Boats owned over the years ?????????

[Frank]

Capt Tony asked...I'd never counted.
                                                           smallest to largest 15ft sirroco cuddy
                                                                                          M15 cuddy ;D
                                                                                          DS16 cuddy
                                                                                          Siren 17 cuddy
                                                                                          Suncat 17
                                                                                          Foster 18 (wood) cuddy
                                                                                          Sandpiper 18
                                                                                          flicka 20 ;D
                                                                                           'one of' 21 cabin
                                                                                          edel 22 ;D
                                                                                          electra 22
                I think thats it                                                      shark 24
                                                                                          Tanzer 7.5 shoal-hated it
                                                                                          Jenneau 25 ;D ;D
                                                                                          CP25
                                                                                          Ariel 25 ;D
                                                                                          Jenneau 28cb  ;D
                                                                                          Alberg 29
                                                                                          Beneteau 331 cb   

[nowell]

Hope my lady doesn't hear me say this, but man, im jealous of the Flicka (or the Dana for that matter). Lucky sea dog!


** cough cough!** I mean I love Albins! (just in case shes listening!)

[dnice]

So you just go up a foot or two.. about what? every 2 years or so??? :D

[AdriftAtSea]

Actually, I think your boat is probably more seakindly than a Flicka... which is too short to really do well IMHO.  Yes, they're rugged and can take a lot of punishment, but they  also pass quite a bit on to their crew.  Look at what happened with Heather Neill and her Flicka... and those conditions weren't what I would call horrific... The Dana on the other hand, might give you a bit more competition, but again, I think the Albin Vega is going to do better in worse conditions... There is such a thing as too small IMHO.

Hope my lady doesn't hear me say this, but man, im jealous of the Flicka (or the Dana for that matter). Lucky sea dog!


** cough cough!** I mean I love Albins! (just in case shes listening!)

[Frank]

Nope.Some guys trade cars,motorcycles or snowmobiles often.I've got this 'boat fetish'  ;D  The ones with smiley faces beside were my favorites.
Lets keep this as a place for everyones 'boats over the years' and why 'they' liked them and leave other comments to more appropriate boat discussion threads ;)

Actually, I think your boat is probably more seakindly than a Flicka... which is too short to really do well IMHO.  Yes, they're rugged and can take a lot of punishment, but they  also pass quite a bit on to their crew.  Look at what happened with Heather Neill and her Flicka... and those conditions weren't what I would call horrific... The Dana on the other hand, might give you a bit more competition, but again, I think the Albin Vega is going to do better in worse conditions... There is such a thing as too small IMHO.


 

[okawbow]

Lockley "Skimmer 45" (actually 2 of them) Iceboats  (still own them) :)

Super Snark

MacGregor 25

Santana 20

Bristol 24 ;D

[Greenman]

                                                                                                                                                                    Tanzer 7.5 shoal-hated it
                                                                                         

Frank,

I am going to look at a Tanzer 7.5 regular draft, what made you hate your Tanzer?

Thanks.

[Frank]

I had the shoal draft model and it was one of the worst sailing boats I've owned.The Vberth is very narrow and pointed...only good for one adult or 2 kids. But...the settee's either join into a king or one side slides out for a nice dble , depending how it was ordered. Extremely narrow fordeck erea as well.The tanzer 26 is almost the same price,draws less water and is a very fine sailor with lots more room. Just my 2 cents.

[Greenman]

Good deal, thanks for the knowledge.

[keelbolts]

Penn Yan runabout  14'

Folkboat   25'

Favona   32'6"

Old Town runabout  14'

Westerly Pageant  23'

Still have Favona & the Westerly.  Son's living on Favona.  I'm playing with the Westerly.

[thistlecap]

16' Comet, old woodie, great to learn on

30' Atlantic Class racing sloop, daysailer, mini version of J-Boat, great sailer

29' Columbia, S&S design, modified full keel, trimmed to self-tend beautifully        salvaged her off bottom of Chesapeake Bay

25' Dufour keel/centerboard, sails well, but easily overpowered with her wide beam, loves her reef in the main early.

[maxiSwede]

A22

(archipelago cruiser) wooden boat 8 m x 1,80 x 1,20 built 1923 22 sq meters sailarea  ;D ;D ;D

wonderful sailor with extremely low freeboard but fast and beatiful


Hurley 20

British sturdy pocket cruiser  6 m x 1,90 x 1 m if I remeber it right. A boring little thing to sail, but     could deal well with pretty bad conditions and very spatious below deck compared to the A22 where one could hardly crawl around down there.

RJ 85 

archipelago style GRP boat 8m x1,90x,,25 full keel narrow, low and pretty fast. Nice lines

IF-boat (international folkboat GRP) ;D ;D

well,  a beauty who performs very well in all type of conditions. Quite cramped below decks though

Sunfish -dinghy Now, that one was fun  ;D ;D ;D


Laurin 32  9,81m x 2,88 x 1,60  full keel heavy displacement double ender. My  boat is ketch rigged which is not very common. I believe this boat is of a similar type as the Bristol Channel cutter and Westsail32 but I could be wrong... Very seakindly and comfortable to sail and strong as few others. Serious cruising boat, from a littel more than 200 built at least 40 has circumnavigated or made other long ocean trips.  ;D ;D

I just think I'll stick to her...

[Bluenose]

30' Atlantic Class racing sloop, daysailer, mini version of J-Boat, great sailer

I would just love a ride on an Atlantic. This is one of my favorite sailing photos.

[s/v Monomoy]

1985 Sunfish
1980 Snark
1969 Chrysler 18 (had the twin retractable daggerboards)
1984 Prindle 16 (owned her for 20 years before selling and now wish I had kept her)
2004 West Wight Potter 15
1988 Catalina 27 (sail this vessel now)

[thistlecap]

Bluenose, the Atlantic was one of the old ones, a heavy fiberglass hull, because they still hadn't figured out how thick glass should be, and a wood  keel with external lead ballast.  I loved sailing her, however, and pitted her against everything I could find afloat.  I had one of my wildest days sailing on her.  The eye of a hurricane had passed through during the night, and Dad and I were scheduled to sail the next morning.  He had driven some distance to meet me, so I decided to try it anyhow.  She had no reefing gear and a huge sailplan, but we kept her sunny-side up and just tore up the northern Chesapeake.  We daysailed her, spent many nights sleeping aboard eventhough there were no accomodations, and finally only sold her when we wanted to cruise more afield.