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


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