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Since this is a sailboat topic I figured it should maybe go in the Flotsam and Jetsam category...since sailboats make only rare appearances here.
This week we picked up a 30-year-old semi-vintage catboat, 15 feet overall, built in 1981 by Squadron Yachts of Bristol, R.I. (The company, like many others, was only around for half a dozen years, mostly building fiberglass versions of classic wooden-boat designs, including models like the Herreshoff America, Herreshoff Bar Pilot--an 18-foot motor launch--and others. This one was called the Minuteman, apparently intended to be compatible marketing-wise with the Herreshoff America...hence the flag theme on the sail.
It has a gaff rig, one of my favorites, and a knife-shaped centerboard. It's easy to sail, goes to windward nicely, and can easily accommodate four adults...so it'll be the perfect daysailer for Mystery Bay and adjoining Kilisut Harbor.
Mo and I went for our first sail with the catboat this afternoon, then I dropped her off to take a few photos showing the Minuteman under sail...below.
Powerboats are obviously a lot of fun, but there's nothing quite like the free (and quiet) ride you get with a sailboat!
- Marty and Mo
This week we picked up a 30-year-old semi-vintage catboat, 15 feet overall, built in 1981 by Squadron Yachts of Bristol, R.I. (The company, like many others, was only around for half a dozen years, mostly building fiberglass versions of classic wooden-boat designs, including models like the Herreshoff America, Herreshoff Bar Pilot--an 18-foot motor launch--and others. This one was called the Minuteman, apparently intended to be compatible marketing-wise with the Herreshoff America...hence the flag theme on the sail.
It has a gaff rig, one of my favorites, and a knife-shaped centerboard. It's easy to sail, goes to windward nicely, and can easily accommodate four adults...so it'll be the perfect daysailer for Mystery Bay and adjoining Kilisut Harbor.
Mo and I went for our first sail with the catboat this afternoon, then I dropped her off to take a few photos showing the Minuteman under sail...below.
Powerboats are obviously a lot of fun, but there's nothing quite like the free (and quiet) ride you get with a sailboat!
- Marty and Mo
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