Picture Gallery

[SemiSalt]

Bowdoin College sailing team practice, Fall 1967.

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The boats are fiberglass Tech dinghies. To my eye today, they look pretty good. Back then, they just seemed like bathtubs. The construction was pretty crude by today's standards. I'm not sure how old the sails were, but they were more suitable for painter's drop cloths than actual sailing. Bowdoin did not host regattas in those days. Not only was the equipment sub-par, but the venue was iced over for most of the intercollegiate sailing season.

This little spot of water is somewhere in Topsham, ME. I can't remember the route to it and can't identify it on a map. Aside from our use in "warm" weather, it was used racing cars, e.g. Saabs, on the ice in winter. You could see various car parts on the bottom in the shallow water.

Still, good times.

[SemiSalt]

I went to a meeting at the Stamford YC (to which I do not belong) tonight. The harbor was looking lovely.

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[Anomaly]

In Anchorage now, but saw a nice sunset before leaving:

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And there was an interesting boat in the shipyard when I was snapping pics:

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[BeauV]

That mystery boat looks a bit like a Phil Rhodes design.

[Anomaly]

That mystery boat looks a bit like a Phil Rhodes design.

I’ll try to pin it down when I get back. Unfortunately, they departed the shipyard but I think some folks there will know more about it than I do.

[BeauV]

As I've gotten older, I've really developed a strong admiration for the designs of Philip Rhodes. He built some amazing boats which cruised and raced equally well.

[SemiSalt]

The first race of the season is tonight, but it's 44F and raw here today, so I'm not sailing. I thought staying in and posting a nice schooner picture was a better idea.

These folks seem to have everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, under control.

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[Rob McAlpine]

Beth and I in front of Harbour Court, August 2018. Larry was on board when this was taken by our dear friend Sandy.

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[Anomaly]

Saw this while walking the dog through the shipyard today. The hull is glass and there is a torqueedo electric outboard tucked in under the sidedecks (I think it mounts on a removable side bracket, not the gorgeous varnished transom):

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[BeauV]

The first race of the season is tonight, but it's 44F and raw here today, so I'm not sailing. I thought staying in and posting a nice schooner picture was a better idea.

These folks seem to have everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, under control.

Schooner at Mystic Seaport.jpg

Beautiful! It sure has the look of a MALABAR II or thereabouts.

[BeauV]

Saw this while walking the dog through the shipyard today. The hull is glass and there is a torqueedo electric outboard tucked in under the sidedecks (I think it mounts on a removable side bracket, not the gorgeous varnished transom):

NewDaysailer.jpg

That has to be a Herreshoff design of some sort. S-Class? Alerion?

[SemiSalt]

Saw this while walking the dog through the shipyard today. The hull is glass and there is a torqueedo electric outboard tucked in under the sidedecks (I think it mounts on a removable side bracket, not the gorgeous varnished transom):

NewDaysailer.jpg

That has to be a Herreshoff design of some sort. S-Class? Alerion?

Stuart Knockabout? LFH desigh.

Edit: info here: https://stuartknockaboutllc.com/

[Anomaly]

Stuart Knockabout? LFH desigh.

Alls I know is, its beautiful....

Just another boat at the shipyard that I'll have to ask the more knowledgeable folks about and, hopefully, report back with an answer. This boat seems like the ultimate daysailer to me.

[kimbottles]

Saw this while walking the dog through the shipyard today. The hull is glass and there is a torqueedo electric outboard tucked in under the sidedecks (I think it mounts on a removable side bracket, not the gorgeous varnished transom):

NewDaysailer.jpg

That has to be a Herreshoff design of some sort. S-Class? Alerion?

Stuart Knockabout? LFH desigh.

Edit: info here: https://stuartknockaboutllc.com/

The Stuart Knockabout was my first guess, but the bow doesn’t look right for that design.

[Rob McAlpine]

It's got a transom? Eliminates the Sakonnet 23.

[kimbottles]

It's got a transom? Eliminates the Sakonnet 23.

I had a Sakonnet 23, wonderful little boat, this one looks longer than 23, hence why I thought Stuart Knockabout, but don’t think that bow is right for the SKA.

But what do I know.....?

[Rob McAlpine]

Saw this while walking the dog through the shipyard today. The hull is glass and there is a torqueedo electric outboard tucked in under the sidedecks (I think it mounts on a removable side bracket, not the gorgeous varnished transom):

NewDaysailer.jpg

That has to be a Herreshoff design of some sort. S-Class? Alerion?

Definitely not. The S and Alerion both have Classic Herreshoff cabins, and the S has a deep keel, Alerion has a very different K/CB configuration

[Anomaly]

Here’s the transom (apologies for the lighting):

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[Rob McAlpine]

Here’s the transom (apologies for the lighting):

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Stuart Knockabout

[SemiSalt]

Here's one for the car guys. Don't know anything about it except it was parked at the YC with it's hood up so you could seen the very clean straight six. It looked like it was straight out of the shop.

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[Anomaly]

The “car” I learned to drive in. 49-53 Chevy pickup. Ours had the 213 6cyl but some had the 235. My dad drove it cross country from PA to WA one summer, I rode shotgun.

[JoeP]

Nice one.

[Anomaly]

While we’re on the subject of great vehicles, today I ran across this grand specimen of the finest car to come out of Italy: the original “cinquecento” (which back in the days of the lire was like calling it “the fifty-cent piece”). Apologies to Keith...

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[kdh]

Nice looking car.

[Anomaly]

Nice looking car.

I showed this photo to a friend and he promptly replied “nice looking tractor.”

[SemiSalt]

Cigarette.jpg

On the other hand, maybe not.

[BeauV]

Cigarette.jpg

On the other hand, maybe not.

Are those groves in the bottom which run at an angle from the chine towards the keel to let air flow down into the area under the hull?? That looks like a crazy amount of drag until the boat is planing fast, then maybe air bubbles are what you want... ????

[SemiSalt]

High speed powerboat design is a dark art.

[LarryHoward]

If I’m not mistaken, Chaparral came up with the cutouts to suck air under the hull at high planing speeds to reduce drag. No idea if it actually works, but looks are everything in those boats.

[JoeP]

Those are steppedal hulls. Introduction of air helps reduce drag. Each section of hull is angled up so it's forward end is above the trailing edge of the one before it. This makes for 3 separate planing spots at their lower, aft ends and the portion just aft of the step(s) is free of the water reducing drag. The boat runs on these portions of hull which makes the boat trim flatter an also helps eliminate some if nog most of the bow rise on acceleration. Everything is a tradeoff though. These boats can show some instability when going into a turn since they are balanced on 2 or 3 small planing areas. Also, the air under the boat can cause aeration/ventilation of the drive units if not managed properly by the design. As Semi said it is something of a black art to be able to balance the different aspects to come up with a really good working design. I think Michael Peters is one of the best at this.