since Fastnet 79....39 years ago there has been a lot of work done by competent professionals, almost all working within their area of passion. A...
Quite a harrowing story. Those not there ...arm chair critics....we all can be wise (critical) after the fact.......I have been there, as have...
John Guzwell sailed Trekka around the world 20'6" fin keel boat. I believe she circumnavigated a second time as well. Patrick Ellam sailed...
I tried to post a photo....no luck with my phone...
I don't disagree with you. The point is a pretty darn similar solution, but in truth since Herreshoff first started playing with the concept in...
I'd say these fat/square head sails are at least sort of descended from LF Herresoff's short gaffs. The short gaffs were I think intended to...
That little 19th century photo of a junk/lug yawl is..... English yacht "Heathen Chinee", dual centerboards and lugsails. Note jib battens. This...
As far as I know no-one has done quantitative tank testing on "Chine Runners" WE know they work, as quite a few of these Paradox/Enigma boats have...
That's fine.... this is about pocket cruisers and the Meadowlark is not commercially bring built. At 8000 lb design disp she still qualifies as...
My Meadowlark is as the original design, 33 ft x 8'1"x 18" draft (slightly deeper than the design). Though I have seen photos of the larger ones,...
Hi Guillermo, Thanks for bumping this thread. I had not seen it before. Interesting discussion. I note particularly the discussion of light...
I think 'dead reckoning' for 'deduced reckoning' is simply an ironic pun, or is it a malapropism......
DR is Dead Reckoning or Deduced Reckoning. It is keeping track of your position between fixes as best you can by monitoring/recording course and...
An unplanned grounding is never a good idea. Most boats can take it, more or less. By that I mean they are not damaged irreparably, possible not...
LFH specified a bronze plate on the bottom of the Carpenter. In this case it was to be bolted to a wood bottom. Whimbrel ballast keel is a steel...
You can build strongly and heavily with wood. The Meadowlark has a extra thick bottom, 1.5" or thicker planking. Whimbrel broke her mooring in a...
I'd have to say having a steel bottom, married to wooden sides seems to be inventing problems where none really existed before. The steel and the...
Probably the biggest drawback of the Meadowlark is that it is a biggish sailboat at 33 feet long and has only sitting headroom. even the 37...
I am so glad that Chris has filled in a lot of details with regards to the Hogfish.......Interesting reading
Been away for a bit... Rather than a 22 foot Anhinga version, I'd consider a larger version of Matt Laydens Paradox. He sketched up a couple of...
