"H the K" wrote in message
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nom=de=plume wrote:
"Jim" wrote in message
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nom=de=plume wrote:
"SteveB" wrote in message
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Is everyone boating? Low number of posts. Or maybe I've killfiled
everyone ............... ;-) Hope to get on my Lund this week and do
some work and catch some rainbows.

Steve


Ok, so I wasn't on a boat, but I was near the water and saw a bunch of
boats. I have a question about one I saw. It was a sailboat with only
one mast. It was not small... probably 35 or 40 feet long. It was
strange for a couple of reasons. First, the only mast didn't have any
wires holding it up, at least none I could see, but it was a huge
(thick) mast. Second, the mast was not in the "normal" position. It was
really far forward, almost to the bow. Third, and the truly strange, it
looked like a big windsurfer. I used to windsurf, so I know what that
looks like. It had two booms in a bow shape wrapped around the mast and
going back to the cockpit.

So, what is it? Is this a normal sailboat? Sorry if this is dumb
question.

Google up freedom sailboats. Is that what you saw?


Hmmm... well the "unstayed" sounds right, along with the mast, but I
can't seem to find one that has two booms. The only pics I saw were
either a normal looking boom or everything was covered up.

It was interesting to watch. He pointed it into the wind, dropped the
sail, which basically pancaked itself, then he turned on the engine. The
sail looked really slick... kind of shiney, not like regular material. I
tried to get over to the berth to ask him, but the gate was locked.



It's called a wishbone boom...and I'm guessing you did see a nonsuch.

http://www.pbase.com/nonsuch


Yup... never saw a boom like that that size before.

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