with real serious cruising/live-a-board
capabilities to veg over before committing to it.
A week later,it was a go,and the rest is history I suppose!
She does not have a"rounded bow" but rather a fillet piece to
soften the transition between the boxkeel and flat bottom.This is a
feature I believe they now also offer for the CHAMPLAIN.
She is insulated for serious 4 season living and carries an
impressive volume of reserves,both liquid and solid.
The name WINDERMERE is their design name,as is CHAMPLAIN,and is
meant to maintain the continuity of the"lakes series" much like there
is the "states series" with TENNESSE,DAKOTA,WYOMING.....
It is also a reflection of their interest in that series of lakes
in England where,apparently,a boat of WINDERMERE styling would not be
entirely out of place.
Much beyond the above comments would be only speculation on my
part as she is not finished yet.However,I can say that the building
of her is providing great good fun for me along with a nice
challenge.I expect her to live up to all of her designed features and
I have every intention of testing her close to the limits!
I hope this answers things to your satifaction Don, but if
not,write to me off group and I'll try to be more helpful.
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan,who would also highly recommend the building of a model
to help get through the long building stages,from along the
St.Lawrence..........
--- In bolger@y..., "dbaldnz" <oink@p...> wrote:
> Hi Peter, you said that Bolger tilted you from the Champlain
design,
> to Windermere.
> I was wondering why? Is she better suited to live-aboard? Is the
> rounded bow better for sleeping than the step-sharpie?
> And much more?
> Who chose the name of the design?
> Your valued comments would be of interest.
> DonB
Hi Peter, you said that Bolger tilted you from the Champlain design,
to Windermere.
I was wondering why? Is she better suited to live-aboard? Is the
rounded bow better for sleeping than the step-sharpie?
And much more?
Who chose the name of the design?
Your valued comments would be of interest.
DonB
to Windermere.
I was wondering why? Is she better suited to live-aboard? Is the
rounded bow better for sleeping than the step-sharpie?
And much more?
Who chose the name of the design?
Your valued comments would be of interest.
DonB