Two possibly 'under exposed' sailfar type mindset sailing websites

[Tamboo]

Hi all


Two superb (but not necessarily search engine 'hot') websites that I feel typify the 'sailfar practical sailing mindset' and therefore may be of interest to members are:

http://www.thesimplesailor.com

A recent site by the very experienced Roger Taylor (not the musician but the owner of Ming Ming). The 'Articles' page is very good, with particular mention to the last item 'SAFETY AT SEA - A RADICAL APPROACH'.

http://shoal-waters.moonfruit.com/

A prolific UK East coast river, estuary and coastal cruising sailor with over 70k nm under his belt and nearly 45 years with the same small boat he completed himself. No big ££/$$ spends here!

If you are already aware of these then no harm done... if not, you may just find them interesting and/or practical.

[CharlieJ]

Thanks for the links. I'd seen Mr. Shock's pages about Shoal Waters before. Quite an guy it seems. But the site on MingMing is new to me. I'd love to see some specs on her but he doesn't give anything on the site.


Talk about SBLD sailing- they both fit that category very well.

[Tamboo]

MingMing is new to me. I'd love to see some specs on her

Hi Charlie.

Ming Ming is a Corribee, see http://www.corribee.org.uk/.

Ming Ming was also an entrant in the 2006 Jester challenge http://www.jesterinfo.org/rogertaylorjc.html (as was the junk rigged K20+ Shanti)

[CharlieJ]

On the Jester  Challenge. I find it sadly ironic that Jester ( and her carbon copy, Jester II) the boat that originated the OSTAR, and had sailed every one of them is no longer considered large enough to sail in the official OSTAR ( or wathever it's now called)

Talk about "small boat prejudice"

Thanks for those links by the way. Mingming has done a lot of ocean work for a 20 footer eh?

[Oldrig]

Grog to you, Tamboo, for those links.

I'd also heard of Mr. Shock, but never seen his website.

And the other is interesting, too.

Thanks again,

--Joe

[AdriftAtSea]

Thanks for the links... didn't Dame Ellen start out in a Corribee.

[maxiSwede]

Thanks for the links... didn't Dame Ellen start out in a Corribee.

Yes, she did.