There was a story of a Nonsuch on a single handed trans-Atlantic. He had a serious
problem - I think the boom broke or fell - and decided to abandon the boat and take a ride
on a freighter. About a year later the hull was spotted by a cruiser in South America; it
was being used by local fishermen, without mast. The owner was tracked down, and he came
and "bought" the hull, and had it refitted.

BTW, while I think the Nonsuch is superb coastal cruiser, it does have limitations as a
passagemaker. However, I still haven't found any documented stories of rig or hull
failures or capsizes - only claims of a "friend of a friend heard once in a bar ..."

jeff - member of the International Nonsuch Association for 8 years


"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
Another theory pulled from the ass of Simp. Over 2 thousand Nonsuches
and Freedoms produced and still in service, 20 plus years after their
introduction. You should be able to find the data to prove your
"theory". Step up, man or shut up.

I spoke to a Freedom rep at a show and he said the only rig failures of
Freedom's was ONE during a test prior to final production of the unstayed
system. As fas as he knew, no rig failures among the production boats. I
remember a friend telling me that a Nonsuch lost it's mast when it struck a
bridge. Does that count?

RB