DSK wrote in message ...
Joe wrote:

Do you think it could go up-wind?

Only if JAXAshby were at the helm.



Nice looking rig, but the square chined hull make it kinda ugly.

I like Bruces boats. And I hear good things about they spray model.

Like what?

That it is a very dry sea worthy design. I like a large cockpit and lots
of room and the ability to keep dry.

Check out Shilo on this link:
http://www.bruceroberts.com/public/HTML/S45.htm

Nice boat if the rolled the steel for the hull, I hate the looks of a square chine.

Joe






Paint it up like a pirate ship and it would make a nice tourist boat
for a summer bay sails. We have one here called the Jolly Roger but
it not Square rigged. I like to take RedCloud broadside to her in the
bay, just wish we had cannons.

Now that might be fun, after all sinking a boatload of tourists would be a big
plus in most locations. Or you could just load with grape

However, looking at the thing from the standpoint of sailing performance... you
could make a better sailing vessel by turning an average storage shed upside
down, lining it with tarpaper, and ballasting it with gravel from your neighbors
driveway. A few bedsheets for sails, and it's Cape Horn Ho!

Fresh Breezes- Doug King