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My close call
(JAXAshby) wrote
I was helping a friend move his 50' center cockpit sloop from Rhode
Island to Bermuda one fall a few years ago.
What kind?
It was a Bristol.
googling "Bristol 50" returns no results even remotely related to a 50 foot
center cockpit sailboat.
I've admired one on the hard at my marina every
winter for the last few years. I can't remember
the name of the boat. It is on the tip of my
tongue. Next time I go check on my boat I get
the name of the boat and see what I can find
out about them.
As I recall is was a sweet looking boat--Bristol
looks in fact. I've never sailed one though.
If center cockpit means hydraulic steering, then
I don't like them. I do like big aft cabins--but
aft cabins can be in front of an aft cockpit, and
maintain the feel of a normal quadrant steering
system.
Bart Senior
My close call