A ditchcrawler, but I like it.

[Tamboo]

Sometimes, something looks 'just right'. If it came down to estuary, river or ditchcrawling, this girl (Matilda) would tick a lot of boxes for me...



Quote:
"The twin masts are unstayed and locked into position forward of the coachroof and to the port side of the companionway. Each has a boom with the sheeting led to the coachroof.
This arrangement is very unusual but allows for very easy handling.
There are no winches and no standing rigging. The booms can be freed off to 90 deg or slightly beyond, giving very stable running.
Upwind, both sails are controlled using their sheets without winches and are cleated to the coach roof by the companionway."

[macdiver]

Tamboo,

That is a nice looking boat.  Who makes (or made it)?  What is the draft, centerboard type, etc.  More details please.

[Tamboo]

Macdiver she is a Liberty 22, built by Hunter boats in the UK between '80 - '86. They also did a gaff rig version called the Minstrel.

Although not a water borne Sailfar (SBLD) boat, the Liberty must come somewhere close to the ideal trailer sailer so possibly just nips in the SBLD back door by being able to access cruising grounds near and far, albeit via trailer!

This boat weighs in at only a tad over a tonne and with the winched drop keel draws only 1 foot keel up / 3.5 feet keel down. Easy trail, easy launch, easy sail.

They are not the most common sailboat around so I've found a couple more pics of Liberty's showing the rig setup and how well they look for trailering. There is an owners site http://www.hlmoa.flyer.co.uk/ but it's a bit basic.