However,
he didn't like it compared to his Tartan.


He's 73. This was his second 35s5, so he clearly likes it a lot. He
sold the last one after an injury seemed to all but end his sailing
days. He bought another 35s5, then found his knees and hip made getting
around deck difficult. The Tartan is a flush deck and racing is all he
does. The 35s5 was doomed to just sit there, so he sold it to me. He's
happy that a family will get some use out of it...and so are we. We
paid less than anyone else has that I could find and have a unique
boat. The boat could never have been better maintained. For whatever
it's worth, the boat was owned by some folks at Microsoft at one point.
It barely got used in those years and ended up in indoor storage for a
while This, in part, explains the amazing surveyed condition. Or as he
said, "15 year old gelcoat doesn't look this good without a reason."
I gave the Doug the name of the owner to look up as he pleases, not
that the history is important to me...but it does give some indication
as to why her condition is superb, or as the surveyor put it, the
nicest 15 year old boat he's ever seen. Before you go into a tailspin,
I suggest you wait for the Hires pics which will show what appears to
be a nearly new boat...at just over 15 years of age.


RB
35s5
NY