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Default Sailboats vs powerboats

On Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:36:12 -0400, HK wrote:


Such a keel you would not believe, and a barn door of a rudder:


Damn, that is one hell of a keel for such a small boat. Sweet lines.

http://www.l16.org/images/frb/Adagio_256.jpg

In its day, many thought it the most beautiful sailboat ever, in or out
of the water.


These were production sailboats, built in southern Connecticut.


In it's day, Connecticut built quite a few sailboats. IINM, Etchells
were also built there. Probably had something to do with it's closeness
to Long Island Sound. ;-)