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Default Cornish lugger -Spirit of Mystery

On Fri, 06 Mar 2009 10:43:39 -0800, Joe wrote:

On Mar 6, 11:43Â*am, Joe wrote:
On Mar 6, 6:53Â*am, "mr.b" wrote:

Is this not a cool boat or what? Â*Looks like she's pulling along
pretty well under a couple of small headsails too...wish I had deeper
pockets...I just think that girl looks like she'd get you home every
time.


Might break your leg if a wave hit it and you are aboard.



heh!

http://www.sailingnetworks.com/news/read/7634 better pics


yeah, the vessel just looks so simple and robust...I would imagine it
would seem fairly cavernous below, and the flush deck would make it very
reassuring for deck work in my mind, although the loss of their dinghy
underlines the hazard of being swept