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"Jim" wrote in message
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nom=de=plume wrote:
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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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"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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"Jim" wrote in message
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Jim wrote:
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?

Make that Non Such, not freedom.


Ah.... yup, that's it!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonsuch_(sailboat)


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"nom=de=plume" wrote in message
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"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.

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If you were up here,I'd suggest a Nonsuch sailboat.
Not sure how popul;ar they are below the border.
http://www.nonsuch.org/

"Don White" wrote in message
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"nom=de=plume" wrote in message
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"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.

--
Nom=de=Plume

If you were up here,I'd suggest a Nonsuch sailboat.
Not sure how popul;ar they are below the border. http://www.nonsuch.org/

Are the better, worse, or the same as a regular sailboat? Thanks, but having
lived (briefly) in the frozen north, I'll stick to warmer climates. lol

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nom=de=plume wrote:
"Don White" wrote in message
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"nom=de=plume" wrote in message
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"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.

--
Nom=de=Plume
If you were up here,I'd suggest a Nonsuch sailboat.
Not sure how popul;ar they are below the border. http://www.nonsuch.org/

Are the better, worse, or the same as a regular sailboat? Thanks, but having
lived (briefly) in the frozen north, I'll stick to warmer climates. lol



The attraction was that they were easier to handle than multi-sail
sailboats.

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"nom=de=plume" wrote in message
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"Don White" wrote in message
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"nom=de=plume" wrote in message
...
"SteveB" wrote in message
...
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.

--
Nom=de=Plume

If you were up here,I'd suggest a Nonsuch sailboat.
Not sure how popul;ar they are below the border. http://www.nonsuch.org/

Are the better, worse, or the same as a regular sailboat? Thanks, but
having lived (briefly) in the frozen north, I'll stick to warmer climates.
lol

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Nom=de=Plume
Never been on one although there were a couple at the yacht squadron I
frequented.
I think most people would prefer them for ease of cruising...rather than
racing.
My impressions...big, expensive, heavy looking cat boats with maximum room
down below but not overly fast.